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‘‘SEC. 3417. HEALTH DISPARITIES EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the National Institute on Minority Health and 
Health Disparities and in collaboration with the Office of 
Minority Health, the Office for Civil Rights, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services, the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, and other appropriate public and pri-
vate entities, shall establish and coordinate a health and 
health care disparities education program to support, de-
velop, and implement educational initiatives and outreach 
strategies that inform health care professionals and the 
public about the existence of and methods to reduce racial 
and ethnic disparities in health and health care. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, through the edu-
cation program established under subsection (a), shall, 
through the use of public awareness and outreach cam-
paigns targeting the general public and the medical com-
munity at large— 
‘‘(1) disseminate scientific evidence for the ex-
istence and extent of racial and ethnic disparities in 
health care, including disparities that are not other-
wise attributable to known factors such as access to 
care, patient preferences, or appropriateness of 
intervention, as described in the 2002 Institute of 
Medicine Report entitled ‘Unequal Treatment: Con-
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fronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health 
Care’, as well as the impact of disparities related to 
age, disability status, socioeconomic status, sex, gen-
der identity, and sexual orientation on racial and 
ethnic minorities; 
‘‘(2) disseminate new research findings to 
health care providers and patients to assist them in 
understanding, reducing, and eliminating health and 
health care disparities; 
‘‘(3) disseminate information about the impact 
of linguistic and cultural barriers on health care 
quality and the obligation of health providers who 
receive Federal financial assistance to ensure that 
people with limited-English proficiency have access 
to language access services; 
‘‘(4) disseminate information about the impor-
tance and legality of racial, ethnic, disability status, 
socioeconomic status, sex, gender identity, and sex-
ual orientation, and primary language data collec-
tion, analysis, and reporting; 
‘‘(5) design and implement specific educational 
initiatives to health care providers relating to health 
and health care disparities; and 
‘‘(6) assess the impact of the programs estab-
lished under this section in raising awareness of 
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health and health care disparities and providing in-
formation on available resources. 
‘‘(c) 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 
2015 through 2020.’’. 
SEC. 
302. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS 
SCHOOLS. 
Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
742. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS 
SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall award grants to Hispanic-serving 
health professions schools for the purpose of carrying out 
programs to recruit Hispanic individuals to enroll in and 
graduate from such schools, which may include providing 
scholarships and other financial assistance as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In subsection (a), the term ‘His-
panic-serving health professions school’ means an entity 
that— 
‘‘(1) is a school or program under section 
799B; 
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‘‘(2) has an enrollment of full-time equivalent 
students that is made up of at least 9 percent His-
panic students; 
‘‘(3) has been effective in carrying out pro-
grams to recruit Hispanic individuals to enroll in 
and graduate from the school; 
‘‘(4) has been effective in recruiting and retain-
ing Hispanic faculty members; 
‘‘(5) has a significant number of graduates who 
are providing health services to medically under-
served populations or to individuals in health profes-
sional shortage areas; and 
‘‘(6) is a Regional Hispanic Center of Excel-
lence.’’. 
SEC. 303. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM OF CENTERS FOR 
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 317F(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–7(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1994,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘$750,000 for fiscal year 2015, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020’’. 
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SEC. 304. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ONLINE DE-
GREE PROGRAMS AT SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC 
HEALTH AND SCHOOLS OF ALLIED HEALTH. 
Part B of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 293 et seq.), as amended by section 302, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 743. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR ONLINE DE-
GREE PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 
Health, shall award cooperative agreements to schools of 
public health and schools of allied health to design and 
implement online degree programs. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding cooperative agreements 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any 
school of public health or school of allied health that has 
an established track record of serving medically under-
served communities. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Recipients of cooperative 
agreements under this section shall design and implement 
an online degree program that meets the following restric-
tions: 
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‘‘(1) Enrollment of individuals who have ob-
tained a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent. 
‘‘(2) Maintaining a significant enrollment of 
underrepresented minority or disadvantaged stu-
dents. 
