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to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and 
achieve its goals. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘National 
HIV/AIDS Strategy’’ means the National HIV/AIDS 
Strategy for the United States issued by the President in 
July 2010, the revision to such Strategy issued in July 
2015, and any subsequent revisions to such Strategy. 
Subtitle F—Diabetes 
SEC. 771. RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND EDUCATION. 
Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434B. DIABETES IN MINORITY POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall ex-
pand, intensify, and support ongoing research and other 
activities with respect to prediabetes and diabetes, particu-
larly type 2, in minority populations. 
‘‘(b) RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION.—Research under subsection 
(a) shall include investigation into— 
‘‘(A) the causes of diabetes, including so-
cioeconomic, geographic, clinical, environmental, 
genetic, and other factors that may contribute 
to increased rates of diabetes in minority popu-
lations; and 
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‘‘(B) the causes of increased incidence of 
diabetes complications in minority populations, 
and possible interventions to decrease such inci-
dence. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF MINORITY PARTICIPANTS.— 
In conducting and supporting research described in 
subsection (a), the Director of NIH shall seek to in-
clude minority participants as study subjects in clin-
ical trials. 
‘‘(c) REPORT; COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Diabetes Mellitus 
Interagency Coordinating Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) prepare and submit to the Congress, 
not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, a report on Federal re-
search and public health activities with respect 
to prediabetes and diabetes in minority popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(B) develop and submit to the Congress, 
not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, an effective and com-
prehensive Federal plan (including all appro-
priate Federal health programs) to address 
prediabetes and diabetes in minority popu-
lations. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall at minimum address each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Research on diabetes and prediabetes 
in minority populations, including such research 
on— 
‘‘(i) genetic, behavioral, and environ-
mental factors; and 
‘‘(ii) prevention and complications 
among individuals within these populations 
who have already developed diabetes. 
‘‘(B) Surveillance and data collection on 
diabetes and prediabetes in minority popu-
lations, including with respect to— 
‘‘(i) efforts to better determine the 
prevalence of diabetes among Asian-Amer-
ican and Pacific Islander subgroups; and 
‘‘(ii) efforts to coordinate data collec-
tion on the American Indian population. 
‘‘(C) Community-based interventions to ad-
dress diabetes and prediabetes targeting minor-
ity populations, including— 
‘‘(i) the evidence base for such inter-
ventions; 
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‘‘(ii) the cultural appropriateness of 
such interventions; and 
‘‘(iii) efforts to educate the public on 
the causes and consequences of diabetes. 
‘‘(D) Education and training programs for 
health 
professionals 
(including 
community 
health workers) on the prevention and manage-
ment of diabetes and its related complications 
that is supported by the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, including such pro-
grams supported by— 
‘‘(i) the National Health Service 
Corps; or 
‘‘(ii) the community health centers 
program under section 330. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATION.—The Director of NIH shall— 
‘‘(1) through the National Institute on Minority 
Health and Health Disparities and the National Di-
abetes Education Program— 
‘‘(A) make grants to programs funded 
under section 464z–4 (relating to centers of ex-
cellence) for the purpose of establishing a men-
toring program for health care professionals to 
be more involved in weight counseling, obesity 
research, and nutrition; and 
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‘‘(B) provide for the participation of mi-
nority health professionals in diabetes-focused 
research programs; and 
‘‘(2) make grants for programs to establish a 
pipeline from high school to professional school that 
will increase minority representation in diabetes-fo-
cused health fields by expanding Minority Access to 
Research Careers (MARC) program internships and 
mentoring opportunities for recruitment. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The ‘Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordi-
nating Committee’ means the Diabetes Mellitus 
Interagency Coordinating Committee established 
under section 429. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘minority population’ means a 
racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in sec-
tion 1707.’’. 
SEC. 772. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317T the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 317U. DIABETES IN MINORITY POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
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