John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021
This bill expands eligibility for research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at health professional schools and biomedical and behavioral research institutions that meet criteria related to the inclusion of underrepresented minority individuals in programs and activities.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of 
 the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health 
Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to 
 both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment 
Revitalization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH ENDOWMENTS AT BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER CENTERS OF 
              EXCELLENCE.

    Paragraph (1) (beginning with ``(1) In general'') of section 464z-
3(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285t(h)) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(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 736; and
                    ``(B) at current or former centers of excellence 
                under section 464z-4.''.

            Passed the Senate March 10, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 320

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John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes.
John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021
John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021
John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021
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