,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself and ,mr4 ,cardin7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for racial and ethnic        
approaches to community health4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,reach ,act4  #b4 ,racial and      
ethnic approaches to community health   
,title ,,xvii of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #agab4 ,racial and      
ethnic approaches to community health   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the ,deputy ,assistant
 ,secretary for ,minority ,health1 shall
 award grants1 contracts1 or cooperative
 agreements to eligible entities for the

 conduct of evidence-based and          
evidence-informed projects to improve   
health1 prevent and manage chronic      
health conditions1 and reduce health    
disparities among racial and ethnic     
minority populations4  7b7 ,eligible    
entities ,to be eligible to receive an  
award under this section1 an entity     
shall-- 7#a7 submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary shall require2  7#b7  
demonstrate a history of successfully   
working with an established             
community-based coalition to address    
health disparities among racial and     
ethnic minority populations2  7#c7      
conduct or identify a community health  
needs assessment to inform locally      
tailored activities conducted under     
subsection 7a72 and  7#d7 demonstrate   
the capacity to effectively and         
immediately implement evidence-based and
 evidence-informed strategies to address
 health disparities among racial and    

ethnic minority populations4  7c7 ,use  
of funds ,an entity shall use funds     
received under subsection 7a71 in       
coordination with ,state1 local1 and    
,tribal health departments1             
community-based organizations1 and other
 entities with experience addressing    
racial and ethnic health disparities1   
to-- 7#a7 increase the workforce of     
health care and public health           
professionals from underrepresented     
populations2  7#b7 support the          
implementation1 evaluation1 and         
dissemination of locally tailored       
strategies to prevent and manage chronic
 health conditions1 including by        
reducing tobacco use1 improving         
nutrition and physical activity1 and    
addressing social and other determinants
 of health2 and  7#c7 enhance capacity1 
as appropriate1 to prevent and respond  
to infectious disease outbreaks through 
outreach1 education1 and other relevant 
activities4  7d7 ,report ,not later than
 ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and every five  

years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,energy 
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives1 a report that includes
 information on activities funded under 
this section4 ,such report shall include
 a description of-- 7#a7 efforts to     
increase the workforce of health care   
and public health professionals from    
underrepresented populations2  7#b7 the 
prevalence of chronic health conditions 
among populations served under this     
section1 including a description of     
reductions in chronic health conditions 
among such populations2 and  7#c7       
activities conducted to enhance capacity
 to prevent and respond to infectious   
disease outbreaks among racial and      
ethnic minority populations4  7e7       
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there are       
authorized to be appropriated           
#gj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    

#bjba through #bjbe4  4