ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY.

SEC. 403. ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY. Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following paragraph: “(10) Advise in matters related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of health professions education in decreasing disparities in health care outcomes, including 114 STAT. 2510cultural competency as a method of eliminating health disparities.”; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking “paragraphs (1) through (9)” and inserting “paragraphs (1) through (10)”; and (3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) Recommendations regarding language.— “(A) Proficiency in speaking english.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office of International and Refugee Health, the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, and the Directors of other appropriate departmental entities regarding recommendations for carrying out activities under subsection (b)(9). “(B) Health professions education regarding health disparities.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall carry out the duties under subsection (b)(10) in collaboration with appropriate personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies, and other offices, centers, and institutions, as appropriate, that have responsibilities under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000.”.