(iii) Not to publish personal informa-
tion derived from information accessed 
under this section. 
(iv) To comply with applicable Fed-
eral, State, and local information sharing 
and privacy laws and regulations. 
(v) To complete Responsible Conduct 
of Research training provided by the Office 
of Research Integrity of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
(vi) To disseminate the results of the 
research 
conducted 
using 
information 
accessed under this section to the public. 
(vii) To comply with limits on com-
mercial use of information accessed under 
this section or research conducted using 
such information, as specified by the Com-
mission in regulations issued under this 
section. 
(viii) To seek a certificate of confiden-
tiality issued by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services under section 301(d) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 241(d)), if applicable. 
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(ix) Any additional commitments es-
tablished by the Commission in the regula-
tions issued under paragraph (1). 
(5) REQUALIFICATION
AND
RECERTIFICATION 
REQUIRED.— 
(A) REQUALIFICATION.—In issuing regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall provide for the qualification of an organi-
zation as a host organization to expire at the 
end of a 3-year period and for the organization, 
upon application to the Commission, to be 
qualified as a host organization for a 3-year pe-
riod in addition to the initial or any subsequent 
such period, if the organization— 
(i) continues to meet the requirements 
described in paragraph (3)(B); 
(ii) abided by the commitments de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(C) that the orga-
nization made with respect to the previous 
such period; and 
(iii) makes the commitments described 
in paragraph (3)(C) for the next such pe-
riod. 
(B) RECERTIFICATION.—In issuing regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Commission 
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shall provide for the certification of an indi-
vidual as a certified researcher to expire at the 
end of a 1-year period and for the individual, 
upon application to the Commission, to be cer-
tified as a certified researcher for a 1-year pe-
riod in addition to the initial or any subsequent 
such period, if the individual— 
(i) continues to meet the requirements 
described in paragraph (4)(B); 
(ii) abided by the commitments de-
scribed in paragraph (4)(C) that the indi-
vidual made with respect to the previous 
such period; and 
(iii) makes the commitments described 
in paragraph (4)(C) for the next such pe-
riod. 
(6) REVOCATION OF QUALIFICATION OR CER-
TIFICATION.— 
(A) QUALIFICATION.—In issuing regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall provide for the revocation of the qualifica-
tion of an organization as a host organization 
if the Commission determines that the organi-
zation— 
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(i) no longer meets the requirements 
described in paragraph (3)(B); or 
(ii) is not abiding by the commitments 
described in paragraph (3)(C) that the or-
ganization made with respect to the appli-
cable qualification period. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—In issuing regula-
tions under paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall provide for the revocation of the certifi-
cation of an individual as a certified researcher 
if the Commission determines that the indi-
vidual— 
(i) no longer meets the requirements 
described in paragraph (4)(B); or 
(ii) is not abiding by the commitments 
described in paragraph (4)(C) that the in-
dividual made with respect to the applica-
ble certification period. 
(7) 
NONDISCRIMINATION.—No 
person 
on 
grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, po-
litical affiliation, or disability shall be excluded from 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be sub-
jected to discrimination under the researcher certifi-
cation process established under this subsection. 
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(8) CONSULTATION.—In issuing regulations 
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult 
with the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
and the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers 
of the Bureau of the Census. 
(9) GAO AUDIT AND REPORT.— 
(A) AUDIT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which the Commission issues the 
regulations required by paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
complete an audit of the process established by 
such regulations. 
(B) REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the audit re-
quired by subparagraph (A) is completed, 
the Comptroller General— 
(I) shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the audit; and 
(II) shall make the report re-
quired by subclause (I) available to 
the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the majority and minor-
ity leaders of the House of Represent-
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