conditions, including the advancement of opportunities for
and recruitment of minorities for training and placement
as health professionals.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this subpart:
‘‘(1) The term ‘health care system’ means the
system in the United States for the delivery of
health care.
‘‘(2) The term ‘minorities’ means members of
minority groups.
‘‘(3) The term ‘minority health conditions’
means all diseases, disorders, and conditions (includ-
ing conditions regarding mental health)—
‘‘(A) unique to, more serious in, or more
prevalent in minorities;
‘‘(B) for which the factors of medical risk
or types of medical intervention are different
for minorities, or for which it is unknown
whether such factors or types are different for
minorities; or
‘‘(C) with respect to which there has been
insufficient clinical research involving minorities
as subjects, or insufficient clinical data on mi-
norities.
‘‘(4) The term ‘research on minority health’
means research on minority health conditions.
‘‘(5) The term ‘Institute’ means the National
Institute on Minority Health.
‘‘CERTAIN AUTHORITIES
‘‘SEC. 464W. (a) In carrying out section 464V, the
Director of the Institute shall—
‘‘(1) recommend an agenda for conducting and
supporting research on minority health;
‘‘(2) identify projects of research on minority
health that should be conducted or supported by the
national research institutes;
‘‘(3) identify multidisciplinary research relating
to research on minority health that should be so con-
ducted or supported;
‘‘(4) promote coordination and collaboration
among entities conducting research identified under
paragraph (2) or (3);
‘‘(5) encourage the conduct of research identi-
fied under paragraph (2) or (3) by entities receiving
funds from the national research institutes;
‘‘(6) ensure that minorities are appropriately
represented as subjects in projects of clinical re-
search conducted or supported by the national re-
search institutes and, as appropriate, encourage
similar representation in research conducted under
other circumstances; and
‘‘(7) promote the sufficient allocation of the re-
sources of the national research institutes for con-
ducting and supporting such research.
‘‘(b)(1) The Director of the Institute shall monitor
the health care system for the purpose of determining the
effects of the system on the health of minorities, including
the extent to which minorities have access to health care.
In monitoring the system, the Director shall determine,
with respect to such purpose, the effects of the policies
and practices of entities that provide health benefits plans.
‘‘(2) With respect to Federal proposals for reforming
the health care system, the Director of the Institute shall,
in carrying out paragraph (1), monitor such proposals for
the purpose of determining whether the proposals ade-
quately provide for the health of minorities.
‘‘(c)(1) The Director of the Institute shall serve as
an advocate regarding the health of minorities. The Direc-
tor may in so serving carry out advocacy activities regard-
ing the Federal Government, State and local governments,
and private entities, including public and private edu-
cational entities.
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director of
the Institute shall determine the health benefits for mi-
norities that should, at a minimum, be provided for in any
reform of the health care system.
‘‘(d) The Director of the Institute shall encourage the
creation of opportunities for the training of minorities as
health professionals and shall facilitate the placement of
minorities trained as health professionals into appropriate
positions.’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 401(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 281(b)(1)), as amended by section 121 of Pub-
lic Law 102–321 (106 Stat. 358), is amended by adding
at the end the following subparagraph:
‘‘(Q) The National Institute on Minority
Health.’’.
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