,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,ms4 ,waters 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,judy    
,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,carson of    
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4
 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4  
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4    
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,vela1 
,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,smith 
of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 
,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4   
,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,thompson of  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4         
,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1    
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1    
,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4   
,serrano1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4   
,snchez1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4

 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,hastings1    
,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,castro of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,blunt       
,rochester1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,cox of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 
,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 
,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 and ,mr4 ,costa7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to authorize grants to provide treatment
 for diabetes in minority communities4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,minority ,diabetes ,initiative 
,act4  #b4 ,grants regarding treatment  
of diabetes in minority communities     
,subpart ,i of part ,d of title ,,iii of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #ccj,m the      
following3  #ccj,n4 ,grants regarding   
treatment of diabetes in minority       
communities  7a7 ,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 communities4   
7b7 ,recipients of grants ,the public   
and nonprofit private health care       
providers to whom grants may be made    
under subsection 7a7 include physicians1
 podiatrists1 community-based           
organizations1 health care              
organizations1 community health centers1
 and ,state1 local1 and tribal health   
departments4  7c7 ,scope of treatment   
activities ,the ,secretary shall ensure 
that grants under subsection 7a7 cover a
 variety of diabetes-related health care
 services1 including routine care for   
diabetic patients1 public education on  
diabetes prevention and control1 eye    
care1 foot care1 and treatment for      
kidney disease and other complications  
of diabetes4  7d7 ,appropriate cultural 
context ,a condition for the receipt of 
a grant under subsection 7a7 is that the
 applicant involved agrees that1 in the 

program carried out with the grant1     
services will be provided in the        
languages most appropriate for1 and with
 consideration for the cultural         
backgrounds of1 the individuals for whom
 the services are provided4  7e7        
,outreach services ,a condition for the 
receipt of a grant under subsection 7a7 
is that the applicant involved agrees to
 provide outreach activities to inform  
the public of the services of the       
program1 and to provide offsite         
information on diabetes4  7f7           
,application for grant ,a grant may be  
made under subsection 7a7 only if an    
application for the grant is submitted  
to the ,secretary and the application is
 in such form1 is made in such manner1  
and contains such agreements1           
assurances1 and information as the      
,secretary determines to be necessary to
 carry out this section4  7g7           
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of carrying out this        
section1 there are authorized to be     

appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary for each of the fiscal years  
#bjbj through #bjbe4  4