[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2553 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2553

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide 
            treatment for diabetes in minority communities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2003

   Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
  Kildee, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
 Texas, Mr. Towns, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Lee, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Scott of 
 Virginia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Hastings of Florida) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide 
            treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

    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 ``Minority Diabetes Initiative Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES.

    Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 330K the following:

``SEC. 330L. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN MINORITY 
              COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to public and 
nonprofit private health care providers for the purpose of providing 
treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
    ``(b) Recipients of Grants.--The public and nonprofit private 
health care providers to whom grants may be made under subsection (a) 
include physicians, podiatrists, community-based organizations, health 
care organizations, community health centers, and State, local, and 
tribal health departments.
    ``(c) Scope of Treatment Activities.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that grants under subsection (a) cover a variety of diabetes-related 
health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, 
public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot 
care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of 
diabetes.
    ``(d) Appropriate Cultural Context.--A condition for the receipt of 
a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant involved agree that, 
in the program carried out with the grant, services will be provided in 
the languages and cultural contexts most appropriate for the 
individuals for whom the services are provided.
    ``(e) Outreach Services.--A condition for the receipt of a grant 
under subsection (a) is that the applicant involved agree to provide 
outreach activities to inform the public of the services of the 
program, and to provide offsite information on diabetes.
    ``(f) Application for Grant.--A grant may be made under subsection 
(a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary 
and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and 
contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
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