S9048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 23, 2002 ‘‘(iii) inform populations, as appropriate, ‘‘SEC. 1707A. INDIVIDUAL OFFICES OF MINORITY to data on Americans of Spanish origin or that members of the populations may be eli- HEALTH WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH descent). gible to receive services or otherwise partici- SERVICE. ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- pate in the activities carried out with such ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency tion: awards. specified in subsection (b)(1) shall establish ‘‘(1) MINORITY HEALTH OFFICE.—The term ‘‘(3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY OF SERVICES.— within the agency an office to be known as ‘minority health office’ means an office es- The Secretary shall ensure that information the Office of Minority Health. Each such Of- tablished under subsection (a), subject to and services provided pursuant to subsection fice shall be headed by a director, who shall subsection (b)(2). (b) are provided in the language and cultural be appointed by the head of the agency with- ‘‘(2) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— context that is most appropriate for the indi- in which the Office is established, and who The term ‘racial and ethnic minority group’ viduals for whom the information and serv- shall report directly to the head of the agen- has the meaning given such term in section ices are intended. cy. The head of such agency shall carry out 1707(g). this section (as this section relates to the ‘‘(e) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REGARDING ‘‘(3) SPECIFIED AGENCY.—The term ‘speci- agency) acting through such Director. DUTIES.— fied agency’ means— ‘‘(b) SPECIFIED AGENCIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out sub- ‘‘(A) an agency specified in subsection ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies referred to section (b), the Deputy Assistant Secretary (b)(1); and in subsection (a) are the following: may make awards of grants, cooperative ‘‘(B) the National Institutes of Health. ‘‘(A) The Centers for Disease Control and agreements, and contracts to public and non- ‘‘(g) FUNDING.— Prevention. profit private entities. ‘‘(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts appro- ‘‘(B) The Agency for Healthcare Research ‘‘(2) PROCESS FOR MAKING AWARDS.—The priated for a specified agency for a fiscal and Quality. Deputy Assistant Secretary shall ensure year, the Secretary may reserve not more ‘‘(C) The Health Resources and Services that awards under paragraph (1) are made than 0.5 percent for the purpose of carrying Administration. only on a competitive basis, and that an out activities under this section through the ‘‘(D) The Substance Abuse and Mental award is made for a proposal only if the pro- minority health office of the agency. In re- Health Services Administration. posal has been recommended for such an serving an amount under the preceding sen- ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—For award through a process of peer review and tence for a minority health office for a fiscal purposes of subsection (c) and the subsequent has been so recommended by the advisory year, the Secretary shall reduce, by substan- provisions of this section, the term ‘minority committee established under subsection (c). tially the same percentage, the amount that health office’ includes the Office of Research ‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The otherwise would be available for each of the on Minority Health established within the Deputy Assistant Secretary, directly or programs of the designated agency involved. National Institutes of Health. The Director through contracts with public and private ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR STAFF- of the National Institutes of Health shall entities, shall provide for evaluations of ING.—The purposes for which amounts made carry out this section (as this section relates projects carried out with awards made under available under paragraph (1) may be ex- to the agency) acting through the Director paragraph (1) during the preceding 2 fiscal pended by a minority health office include of such Office. years. The report shall be included in the re- the costs of employing staff for such office.’’. ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—The head of each speci- SEC. 363. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH port required under subsection (f) for the fis- fied agency shall ensure that the officers and cal year involved. AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR CIVIL employees of the minority health office of RIGHTS. ‘‘(f) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than the agency are, collectively, experienced in (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II of the February 1 of fiscal year 1998 and of each sec- carrying out community-based health pro- Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et ond year thereafter, the Deputy Assistant grams for each of the various racial and eth- seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol- Secretary shall submit to the Committee on nic minority groups that are present in sig- lowing: Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep- nificant numbers in the United States. The ‘‘SEC. 229. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL resentatives, and to the Committee on Labor head of such agency shall ensure that, of RIGHTS. and Human Resources of the Senate, a report such officers and employees who are mem- ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—There describing the activities carried out under bers of racial and ethnic minority groups, no shall be in the Department of Health and this section during the preceding 2 fiscal such group is disproportionately represented. Human Services an Assistant Secretary for years and evaluating the extent to which ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—Each Director of a minority Civil Rights, who shall be appointed by the such activities have been effective in im- health office shall monitor the programs of President, by and with the advice and con- proving the health of racial and ethnic mi- the specified agency of such office in order to sent of the Senate. nority groups. Each such report shall include carry out the following: ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Sec- the biennial reports submitted to the Deputy ‘‘(1) Determine the extent to which the retary shall perform such functions relating Assistant Secretary under section 1707A(e) purposes of the programs are being carried to civil rights as the Secretary may assign.’’