a graduate that has not been enrolled in school for more 
than 1 year, and may not exceed $4,000 per academic year 
(notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the 
amount of fellowship). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2012. 
‘‘SEC. 2920F. EDWARD R. ROYBAL HEALTHCARE SCHOLAR 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, the Director of the Cen-
ters for Medicaid and Medicare, and the Administrator for 
Health Resources and Services Administration, in collabo-
ration with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 
Health Disparity Elimination, shall award grants to eligi-
ble entities to expose entering graduate students to the 
health professions. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a clinical, public health or health serv-
ices organization, community-based or non-profit en-
tity, or other entity determined appropriate by the 
Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality; 
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‘‘(2) serve in a health professional shortage 
area as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) work with students obtaining a degree in 
the health professions; and 
‘‘(4) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to sup-
port opportunities that expose students to non-research 
based health professions, including— 
‘‘(1) public health policy; 
‘‘(2) healthcare and pharmaceutical policy; 
‘‘(3) healthcare administration and manage-
ment; 
‘‘(4) health economics; and 
‘‘(5) other professions determined appropriate 
by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality shall give priority to those entities 
that— 
‘‘(1) have experience with health disparity elimi-
nation programs; 
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‘‘(2) facilitate training in the fields described in 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(3) provide counseling or other services de-
signed to assist such individuals in successfully com-
pleting their education at the post-secondary level. 
‘‘(e) STIPENDS.—The Secretary may approve the 
payment of stipends for individuals under this section for 
any period of education in student-enhancement programs 
(other than regular courses) at health professions schools 
or entities, except that such a stipend may not be provided 
to an individual for more than 2 months, and such a sti-
pend may not exceed $100 per day (notwithstanding any 
other provision of law regarding the amount of stipends). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 213. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH PROFES-
SIONS TRAINING FOR DIVERSITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall establish an advisory committee to be known 
as the Advisory Committee on Health Professions Train-
ing for Diversity (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’). 
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(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the appropriate number of individuals to serve 
on the Advisory Committee. Such individuals shall 
not be officers or employees of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall appoint the members of the Advisory 
Committee from among individuals who are health 
professionals. In making such appointments, the 
Secretary shall ensure a fair balance between the 
health professions, that at least 75 percent of the 
members of the Advisory Committee are health pro-
fessionals, a broad geographic representation of 
members and a balance between urban and rural 
members. Members shall be appointed based on their 
competence, interest, and knowledge of the mission 
of the profession involved. 
(3) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.—In appoint-
ing the members of the Advisory Committee under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure the ade-
quate representation of women and minorities. 
(c) TERMS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Advisory 
Committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, 
except that of the members first appointed— 
(A) 1⁄3 of such members shall serve for a 
term of 1 year; 
(B) 1⁄3 of such members shall serve for a 
term of 2 years; and 
(C) 1⁄3 of such members shall serve for a 
term of 3 years. 
(2) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Advi-
sory Committee shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made and 
shall be subject to any conditions which applied 
with respect to the original appointment. 
(B) FILLING UNEXPIRED TERM.—An indi-
vidual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be ap-
pointed for the unexpired term of the member 
replaced. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall— 
(A) provide advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary concerning policy and program 
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development and other matters of significance 
concerning activities under this part; and 
(B) not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter, prepare and submit to the Secretary, 
and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives, a report describing 
the activities of the Committee. 
(2) CONSULTATION WITH STUDENTS.—In car-
rying out duties under paragraph (1), the Advisory 
Committee shall consult with individuals who are at-
tending health professions schools with which this 
part is concerned. 
(e) MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
meet not less than 2 times each year. Such meetings 
shall be held jointly with other related entities estab-
lished under this title where appropriate. 
(2) DOCUMENTS.—Not later than 14 days prior 
to the convening of a meeting under paragraph (1), 
the Advisory Committee shall prepare and make 
available an agenda of the matters to be considered 
by the Advisory Committee at such meeting. At any 
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such meeting, the Advisory Committee shall dis-
tribute materials with respect to the issues to be ad-
dressed at the meeting. Not later than 30 days after 
the adjourning of such a meeting, the Advisory Com-
mittee shall prepare and make available a summary 
of the meeting and any actions taken by the Com-
mittee based upon the meeting. 
(f) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Ad-
visory Committee shall be compensated at a rate 
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the Committee. 
(2) EXPENSES.—The members of the Advisory 
Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Committee. 
(g) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
shall apply to the Advisory Committee under this section 
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only to the extent that the provisions of such Act do not 
conflict with the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 214. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 402E of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–15) is amended by striking subsection 
(f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) COLLABORATION IN HEALTH PROFESSION DI-
VERSITY TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall coordinate with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to ensure that there is collaboration be-
tween the goals of the program under this section and pro-
grams of the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion that promote health workforce diversity. The Sec-
retary of Education shall take such measures as may be 
necessary to encourage participants in programs under 
this section to consider health profession careers. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to the authority of section 402A(f), the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable, allocate funds for projects 
authorized by this section in an amount which is not less 
than $31,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
through 2012.’’. 
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TITLE III—DATA COLLECTION 
AND REPORTING 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
promote data collection, analysis, and reporting by race, 
ethnicity, and primary language among federally sup-
ported health programs. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Title XXIX of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended by title II of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
B—Strengthening 
Data 
Collection, 
Improving 
Data 
Analysis, and Expanding Data 
Reporting 
‘‘SEC. 2931. DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY, AND PRIMARY LAN-
GUAGE. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each health-related pro-
gram operated by or that receives funding or reim-
bursement, in whole or in part, either directly or in-
directly from the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall— 
‘‘(A) require the collection, by the agency 
or program involved, of data on the race, eth-
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nicity, and primary language of each applicant 
for and recipient of health-related assistance 
under such program— 
‘‘(i) using, at a minimum, the cat-
egories for race and ethnicity described in 
the 1997 Office of Management and Budg-
et Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, 
and Presenting Federal Data on Race and 
Ethnicity; 
‘‘(ii) using the standards developed 
under subsection (e) for the collection of 
language data; 
‘‘(iii) where practicable, collecting 
data for additional population groups if 
such groups can be aggregated into the 
minimum race and ethnicity categories; 
and 
‘‘(iv) where practicable, through self- 
report; 
‘‘(B) with respect to the collection of the 
data described in subparagraph (A) for appli-
cants and recipients who are minors or other-
wise legally incapacitated, require that— 
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‘‘(i) such data be collected from the 
parent or legal guardian of such an appli-
cant or recipient; and 
‘‘(ii) the preferred language of the 
parent or legal guardian of such an appli-
cant or recipient be collected; 
‘‘(C) systematically analyze such data 
using the smallest appropriate units of analysis 
feasible to detect racial and ethnic disparities in 
health and healthcare and when appropriate, 
for men and women separately, and report the 
results of such analysis to the Secretary, the 
Director of the Office for Civil Rights, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(D) provide such data to the Secretary on 
at least an annual basis; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that the provision of assist-
ance to an applicant or recipient of assistance 
is not denied or otherwise adversely affected be-
cause of the failure of the applicant or recipient 
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