nority Health Disparity Elimination, and the Director of 
the National Center for Minority Health and Health Dis-
parities, shall award grants to eligible entities to test, im-
plement, and evaluate models of cultural competence 
training, including continuing education, for healthcare 
providers in coordination with the initiative under section 
2920(a). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be an academic medical center, a health 
center or clinic, a hospital, a health plan, a health 
system, or a health care professional guild (including 
a mental health care professional guild); 
‘‘(2) partner with a minority serving institution, 
minority professional association, or community- 
based organization representing minority popu-
lations, in addition to a research institution to carry 
out activities under this grant; and 
‘‘(3) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
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such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 202. HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
diversify the healthcare workforce by increasing the num-
ber of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds in the 
health and allied health professions by enhancing the aca-
demic skills of students from disadvantaged backgrounds 
and supporting them in successfully competing, entering, 
and graduating from health professions training pro-
grams. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
740(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
293d(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$29,400,000’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 203. PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH PROFES-
SIONS 
EDUCATION 
FOR 
UNDERREP-
RESENTED MINORITIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
diversify the healthcare workforce by supporting programs 
of excellence in designated health professions schools that 
demonstrate a commitment to underrepresented minority 
populations with a focus on minority health issues, cul-
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tural and linguistic competence, and eliminating health 
disparities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATION.—Section 
737(h)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
293(h)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of making grants under subsection 
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 
204. 
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. 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 205. HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOAN FUND; AU-
THORIZATIONS 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
RE-
GARDING STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED 
BACKGROUNDS. 
Section 724(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
292t(f)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$8,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may 
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be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 206. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS; RECRUIT-
MENT AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 331(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the individuals 
with respect to whom activities under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) are carried out include individuals from disadvantaged 
backgrounds, including activities carried out to provide 
health professions students with information on the Schol-
arship and Repayment Programs.’’. 
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS PERSONNEL.—Section 
333(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254f(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) In assigning Corps personnel under this section, 
the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who re-
quest assignment to a federally qualified health center (as 
defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security 
Act) or to a provider organization that has a majority of 
patients who are minorities or individuals from low-income 
families (families with a family income that is less than 
200 percent of the Official Poverty Line).’’. 
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