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‘‘(E) facilitating access to these docu-
ments; 
‘‘(F) providing technical assistance with 
respect to the access and use of such informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(G) carrying out any other activities the 
Secretary determines to be useful to fulfill the 
purposes of the Clearinghouse. 
‘‘(5) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Cen-
ter shall provide information relating to culturally 
and linguistically competent healthcare for minority 
populations residing in the United States to all 
healthcare providers and healthcare organizations at 
no cost. Such information shall include— 
‘‘(A) tenets of culturally and linguistically 
competent care; 
‘‘(B) cultural and linguistic competence 
self-assessment tools; 
‘‘(C) cultural and linguistic competence 
training tools; 
‘‘(D) strategic plans to increase cultural 
and linguistic competence in different types of 
healthcare organizations; and
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‘‘(E) resources for cultural competence in-
formation for educators, practitioners and re-
searchers. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Center shall be headed by a 
Director to be appointed by the Director of the Office of 
Minority Health who shall report to the Director of the 
Office of Minority Health. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF LANGUAGE ACCESS.—The Di-
rector shall collaborate with the Administrator of the Cen-
ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Adminis-
trator of the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, to notify healthcare providers and healthcare organi-
zations about the availability of language access services 
by the Center. 
‘‘(d) 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 
2006 through 2011. 
‘‘SEC. 2904. INNOVATIONS IN LANGUAGE ACCESS GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services, the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration, the Secretary of Education, 
and the Director of the Office of Minority Health, shall 
award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to
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design, implement, and evaluate innovative, cost-effective 
programs to improve language access to healthcare for in-
dividuals with limited English proficiency. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a city, county, Indian tribe, State, terri-
tory, community-based and other nonprofit organiza-
tion, health center or community clinic, university, 
college, or other entity designated by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application, at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such additional information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use funds re-
ceived under a grant under this section to— 
‘‘(1) develop, implement, and evaluate models of 
providing real-time interpretation services through 
in-person interpretation, communications, and com-
puter technology, including the Internet, teleconfer-
encing, or video conferencing; 
‘‘(2) develop short-term medical interpretation 
training 
courses 
and 
incentives 
for 
bilingual 
healthcare staff who are asked to interpret in the 
workplace;
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‘‘(3) develop formal training programs for indi-
viduals interested in becoming dedicated healthcare 
interpreters; 
‘‘(4) provide staff language training instruction 
which shall include information on the practical limi-
tations of such instruction for non-native speakers; 
‘‘(5) provide basic healthcare-related English 
language instruction for limited English proficient 
individuals; and 
‘‘(6) develop other language assistance services 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to entities that have 
developed partnerships with organizations or agencies with 
experience in language access services. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an evalua-
tion that describes the activities carried out with funds 
received under the grant, and how such activities improved 
access to healthcare services and the quality of healthcare 
for individuals with limited English proficiency. Such eval-
uation shall be collected and disseminated through the 
Center for Linguistic and Cultural Competence in 
Healthcare established under section 2903.
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‘‘(f) GRANTEE CONVENTION.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Center for Linguistic and Cul-
tural Competence in Healthcare, shall at the end of the 
grant cycle convene grantees under this section to share 
findings and develop and disseminate model programs and 
practices. 
‘‘(g) 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 
2006 through 2011. 
‘‘SEC. 2905. RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE ACCESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, in collaboration with 
the Director of the Office of Minority Health, shall expand 
research concerning— 
‘‘(1) the barriers to healthcare services includ-
ing mental and behavioral services that are faced by 
limited English proficient individuals; 
‘‘(2) the impact of language barriers on the 
quality of healthcare and the health status of limited 
English proficient individuals and populations; 
‘‘(3) healthcare provider attitudes, knowledge, 
and awareness of the barriers described in para-
graphs (1) and (2);
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‘‘(4) the means by which language access serv-
ices are provided to limited English proficient indi-
viduals and how such services are effective in im-
proving the quality of care; 
‘‘(5) the cost-effectiveness of providing language 
access; and 
‘‘(6) optimal approaches for delivering language 
access. 
‘‘(b) 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 
2006 through 2011. 
‘‘SEC. 2906. INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL HEALTH PRO-
GRAMS FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 
POPULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall provide for a means by which 
limited English proficient individuals who are seeking in-
formation about, or assistance with, Federal healthcare 
programs may obtain such information or assistance.’’. 
