,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dbdh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 ,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% a grant program to provide funds = heal? c>e entities to e/abli% or improve bias & anti-racism tra9+ to help r$uce racial & e?nic disp>ities 9 ,,covid-#ai te/+1 treatm5t1 heal? outcomes1 & vacc9e access4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,bias & ,anti-,racism ,tra9+ ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,bias & anti-racism tra9+ grant program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all aw>d grants to hospitals2 community heal? c5t]s2 o!r heal? c>e provid]s2 ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 & ,tribal public heal? dep>tm5ts2 ,tribal organizations 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd772 urban ,indian organizations 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc772 m$ical1 nurs+1 social "w1 & o!r heal? pr(essional s*ools2 & o!r appropriate public or private nonpr(it entities 7or consortia ( entities71 = ! purpose ( support+ bias & anti-racism tra9+ to r$uce racial & e?nic disp>ities 9 ,,covid-#ai te/+1 treatm5t1 heal? outcomes1 & vacc9e access4 7b7 ,use ( funds ,a recipi5t ( a grant "u subsection 7a7 may use su* grant funds to e/abli% a bias & anti-racism tra9+ program1 or improve or exp& an exi/+ su* program1 9 accordance ) ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7c71 = individuals :o-- 7#a7 provide heal? c>e s]vices to ,,covid-#ai pati5ts & pot5tial ,,covid-#ai pati5ts1 z a physician or o!r heal? c>e pr(essional1 or z a m$ical or o!r heal? c>e pr(essional /ud5t2 or 7#b7 p>ticipate 9 o!r ,,covid-#ai response ef=ts1 su* z contact trac+4 7c7 ,tra9+ requirem5ts 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all develop requirem5ts = bias & anti-racism tra9+ programs = purposes ( su* tra9+ c>ri$ out ) grant funds aw>d$ "u ?is section4 ,su* tra9+ %all be-- 7,a7 evid5ce-bas$1 community-in=m$1 pati5t-c5t]$1 & ongo+2 7,b7 design$ to be culturally compet5t & accessible1 includ+ ) respect to race1 e?nicity1 national orig91 language1 religion1 sex 7includ+ sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity71 disability1 & age2 & 7,c7 design$ to all[ applicable ,/ate lic5s+ bodies to provide cont9u+ education cr$it = completion ( su* tra9+4 7#b7 ,collaboration ,9 develop+ ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all collaborate ) relevant /akehold]s t specialize 9 address+ heal? equity1 includ+-- 7,a7 heal? c>e pr(essionals1 includ+ m5tal heal? pr(essionals1 & includ+ pr(essionals ) exp]tise 9 address+ racial & e?nic disp>ities2 7,b7 policy exp]ts1 includ+ exp]ts specializ+ 9 address+ bias & racism )9 ! heal? c>e & public heal? sy/ems2 & 7,c7 community-bas$ organizations1 includ+ organizations specializ+ 9 provid+ culturally compet5t c>e or s]vices & address+ racial & e?nic disp>ities4 7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to eligible entities describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t s]ve-- 7#a7 communities 9 :i* racial & e?nic disp>ities 9 ,,covid-#ai infection1 hospitalization1 int5sive c>e unit admissions1 & dea? rates are out ( proportion to ! community's population1 by a ?re%old det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y bas$ on available public heal? data2 7#b7 communities ) disproportionately high ,,covid-#ai infection1 hospitalization1 int5sive c>e unit admissions1 & dea? rates2 or 7#c7 communities ) high social vuln]abilities to ,,covid-#ai1 :i* may include su* vuln]abilities on acc\nt ( h\s+1 nutrition1 education1 economic1 or environm5tal factors4 7e7 ,report on grant impact & dissem9ation ( be/ practices ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! la/ ( ! grant p]iods aw>d$ "u ?is section ends1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 submit a report to ,congress t describes-- 7,a7 ! impact ( ! grants aw>d$ "u ?is section on r$uc+ racial & e?nic disp>ities 9 ,,covid-#ai outcomes2 7,b7 be/ practices us$ by recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section2 & 7,c7 ob/acles fac$ by recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section 9 r$uc+ racial & e?nic disp>ities 9 ,,covid-#ai outcomes2 & 7#b7 dissem9ate in=mation on be/ practices us$ by recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section to int]e/$ p>ties1 includ+ heal? c>e provid]s2 m$ical & o!r heal? pr(essional s*ools2 relevant ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 & ,tribal ag5cies2 & ! g5]al public4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba4