Tribal epidemiology center grant program
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Title II of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 227. Tribal epidemiology center grant program (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall award grants to Tribal Epidemiology Centers and Tribal and Urban Indian Health Centers to support clinically and culturally appropriate research and other activities with respect to rare diseases and conditions in Native American or Tribal communities. (b) Permissible activities The activities funded through a grant under subsection (a) may include coordination of data collection on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of rare diseases and conditions by health care professionals serving American Indian and Alaska Native populations..