,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,ms4 
,adams introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a grant program to provide    
funds for health care entities to       
establish or improve bias and           
anti-racism training to help reduce     
racial and ethnic disparities in        
,,covid-#ai testing1 treatment1 health  
outcomes1 and vaccine access4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,covid-#ai ,bias and ,anti-,racism 
,training ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,bias and 
anti-racism training grant program  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services 7referred to in    
this section as the ,secretary7 shall   
award grants to hospitals2 community    
health centers2 other health care       
providers2 ,state1 local1 territorial1  
and ,tribal public health departments2  
,tribal organizations 7as defined in    

section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd772
 urban ,indian organizations 7as defined
 in section #d of the ,indian ,health   
,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjc772 medical1 nursing1 social work1 
and other health professional schools2  
and other appropriate public or private 
nonprofit entities 7or consortia of     
entities71 for the purpose of supporting
 bias and anti-racism training to reduce
 racial and ethnic disparities in       
,,covid-#ai testing1 treatment1 health  
outcomes1 and vaccine access4  7b7 ,use 
of funds ,a recipient of a grant under  
subsection 7a7 may use such grant funds 
to establish a bias and anti-racism     
training program1 or improve or expand  
an existing such program1 in accordance 
with the requirements of subsection 7c71
 for individuals who-- 7#a7 provide     
health care services to ,,covid-#ai     
patients and potential ,,covid-#ai      
patients1 as a physician or other health

 care professional1 or as a medical or  
other health care professional student2 
or  7#b7 participate in other           
,,covid-#ai response efforts1 such as   
contact tracing4  7c7 ,training         
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary shall develop requirements   
for bias and anti-racism training       
programs for purposes of such training  
carried out with grant funds awarded    
under this section4 ,such training shall
 be-- 7,a7 evidence-based1              
community-informed1 patient-centered1   
and ongoing2  7,b7 designed to be       
culturally competent and accessible1    
including with respect to race1         
ethnicity1 national origin1 language1   
religion1 sex 7including sexual         
orientation and gender identity71       
disability1 and age2 and  7,c7 designed 
to allow applicable ,state licensing    
bodies to provide continuing education  
credit for completion of such training4 
7#b7 ,collaboration ,in developing the  
requirements described in paragraph     

7#a71 the ,secretary shall collaborate  
with relevant stakeholders that         
specialize in addressing health equity1 
including-- 7,a7 health care            
professionals1 including mental health  
professionals1 and including            
professionals with expertise in         
addressing racial and ethnic            
disparities2  7,b7 policy experts1      
including experts specializing in       
addressing bias and racism within the   
health care and public health systems2  
and  7,c7 community-based organizations1
 including organizations specializing in
 providing culturally competent care or 
services and addressing racial and      
ethnic disparities4  7d7 ,priority ,in  
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,secretary shall give priority to       
eligible entities described in          
subsection 7a7 that serve-- 7#a7        
communities in which racial and ethnic  
disparities in ,,covid-#ai infection1   
hospitalization1 intensive care unit    
admissions1 and death rates are out of  

proportion to the community's           
population1 by a threshold determined by
 the ,secretary based on available      
public health data2  7#b7 communities   
with disproportionately high ,,covid-#ai
 infection1 hospitalization1 intensive  
care unit admissions1 and death rates2  
or  7#c7 communities with high social   
vulnerabilities to ,,covid-#ai1 which   
may include such vulnerabilities on     
account of housing1 nutrition1          
education1 economic1 or environmental   
factors4  7e7 ,report on grant impact   
and dissemination of best practices ,not
 later than #a year after the date on   
which the last of the grant periods     
awarded under this section ends1 the    
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 submit a report 
to ,congress that describes-- 7,a7 the  
impact of the grants awarded under this 
section on reducing racial and ethnic   
disparities in ,,covid-#ai outcomes2    
7,b7 best practices used by recipients  
of grants under this section2 and  7,c7 
obstacles faced by recipients of grants 

under this section in reducing racial   
and ethnic disparities in ,,covid-#ai   
outcomes2 and  7#b7 disseminate         
information on best practices used by   
recipients of grants under this section 
to interested parties1 including health 
care providers2 medical and other health
 professional schools2 relevant ,state1 
local1 territorial1 and ,tribal         
agencies2 and the general public4  7f7  
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
purposes of carrying out this section1  
there are authorized to be appropriated 
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbj and #bjba4