,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj,mr4   
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,mr4 
,c>d97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to provide = racial & e?nic
 approa*es to community heal?4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,rea* ,act4  #b4 ,racial & e?nic       
approa*es to community heal? ,title     
,,xvii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #agab4      
,racial & e?nic approa*es to community  
heal?  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9     
consultation ) ! ,deputy ,assi/ant      
,secret>y = ,m9ority ,heal?1 %all aw>d  
grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative        
agreem5ts to eligible entities = !      
conduct ( evid5ce-bas$ & evid5ce-in=m$  
projects to improve heal?1 prev5t &     
manage *ronic heal? conditions1 & r$uce 

heal? disp>ities among racial & e?nic   
m9ority populations4  7b7 ,eligible     
entities ,to be eligible to receive an  
aw>d "u ?is section1 an entity %all--   
7#a7 submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y %all
 require2  7#b7 demon/rate a hi/ory (   
successfully work+ ) an e/abli%$        
community-bas$ coalition to address     
heal? disp>ities among racial & e?nic   
m9ority populations2  7#c7 conduct or   
id5tify a community heal? ne$s assessm5t
 to in=m locally tailor$ activities     
conduct$ "u subsection 7a72 &  7#d7     
demon/rate ! capacity to effectively &  
imm$iately implem5t evid5ce-bas$ &      
evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies to address heal?
 disp>ities among racial & e?nic m9ority
 populations4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,an     
entity %all use funds receiv$ "u        
subsection 7a71 9 coord9ation ) ,/ate1  
local1 & ,tribal heal? dep>tm5ts1       
community-bas$ organizations1 & o!r     
entities ) exp]i5ce address+ racial &   

e?nic heal? disp>ities1 to-- 7#a7       
increase ! work=ce ( heal? c>e & public 
heal? pr(essionals f und]repres5t$      
populations2  7#b7 support !            
implem5tation1 evaluation1 &            
dissem9ation ( locally tailor$ /rategies
 to prev5t & manage *ronic heal?        
conditions1 includ+ by r$uc+ tobacco    
use1 improv+ nutrition & physical       
activity1 & address+ social & o!r       
det]m9ants ( heal?2 &  7#c7 enhance     
capacity1 z appropriate1 to prev5t &    
respond to infecti\s disease outbreaks  
?r\gh outrea*1 education1 & o!r relevant
 activities4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 & e five ye>s     
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 & !      
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a report t     
includes in=mation on activities fund$  
"u ?is section4 ,su* report %all include
 a description (-- 7#a7 ef=ts to        
increase ! work=ce ( heal? c>e & public 

heal? pr(essionals f und]repres5t$      
populations2  7#b7 ! preval5ce ( *ronic 
heal? conditions among populations s]v$ 
"u ?is section1 includ+ a description ( 
r$uctions 9 *ronic heal? conditions     
among su* populations2 &  7#c7          
activities conduct$ to enhance capacity 
to prev5t & respond to infecti\s disease
 outbreaks among racial & e?nic m9ority 
populations4  7e7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$     
#gj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjbe4  4