‘‘(c) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An individual shall use 
amounts received under a grant under this section to— 
‘‘(1) support the individual’s health activities or 
projects that involve underserved communities, in-
cluding racial and ethnic minority communities; 
‘‘(2) support health-related career advancement 
activities; and 
‘‘(3) to pay, or as reimbursement for payments 
of, student loans for individuals who are health pro-
fessionals and are focused on health issues affecting 
underserved communities, including racial and eth-
nic minority communities. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘career 
in non-research-related healthcare’ means employment or 
intended employment in the field of public health, health 
policy, health management, health administration, medi-
cine, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, community health, 
or other fields determined appropriate by the Secretary, 
other than in a position that involves research. 
‘‘(e) 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 
2007 through 2012. 
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‘‘SEC. 2919. RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF WORKFORCE DI-
VERSITY ON QUALITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, in collaboration with 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health Dis-
parity Elimination and the Director of the National Cen-
ter on Minority Health and Health Disparities, shall 
award grants to eligible entities to expand research on the 
link between health workforce diversity and quality 
healthcare. 
‘‘(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 research entity or other entity determined ap-
propriate by the Director; and 
‘‘(2) 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 a 
grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to sup-
port research that investigates the effect of health work-
force diversity on— 
‘‘(1) language access; 
‘‘(2) cultural competence; 
‘‘(3) patient satisfaction; 
‘‘(4) timeliness of care; 
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‘‘(5) safety of care; 
‘‘(6) effectiveness of care; 
‘‘(7) efficiency of care; 
‘‘(8) patient outcomes; 
‘‘(9) community engagement; 
‘‘(10) resource allocation; 
‘‘(11) organizational structure; or 
‘‘(12) other topics determined appropriate by 
the Director. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Director shall give individualized consider-
ation to all relevant aspects of the applicant’s background. 
Consideration of prior research experience involving the 
health of underserved communities shall be such a factor. 
‘‘(e) 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 
2007 through 2012. 
‘‘SEC. 2920. HEALTH DISPARITIES EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the National Center on Minority Health and 
Health Disparities and in collaboration with the Office of 
Minority Health Disparity Elimination, the Office for Civil 
Rights, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the 
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Health Resources and Services Administration, and other 
appropriate public and private entities, shall establish and 
coordinate a health and healthcare disparities education 
program to support, develop, and implement educational 
initiatives and outreach strategies that inform healthcare 
professionals and the public about the existence of and 
methods to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health 
and healthcare. 
‘‘(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 
healthcare, 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, Unequal Treatment; 
‘‘(2) disseminate new research findings to 
healthcare providers and patients to assist them in 
understanding, reducing, and eliminating health and 
healthcare disparities; 
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‘‘(3) disseminate information about the impact 
of linguistic and cultural barriers on healthcare qual-
ity and the obligation of health providers who receive 
Federal financial assistance to ensure that people 
with limited English proficiency have access to lan-
guage access services; 
‘‘(4) disseminate information about the impor-
tance and legality of racial, ethnic, and primary lan-
guage data collection, analysis, and reporting; 
‘‘(5) design and implement specific educational 
initiatives to health care providers relating to health 
and health care disparities; 
‘‘(6) assess the impact of the programs estab-
lished under this section in raising awareness of 
health and healthcare 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 
2007 through 2012. 
‘‘SEC. 2920A. CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING FOR 
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mi-
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