sufficient to extract population-level data relating to 
national rates and results of prenatal testing. 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION BY PROVIDERS.— 
Upon receipt of a positive test result from a prenatal test 
for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed condi-
tions performed on a patient, the health care provider in-
volved (or his or her designee) shall provide the patient 
with the following: 
‘‘(1) Up-to-date, scientific, written information 
concerning the life expectancy, clinical course, and 
intellectual and functional development and treat-
ment options for a fetus diagnosed with or child 
born with Down syndrome or other prenatally diag-
nosed conditions. 
‘‘(2) Referral to supportive services providers, 
including information hotlines specific to Down syn-
drome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, re-
source centers or clearinghouses, and other edu-
cation and support programs as described in sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (c) and (d), nothing in this section shall be 
construed to have any effect on laws or policies that 
protect the confidentiality of medical information on 
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a patient. Notwithstanding such subsections, nothing 
in this section shall be construed to permit or re-
quire the collection, maintenance, or transmission, 
without the health care provider obtaining the prior, 
written consent of the patient, of— 
‘‘(A) health information or data that iden-
tify a patient, or with respect to which there is 
a reasonable basis to believe the information 
could be used to identify the patient (including 
a patient’s name, address, healthcare provider, 
or hospital); and 
‘‘(B) data that are not related to the epi-
demiology of the condition being tested for. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish guidelines concerning the im-
plementation of paragraph (1) and subsection (d). 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress concerning the im-
plementation of the guidelines described in sub-
section (e)(2). 
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‘‘(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office shall submit a report 
to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current 
healthcare and family support programs serving as 
resources for the families of children with disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 
2011.’’. 
TITLE 
XIII—PREVENTING 
DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX-
UAL ASSAULT 
SEC. 1301. SEPARATE PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT 
PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS WHO 
ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
(a) ALLOTMENTS.—For the purpose described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2007 
and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State that 
has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under 
section 505(a) of the Social Security Act an amount equal 
to the product of— 
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