,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajfaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,b5tz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !           
,committees on ,ways & ,means1          
,education & ,work=ce1 & ,natural       
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to create a    
repository ( c]ta9 publicly available   
data sets4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,public ,access to ,,hhs
 ,heal? ,data ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4        
,requir+ creation ( repository ( c]ta9  
publicly available data sets  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all create on 
! int]net website op5data4hhs4gov 7or   
any successor website7 a repository (   

all publicly available data sets g5]at$ 
or ma9ta9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices4  7b7 ,data set         
requirem5ts ,ea* data set made available
 ?r\gh ! website describ$ 9 subsection  
7a7 %all--  7#a7 be ma*9e-readable 7z   
def9$ 9 section #cejb ( title #dd1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7#b7 be publi%$ 9
 a =mat accessible to ! public2  7#c7 be
 made available = unre/rict$ access1    
use1 & reuse 7includ+ automat$ process+ 
& bulk access7 at no co/2 &  7#d7       
include associat$ metadata4  7c7        
,website requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all  
ensure t ! website describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7-- 7#a7 all[s individuals to se>*1  
sort1 & d[nload ! data sets made        
available ?r\gh su* website at no co/2  
7#b7 is accessible ?r\gh /&>diz$        
application programm+ int]faces t p]mit 
automat$1 ma*9e-to-ma*9e retrieval ( su*
 data sets1 includ+ bulk d[nload &      
qu]y-bas$ access me*anisms2 &  7#c7 is  
updat$ on a regul> & timely basis4  7d7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually     
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all submit to ,congress a     
report includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] & types ( 
data sets made available ?r\gh ! website
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a72  7#b7 !     
frequ5cy ( updates to su* data sets2 &  
7#c7 any legal1 te*nical1 op]ational1   
f9ancial1 or adm9i/rative con/ra9ts     
limit+ or delay+ ! publication (        
additional data sets on ! website       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+ any  
con/ra9ts relat+ to privacy1            
confid5tiality1 security1 data quality1 
int]op]ability1 int]ag5cy data          
gov]nance1 or res\rce availability4