1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2023 or the Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2023 . 2. Definition In this Act, the terms Middle Eastern and North African or MENA , with respect to individuals or populations, includes individuals and populations who identify with or belong to one or more nationalities or ethnic groups originating in a country (or portion thereof) in the Middle Eastern and North African region (such as Lebanese, Iranians, Egyptians, Moroccans, Yemenis, Chaldeans, Imazighen, Kurds, Palestinians, and Yazidis). 3. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Through the establishment of the Office of Minority Health (referred to in this section as the OMH ) in 1986, the Department of Health and Human Services has developed health policies and programs that eliminate health disparities and improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations. (2) Congress has funded the OMH to assure improved health status of racial and ethnic minorities, and to develop measures to evaluate the effectiveness of activities aimed at reducing health disparities and supporting the local community. The activities of the OMH have addressed health disparities, including with respect to physical activity and nutrition, clinical conditions, individual social needs, and the social determinants of health for racial and ethnic minority groups . (3) Before the amendments made by this Act, section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)(1) ) defined the term racial and ethnic minority group (for whom the OMH works to improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities) to exclude Middle Easterners and North Africans, and thereby prevented MENA populations from accessing critical resources intended to assist historically marginalized communities. (4) Independent researchers and private sector research initiatives have found significant health disparities between MENA individuals and the