PUBLIC LAW 106-525—NOV. 22, 2000
114 STAT. 2497
to help close the health disparities gap among ethnic minority
populations. In addition, there is a shortage of minority behavioral science researchers and behavioral health care professionals. According to the National Science Foundation, only
15.5 percent of behavioral research-oriented psychology doctorate degrees were awarded to minority students in 1997.
In addition, only 17.9 percent of practice-oriented psychology
doctorate degrees were awarded to ethnic minorities.
TITLE
I—IMPROVING
MINORITY
HEALTH AND REDUCING HEALTH DIS-
PARITIES THROUGH NATIONAL INSTI-
TUTES OF HEALTH; ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL CENTER
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY
HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Part E of title IV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following subpart:
"Subpart 6—National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities
"SEC. 485E. PURPOSE OF CENTER.
42 USC 287c-31.
"(a) IN GENERAL. —The general purpose of the National Center
on Minority Health and Health Disparities (in this subpart referred
to as the 'Center') is the conduct and support of research, training,
dissemination of information, and other programs with respect to
minority health conditions and other populations with health
disparities.
"(b) PRIORITIES.— The Director of the Center shall in expending
amounts appropriated under this subpart give priority to conducting
and supporting minority health disparities research.
"(c) MINORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH. — For purposes
of this subpart:
"(1) The term 'minority health disparities research' means
basic, clinical, and behavioral research on minority health
conditions (as defined in paragraph (2)), including research
to prevent, diagnose, and treat such conditions.
"(2) The term 'minority health conditions', with respect
to individuals who are members of minority groups, means
all diseases, disorders, and conditions (including with respect
to mental health and substance abuse)—
"(A) unique to, more serious, or more prevalent in
such individuals;
"(B) for which the factors of medical risk or types
of medical intervention may be different for such individuals, or for which it is unknown whether such factors
or types are different for such individuals; or
"(C) with respect to which there has been insufficient
research involving such individuals as subjects or insufficient data on such individuals.
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