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42 U.S.C. § 285t — Purpose of Institute
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**(a) In general** The general purpose of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (in this subpart referred to as the “Institute”) 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 Institute 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.
(3) The term “minority group” has the meaning given the term “racial and ethnic minority group” in [section 300u–6 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300u-6&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The terms “minority” and “minorities” refer to individuals from a mino
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**(a) In general** The general purpose of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (in this subpart referred to as the “Institute”) 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 Institute 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.
(3) The term “minority group” has the meaning given the term “racial and ethnic minority group” in [section 300u–6 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300u-6&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The terms “minority” and “minorities” refer to individuals from a minority group.
**(d) Health disparity populations** For purposes of this subpart:
(1) A population is a health disparity population if, as determined by the Director of the Institute after consultation with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there is a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to the health status of the general population.
(2) The Director shall give priority consideration to determining whether minority groups qualify as health disparity populations under paragraph (1).
(3) The term “health disparities research” means basic, clinical, and behavioral research on health disparity populations (including individual members and communities of such populations) that relates to health disparities as defined under paragraph (1), including the causes of such disparities and methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat such disparities.
**(e) Coordination of activities** The Director of the Institute shall act as the primary Federal official with responsibility for coordinating all minority health disparities research and other health disparities research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and—
(1) shall represent the health disparities research program of the National Institutes of Health, including the minority health disparities research program, at all relevant Executive branch task forces, committees and planning activities; and
(2) shall maintain communications with all relevant Public Health Service agencies, including the Indian Health Service, and various other departments of the Federal Government to ensure the timely transmission of information concerning advances in minority health disparities research and other health disparities research between these various agencies for dissemination to affected communities and health care providers.
**(f) Collaborative comprehensive plan and budget**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the provisions of this section and other applicable law, the Director of NIH, the Director of the Institute, and the directors of the other agencies of the National Institutes of Health in collaboration (and in consultation with the advisory council for the Institute) shall—
(A) establish a comprehensive plan and budget for the conduct and support of all minority health disparities research and other health disparities research activities of the agencies of the National Institutes of Health (which plan and budget shall be first established under this subsection not later than 12 months after November 22, 2000);
(B) ensure that the plan and budget establish priorities among the health disparities research activities that such agencies are authorized to carry out;
(C) ensure that the plan and budget establish objectives regarding such activities, describes the means for achieving the objectives, and designates the date by which the objectives are expected to be achieved;
(D) ensure that, with respect to amounts appropriated for activities of the Institute, the plan and budget give priority in the expenditure of funds to conducting and supporting minority health disparities research;
(E) ensure that all amounts appropriated for such activities are expended in accordance with the plan and budget;
(F) review the plan and budget not less than annually, and revise the plan and budget as appropriate;
(G) ensure that the plan and budget serve as a broad, binding statement of policies regarding minority health disparities research and other health disparities research activities of the agencies, but do not remove the responsibility of the heads of the agencies for the approval of specific programs or projects, or for other details of the daily administration of such activities, in accordance with the plan and budget; and
(H) promote coordination and collaboration among the agencies conducting or supporting minority health or other health disparities research.
(2) **Certain components of plan and budget** — With respect to health disparities research activities of the agencies of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Institute shall ensure that the plan and budget under paragraph (1) provide for—
(A) basic research and applied research, including research and development with respect to products;
(B) research that is conducted by the agencies;
(C) research that is supported by the agencies;
(D) proposals developed pursuant to solicitations by the agencies and for proposals developed independently of such solicitations; and
(E) behavioral research and social sciences research, which may include cultural and linguistic research in each of the agencies.
(3) **Minority health disparities research** — The plan and budget under paragraph (1) shall include a separate statement of the plan and budget for minority health disparities research.
**(g) Participation in clinical research** The Director of the Institute shall work with the Director of NIH and the directors of the agencies of the National Institutes of Health to carry out the provisions of [section 289a–2 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section289a-2&num=0&edition=prelim) that relate to minority groups.
**(h) Research endowments**
(1) **In general** — The Director of the Institute may carry out a program to facilitate minority health disparities research and other health disparities research by providing for research endowments—
(A) at current or former centers of excellence under [section 293 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section293&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) at current or former centers of excellence under [section 285t–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section285t-1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Eligibility** — The Director of the Institute may provide for a research endowment under paragraph (1) only if the institution involved meets the following conditions:
(A) The institution does not have an endowment that is worth in excess of an amount equal to 50 percent of the national median of endowment funds at institutions that conduct similar biomedical research or training of health professionals.
(B) The application of the institution under paragraph (1) regarding a research endowment has been recommended pursuant to technical and scientific peer review and has been approved by the advisory council under subsection (j).
**(i) Certain activities** In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Institute—
(1) shall assist the Director of NIH in carrying out [section 283k(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section283k/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim) and in committing resources for construction at Institutions of Emerging Excellence under such section;
(2) shall establish projects to promote cooperation among Federal agencies, State, local, tribal, and regional public health agencies, and private entities in health disparities research; and
(3) may utilize information from previous health initiatives concerning minorities and other health disparity populations.
**(j) Advisory council**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, in accordance with [section 284a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section284a&num=0&edition=prelim), establish an advisory council to advise, assist, consult with, and make recommendations to the Director of the Institute on matters relating to the activities described in subsection (a), and with respect to such activities to carry out any other functions described in [section 284a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section284a&num=0&edition=prelim) for advisory councils under such section. Functions under the preceding sentence shall include making recommendations on budgetary allocations made in the plan under subsection (f), and shall include reviewing reports under subsection (k) before the reports are submitted under such subsection.
(2) **Membership** — With respect to the membership of the advisory council under paragraph (1), a majority of the members shall be individuals with demonstrated expertise regarding minority health disparity and other health disparity issues; representatives of communities impacted by minority and other health disparities shall be included; and a diversity of health professionals shall be represented. The membership shall in addition include a representative of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research under [section 283c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section283c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(k) Intra-National Institutes of Health coordination** The Director of the Institute, as the primary Federal official with responsibility for coordinating all research and activities conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on minority health and health disparities, shall plan, coordinate, review, and evaluate research and other activities conducted or supported by the national research institutes and national centers. The Director of the Institute may foster partnerships between the national research institutes and national centers and may encourage the funding of collaborative research projects to achieve the goals of the National Institutes of Health that are related to minority health and health disparities.
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In time of war, or of emergency proclaimed by the President, he may utilize the Service to such extent and in such manner as shall in his judgment promote the public interest. In time of war, or of emergency involving the national defense proclaimed by the President, he may by Executive order declare the commissioned corps of the Service to be a military service. Upon such declaration, and during the period of such war or such emergency or such part thereof as the President shall prescribe, the commissioned corps (a) shall constitute a branch of the land and naval forces of the United States, (b) shall, to the extent prescribed by regulations of the President, be subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice [[10 U.S.C. 801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and (c) shall continue to operate as part of the Service except to the extent that the President may direct as Commander in Chief.
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**(a)** There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Director of NIH.
**(b)**
(1) With respect to research on the relationship between human behavior and the development, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions, the Director of the Office shall—
(A) coordinate research conducted or supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health; and
(B) identify projects of behavioral and social sciences research that should be conducted or supported by the national research institutes, and develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes.
(2) Research authorized under paragraph (1) includes research on teen pregnancy, infant mortality, violent behavior, suicide, and homelessness. Such research does not include neurobiological research, or research in which the behavior of an organism is observed for the purpose of determining activity at the cellular or molecular level.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, designated health professions schools described in subsection (c), and other public and nonprofit health or educational entities, for the purpose of assisting the schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for under-represented minority individuals.
**(b) Required use of funds** The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the designated health professions school involved agrees, subject to subsection (c)(1)(C), to expend the grant—
(1) to develop a large competitive applicant pool through linkages with institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other community-based entities and establish an education pipeline for health professions careers;
(2) to establish, strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of under-represented minority students attending the school;
(3) to improve the capacity of such school to train, recruit, and retain under-represented minority faculty including the payment of such stipends and fellowships as the Secretary may determine appropriate;
(4) to carry out activities to improve the information resources, clinical education, curricula and cultural competence of the graduates of the school, as it relates to minority health issues;
(5) to facilitate faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting under-represented minority groups, including research on issues relating to the delivery of health care;
(6) to carry out a program to train students of the school in providing health services to a significant number of under-represented minority individuals through training provided to such students at community-based health facilities that—
(A)
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**(a) Establishment; acceptance of conditional gifts; functions**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (h), the Secretary shall appoint an advisory council for each national research institute which (A) shall advise, assist, consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of such institute on matters related to the activities carried out by and through the institute and the policies respecting such activities, and (B) shall carry out the special functions prescribed by part C.
(2) Each advisory council for a national research institute may recommend to the Secretary acceptance, in accordance with [section 238 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section238&num=0&edition=prelim), of conditional gifts for study, investigation, or research respecting the diseases, disorders, or other aspect of human health with respect to which the institute was established, for the acquisition of grounds, or for the construction, equipping, or maintenance of facilities for the institute.
(3) Each advisory council for a national research institute—
(A)
(i) may on the basis of the materials provided under [section 289a(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section289a/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) respecting research conducted at the institute, make recommendations to the Director of the institute respecting such research,
(ii) may review applications for grants and cooperative agreements for research or training and for which advisory council approval is required under [section 284(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section284/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) and recommend for approval applications for projec
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**(a) Relation to Public Health Service** The National Institutes of Health is an agency of the Service.
