Sec. 798. Kidney disease research in minority populations
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The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall expand, intensify, and support ongoing research and other activities with respect to kidney disease in minority populations. Research under subsection
(a)shall include investigation into— the causes of kidney disease, including socioeconomic, geographic, clinical, environmental, genetic, and other factors that may contribute to increased rates of kidney disease in minority populations; and the causes of increased incidence of kidney disease complications in minority populations, and possible interventions to decrease such incidence. In conducting and supporting research described in subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall seek to include minority participants as study subjects in clinical trials. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— prepare and submit to the Congress, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, a report on Federal research and public health activities with respect to kidney disease in minority populations; and develop and submit to Congress, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, an effective and comprehensive Federal plan (including all appropriate Federal health programs) to address kidney disease in minority populations. The report under paragraph (1)(A) shall at minimum address each of the following: Research on kidney disease in minority populations, including such research on— genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors; and prevention and complications among individuals within these populations who have already developed kidney disease. Surveillance and data collection on kidney disease in minority populations, including with respect to— efforts to better determine the prevalence of kidney disease among Asian-American and Pacific Islander subgroups; and efforts to coordinate data collection on the American Indian population. Community-based interventions to address kidney disease targeting minority populations, including— the evidence base for such interventions; the cultural appropriateness of such interventions; and efforts to educate the public on the causes and consequences of kidney disease. Education and training programs for health professionals (including community health workers) on the prevention and management of kidney disease and its related complications that are supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, including such programs supported by the Bureau of Health Workforce, the Bureau of Primary Health Care, and the Healthcare Systems Bureau.