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‘‘(3) such other related information as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any manufacturer of a quali-
fying drug that fails to submit a report for the drug as 
required by this section shall be subject to a civil penalty 
of $100,000 for each day on which the violation continues. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC POSTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
not later than 30 days after the submission of a re-
port under subsection (b), the Secretary shall post 
the report on the public website of the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(2) FORMAT.—In developing the format of 
such report for public posting, the Secretary shall 
consult stakeholders, including beneficiary groups, 
and shall seek feedback on the content and format 
from consumer advocates and readability experts to 
ensure such public reports are user-friendly to the 
public and are written in plain language that con-
sumers can readily understand. 
‘‘(3) TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL IN-
FORMATION.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall enforce applicable law concerning the 
protection of confidential commercial information 
and trade secrets. 
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‘‘SEC. 399OO–1. USE OF CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNTS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall, without further appropriation, 
collect civil penalties under section 399OO and use the 
funds derived from such civil penalties, in addition to any 
other amounts available to the Secretary, to carry out ac-
tivities described in this part and to improve consumer and 
provider information about drug value and drug price 
transparency. 
‘‘SEC. 399OO–2. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and post on the public 
website of the Department of Health and Human Services 
in a way that is easy to use and understand, an annual 
report— 
‘‘(1) summarizing the information reported pur-
suant to section 399OO; and 
‘‘(2) including copies of the reports and sup-
porting detailed economic analyses submitted pursu-
ant to such section. 
‘‘(b) TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA-
TION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
enforce applicable law concerning the protection of con-
fidential commercial information and trade secrets.’’. 
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TITLE IV—OUTCOMES AND 
REPORTING 
SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Medicare for America 
will have a significant impact on the health and well-being 
of the United States population and the social deter-
minants of the health of beneficiaries of Medicare for 
America. 
SEC. 402. EVALUATION OF BILL’S OUTCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To assess the impact of this Act 
on the health of the population, not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall allow for analysis of 
administrative records that have removed all personally 
identifiable information from the Center for Health Care 
to existing population surveys conducted by the Federal 
Government and federally supported surveys. 
(b) CDC AND NIH.—The Directors of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention and the National In-
stitutes of Health shall solicit a comprehensive, longitu-
dinal study to evaluate any differential individual impact 
on coverage expansion based on— 
(1) race and ethnicity; 
(2) socioeconomic status; or 
(3) health status. 
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(c) REPORT.—Ten years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and every ten years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the House Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions regarding the im-
pact of this Act on the health of the United States popu-
lation based on the results of subsection (b) contributions 
from all other relevant agencies. 
Æ 
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