such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013.’’. 
SEC. 303. REVISION OF HIPAA CLAIMS STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall revise the regulations promulgated 
under part C of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320d et seq.), as added by the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–191), relating to the collection of data on race, eth-
nicity, and primary language in a health-related trans-
action to require— 
(1) the use, at a minimum, of the categories for 
race and ethnicity described in the 1997 Office of 
Management and Budget Standards for Maintain-
ing, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on 
Race and Ethnicity; 
(2) the establishment of a new data code set for 
primary language; and 
(3) the designation of the racial, ethnic, and 
primary language code sets as ‘‘required’’ for claims 
and enrollment data. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall disseminate the new standards de-
veloped under subsection (a) to all health entities that are 
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subject to the regulations described in such subsection and 
provide technical assistance with respect to the collection 
of the data involved. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall require that health entities comply 
with the new standards developed under subsection (a) not 
later than 2 years after the final promulgation of such 
standards. 
SEC. 304. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS. 
Section 306(n) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 242k(n)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 305. GEO-ACCESS STUDY. 
The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Men-
tal Health Services Administration shall— 
(1) conduct a study to— 
(A) determine which geographic areas of 
the United States have shortages of specialty 
mental health providers; and 
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(B) assess the preparedness of speciality 
mental health providers to deliver culturally and 
linguistically appropriate services; and 
(2) submit a report to the Congress on the re-
sults of such study. 
SEC. 306. RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND LINGUISTIC DATA COL-
LECTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) COLLECTION; SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and Jan-
uary 31st of each year thereafter, each department, agen-
cy, and office of the Federal Government that has col-
lected racial, ethnic, or linguistic data during the pre-
ceding calendar year shall submit such data to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services. 
(b) ANALYSIS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY; REPORTING.— 
Not later than April 30, 2008, and each April 30th there-
after, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the National Center on Minority 
Health and Health Disparities and the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Minority Health, shall— 
(1) collect and analyze the racial, ethnic, and 
linguistic data submitted under subsection (a) for 
the preceding calendar year; 
(2) make publicly available such data and the 
results of such analysis; and 
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(3) submit a report to the Congress on such 
data and analysis. 
SEC. 307. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Minority Health, in coordination with the Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 
the Health Resources and Services Administration, the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra-
tion, and the National Center on Minority Health and 
Health Disparities, may award grants to appropriate enti-
ties for the purpose of ensuring appropriate and best prac-
tices to collect appropriate data and documents on the re-
duction of health disparities. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant received under sub-
section (a) shall be used to achieve the purpose described 
in such subsection through one or more of the following: 
(1) Purchasing new, or enhancing existing, 
health information technology. 
(2) Providing support and training to providers 
concerning such technology. 
(3) Conducting outreach and education on 
health information technology and its benefits to pa-
tients, physicians, allied health professionals, and 
advocacy groups in medically underserved commu-
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nities (as defined in section 799B of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295p)). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013. 
SEC. 308. STUDY OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
IN 
MEDICALLY 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology shall conduct a study on the de-
velopment and implementation of health information tech-
nology in medically underserved communities. The study 
shall— 
(1) identify barriers to successful implementa-
tion of health information technology in these com-
munities; 
(2) examine the impact of health information 
technology on providing quality care and reducing 
the cost of care to these communities; 
(3) examine urban and rural community health 
systems and determine the impact that health infor-
mation technology may have on the capacity of pri-
mary health providers; and 
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