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 124 STAT. 580 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(b) DATA ANALYSIS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each federally conducted or sup- ported health care or public health program or activity, the Secretary shall analyze data collected under paragraph (a) to detect and monitor trends in health disparities (as defined for purposes of section 485E) at the Federal and State levels. ‘‘(c) DATA REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make the analyses described in (b) available to— ‘‘(A) the Office of Minority Health; ‘‘(B) the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; ‘‘(C) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; ‘‘(D) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ‘‘(E) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; ‘‘(F) the Indian Health Service and epidemiology cen- ters funded under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; ‘‘(G) the Office of Rural health; ‘‘(H) other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services; and ‘‘(I) other entities as determined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) REPORTING OF DATA.—The Secretary shall report data and analyses described in (a) and (b) through— ‘‘(A) public postings on the Internet websites of the Department of Health and Human Services; and ‘‘(B) any other reporting or dissemination mechanisms determined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Secretary may make data described in (a) and (b) available for additional research, anal- yses, and dissemination to other Federal agencies, non-govern- mental entities, and the public, in accordance with any Federal agency’s data user agreements. ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DATA.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the use of information collected under this section in a manner that would adversely affect any individual. ‘‘(e) PROTECTION AND SHARING OF DATA.— ‘‘(1) PRIVACY AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS.—The Secretary shall ensure (through the promulgation of regulations or otherwise) that— ‘‘(A) all data collected pursuant to subsection (a) is protected— ‘‘(i) under privacy protections that are at least as broad as those that the Secretary applies to other health data under the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191; 110 Stat. 2033); and ‘‘(ii) from all inappropriate internal use by any entity that collects, stores, or receives the data, including use of such data in determinations of eligi- bility (or continued eligibility) in health plans, and from other inappropriate uses, as defined by the Sec- retary; and Public information. Web sites.