Sec. 5. Reports on civil rights impacts
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The Secretary, in consultation with the United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Commission, shall prepare and submit to Congress reports that examines the civil rights impact of the collection, use, and disclosure of health information in response to the COVID–19 public health emergency. Each report required under subsection
(a)shall, at a minimum— evaluate the impact of such practices on civil rights and protections for individuals based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, Tribal affiliation, disability, domicile, employment status, familial status, immigration status, or veteran status; analyze the impact, risks, costs, legal considerations, disparate impacts, and other implications to civil rights of policies to incentivize or require the adoption of digital tools or apps used for contact tracing, exposure notification, or health monitoring; and include recommendations on preventing and addressing undue or disparate impact, segregation, discrimination, or infringements of civil rights in the collection and use of health information, including during a national health emergency. The Secretary shall submit an initial report under subsection
(a)not sooner than 9 months, and not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall submit reports annually after the initial report required under paragraph
(1)until 1 year after the termination of any public health emergency pertaining to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ).
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