. for such years by the heads of the minority out with respect to racial and ethnic minor- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 health offices. ity groups; of title 5, United States Code, is amended, in ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec- ‘‘(2) Determine the extent to which mem- the item relating to Assistant Secretaries of tion: bers of such groups are represented among Health and Human Services, by striking ‘‘(1) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— the Federal officers and employees who ad- ‘‘(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)’’. The term ‘racial and ethnic minority group’ minister the programs; and f means American Indians (including Alaskan ‘‘(3) Make recommendations to the head of Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts); Asian Ameri- such agency on carrying out the programs STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED cans and Pacific Islanders; Blacks; and His- with respect to such groups. In the case of RESOLUTIONS panics. programs that provide services, such rec- ‘‘(2) HISPANIC.—The term ‘Hispanic’ means ommendations shall include recommenda- individuals whose origin is Mexican, Puerto tions toward ensuring that— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or ‘‘(A) the services are equitably delivered TION 145—RECOGNIZING AND any other Spanish-speaking country. with respect to racial and ethnic minority COMMENDING MARY BAKER ‘‘(h) FUNDING.— groups; EDDY’S ACHIEVEMENTS AND ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(B) the programs provide the services in THE MARY BAKER EDDY LI- For the purpose of carrying out this section, the language and cultural context that is BRARY FOR THE BETTERMENT there are authorized to be appropriated most appropriate for the individuals for $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $25,000,000 for whom the services are intended; and OF HUMANITY fiscal year 2004, and $28,000,000 for fiscal year ‘‘(C) the programs utilize racial and ethnic Mr. KENNEDY. (for himself, Mrs. 2005. minority community-based organizations to CLINTON, and Mrs. HUTCHISON) sub- ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BY SECRETARY.— deliver the services. mitted the following concurrent resolu- Of the amounts appropriated under para- ‘‘(e) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— tion; which was referred to the Com- graph (1) for a fiscal year in excess of The head of each specified agency shall sub- $15,000,000, the Secretary shall make avail- mit to the Secretary for inclusion in each bi- mittee on the Judiciary: able not less than $3,000,000 for carrying out ennial report under section 1707(g) (without S. CON. RES. 145 subsection (b)(2)(E).’’. change) a biennial report describing— Whereas the Mary Baker Eddy Library for SEC. 362. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIVIDUAL OF- ‘‘(1) the extent to which the minority the Betterment of Humanity will officially FICES OF MINORITY HEALTH WITH- health office of the agency employs individ- open on September 29, 2002, in Boston, Mas- IN AGENCIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH uals who are members of racial and ethnic sachusetts, thereby making available to the SERVICE. minority groups, including a specification by public the Mary Baker Eddy Collections, one Title XVII of the Public Health Service minority group of the number of such indi- of the largest collections of primary source Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et seq.) is amended by in- viduals employed by such office; and material by and about an American woman; serting after section 1707 the following sec- ‘‘(2) the manner in which the agency is Whereas the namesake of the Library, tion: complying with Public Law 94–311 (relating Mary Baker Eddy, achieved international September 23, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9049 prominence during her lifetime (1821–1910) as powerful legacy that ideas can inspire (4) small business concerns owned and con- the founder of Christian Science and was the individuals, empower them and trans- trolled by socially and economically dis- first woman in the United States to found form their lives. advantaged individuals; and lead a religion that became an inter- The Mary Baker Eddy Library, a fa- (5) small business concerns owned and con- national movement with members in 139 trolled by women. countries; cility encompassing over 80,000 square (b) DEFINITIONS.—The terms used in sub- Whereas historians compare Mary Baker feet, will be a dynamic meeting place section (a) have the meaning given the terms Eddy to 19th century women reformers like for people to explore ideas through its in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. An- on-sight and on-line educational expe- U.S.C. 632) and relevant regulations promul- thony, who took leadership roles at a time riences, programs and exhibits. So, too, gated thereunder. when women infrequently did so; its unique Mapparium will once again (c) DEPARTMENT GOALS NOT LESS THAN Whereas Mary Baker Eddy founded and GOVERNMENT-WIDE GOALS.—Notwithstanding available to visitors to the Library. section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 served as the pastor of her own church, the The collections consist of over 100,000 First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, U.S.C. 644(g)), each goal established under and established a publishing organization documents, artifacts, photographs and subsection (a) shall be equal to or greater that produces numerous publications, includ- other media that chronicle the devel- than the corresponding Government-wide ing ‘‘The Christian Science Monitor’’, an opment of Mary baker Eddy’s ideas and goal established by the President under sec- international daily newspaper that has won 7 offer an unparalleled resource for tion 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 Pulitzer Prizes; scholars in women’s history, spiritu- U.S.C. 644(g)(1)). Whereas in recognition of the numerous ality and journalism. (d) INCENTIVE FOR GOAL ACHIEVEMENT.