,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hhaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #bd1 #bjbj,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 and ,mrs4 ,axne7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to initiate an inquiry and report on ,,covid-#ai data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis and develop a process to correct inaccurate information reported with respect to the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai ,data ,accuracy ,act4 #b4 ,protecting data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis 7a7 ,inquiry and submission 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #g days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall initiate an inquiry into any changes or interruptions in data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis or access to relevant analytics resulting from the changes to ,,covid-#ai hospital data reporting requirements initiated by the ,white ,house ,coronavirus ,task ,force and the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services on ,july #ac1 #bjbj4 7#b7 ,submission of findings ,not later than #de days after initiation of an inquiry under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit findings with respect to such inquiry to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 and the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 in oral briefings1 which shall address-- 7,a7 any changes or interruptions described in paragraph 7#a71 including whether such changes increased1 decreased1 expedited1 or delayed the data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis or access to relevant analytics1 with respect to-- 7i7 the public2 7ii7 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial health departments2 7iii7 hospitals2 and 7iv7 ,federal agency officials1 including officials in the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services and ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 and 7,b7 any impact to1 or interruptions in1 delivery of supplies1 including personal protective equipment1 ventilators1 and ,,covid-#ai therapeutics1 to ,states or other entities resulting from any changes or interruptions described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,access to reporting system ,the ,secretary shall1 not later than #g days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 provide the ,comptroller ,general with access to the information technology systems maintained by the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services to enable the ,comptroller ,general to independently access1 view1 download1 and retrieve data from such systems for the purpose of carrying out this section4 7c7 ,addressing issues ,not later than #g days after the ,comptroller ,general submits the findings to ,congress pursuant to subsection 7a77#b71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 correct any decreases or delays identified by the ,comptroller ,general in the findings2 7#b7 address issues with respect to data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis and access to relevant analytics2 and 7#c7 ensure that such data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis and access to relevant analytics are equal to or better than they were as of ,july #ab1 #bjbj4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate a report on the impact of changes or interruptions to ,,covid-#ai hospital data reporting requirements described in subsection 7a74 ,in preparing such report1 the ,comptroller ,general shall collect information from relevant stakeholders1 as appropriate4 ,such report shall-- 7#a7 detail any such changes or interruptions to data quality1 sharing1 transparency1 access1 and analysis1 or access to relevant analytics1 for the entities described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 including whether such changes or interruptions increased1 decreased1 expedited1 or delayed such data or access to relevant analytics2 7#b7 describe challenges faced by hospitals1 ,states1 localities1 ,indian ,tribes 7as defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 ,urban ,indian organizations 7as defined in section #d of the ,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc771 territories1 ,federal agencies1 and the public resulting from such changes or interruptions2 7#c7 describe the extent to which such changes or interruptions may allow for manipulation of such data in a manner that results in the entities described in paragraph 7#b7 receiving information that is different from information provided to the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 7#d7 assess the extent to which such changes or interruptions increased or decreased the number of hospitals reporting data and the completeness and quality of data reported by hospitals2 7#e7 determine whether any ,states deployed the ,national ,guard to assist in hospital data reporting 7as suggested in communications from the ,white ,house ,coronavirus ,task ,force and the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services on ,july #ac1 #bjbj7 and whether any such deployment had a measurable effect on the speed1 content1 or quality of such reporting2 7#f7 describe the decision-making process within the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services that led to the changes initiated on ,july #ac1 #bjbj1 including-- 7,a7 the role of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention in such process2 7,b7 any analysis conducted by the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services or the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention that assessed the quality and completeness of different data streams 7including the ,national ,healthcare ,safety ,network1 ,tele,tracking1 and data reported by ,states to the ,protect ,system of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services71 prior to ,july #ac1 #bjbj2 7,c7 any external input into the decision-making process1 including from other ,federal agencies1 ,states1 localities1 ,indian ,tribes 7as defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 ,urban ,indian organizations 7as defined in section #d of the ,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc771 territories1 or hospitals2 7,d7 the public health justification for the changes2 and 7,e7 any other justification for such changes2 and 7#g7 assess the process used to address-- 7,a7 decreases or delays identified under subsection 7c77#a72 and 7,b7 issues described in subsection 7c77#b74 7e7 ,interim report ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate an interim report on the initial findings with respect to information required to be in the report under subsection 7d74 #c4 ,correcting inaccuracies 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and reporting entities1 develop a process to correct inaccurate information collected1 reported1 or distributed with respect to the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency declared pursuant to section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74 7b7 ,requirements ,the process under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 identify and correct inaccurate information in a timely manner2 7#b7 consider data made available by-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 and 7,b7 reporting entities 7including data provided to the ,secretary in accordance with the ,state plans referred to in subsection 7e772 7#c7 permit the public to report on inaccurate information described in subsection 7a72 and 7#d7 include technical assistance1 as necessary1 for reporting entities4 7c7 ,public notification ,the ,secretary shall1 in a manner that protects personally identifiable information from disclosure and complies with applicable ,federal law on privacy-- 7#a7 in a timely manner1 notify the public of-- 7,a7 inaccurate information identified pursuant to the process developed under subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 the steps used to correct the inaccurate information2 and 7#b7 after notifying the public under paragraph 7#a71 in a reasonable period of time1 make a public certification that such inaccurate information has been corrected4 7d7 ,guidance ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance to reporting entities with respect to identifying and correcting inaccurate information described in subsection 7a7 in the data collected1 reported1 or distributed by such agencies4 ,such guidance shall include a method-- 7#a7 to notify the ,secretary when such inaccurate information is identified2 and 7#b7 to collaborate with the ,secretary to correct and notify the public of such inaccurate information in accordance with subsection 7c74 7e7 ,state plans ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall require each ,state that submitted to the ,secretary a ,,covid-#ai testing plan under the heading 8,public ,health and ,social ,services ,emergency ,fund0 in title ,i of division ,b of the ,paycheck ,protection ,program and ,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci7 to update the plan to include a process for correcting inaccurate information described in subsection 7a7 based on the guidance issued under subsection 7d74 7f7 ,reports 7#a7 ,preliminary reports ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment this ,act1 and every #cj days thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate a preliminary report on-- 7,a7 the inaccurate information that is corrected the most through the process developed under subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 best practices for identifying1 correcting1 and notifying the public of such inaccurate information4 7#b7 ,final report ,not later than #c months after the end of the public health emergency described in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph 7#a7 a final report on-- 7,a7 the inaccurate information described in paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7,b7 the effectiveness of the process developed under subsection 7a7 to address such inaccurate information4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,comptroller ,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general means the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,reporting entities ,the term reporting entities means ,state1 territorial1 and local health departments1 hospitals1 and any other entity that either directly or indirectly reports information to the ,secretary with respect to the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency declared pursuant to section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4