,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc1 #bjbe     
,mrs4 ,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a real-"t data da%bo>d =        
graduate m$ical education tra9+         
positions to improve heal? c>e work=ce  
plann+ & di/ribution = ! purposes (     
alleviat+ physician %ortages 9 m$ically 
und]s]v$ communities4  #a4  ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal? ,c>e   
,work=ce ,real-,"t ,data ,da%bo>d ,act4 
#b4  ,f9d+s  ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ,national ,c5t] = ,heal?        
,work=ce ,analysis has project$ %ortages
 across a wide range ( heal? c>e        
occupations1 p>ticul>ly 9 rural &       
m$ically und]s]v$ communities4  7#b7 ,! 
,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             
,adm9i/ration has increas$ its focus on 
rural resid5cy tra9+ ?r\gh programs su* 
z ! ,rural ,resid5cy ,plann+ &          

,developm5t ,program4  7#c7 ,real-"t    
in=mation on graduate m$ical education  
tra9+ positions1 applications1 &        
resid5cy mat* fulfillm5t rates w\ld     
enhance ! ability to assess :e!r ,f$]al 
programs are effectively address+       
physician %ortages 9 m$ically und]s]v$  
communities4  7#d7 ,improv$ data        
collection & analysis reg>d+ graduate   
m$ical education tra9+ positions w\ld   
support evid5ce-bas$ heal? c>e work=ce  
plann+ & policy developm5t4  #c4        
,graduate m$ical education real-"t data 
da%bo>d  7a7  ,e/abli%m5t  ,! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &    
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 section z ! ,secret>y7 %all develop &  
ma9ta9 a real-"t data da%bo>d = graduate
 m$ical education resid5cy tra9+        
position p>ticipants4  7b7  ,da%bo>d    
compon5ts  ,! da%bo>d e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7#a7      
real-"t in=mation on resid5cy           
applications & mat* rates1 includ+--    

7,a7 in=mation on ! numb] ( applications
 receiv$ p] resid5cy program2  7,b7 !   
geographic di/ribution ( applicants to  
ea* su* program2 &  7,c7 ! numb] (      
int]views conduct$ ) applicants to ea*  
su* program2  7#b7 aggregate /ati/ical  
data on ! *>act]i/ics ( applicants to   
resid5cy programs1 pres5t$ 9 a mann] t--
  7,a7 provides useful work=ce plann+   
in=mation2 &  7,b7 protects individual  
privacy & does n include p]sonally      
id5tifiable in=mation2  7#c7 resid5cy   
position fulfillm5t rates by specialty &
 geographic region2  7#d7 data on tra9+ 
program completion rates & graduate     
practice location patt]ns2 &  7#e7 an   
analysis ( tr5ds 9 physician placem5t 9 
rural & m$ically und]s]v$ communities4  
7c7  ,int]ag5cy collaboration  7#a7     
,requir$ collaboration  ,9 develop+ &   
ma9ta9+ ! da%bo>d "u ?is section1 !     
,secret>y %all collaborate )--  7,a7 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices2  7,b7 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7,c7 ! heads ( o!r

 relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 z ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7  ,data %>+  
agreem5ts  ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into  
appropriate data %>+ agreem5ts ) ,f$]al 
ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e     
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 to access relevant   
graduate m$ical education data ma9ta9$  
by su* ag5cies1 includ+ data ma9ta9$ by 
or ?r\gh ! ,association ( ,am]ican      
,m$ical ,colleges4  7#c7  ,coord9ation )
 exi/+ sy/ems  ,! da%bo>d %all be       
design$ to complem5t & integrate ) exi/+
 data collection & report+ sy/ems to    
avoid duplication & maximize effici5cy4 
7d7  ,data privacy & security  7#a7     
,privacy protection  ,! da%bo>d %all be 
design$ & op]at$ 9 compliance ) all     
applicable ,f$]al privacy law1 includ+ !
 privacy regulations promulgat$ pursuant
 to section #bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal?         
,insurance ,portability & ,acc\ntability
 ,act ( #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b 
note7 & section #eeb;a ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7              
,de-id5tification  ,all individual-level

 data includ$ 9 or us$ to g5]ate da%bo>d
 in=mation %all be de-id5tifi$ 9        
accordance ) applicable ,f$]al          
regulations4  7#c7  ,security measures  
,! ,secret>y %all implem5t appropriate  
adm9i/rative1 te*nical1 & physical      
safegu>ds to protect ! confid5tiality1  
integrity1 & availability ( data us$ 9  
connection ) ! da%bo>d4  7#d7  ,access  
limitations  7,a7  ,non-public data  ,! 
,secret>y %all limit access to          
non-public da%bo>d data to au?oriz$     
p]sonnel ) a legitimate ne$ = su*       
in=mation 9 connection ) heal? c>e      
work=ce plann+ & program evaluation     
activities4  7,b7  ,public data  ,!     
,secret>y %all make aggregate1          
de-id5tifi$ in=mation f ! da%bo>d       
publicly available ?r\gh an accessible  
onl9e int]face1 subject to appropriate  
privacy & security protections4  #d4    
,report+  ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually  
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       

,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on--   
7#a7 ! implem5tation & op]ation ( !     
da%bo>d2  7#b7 key f9d+s reg>d+ heal?   
c>e work=ce tr5ds & di/ribution2  7#c7 !
 effectiv5ess ( ,f$]al programs 9       
address+ physician %ortages 9 m$ically  
und]s]v$ communities2 &  7#d7           
recomm5dations = improv+ heal? c>e      
work=ce plann+ & di/ribution4  #e4      
,def9ition  ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m m$ically 
und]s]v$ community has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #gii;,b ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep74    
#f4  ,au?orization ( appropriations     
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#a1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbf to c>ry   
out ?is ,act4