SEC. 202. STANDARDS FOR LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the head of each Federal agency that carries 
out health care-related activities shall develop and adopt 
a guidance on language services for those with limited 
English proficiency who attempt to have access to or par-
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ticipate in such activities that provides at the minimum 
the factors and principles set forth in the Department of 
Justice guidance published on June 12, 2002. 
SEC. 203. FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR CULTURALLY 
AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERV-
ICES UNDER THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND 
STATE 
CHILDREN’S 
HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PROMOTING ACCESS 
FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH LIMITED ENGLISH 
PROFICIENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a demonstration project (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘project’’) to demonstrate the impact on costs 
and health outcomes of providing reimbursement for 
interpreter services to certain medicare beneficiaries 
who are limited English proficient in urban and 
rural areas. 
(2) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
project in not less than 30 States through contracts 
with— 
(A) health plans (under part C of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act); 
(B) small providers; 
(C) hospitals; and
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(D) community-based clinics. 
(3) DURATION.—Each contract entered into 
under the project shall extend over a period of not 
longer than 2 years. 
(4) REPORT.—Upon completion of the project, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on 
the project which shall include recommendations re-
garding the extension of such project to the entire 
medicare program. 
(5) EVALUATION.—The Director of the Agency 
for Healthcare Research and Quality shall award 
grants to public and private nonprofit entities for 
the evaluation of the project. Such evaluations shall 
focus on access, utilization, efficiency, cost-effective-
ness, patient satisfaction, and select health out-
comes. 
(b) MEDICAID.—Section 1903(a)(3) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 
the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) 90 percent of the sums expended with 
respect to costs incurred during such quarter as 
are attributable to the provision of culturally 
and linguistically appropriate services, including
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oral interpretation, translations of written ma-
terials, and other cultural and linguistic services 
for individuals with limited English proficiency 
and disabilities who apply for, or receive, med-
ical assistance under the State plan (including 
any waiver granted to the State plan); plus’’. 
(c) SCHIP.—Section 2105(a)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C.1397ee(a)), as amended by section 
515, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of expenditures de-
scribed in subparagraph (D)(iv), 90 percent’’ after 
‘‘enhanced FMAP’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(v); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) for expenditures attributable to 
the provision of culturally and linguistically 
appropriate services, including oral inter-
pretation, translations of written materials, 
and other language services for individuals
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with limited English proficiency and dis-
abilities who apply for, or receive, child 
health assistance under the plan; and’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2006. 
SEC. 204. INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH LIT-
ERACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual-
ity and the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible en-
tities to improve healthcare for patient populations that 
have low functional health literacy. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) be a hospital, health center or clinic, health 
plan, or other health entity; and 
(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND 
QUALITY.—Grants awarded under subsection (a)
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through the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality shall be used— 
(A) to define and increase the under-
standing of health literacy; 
(B) to investigate the correlation between 
low health literacy and health and healthcare; 
(C) to clarify which aspects of health lit-
eracy have an effect on health outcomes; and 
(D) for any other activity determined ap-
propriate by the Director of the Agency. 
(2) HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—Grants awarded under subsection (a) 
through the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration shall be used to conduct demonstration 
projects for interventions for patients with low 
health literacy that may include— 
(A) the development of new disease man-
agement programs for patients with low health 
literacy; 
(B) the tailoring of existing disease man-
agement programs addressing mental and phys-
ical health conditions for patients with low 
health literacy; 
(C) the translation of written health mate-
rials for patients with low health literacy;
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(D) the identification, implementation, and 
testing of low health literacy screening tools; 
(E) the conduct of educational campaigns 
for patients and providers about low health lit-
eracy; and 
(F) other activities determined appropriate 
by the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘low 
health literacy’’ means the inability of an individual to ob-
tain, process, and understand basic health information 
and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. 
(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 
2006 through 2011. 
SEC. 205. REPORT ON FEDERAL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CUL-
TURALLY 
AND 
LINGUISTICALLY 
APPRO-
PRIATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall enter into a contract 
with the Institute of Medicine for the preparation and 
publication of a report that describes federal efforts to en-
sure that all individuals have meaningful access to cul-
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turally and linguistically appropriate healthcare services. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) a description and evaluation of the activities 
carried out under this Act; and 
(2) a description of best practices, model pro-
grams, guidelines, and other effective strategies for 
providing access to culturally and linguistically ap-
propriate healthcare services. 
