‘‘(2) CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—Activities under 
paragraph (1) regarding diabetes in minority popu-
lations shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Through the National Center on Mi-
nority Health and Health Disparities, the Office 
of Minority Health under section 1707, the 
Health Resources and Services Administration, 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
and the Indian Health Service, establishing 
partnerships within minority populations to 
conduct studies on cultural, familial, and social 
factors that may influence health promotion, di-
abetes management, and prevention. 
‘‘(B) Through the Indian Health Service, 
in collaboration with other appropriate Federal 
agencies, coordinating the collection of data on 
ethnic and culturally appropriate diabetes treat-
ment, care, prevention, and services by health 
care professionals to the American Indian popu-
lation. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAMS
RELATING
TO
CLINICAL
RE-
SEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) EDUCATION
REGARDING
CLINICAL 
TRIALS.—The Secretary shall carry out edu-
cation and awareness programs designed to in-
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crease participation of minority populations in 
clinical trials. 
‘‘(B) MINORITY RESEARCHERS.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out mentorship programs for 
minority researchers who are conducting or in-
tend to conduct research on diabetes in minor-
ity populations. 
‘‘(C) 
SUPPLEMENTING
CLINICAL
RE-
SEARCH
REGARDING
CHILDREN.—The Sec-
retary shall make grants to supplement clinical 
research programs to assist such programs in 
obtaining the services of health professionals 
and other resources to provide specialized care 
for children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.—Activities under 
paragraph (1) regarding education on diabetes in 
minority populations shall include providing funds 
for new and existing diabetes-focused education 
grants and programs for present and future stu-
dents and clinicians in the medical field from minor-
ity populations, including for the following: 
‘‘(A) For Federal and State loan repay-
ment programs for health profession students 
within communities of color. 
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‘‘(B) For the Office of Minority Health 
under section 1707 for training health profes-
sion students to focus on diabetes within such 
populations. 
‘‘(C) For State and local entities to estab-
lish diabetes awareness week or day every 
month in schools, nursing homes, and colleges 
through partnerships with the Office of Minor-
ity Health under section 1707 and the Health 
Resources and Services Administration. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘minority population’ means a racial and ethnic mi-
nority group as defined in section 1707(g). 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal 
year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
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