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124 STAT. 581 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(B) all appropriate information security safeguards are used in the collection, analysis, and sharing of data collected pursuant to subsection (a). ‘‘(2) DATA SHARING.—The Secretary shall establish proce- dures for sharing data collected pursuant to subsection (a), measures relating to such data, and analyses of such data, with other relevant Federal and State agencies including the agencies, centers, and entities within the Department of Health and Human Services specified in subsection (c)(1).. ‘‘(f) DATA ON RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The Sec- retary shall ensure that any data collected in accordance with this section regarding racial and ethnic minority groups are also collected regarding underserved rural and frontier populations. ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. ‘‘(h) REQUIREMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, data may not be collected under this section unless funds are directly appropriated for such purpose in an appropriations Act. ‘‘(i) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the head of other appropriate Federal agencies in carrying out this section.’’. (b) ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES IN MEDICAID AND CHIP.— (1) STANDARDIZED COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED IN STATE PLANS.— (A) MEDICAID.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)), as amended by section 2001(d), is amended— (i) in paragraph 4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (ii) in paragraph (75), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (75) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(76) provide that any data collected under the State plan meets the requirements of section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act.’’. (B) CHIP.—Section 2108(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397hh(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(7) Data collected and reported in accordance with section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act, with respect to individ- uals enrolled in the State child health plan (and, in the case of enrollees under 19 years of age, their parents or legal guard- ians), including data regarding the primary language of such individuals, parents, and legal guardians.’’. (2) EXTENDING MEDICARE REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES DATA COLLECTION TO MEDICAID AND CHIP.— Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), as amended by section 2703 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Procedures.