Sec. 2. Collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes
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Section 3101(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(a)(1) ) is amended— by striking , by not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting Tribal, after State, . Section 3101(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(c) ) is amended— by amending subparagraph
(F)of paragraph
(1)to read as follows: the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and epidemiology centers authorized under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and epidemiology centers, after Federal agencies, . 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 paragraphs: With respect to data access for Tribal epidemiology centers and Tribes, the Secretary shall create a data sharing strategy that takes into consideration recommendations by the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for— ensuring that Tribal epidemiology centers and Indian Tribes have access to the data sources necessary to accomplish their public health responsibilities; and protecting the privacy and security of such data. Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2020 , the Secretary shall make available to the entities listed in subparagraph
(B)all data that is 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, so long as— such entities request the data pursuant to statute; and the data is requested for use— consistent with Federal law and obligations; and to satisfy a particular purpose or carry out a specific function consistent with the purpose for which the data was collected. The entities listed in this subparagraph are— the Indian Health Service; Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations; and epidemiology centers. . Section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk ) is amended— by striking subsections
(g)and (h); and by redesignating subsection
(i)as subsection (h). 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: In this section: The term epidemiology center means an epidemiology center established under section 214 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, including such Tribal epidemiology centers serving Indian Tribes regionally and any Tribal epidemiology center serving Urban Indian organizations nationally. 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. The term Tribal organization has the meaning given to the term tribal organization in section 4 of the of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The term Urban Indian organization has the meaning given to that term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. . Section 3101(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(b) ) is amended by striking and all that follows through Data analysis.— For each federally and inserting . Data analysis.— For each federally
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