Grant Assistance and Technical Education Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3268 To amend the Public Health Service Act, to establish within the Office of Minority Health, the position of Outreach Coordinator, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 11, 2023 Mr. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act, to establish within the Office of Minority Health, the position of Outreach Coordinator, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Grant Assistance and 4 Technical Education Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. OUTREACH COORDINATOR. 6 Section 1707(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 7 U.S.C. 300u–6(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 8 following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3268.IH H3268 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3268 IH ‘‘(4) OUTREACH COORDINATOR.— 1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out sub- 2 section (b), the Secretary shall establish within 3 the Office, the position of Outreach Coordi- 4 nator. The Outreach Coordinator shall be ap- 5 pointed by the Secretary, and shall report di- 6 rectly to the Director in the Office of Minority 7 Health. 8 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The duties of the Outreach 9 Coordinator shall consist of assisting commu- 10 nity-based organizations navigate the applica- 11 tion for, and any associated conditions on the 12 receipt of, funding available to nongovernmental 13 organizations under grant programs adminis- 14 tered by the Secretary. 15 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance 16 under subparagraph (B), the Outreach Coordi- 17 nator shall give priority to community-based or- 18 ganizations that— 19 ‘‘(i) have had a significant impact on 20 the community served by the organization 21 involved, with respect to providing cul- 22 turally competent and culturally specific 23 care; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3268.IH H3268 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 3268 IH ‘‘(ii) demonstrate a connection to 1 marginalized groups in the community 2 served by the organization involved; and 3 ‘‘(iii) have less experience in applying 4 for an receiving funding described in sub- 5 paragraph (B).’’. 6 SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZA- 7 TIONS. 8 Section 1707(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 9 U.S.C. 300u–6(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 10 following: 11 ‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGA- 12 NIZATIONS.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall 13 award grants to State and local public health enti- 14 ties for purposes of— 15 ‘‘(A) coordinating with community-based 16 organizations for the purposes of public health 17 messaging and assisting in carrying out pro- 18 grams administered by the Secretary; 19 ‘‘(B) hiring and training employees of such 20 entities; 21 ‘‘(C) subgranting funds to community- 22 based organizations to carry out programs to 23 promote health priorities in marginalized com- 24 munities; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3268.IH H3268 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 3268 IH ‘‘(D) providing technical assistance to such 1 organizations to meet reporting requirements 2 under grant programs administered by the Sec- 3 retary.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3268.IH H3268 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB