[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1341 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1341

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide authorizations of 
 appropriations for programs relating to the health of individuals who 
   are from disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who are 
              members of racial or ethnic minority groups.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1995

   Mr. Stokes (for himself, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
 Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
 Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, 
 Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rush, 
 Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reynolds, and Miss Collins of Michigan) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide authorizations of 
 appropriations for programs relating to the health of individuals who 
   are from disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who are 
              members of racial or ethnic minority groups.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disadvantaged Minority Health 
Improvement Authorization Extension Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO 
              HEALTH OF DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Office of Minority Health.--Section 1707(f)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``is authorized'' and inserting ``are 
        authorized''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
        through 2000''.
    (b) Collection of Health Data.--Section 306(n) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k(n)), as redesignated by section 
501(a)(5)(B) of Public Law 103-183 (107 Stat. 2237), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
        ``2000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``1993,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``for each of the fiscal years 1994 
                through 1998'' and inserting the following: ``for 
                fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for 
                each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2000''.
    (c) Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs.--Section 
338L(l)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254t(l)(1)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and for each of 
the fiscal years 1995 through 2000''.
    (d) Residents of Public Housing.--Section 340A(p)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256a(p)(1)) is amended by inserting 
before the period the following: ``and for each of the fiscal years 
1995 through 2000''.
    (e) Student Loan Funds.--Section 724(f)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292t(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``is authorized'' and inserting ``are 
        authorized''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
        through 2000''.
    (f) Students of Exceptional Financial Need.--Section 736(c) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``is authorized'' and inserting ``are 
        authorized''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
        through 2000''.
    (g) Scholarships Generally; Other Purposes.--Section 737(h)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293a(h)(1)) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``and for each of the fiscal 
years 1995 through 2000''.
    (h) Loan Repayments and Fellowships Regarding Faculty Positions.--
Section 738(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293b(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``is authorized'' and inserting ``are 
        authorized''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
        through 2000''.
    (i) Centers of Excellence.--Section 739(i)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293c(i)(1)) is amended by inserting before the 
period the following: ``and for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
2000''.
    (j) Educational Assistance Regarding Undergraduates.--Section 
740(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293d(d)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``is authorized'' and inserting ``are 
        authorized''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 
        through 2000''.
    (k) Technical Correction.--Section 487E(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-5(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``Except'' 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ``With respect to the 
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in 
subpart III of part D of title III, the provisions of such subpart 
shall, except as inconsistent with this section, apply to the program 
established in paragraph (1) of this subsection in the same manner and 
to the same extent as such provisions apply to the National Health 
Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in such subpart.''.
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