1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Disparity Zones Act of 2023 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Designation of Health Disparity Zones. Sec. 3. Consultation. Sec. 4. Tax incentives. Sec. 5. Grants. Sec. 6. Student loan repayment program. Sec. 7. 10-percent increase of payment for items and services payable under Medicare Part B furnished in Health Disparity Zones. Sec. 8. Reporting. Sec. 9. Definitions. Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations. 2. Designation of Health Disparity Zones (a) Designation (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, pursuant to applications submitted under subsection (c), designate areas as Health Disparity Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas. (2) Eligibility of area To be designated as a Health Disparity Zone under this section, an area must— (A) be a contiguous geographic area in one census tract or ZIP Code; (B) have measurable and documented racial, ethnic, or geographic health disparities and poor health outcomes, demonstrated by— (i) average income below 150 percent of the Federal poverty line; (ii) a rate of participation in the special supplemental nutrition program under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) that is higher than the national average rate of participation in such program; (iii) lower life expectancy than the national average; (iv) a higher percentage of instances of low birth weight than the national average; or (v) designation under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e ) as a health professional shortage area