SEC. 206. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT ON IM-
PACT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall examine, and prepare and publish a report on, the 
impact of language access services on the health and 
healthcare of limited English proficient populations. Such 
report shall include— 
(1) recommendations on the development and 
implementation 
of 
policies 
and 
practices 
by 
healthcare organizations and providers for limited 
English proficient patient populations; 
(2) a description of the effect of providing lan-
guage access services on quality of healthcare and 
access to care and reduced medical error; and
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(3) a description of the costs associated with or 
savings related to provision of language access serv-
ices. 
SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INCORPORATED DEFINITIONS.—The defini-
tions contained in section 2900 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as added by section 201, shall apply. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
Subtitle B—Medicare and Medicaid 
Programs Requirements 
SEC. 211. TREATMENT OF THE MEDICARE PART B PRO-
GRAM UNDER TITLE VI OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 
OF 1964. 
A payment provider of services or physician or other 
supplier under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act shall be deemed a grant, and not a contract of insur-
ance or guaranty, for the purposes of title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964.
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TITLE III—HEALTH WORKFORCE 
DIVERSITY 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
Title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act, as 
added by section 201, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Diversifying the 
Healthcare Workplace 
‘‘SEC. 2911. REPORT ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2006, and 
biannually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the 
director of each entity within the Department of Health 
and Human Services, shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives a report on health work-
force diversity. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall contain the following information: 
‘‘(1) A description of any grant support that is 
provided by each entity for workforce diversity ini-
tiatives with the following information— 
‘‘(A) the number of grants made; 
‘‘(B) the purpose of the grants;
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‘‘(C) the populations served through the 
grants; 
‘‘(D) the organizations and institutions re-
ceiving the grants; and 
‘‘(E) the tracking efforts that were used to 
follow the progress of participants. 
‘‘(2) A description of the entity’s plan to 
achieve workforce diversity goals that includes, to 
the extent relevant to such entity— 
‘‘(A) the number of underrepresented mi-
nority health professionals that will be needed 
in various disciplines over the next 10 years to 
achieve population parity; 
‘‘(B) the level of funding needed to fully 
expand and adequately support health profes-
sions pipeline programs; 
‘‘(C) the impact such programs have had 
on the admissions practices and policies of 
health professions schools; 
‘‘(D) the management strategy necessary 
to effectively administer and institutionalize 
health profession pipeline programs; and 
‘‘(E) the impact that the Government Per-
formance and Results Act (GPRA) has had on 
evaluating the performance of grantees and
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whether the GPRA is the best assessment tool 
for programs under titles VII and VIII. 
‘‘(3) A description of measurable objectives of 
each entity relating to workforce diversity initiatives. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall be made available for public review and 
comment. 
‘‘SEC. 2912. NATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON WORKFORCE 
DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, shall award a grant 
to an entity determined appropriate by the Secretary for 
the establishment of a national working group on work-
force diversity. 
‘‘(b) REPRESENTATION.—In establishing the national 
working group under subsection (a), the grantee shall en-
sure that the group has representation from the following 
entities: 
‘‘(1) The Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Health and Human 
Services Data Council. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Minority Health.
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‘‘(4) The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the De-
partment of Labor. 
‘‘(5) The Public Health Practice Program Of-
fice—Office of Workforce Policy and Planning. 
‘‘(6) The National Center on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities. 
‘‘(7) The Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. 
‘‘(8) The Institute of Medicine Study Com-
mittee for the 2004 workforce diversity report. 
‘‘(9) The Indian Health Service. 
‘‘(10) Academic institutions. 
‘‘(11) Consumer organizations. 
‘‘(12) Health professional associations, includ-
ing those that represent underrepresented minority 
populations. 
‘‘(13) Researchers in the area of health work-
force. 
‘‘(14) Health workforce accreditation entities. 
‘‘(15) Private foundations that have sponsored 
workforce diversity initiatives. 
‘‘(16) Not less than 5 health professions stu-
dents representing various health profession fields 
and levels of training.
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‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—The working group established 
under subsection (a) shall convene at least twice each year 
to complete the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Review current public and private health 
workforce diversity initiatives. 
‘‘(2) Identify successful health workforce diver-
sity programs and practices. 
‘‘(3) Examine challenges relating to the devel-
opment and implementation of health workforce di-
versity initiatives. 
‘‘(4) Draft a national strategic work plan for 
health workforce diversity, including recommenda-
tions for public and private sector initiatives. 
‘‘(5) Develop a framework and methods for the 
evaluation of current and future health workforce di-
versity initiatives. 
