REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO CENTERS FOR MINORITY VETERANS AND WOMEN VETERANS.

SEC. 501. REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO CENTERS FOR MINORITY VETERANS AND WOMEN VETERANS. (a) SES Status of Directors.— Sections 317(b) and 318(b) are each amended by inserting “career or” before “noncareer”. (b) Additional Functions of Center for Minority VeterAns.— Section 317(d) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs (10) and (11): “(10) Advise the Secretary and other appropriate officials on the effectiveness of the Department’s efforts to accomplish the goals of section 492B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 289a–2) with respect to the inclusion of minorities in clinical research and on particular health conditions affecting the health of members of minority groups which should be studied as part of the Department’s medical research program and promote cooperation between the Department and other sponsors of medical research of potential benefit to veterans who are minorities. “(11) Provide support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans provided for under section 544 of this title. ”. (c) Definition of Minority Veterans.— Section 317 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(g) In this section— “(1) The term “veterans who are minorities’ means veterans who are minority group members. 110 STAT. 3341 “(2) The term ‘minority group member’ has the meaning given such term in section 544(d) of this title”. (d) Clarification of Functions of Center for Women Veterans.— Section 318(d)(10) is amended by striking out “(relating to” and all that follows through and of and inserting in lieu thereof “(42 U. S. C. 289a-2) with respect to the inclusion of women in clinical research and on”. (e) Additional Functions of Advisory Committees.— (1) Section 542(b) is amended by inserting “, including the Center for Women Veterans” before the period at the end. (2) Section 544(b) is amended by inserting “, including the Center for Minority Veterans” before the period at the end. (f) Termination Date of Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.— Section 544(e) is amended by striking out “December 31, 1997” and inserting in lieu thereof “December 31, 1999”.