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tions or studies required under this section or de-
rived from other sources, when the omitted informa-
tion is protected by patent or by exclusivity under 
clause (iii) or (iv) of section 505(j)(5)(D). 
‘‘(2) LABELING.—Notwithstanding clauses (iii) 
and (iv) of section 505(j)(5)(D), the Secretary may 
require that the labeling of a drug approved under 
section 505(j) that omits information relating to a 
disparity on the basis of racial or ethnic background 
as to the safety or effectiveness of the drug include 
a statement of any appropriate contraindications, 
warnings, or precautions related to the disparity 
that the Secretary considers necessary.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 502 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w)(1) If it is a drug and the holder of the approved 
application under section 505 or license under section 351 
of the Public Health Service Act for the drug has failed 
to complete the investigations or studies, or comply with 
any other requirement, of section 505C.’’. 
(c) DRUG FEES.—Section 736(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379h) 
is amended by adding after ‘‘required’’ the following: ‘‘, 
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including supplements required under section 505C of the 
Act’’. 
SEC. 410. UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS. 
(a) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE
OF
ACTIVITIES
REGARDING
HEALTH
DISPARI-
TIES.—Section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter after and 
below subparagraph (D), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) shall, with respect to activities carried out 
in healthcare and correctional facilities toward the 
goal of eliminating health disparities between the 
general population and members of racial or ethnic 
minority groups, coordinate such activities of— 
‘‘(A) the Office for Civil Rights within the 
Department of Justice; 
‘‘(B) the Office of Justice Programs within 
the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(C) the Office for Civil Rights within the 
Department of Health and Human Services; 
and 
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‘‘(D) the Office of Minority Health within 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
(headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Minority Health Disparity Elimination).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 
1975c) is amended by striking the first sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out 
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 411. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING FULL FUND-
ING OF ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE RACIAL 
AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The health status of the American populace 
is declining and the United States currently ranks 
below most industrialized nations in health status 
measured by longevity, sickness, and mortality. 
(2) Racial and ethnic minority populations tend 
have the poorest health status and face substantial 
cultural, social, and economic barriers to obtaining 
quality healthcare. 
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(3) Efforts to improve minority health have 
been limited by inadequate resources (funding, staff-
ing, and stewardship) and accountability. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) funding should be doubled by fiscal year 
2007 for the National Center for Minority Health 
Disparities, the Office of Civil Rights in the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, the National 
Institute of Nursing Research, and the Office of Mi-
nority Health; 
(2) adequate funding by fiscal year 2007, and 
subsequent funding increases, should be provided for 
health professions training programs, the Racial and 
Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 
at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 
the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, and the Excel-
lence Centers to Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities 
(EXCEED) Program at the Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality; 
(3) current and newly-created health disparity 
elimination incentives, programs, agencies, and de-
partments under this Act (and the amendments 
made by this Act) should receive adequate staffing 
and funding by fiscal year 2007; and 
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(4) stewardship and accountability should be 
provided by Congress and the President for health 
disparity elimination. 
SEC. 412. GUIDELINES FOR DISEASE SCREENING FOR MI-
NORITY PATIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual-
ity, shall convene a series of meetings to develop guidelines 
for disease screening for minority patient populations 
which have a higher than average risk for many chronic 
diseases and cancers. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—In convening meetings under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that meeting 
participants include representatives of— 
(1) professional societies and associations; 
(2) minority health organizations; 
(3) healthcare researchers and providers, in-
cluding those with expertise in minority health; 
(4) Federal health agencies, including the Of-
fice of Minority Health and the National Institutes 
of Health; and 
(5) other experts determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(c) DISEASES.—Screening guidelines for minority 
populations shall be developed under subsection (a) for— 
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