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H.R. 4940 (100th)

Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1988

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Introduced

29 June 1988

Last action

12 July 1988 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2], Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to require that, for schools in which not less than 25 percent of the students are minorities from disadvantaged backgrounds, the Federal capital contribution and the school contribution to a student loan fund under existing provisions be used only for making loans to such students. Authorizes appropriations for Federal capital contributions to such schools for FY 1989 through 1991. Creates a new subpart relating to assistance for disadvantaged minority students. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to certain schools of health, in which not less than 25 percent of the students are minorities from disadvantaged backgrounds, for scholarships covering tuition and fees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with such students in their final year of degree programs at such schools to assist in paying Government and commercial loans for educational and living expenses. Conditions the agreement on the student and school agreeing that the student will hold a full-time faculty appointment at the school for at least two years. Authorizes loan payments of $20,000 for each year of service, to a maximum of $80,000. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the individual for any increase in their Federal, State, or local income taxes which results from the loan payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health an Office of Minority Health and to appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Minority Health to serve as Director of the Office. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Director, to make grants and enter into contracts to conduct programs of research, training, education, epidemiological studies, and data collection with respect to the prevention and control of diseases prevalent among minority groups. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

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Timeline

  1. 29 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 June 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 June 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 July 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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