‘‘(2) A description of the entity’s plan to 
achieve workforce diversity goals that includes, to 
the extent relevant to such entity— 
‘‘(A) the number of underrepresented mi-
nority health professionals that will be needed 
in various disciplines over the next 10 years to 
achieve population parity; 
‘‘(B) the level of funding needed to fully 
expand and adequately support health profes-
sions pipeline programs; 
‘‘(C) the impact such programs have had 
on the admissions practices and policies of 
health professions schools; 
‘‘(D) the management strategy necessary 
to effectively administer and institutionalize 
health profession pipeline programs; and 
‘‘(E) the impact that the Government Per-
formance and Results Act (GPRA) has had on 
evaluating the performance of grantees and 
whether the GPRA is the best assessment tool 
for programs under titles VII and VIII. 
‘‘(3) A description of measurable objectives of 
each entity relating to workforce diversity initiatives. 
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‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall be made available for public review and 
comment. 
‘‘SEC. 2912. NATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON WORKFORCE 
DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, shall award a grant 
to an entity determined appropriate by the Secretary for 
the establishment of a national working group on work-
force diversity. 
‘‘(b) REPRESENTATION.—In establishing the national 
working group under subsection (a), the grantee shall en-
sure that the group has representation from the following 
entities: 
‘‘(1) The Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Health and Human 
Services Data Council. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Minority Health Disparity 
Elimination. 
‘‘(4) The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the De-
partment of Labor. 
‘‘(5) The Public Health Practice Program Of-
fice—Office of Workforce Policy and Planning. 
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‘‘(6) The National Center on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities. 
‘‘(7) The Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. 
‘‘(8) The Institute of Medicine Study Com-
mittee for the 2004 workforce diversity report. 
‘‘(9) The Indian Health Service. 
‘‘(10) Academic institutions. 
‘‘(11) Consumer organizations. 
‘‘(12) Health professional associations, includ-
ing those that represent underrepresented minority 
populations. 
‘‘(13) Researchers in the area of health work-
force. 
‘‘(14) Health workforce accreditation entities. 
‘‘(15) Private foundations that have sponsored 
workforce diversity initiatives. 
‘‘(16) Not less than 5 health professions stu-
dents representing various health profession fields 
and levels of training. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—The working group established 
under subsection (a) shall convene at least twice each year 
to complete the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Review current public and private health 
workforce diversity initiatives. 
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‘‘(2) Identify successful health workforce diver-
sity programs and practices. 
‘‘(3) Examine challenges relating to the devel-
opment and implementation of health workforce di-
versity initiatives. 
‘‘(4) Draft a national strategic work plan for 
health workforce diversity, including recommenda-
tions for public and private sector initiatives. 
‘‘(5) Develop a framework and methods for the 
evaluation of current and future health workforce di-
versity initiatives. 
‘‘(6) Develop recommended standards for work-
force diversity that could be applicable to all health 
professions programs and programs funded under 
this Act. 
‘‘(7) Develop curriculum guidelines for diversity 
training. 
‘‘(8) Develop a strategy for the inclusion of 
community members on admissions committees for 
health profession schools. 
‘‘(9) Other activities determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the establishment of the working group under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter, the working group shall pre-
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pare and make available to the general public for com-
ment, an annual report on the activities of the working 
group. Such report shall include the recommendations of 
the working group for improving health workforce diver-
sity. 
‘‘(e) 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. 2913. TECHNICAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR HEALTH 
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Office of Minority Health Disparity Elimination, and 
in collaboration with the Bureau of Health Professions 
within the Health Resources and Services Administration, 
shall establish a technical clearinghouse on health work-
force diversity within the Office of Minority Health Dis-
parity Elimination and coordinate current and future 
clearinghouses. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION AND SERVICES.—The clearing-
house established under subsection (a) shall offer the fol-
lowing information and services: 
‘‘(1) Information on the importance of health 
workforce diversity. 
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‘‘(2) Statistical information relating to under-
represented minority representation in health and al-
lied health professions and occupations. 
‘‘(3) Model health workforce diversity practices 
and programs. 
‘‘(4) Admissions policies that promote health 
workforce diversity and are in compliance with Fed-
eral and State laws. 
‘‘(5) Lists of scholarship, loan repayment, and 
loan cancellation grants as well as fellowship infor-
mation for underserved populations for health pro-
fessions schools. 
‘‘(6) Foundation and other large organizational 
initiatives relating to health workforce diversity. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with non-Federal entities which 
may include minority health professional associations to 
ensure the adequacy and accuracy of information. 
‘‘(d) 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. 
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‘‘SEC. 2914. EVALUATION OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY INI-
TIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities for the conduct of an evaluation of cur-
rent health workforce diversity initiatives funded by the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a city, county, Indian tribe, State, terri-
tory, 
community-based 
nonprofit 
organization, 
health center, university, college, or other entity de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) with respect to an entity that is not an 
academic medical center, university, or private re-
search institution, carry out activities under the 
grant in partnership with an academic medical cen-
ter, university, or private research institution; and 
‘‘(3) 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 awarded under a 
grant under subsection (a) shall be used to support the 
following evaluation activities: 
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‘‘(1) Determinations of measures of health 
workforce diversity success. 
‘‘(2) The short- and long-term tracking of par-
ticipants in health workforce diversity pipeline pro-
grams funded by the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(3) 
Assessments 
of 
partnerships 
formed 
through activities to increase health workforce diver-
sity. 
‘‘(4) Assessments of barriers to health work-
force diversity. 
‘‘(5) Assessments of policy changes at the Fed-
eral, State, and local levels. 
‘‘(6) Assessments of coordination within and be-
tween Federal agencies and other institutions. 
‘‘(7) Other activities determined appropriate by 
the Secretary and the Working Group established 
under section 2912. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Bureau of Health Profes-
sions within the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration shall prepare and make available for public com-
ment a report that summarizes the findings made by enti-
ties under grants under this section. 
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‘‘(e) 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. 
2915. 
DATA 
COLLECTION 
AND 
REPORTING 
BY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration and the Office of Minority 
Health Disparity Elimination, shall establish an aggre-
gated database on health professional students. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT
TO
COLLECT
DATA.—Each 
health professional school (including medical, dental, and 
nursing schools) and allied health profession school and 
program that receives Federal funds shall collect race, eth-
nicity, and language proficiency data concerning those stu-
dents enrolled at such schools or in such programs. In col-
lecting such data, a school or program shall— 
‘‘(1) at a minimum, use the categories for race 
and ethnicity described in the 1997 Office of Man-
agement and Budget Standards for Maintaining, 
Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race 
and Ethnicity and available language standards; and 
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‘‘(2) if practicable, collect data on additional 
population groups if such data can be aggregated 
into the minimum race and ethnicity data categories. 
‘‘(c) USE OF DATA.—Data on race, ethnicity, and 
primary language collected under this section shall be re-
ported to the database established under subsection (a) 
on an annual basis. Such data shall be available for public 
use. 
‘‘(d) PRIVACY.—The Secretary shall ensure that all 
data collected under this section is protected from inap-
propriate internal and external use by any entity that col-
lects, stores, or receives the data and that such data is 
collected without personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(e) 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. 2916. SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS COMMITTED TO 
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities that 
demonstrate a commitment to health workforce diversity. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
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‘‘(1) be an educational institution or entity that 
historically produces or trains meaningful numbers 
of underrepresented minority health professionals, 
including— 
‘‘(A) Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities; 
‘‘(B) Hispanic-Serving Health Professions 
Schools; 
‘‘(C) Hispanic-Serving Institutions; 
‘‘(D) Tribal Colleges and Universities; 
‘‘(E) Asian American and Pacific Islander- 
serving institutions; 
‘‘(F) institutions that have programs to re-
cruit and retain underrepresented minority 
health professionals, in which a significant 
number of the enrolled participants are under-
represented minorities; 
‘‘(G) 
health 
professional 
associations, 
which may include underrepresented minority 
health professional associations; and 
‘‘(H) institutions— 
‘‘(i) located in communities with pre-
dominantly underrepresented minority pop-
ulations; 
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