; (3) to support heart health promotion activities of community organizations that work with or serve South Asian communities; or (4) to support conferences or workshops on research practices, methodology, and design to include more members of South Asian communities in scientific studies. (c) Annual report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on outreach efforts and data relating to heart disease in South Asian communities in the United States. (d) Authorization of appropriations For purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. . 4. Heart health research by National Institutes of Health and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 409K. Heart health research (a) In general For the purpose of conducting research and related activities with respect to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other heart health-related ailments among South Asian communities in the United States, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute— (1) may conduct or support, through funding opportunity announcements, grants, or cooperative agreements, basic, clinical, and translational research