; (B) the Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice; (C) the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services; and (D) the Office of Minority Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health). . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 5 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 ( 42 U.S.C. 1975c ) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024. . 905. Sense of Congress concerning full funding of activities to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The health status of the population of the United States is declining and the United States currently ranks below most industrialized nations in health status measured by longevity, sickness, and mortality. (2) Racial and ethnic minority populations tend to have the poorest health status and face substantial cultural, social, and economic barriers to obtaining quality health care. (3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning populations experience significant personal and structural barriers to obtaining high-quality health care. (4) Efforts to improve minority health have been limited by inadequate resources (funding, staffing, and stewardship) and lack of accountability. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) health disparities negatively impact outcomes for health and human security of the Nation; (2) reducing racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender disparities in prevention and treatment are unique civil and human rights challenges and, as such, Federal agencies and health care entities and systems receiving Federal funds should be accountable for their role in causing disparities and inequity