health in health care delivery by individuals, 
health care providers, cities, and States; 
‘‘(E) provide Federal governance and over-
sight of Federal expenditures on telehealth and 
broadband that facilitate the delivery of tele-
health services; and 
‘‘(F) ensure information sharing, cross- 
Federal collaboration, and accountability across 
all Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The plan under 
paragraph (1)(A) shall include recommendations to 
address each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Achieving a standardized application 
system for Federal telehealth grants across the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the 
Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
Defense, and other agencies as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(B) Establishing a publicly available data-
base of all telehealth grants across Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(C) Establishing a standardized set of 
outcome measures with a focus on cost and 
quality of care delivered via telehealth. 
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‘‘(D) Requiring recipients of Federal tele-
health grants to report standardized outcomes 
measures. 
‘‘(E) Standardizing data collection and re-
porting across recipients of Federal telehealth 
grants. 
‘‘(F) Developing a public repository for 
data reported for research purposes through the 
standardized set of outcome measures under 
subparagraph (C) by recipients of Federal tele-
health grants. 
‘‘(G) Protecting information disclosed in 
subparagraph (F) by applying the provisions of 
the HIPAA privacy regulation (as defined in 
section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320d–9)) to the entity receiving 
and disclosing such information in the same 
manner as such provisions would apply to such 
information if received or disclosed by a covered 
entity (as such term is defined for purposes of 
such regulation). 
‘‘(H) Incentivizing research on reported 
data to build a strong base of evidence on the 
impacts of telehealth on cost and quality of 
care. 
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‘‘(I) Additional priority target areas as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) 
CONSULTATION.—In 
developing 
rec-
ommendations under subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with 
the following individuals or their designees: 
‘‘(A) The heads of each agency, division, 
element, or organization under the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget. 
‘‘(E) The Comptroller General of the 
United States. 
‘‘(F) The Chairman of the Federal Com-
munications Commission. 
‘‘(G) The Chairman of the Federal Trade 
Commission. 
‘‘(H) The Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology. 
‘‘(I) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
‘‘(J) The Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
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‘‘(K) The head of any other Federal agen-
cy that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC
COMMENT
PERIOD.—Not later 
than 3 months after developing the plan required 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall publish 
in the Federal Register a notice providing for an op-
portunity for the public to comment on the rec-
ommendations developed under subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a biennial report on Federal 
expenditures on telehealth and the progress of 
agencies adopting and effectively using tele-
health. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS
OF
REPORT.—Each re-
port shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) An update on Federal invest-
ments in telehealth. 
‘‘(ii) An assessment of the percentage 
of the costs of health care services deliv-
ered via telehealth that are paid using 
Federal funds. 
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‘‘(iii) An update on efforts to improve 
access to telehealth. 
‘‘(t) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) for grants under subsection (d)(1), 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025; 
‘‘(2) for grants under subsection (d)(2), 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025; and 
‘‘(3) for the activities described in subsection 
(s), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
330K(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254c–16(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Health Resources 
and Services Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of the 
Secretary’’. 
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