I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7948 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 7, 2020 Mr. Gianforte (for himself, Mr. Luján , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Mullin , Mr. O'Halleran , and Mr. Ruiz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes (a) Data collection Section 3101(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking , by not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting Tribal, after State, . (b) Data reporting and dissemination Section 3101(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(c) ) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) to read as follows: (F) the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, and epidemiology centers; ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting Indian Tribes, epidemiology centers, after Federal agencies, . (c) Protection and sharing of data Section 3101(e) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Tribal public health authority Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020 , the Secretary shall make available all data collected pursuant to this title with respect to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities, including such programs and activities that are federally supported or conducted, to— (A) the Indian Health Service; (B) Indian Tribes; and (C) epidemiology centers. . (d) Technical updates Section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk ) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (g) and (h); and (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h). (e) Definitions After executing the amendments made by subsection (d), section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk ) is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given to the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. (2) The term epidemiology center means an epidemiology center established under section 214 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. . (f) Technical correction Section 3101(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(b) ) is amended by striking Data analysis.— and all that follows through For each federally and inserting Data analysis.— For each federally . 3. Improving health statistics reporting with respect to Indian Tribes (a) Technical aid to States and localities Section 306(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(d) ) is amended by inserting , Indian Tribes, and epidemiology centers after jurisdictions . (b) Cooperative health statistics system Section 306(e)(3) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(e)(3) ) is amended by inserting , Indian Tribes, and epidemiology centers after health agencies . (c) Federal-State cooperation Section 306(f) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(f) ) is amended— (1) by inserting the Indian Health Service, before the Departments of Commerce ; (2) by inserting a comma after the Departments of Commerce and Labor ; (3) by inserting , Indian Tribes, and epidemiology centers after State and local health departments and agencies ; and (4) by striking he shall and inserting the Secretary shall . (d) Registration area records Section 306(h)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(h)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking in his discretion and inserting in the discretion of the Secretary ; and (2) by inserting American Indians and Alaska Natives, before Hispanics . (e) National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Section 306(k) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(k) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking , not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, each place it appears; and (2) in paragraph (7), by striking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall and inserting The Committee shall, on an annual basis, . (f) Grants for assembly and analysis of data on ethnic and racial populations Section 306(m)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k(m)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), the and inserting The ; and (B) by striking and major Hispanic subpopulation groups and American Indians and inserting , major Hispanic subgroups, and American Indians and Alaska Natives ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), with respect to American Indians and Alaska Natives, the Secretary shall— (i) consult with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Tribal Technical Advisory Group of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services maintained under section 5006(e) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Tribal Advisory Committee established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop guidelines for State and local health agencies to improve the quality and accuracy of data with respect to the birth and death records of American Indians and Alaska Natives; (ii) enter into cooperative agreements with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and epidemiology centers to address misclassification and undersampling of American Indians and Alaska Natives with respect to— (I) birth and death records; and (II) health care and public health surveillance systems; and (iii) encourage States to enter into data sharing agreements with Indian Tribes and epidemiology centers to improve the quality and accuracy of health data. . (g) Definitions Section 306 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 242k ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and (2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following: (n) In this section: (1) The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given to the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. (2) The term epidemiology center means an epidemiology center established under section 214 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. (3) The term Urban Indian organization has the meaning given to that term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. . (h) Authorization of appropriations Section 306(o) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated by subsection (g), is amended to read as follows: (o) (1) To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $174,397,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025. (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall not use more than 10 percent for the combined costs of— (A) administration of this section; and (B) carrying out subsection (m)(2). .