**(b) National research institutes and national centers** The following agencies of the National Institutes of Health are national research institutes or national centers:
(1) The National Cancer Institute.
(2) The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
(3) The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
(4) The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
(5) The National Institute on Aging.
(6) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
(7) The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
(8) The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
(9) The National Eye Institute.
(10) The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
(11) The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
(12) The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
(13) The National Institute on Drug Abuse.
(14) The National Institute of Mental Health.
(15) The National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
(16) The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
(17) The National Institute of Nursing Research.
(18) The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
(19) The National Human Genome Research Institute.
(20) The National Library of Medicine.
(21) The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
(22) The John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences.
(23) The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
(24) The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
(25) Any other national center that, as an agency separate from
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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**(a) Establishment of national strategy and priorities**
(1) **National strategy** — The Secretary, through a transparent collaborative process, shall establish a national strategy to improve the delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health.
(2) **Identification of priorities**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall identify national priorities for improvement in developing the strategy under paragraph (1).
(B) *Requirements* — The Secretary shall ensure that priorities identified under subparagraph (A) will—
(i) have the greatest potential for improving the health outcomes, efficiency, and patient-centeredness of health care for all populations, including children and vulnerable populations;
(ii) identify areas in the delivery of health care services that have the potential for rapid improvement in the quality and efficiency of patient care;
(iii) address gaps in quality, efficiency, comparative effectiveness information (taking into consideration the limitations set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 1182 of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1320e–1(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320e–1/c&num=0&edition=prelim), (d)]), and health outcomes measures and data aggregation techniques;
(iv) improve Federal payment policy to emphasize quality and efficiency;
(v) enhance the use of health care data to improve quality, efficiency, transparency, and outcomes;
(vi) address the health care provided to patients with high-cost chronic diseases;
(vii) improve research and dissemination of strategies and best practices to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, preventable admissions and readmissions, and health care-associated infectio
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 287c–31, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 485E, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 101(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2497; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, §§ 103(b)(44), 104(b)(1)(N), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688, 3693, which set out the purpose of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, was renumbered section 464z–3 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to [section 285t of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section285t&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 287c–32, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 485F, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 102, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2501; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(45), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688, which related to centers of excellence for research education and training, was renumbered section 464z–4 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to [section 285t–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section285t-1&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 287c–33, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 485G, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 103, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2503; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(46), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688, which related to loan repayment program for minority health disparities research, was renumbered section 464z–5 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to [section 285t–2 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section285t-2&num=0&edition=prelim), prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2022(c)(1), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1054.
Section 287c–34, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 485H, as added Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 104, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Sta
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**(a) In general** The Director shall—
(1) conduct and support research to identify populations for which there is a significant disparity in the quality, outcomes, cost, or use of health care services or access to and satisfaction with such services, as compared to the general population;
(2) conduct and support research on the causes of and barriers to reducing the health disparities identified in paragraph (1), taking into account such factors as socioeconomic status, attitudes toward health, the language spoken, the extent of formal education, the area or community in which the population resides, and other factors the Director determines to be appropriate;
(3) conduct and support research and support demonstration projects to identify, test, and evaluate strategies for reducing or eliminating health disparities, including development or identification of effective service delivery models, and disseminate effective strategies and models;
(4) develop measures and tools for the assessment and improvement of the outcomes, quality, and appropriateness of health care services provided to health disparity populations;
(5) in carrying out [section 299a(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section299a/c&num=0&edition=prelim), provide support to increase the number of researchers who are members of health disparity populations, and the health services research capacity of institutions that train such researchers; and
(6) beginning with fiscal year 2003, annually submit to the Congress a report regarding prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socioeconomic factors in priority populations.
**(b) Research and demonstration projects**
(1) **In general** — In carrying out subsect
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**(a) Quality measure** In this subpart, the term “quality measure” means a standard for measuring the performance and improvement of population health or of health plans, providers of services, and other clinicians in the delivery of health care services.
**(b) Identification of quality measures**
(1) **Identification** — The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall identify, not less often than triennially, gaps where no quality measures exist and existing quality measures that need improvement, updating, or expansion, consistent with the national strategy under [section 280j of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section280j&num=0&edition=prelim), to the extent available, for use in Federal health programs. In identifying such gaps and existing quality measures that need improvement, the Secretary shall take into consideration—
(A) the gaps identified by the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395aaa/a&num=0&edition=prelim)] and other stakeholders;
(B) quality measures identified by the pediatric quality measures program under section 1139A of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320b-9a&num=0&edition=prelim)]; and
(C) quality measures identified through the Medicaid Quality Measurement Program under section 1139B of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1320b–9b](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320b-9b&num=0&edition=preli
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