‘‘(6) Develop recommended standards for work-
force diversity that could be applicable to all health 
professions programs and programs funded under 
this Act. 
‘‘(7) Develop curriculum guidelines for diversity 
training. 
‘‘(8) Develop a strategy for the inclusion of 
community members on admissions committees for 
health profession schools.
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‘‘(9) Other activities determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the establishment of the working group under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter, the working group shall pre-
pare and make available to the general public for com-
ment, an annual report on the activities of the working 
group. Such report shall include the recommendations of 
the working group for improving health workforce diver-
sity. 
‘‘(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. 2913. TECHNICAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR HEALTH 
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Office of Minority Health, and in collaboration with 
the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, shall establish a 
technical clearinghouse on health workforce diversity with-
in the Office of Minority Health and coordinate current 
and future clearinghouses.
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‘‘(b) INFORMATION AND SERVICES.—The clearing-
house established under subsection (a) shall offer the fol-
lowing information and services: 
‘‘(1) Information on the importance of health 
workforce diversity. 
‘‘(2) Statistical information relating to under-
represented minority representation in health and al-
lied health professions and occupations. 
‘‘(3) Model health workforce diversity practices 
and programs. 
‘‘(4) Admissions policies that promote health 
workforce diversity and are in compliance with Fed-
eral and State laws. 
‘‘(5) Lists of scholarship, loan repayment, and 
loan cancellation grants as well as fellowship infor-
mation for underserved populations for health pro-
fessions schools. 
‘‘(6) Foundation and other large organizational 
initiatives relating to health workforce diversity. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with non-Federal entities which 
may include minority health professional associations to 
ensure the adequacy and accuracy of information. 
‘‘(d) 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. 2914. EVALUATION OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY INI-
TIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions within the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities for the conduct of an evaluation of cur-
rent health workforce diversity initiatives funded by the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a city, county, Indian tribe, State, terri-
tory, 
community-based 
nonprofit 
organization, 
health center, university, college, or other entity de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) with respect to an entity that is not an 
academic medical center, university, or private re-
search institution, carry out activities under the 
grant in partnership with an academic medical cen-
ter, university, or private research institution; and 
‘‘(3) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require.
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts awarded under a 
grant under subsection (a) shall be used to support the 
following evaluation activities: 
‘‘(1) Determinations of measures of health 
workforce diversity success. 
‘‘(2) The short- and long-term tracking of par-
ticipants in health workforce diversity pipeline pro-
grams funded by the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(3) 
Assessments 
of 
partnerships 
formed 
through activities to increase health workforce diver-
sity. 
‘‘(4) Assessments of barriers to health work-
force diversity. 
‘‘(5) Assessments of policy changes at the Fed-
eral, State, and local levels. 
‘‘(6) Assessments of coordination within and be-
tween Federal agencies and other institutions. 
‘‘(7) Other activities determined appropriate by 
the Secretary and the Working Group established 
under section 2912. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Bureau of Health Profes-
sions within the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration shall prepare and make available for public com-
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ment a report that summarizes the findings made by enti-
ties under grants under this section. 
‘‘(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. 
2915. 
DATA 
COLLECTION 
AND 
REPORTING 
BY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Health Professions of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration and the Office of Minority 
Health, shall establish an aggregated database on health 
professional students. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT
TO
COLLECT
DATA.—Each 
health professional school (including medical, dental, and 
nursing schools) and allied health profession school and 
program that receives Federal funds shall collect race, eth-
nicity, and language proficiency data concerning those stu-
dents enrolled at such schools or in such programs. In col-
lecting such data, a school or program shall— 
‘‘(1) at a minimum, use the categories for race 
and ethnicity described in the 1997 Office of Man-
agement and Budget Standards for Maintaining, 
Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race 
and Ethnicity and available language standards; and
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‘‘(2) if practicable, collect data on additional 
population groups if such data can be aggregated 
into the minimum race and ethnicity data categories. 
‘‘(c) USE OF DATA.—Data on race, ethnicity, and 
primary language collected under this section shall be re-
ported to the database established under subsection (a) 
on an annual basis. Such data shall be available for public 
use. 
‘‘(d) PRIVACY.—The Secretary shall ensure that all 
data collected under this section is protected from inap-
propriate internal and external use by any entity that col-
lects, stores, or receives the data and that such data is 
collected without personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(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. 2916. SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS COMMITTED TO 
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities that 
demonstrate a commitment to health workforce diversity. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall—