Union Calendar No. 281
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3869
[Report No. 103–501]
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
and extend programs relating to the health of in-
dividuals who are members of minority groups,
and for other purposes.
MAY 11, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 281
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3869
[Report No. 103–501]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs
relating to the health of individuals who are members of minority groups,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1994
Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. SYNAR, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
WASHINGTON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. MINETA,
Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr.
MENENDEZ, 
Mr. 
ROMERO-BARCELO´, 
Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, 
and 
Mr.
UNDERWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
MAY 11, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TORRES, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr.
FOGLIETTA
MAY 11, 1994
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 11, 1994]
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend
programs relating to the health of individuals who are
members of minority groups, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mi-
nority Health Improvement Act of 1994’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
Sec. 101. Revision and extension of programs of Office of Minority Health.
Sec. 102. Establishment of individual offices of minority health within agencies
of Public Health Service.
TITLE II—PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 201. Migrant health centers; community health centers.
Sec. 202. Health services for the homeless.
Sec. 203. Health services for residents of public housing.
Sec. 204. Grants to States for loan repayment programs regarding obligated serv-
ice of health professionals.
Sec. 205. Grants to States for operation of State offices of rural health.
Sec. 206. Demonstration grants to States for community scholarship programs re-
garding obligated service of health professionals.
Sec. 207. Programs regarding birth defects.
Sec. 208. Healthy start for infants.
Sec. 209. Demonstration projects regarding diabetic-retinopathy.
TITLE III—HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS
Sec. 301. Primary care scholarships for students from disadvantaged back-
grounds.
Sec. 302. Scholarships generally; certain other purposes.
Sec. 303. Loan repayments and fellowships regarding faculty positions.
Sec. 304. Centers of Excellence.
Sec. 305. Educational assistance regarding undergraduates.
Sec. 306. Student loans regarding schools of nursing.
Sec. 307. Federally-supported student loans funds.
TITLE IV—RESEARCH
Sec. 401. Office of Research on Minority Health.
Sec. 402. Activities of Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Sec. 403. Data collection by National Center for Health Statistics.
TITLE V—NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE
Sec. 501. Clarification of 1992 amendments.