Sec. 574. Modernization of State and local health inequities data
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Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to State, local, and territorial health departments in order to support the modernization of data collection methods and infrastructure for the purposes of increasing data related to health inequities, such as racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, sex, gender, and disability disparities. The Secretary shall— provide guidance, technical assistance, and information to grantees under this section on best practices regarding culturally competent, accurate, and increased data collection and transmission; and track performance of grantees under this section to help improve their health inequities data collection by identifying gaps and taking effective steps to support States, localities, and territories in addressing the gaps.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate an initial report detailing— nationwide best practices for ensuring States and localities collect and transmit health inequities data; nationwide trends which hinder the collection and transmission of health inequities data;
Federal best practices for working with States and localities to ensure culturally competent, accurate, and increased data collection and transmission; and any recommended changes to legislative or regulatory authority to help improve and increase health inequities data collection. Not later than three months after the end of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary shall— update and finalize the initial report under subsection (b); and submit such final report to the committees specified in such subsection.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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Sec. 574
Modernization of State and local health inequities data
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