‘‘(3) Achieving a high completion rate of en-
rolled underrepresented minority or disadvantaged 
students. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2015 through 2020.’’. 
SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE MISSION OF THE 
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE COM-
MISSION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the National Health 
Care Workforce Commission established by section 5101 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 294q) should, in carrying out its assigned duties 
under that section, give attention to the needs of racial 
and ethnic minorities, individuals with lower socio-
economic status, individuals with mental, developmental, 
and physical disabilities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
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transgender populations, and individuals who are members 
of multiple minority or special population groups. 
SEC. 306. SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
Subtitle A of title XXXIV of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act, as added by section 301, is further amended by 
inserting after section 3417 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3418. DAVID SATCHER PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH 
SERVICES CORPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration and the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in col-
laboration with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minor-
ity Health, shall award grants to eligible entities to in-
crease awareness among postprimary and postsecondary 
students of career opportunities in the health professions. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a clinical, public health, or health serv-
ices organization, community-based or nonprofit en-
tity, or other entity determined appropriate by the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention; 
‘‘(2) serve a health professional shortage area, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
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‘‘(3) work with students, including those from 
racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, that have 
expressed an interest in the health professions; and 
‘‘(4) 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.—Grant awards under sub-
section (a) shall be used to support internships that will 
increase awareness among students of non-research-based, 
career opportunities in the following health professions: 
‘‘(1) Medicine. 
‘‘(2) Nursing. 
‘‘(3) Public Health. 
‘‘(4) Pharmacy. 
‘‘(5) Health administration and management. 
‘‘(6) Health policy. 
‘‘(7) Psychology. 
‘‘(8) Dentistry. 
‘‘(9) International health. 
‘‘(10) Social work. 
‘‘(11) Allied health. 
‘‘(12) Psychiatry. 
‘‘(13) Hospice care. 
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‘‘(14) Other professions deemed appropriate by 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention shall give priority to those entities 
that— 
‘‘(1) serve a high proportion of individuals from 
disadvantaged backgrounds; 
‘‘(2) have experience in health disparity elimi-
nation programs; 
‘‘(3) facilitate the entry of disadvantaged indi-
viduals into institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(4) provide counseling or other services de-
signed to assist disadvantaged individuals in success-
fully completing their education at the postsecondary 
level. 
‘‘(e) STIPENDS.—The Secretary may approve sti-
pends under this section for individuals for any period of 
education in student-enhancement programs (other than 
regular courses) at health professions schools, programs, 
or entities, except that such a stipend may not be provided 
to an individual for more than 6 months, and such a sti-
pend may not exceed $20 per day (notwithstanding any 
other provision of law regarding the amount of stipends). 
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‘‘(f) 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 
2015 through 2020. 
‘‘SEC. 3419. LOUIS STOKES PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall 
award scholarships to postsecondary students who seek a 
career in public health. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a schol-
arship under subsection (a), an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) have interest, knowledge, or skill in public 
health research or public health practice, or other 
health professions as determined appropriate by the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention; 
‘‘(2) reside in a health professional shortage 
area as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate promise for becoming a leader 
in public health; 
‘‘(4) secure admission to a 4-year institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(5) comply with subsection (e); and 
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‘‘(6) 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 received under an 
award under subsection (a) shall be used to support oppor-
tunities for students to become public health professionals. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Director shall give priority to those stu-
dents that— 
‘‘(1) are from disadvantaged backgrounds; 
‘‘(2) have secured admissions to a minority- 
serving institution; and 
‘‘(3) have identified a health professional as a 
mentor at their school or institution and an aca-
demic advisor to assist in the completion of their 
baccalaureate degree. 
‘‘(e) SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Secretary may approve 
payment of scholarships under this section for such indi-
viduals for any period of education in student under-
graduate tenure, except that such a scholarship may not 
be provided to an individual for more than 4 years, and 
such scholarships may not exceed $10,000 per academic 
year (notwithstanding any other provision of law regard-
ing the amount of scholarship). 
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