— achievements of Mary Baker Eddy, the Wom- Achievement of the goals established under The Library’s effort to release pre- subsection (a) shall be an element in the per- en’s National Hall of Fame inducted her into viously unpublished materials in the its membership in 1995 for having made ‘‘an formance standards for employees of the De- indelible mark on society, religion, and jour- Mary Baker Eddy Collections to the partment who have the authority and re- nalism’’; public will enrich our understanding of sponsibility for achieving such goals. Whereas the Mary Baker Eddy Library, a her extraordinary achievements. In f facility of 81,000 square feet, provides a place conjunction with this facility in Bos- NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS for people to come together to explore ideas ton, the Library will also establish an and offers on-site and online educational ex- Institute for the Rediscovery and Pres- COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS periences, programs, and exhibits; ervation of the History of Women in Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I would Whereas the Mary Baker Eddy Collections Seneca Falls, New York, the birthplace like to announce that the Committee consist of more than 100,000 documents, arti- of the first Women’s Rights Conven- on Indian Affairs will meet on Tuesday, facts, photographs, and other media that September 24, 2002, at 10 a.m., in room chronicle the development of Mary Baker tion, in order to showcase research on Eddy’s ideas and offer an unequalled re- the forgotten histories of women and 485 of the Russell Senate Office Build- source to scholars in women’s history and offer a wide range of educational pro- ing to conduct an oversight hearing on mind-body medicine; grams for students. the ‘‘Role of the Special Trustee’’ with- Whereas the Library’s initiative to make I am pleased to submit this resolu- in the Department of Interior. the previously unpublished materials in the tion to recognize this outstanding Those wishing additional information Mary Baker Eddy Collections available to woman and the richness of her accom- may contact the Indian Affairs Com- the public is exemplary of, and in full accord mittee at 224–2251. with, the intent of the provisions of title 17, plishments. I would also like to con- COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS United States Code, relating to the publica- gratulate Virginia Harris for her ef- tion of previously unpublished materials; forts to ensure that the Mary Baker Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I would and Eddy Library became a reality and for like to announce that the Committee Whereas the Mary Baker Eddy Library will her tireless energy and visionary lead- on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednes- establish an Institute for the Rediscovery ership as Chairman of the Board of the day, September 25, 2002, at 10 a.m., in and Preservation of the History of Women in Christian Science Church. room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Seneca Falls, New York, the birthplace of Building to conduct a business meeting f the first Women’s Rights Convention, in to consider S. 958, the Western Sho- order to showcase new research on the for- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND shone Claims Distribution Act, and gotten histories of women and offer edu- cational programs for students: Now, there- PROPOSED H.R. 2880, the Five Nations Citizens fore, be it SA 4698. Mr. KERRY submitted an amend- Land Reform Act, to be followed imme- Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- ment intended to be proposed to amendment diately by a hearing to receive testi- resentatives concurring), That Congress recog- SA 4471 proposed by Mr. LIEBERMAN to the mony on the President’s appointment nizes and commends— bill H.R. 5005, to establish the Department of of Quanah Crossland Stamps to serve (1) Mary Baker Eddy for her outstanding Homeland Security, and for other purposes; as Commissioner for the Administra- achievements and contributions, particu- which was ordered to lie on the table. tion for Native Americans, and the ap- larly her contributions to the advancement f of women’s rights as a public figure and role pointment of Phil Hogen to serve as model in the early stages of the women’s TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Chairman of the National Indian Gam- rights movement; and ing Commission. (2) the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the SA 4698. Mr. KERRY submitted an Those wishing additional information Betterment of Humanity, which will open to amendment intended to be proposed to may contact the Indian Affairs Com- the public on September 29, 2002. amendment SA 4471 proposed by Mr. mittee at 224–2251. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is a LIEBERMAN to the bill H.R. 5005, to es- COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS privilege to submit, on behalf of my- tablish the Department of Homeland Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I would self, Senator CLINTON and Senator Security, and for other purposes; which like to announce that the Committee HUTCHISON, a concurrent resolution to was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- on Indian Affairs will meet on Thurs- recognize the achievements of Mary lows: day, September 26, 2002, at 10 a.m., in Baker Eddy and the opening of the On page 211, between lines 9 and 10, insert room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Bet- the following: Building to conduct an oversight hear- terment of Humanity. The Library, Subtitle C—Small Business Procurement ing on ‘‘Intra-tribal Leadership Dis- which officially opens to the public on Goals putes and Tribal Governance.’’ September 29, will provide public ac- SEC. 521. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT Those wishing additional information cess to the Mary Baker Eddy papers, GOALS. may contact the Indian Affairs Com- one of the largest collections of pri- (a) IN GENERAL.—In regards to procurement mittee at 224–2251. contracts of the Department, the Secretary mary source material by and about an f American woman. shall annually establish goals for the partici- The Library will provide invaluable pation by— AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO (1) small business concerns; MEET insight to Mary Baker Eddy’s remark- (2) small business concerns owned and con- able life and serve as an important re- trolled by service-disabled veterans; COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES source for scholars, researchers and the (3) qualified HUBZone small business con- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- public. Its mission will sustain her cerns; imous consent that the Committee on