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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2790
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
AUGUST 2, 2001
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself and Mr. NETHERCUTT) 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 2001’’.
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 2002 through 2006. 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-