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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 159 

To provide, with respect to diabetes in minority populations, for an increase 

in the extent of activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2005 

Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To provide, with respect to diabetes in minority populations, 

for an increase in the extent of activities carried out 

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 

the National Institutes of Health. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minority Populations 

5 Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds as follows: 
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1 (1) Minority populations, including African 

2 Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and 

3 Asians, have the highest incidence of diabetes and 

4 the highest rates of complications of the disease. 

5 These groups are rapidly growing segments of the 

6 population and specific programs of research, edu7 cation, and treatment must be carried out to address 

8 its ravaging effects on minority populations. 

9 (2) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre10 vention has had great success with comprehensive 

11 State-based diabetes initiatives. An example is sup12 port for a program carried out in the State of New 

13 York, where in only two years diabetes-related hos14 pitalization rates decreased by 35 percent and diabe15 tes-related amputations of extremities were de16 creased by 39 percent. Due to funding constraints, 

17 only 16 States have received support for such pro18 grams. 

19 SEC. 3. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN20 TION; INCREASED PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVI21 TIES REGARDING DIABETES IN MINORITY 

22 POPULATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease 

25 Control and Prevention, shall increase, relative to fiscal 
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1 year 2004, the extent of activities carried out through 

2 such Centers regarding diabetes in minorities, including 

3 grants for State-based initiatives. Activities under the pre4 ceding sentence shall include— 

5 (1) prevention research; 

6 (2) cooperating with the States to determine 

7 the national incidence and prevalence in various mi8 nority populations and the reasons therefor; 

9 (3) activities of the National Diabetes Edu10 cation Program carried out by the Secretary; and 

11 (4) projects to provide treatment. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

13 purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are author14 ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 

15 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Such au16 thorizations are in addition to other authorizations of ap17 propriations that are available for such purpose. 

18 SEC. 4. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; IMPLEMENTA19 TION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF DIABETES 

20 RESEARCH WORKING GROUP. 

21 For the purpose of carrying out the plan to imple22 ment the recommendations of the Diabetes Research 

23 Working Group of the National Institute on Diabetes and 

24 Digestive and Kidney Diseases (which plan was developed 

25 and submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Depart-
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1 ment of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 

2 2000), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 

4 through 2010. Such authorizations are in addition to other 

5 authorizations of appropriations that are available for 

6 such purpose. 

7 SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 

8 For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘‘minorities’’ and 

9 ‘‘minority’’ refer to individuals who are members of a ra10 cial or ethnic minority group as defined in section 1707 

11 of the Public Health Service Act. 

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