To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a racial and ethnic minority group, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a racial and ethnic minority group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H79A01ECAEA9946F5B6C700F3576EF6AC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2023 or the Health Equity and MENA...
- Section HD17A504D25034881AC9C9625A49B3D61: 2. Definition In this Act, the terms Middle Eastern and North African or MENA, with respect to individuals or populations, includes individuals and populations...
- Section H4216747DD9B54817B5B73C887631111A: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Through the establishment of the Office of Minority Health (referred to in this section as the OMH) in 1986, the...
- Section H6D54017C317945A58729CD999F00E997: 4. Inclusion of Middle Easterners and North Africans in definition of racial and ethnic minority groups Section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42...
- Section H943F982185554143A4795885874CFF34: 5. Report on the health of the Middle Eastern and North African population The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a racial and ethnic minority group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a racial and ethnic minority group, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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