relating to the development, implementation, and evaluation of health professions education in decreasing disparities in health care outcomes between veterans who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group and other veterans, including cultural competency as a method of eliminating such health disparities. (8) To perform such other functions and duties as the Secretary or the Under Secretary for Health considers appropriate. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term racial or ethnic minority group means any of the following: (A) American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts). (B) Asian Americans. (C) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. (D) Blacks. (E) Hispanics. (2) The term Hispanic means individuals whose origin is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or any other Spanish-speaking country. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7309A the following new item: 7310. Office of Minority Health. . 424. Indian defined in PPACA (a) Definition of Indian Section 1304 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18024 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Indian (1) In general In this title, the term Indian means any individual— (A) described in paragraph (13) or (28) of section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 )