in which the Program is in existence, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results and 
outcomes of the Program during such 3-year period, 
including the number of Academic Health Depart-
ments funded by grants under the Program, the 
number of students trained through grants under 
the Program, and the number of trainees partici-
pating in such Academic Health Departments who 
remain in public health professions. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION
OF
PROGRAM.—Not later 
than the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
establishment of the Program, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that examines the re-
sults and outcomes of the Program and recommends 
the extent to which the Program should be contin-
ued. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2013.’’. 
SEC. 15. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 799B (42 U.S.C. 295p) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘physician assistant education 
program’ means an educational program in a public 
or private institution in a State that— 
‘‘(A) has as its objective the education of 
individuals who, upon completion of their stud-
ies in the program, be qualified to provide pri-
mary care medical services with the supervision 
of a physician; and 
‘‘(B) is accredited by the Accreditation Re-
view Commission on Education for the Physi-
cian Assistant.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) FEDERALLY
QUALIFIED
HEALTH
CEN-
TER.—The term ‘Federally qualified health center’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 1861(aa) 
of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(13) RURAL
HEALTH
CLINIC.—The term 
‘rural health clinic’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(14) CULTURAL
COMPETENCY.—The term 
‘culturally competency’— 
‘‘(A) with respect to health-related serv-
ices, means the ability to provide healthcare tai-
lored to meet the social, cultural, and linguistic 
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needs of patients from diverse backgrounds; 
and 
‘‘(B) when used to describe education or 
training, means education or training designed 
to prepare those receiving the education or 
training to provide health-related services tai-
lored to meet the social, cultural, and linguistic 
needs of patients from diverse backgrounds. 
‘‘(15) HEALTH DISPARITY POPULATION.—The 
term ‘health disparity population’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 903(d)(1). 
‘‘(16) HEALTH
LITERACY.—The term ‘health 
literacy’ means the degree to which an individual has 
the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and 
understand health information (including the reg-
ister and language in which the information is pro-
vided) and services in order to make appropriate 
health decisions. 
‘‘(17) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). 
‘‘(18) MINORITY GROUP.—The term ‘minority 
group’ has the meaning given the term ‘racial and 
ethnic minority group’ in section 1707.’’. 
Æ 
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