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House Bills - 109th Congress
Session I | Session II
H.R. 5225The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act
On April 27, 2006, Representative Diana Degette (D-CO) introduced H.R. 5225, the Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act. H.R. 5225 would require the Director of NIH to expand, intensify, conduct, coordinate and support research with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes, particularly type 2, in minority populations; direct that these activities shall include research on the causes and effects of health care access disparities and racial discrimination; and require that the Director, acting through NCMHD, make grants to expand the Minority Access Research Careers (MARC) program internship and mentoring opportunities for recruitment of minorities in diabetes-focused health fields. H.R. 5225 was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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