,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,buc%on introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy on fund+ to entities     
utiliz+ su* fund+ = human g5omic sequ5c+
 or g5etic s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,g5etic       
,sequ5c+ ,acc\ntability ,act 4  #b4     
,,gao ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is section z ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al7 %all
 conduct a /udy to assess ! ext5t to :i*
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,dep>tm5t7 
utilizes or provides fund+ to entities t
 utilize su* funds = human g5omic       
sequ5c+ s]vices or g5etic s]vices 7z su*
 t]m is def9$ 9 section #bja7f7 ( !     
,g5etic ,in=mation ,nondiscrim9ation    
,act ( #bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjjj;ff7#f777 provid$ by entities      

organiz$ "u ! laws ( a c\ntry or        
c\ntries ( conc]n1 9 ! e/imation ( !    
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce or ! 
head ( ano!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 z
 appropriate4  7b7 ,consid]ations ,9    
c>ry+ out ! /udy "u ?is section1 !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 consid]--
 7,a7 :at is kn[n ab\t ! ext5t to :i* ! 
c\ntry or c\ntries ( conc]n c\ld obta9  
human g5omic in=mation ( citiz5s &      
resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f su*        
entities t sequ5ce1 analyze1 collect1 or
 /ore human g5omic in=mation & :i* !    
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce or ! 
head ( ano!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy   
reasonably anticipates may use su*      
in=mation 9 a mann] inconsi/5t ) !      
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7,b7 :e!r ! ,dep>tm5t or       
recipi5t ( su* funds f ! ,dep>tm5t s\ght
 to provide fund+ to1 or to use1 dome/ic
 entities ) no su* ties to ! c\ntry or  
c\ntries ( conc]n = su* purposes & any  
b>ri]s to ! use ( dome/ic entities2 &   
7,c7 :e!r ! ,dep>tm5t has processes 9   

place to ensure t data use agreem5ts1   
data security measures1 & o!r su*       
measures tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t or recipi5t
 ( su* funds f ! ,dep>tm5t are suffici5t
 to protect ! id5tifiable1 s5sitive     
in=mation ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !   
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7#b7 make recomm5dations to  
address any vuln]abilities to ! ,unit$  
,/ates national security id5tifi$1 z    
appropriate4  7c7 ,e/imation ,9 conduct+
 ! /udy "u ?is section1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al may1 z appropriate & necess>y to 
complete su* /udy1 inve/igate specific  
in/ances ( su* utilization ( g5etic     
sequ5c+ s]vices or g5etic s]vices1 z    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 to produce   
e/imates ( ! pot5tial preval5ce ( su*   
utilization among entities 9 receipt (  
,dep>tm5tal funds4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit 
a report on ! /udy "u ?is section to !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions & ! ,select          

,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate1 &
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !  
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4 ,! report %all be      
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 to ! ext5t   
practicable1 b may include a classifi$  
annex4