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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1144
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 
MARCH 6, 2003
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. FROST, Mr. CASE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BACA, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. OWENS, 
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. COOPER, and Mr. LANTOS) 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minority Populations 
Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Minority populations, including African 
Americans, 
Hispanics, 
Native 
Americans, 
and 
Asians, have the highest incidence of diabetes and 
the highest rates of complications of the disease. 
These groups are rapidly growing segments of the 
population and specific programs of research, edu-
cation, and treatment must be carried out to address 
its ravaging effects on minority populations. 
(2) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention has had great success with comprehensive 
State-based diabetes initiatives. An example is sup-
port for a program carried out in the State of New 
York, where in only two years diabetes-related hos-
pitalization rates decreased by 35 percent and diabe-
tes-related amputations of extremities were de-
creased by 39 percent. Due to funding constraints, 
only 16 States have received support for such pro-
grams. 
SEC. 3. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION; INCREASED PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVI-
TIES REGARDING DIABETES IN MINORITY 
POPULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall increase, relative to fiscal 
year 2001, the extent of activities carried out through 
such Centers regarding diabetes in minorities, including 
grants for State-based initiatives. Activities under the pre-
ceding sentence shall include—
(1) prevention research; 
(2) cooperating with the States to determine 
the national incidence and prevalence in various mi-
nority populations and the reasons therefor; 
(3) activities of the National Diabetes Edu-
cation Program carried out by the Secretary; and 
(4) projects to provide treatment. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out subsection (a), there are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008. Such au-
thorizations are in addition to other authorizations of ap-
propriations that are available for such purpose. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF DIABETES 
RESEARCH WORKING GROUP. 
For the purpose of carrying out the plan to imple-
ment the recommendations of the Diabetes Research 
Working Group of the National Institute on Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (which plan was developed
and submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 
2000), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 
through 2008. Such authorizations are in addition to other 
authorizations of appropriations that are available for 
such purpose. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘‘minorities’’ and 
‘‘minority’’ refer to individuals who are members of a ra-
cial or ethnic minority group as defined in section 1707 
of the Public Health Service Act.
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