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124 STAT. 754 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 priority. Data described in subclauses (II) through (VI) of such clause shall be included in the Integrated Data Repository as appropriate. ‘‘(B) DATA SHARING AND MATCHING.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into agreements with the individuals described in clause (ii) under which such individuals share and match data in the system of records of the respective agencies of such individuals with data in the system of records of the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of identifying potential fraud, waste, and abuse under the programs under titles XVIII and XIX. ‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—The following individuals are described in this clause: ‘‘(I) The Commissioner of Social Security. ‘‘(II) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ‘‘(III) The Secretary of Defense. ‘‘(IV) The Director of the Indian Health Service. ‘‘(iii) DEFINITION OF SYSTEM OF RECORDS.—For pur- poses of this paragraph, the term ‘system of records’ has the meaning given such term in section 552a(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘(2) ACCESS TO CLAIMS AND PAYMENT DATABASES.—For pur- poses of conducting law enforcement and oversight activities and to the extent consistent with applicable information, pri- vacy, security, and disclosure laws, including the regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and subject to any information systems security requirements under such laws or otherwise required by the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General shall have access to claims and payment data of the Department of Health and Human Services and its contractors related to titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI. ‘‘(b) OIG AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services may, for purposes of protecting the integrity of the programs under titles XVIII and XIX, obtain information from any individual (including a beneficiary provided all applicable privacy protections are followed) or entity that— ‘‘(A) is a provider of medical or other items or services, supplier, grant recipient, contractor, or subcontractor; or ‘‘(B) directly or indirectly provides, orders, manufac- tures, distributes, arranges for, prescribes, supplies, or receives medical or other items or services payable by any Federal health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f)) regardless of how the item or service is paid for, or to whom such payment is made. ‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—Information which the Inspector General may obtain under paragraph (1) includes any supporting documentation necessary to validate claims for payment or payments under title XVIII or XIX, Contracts.