REGISTRY OF CERTAIN TRICARE BENEFICIARIES DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.

SEC. 734. [10 U.S.C. 1074 note] REGISTRY OF CERTAIN TRICARE BENEFICIARIES DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19. (a) Establishment .—Not later than June 1, 2021, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a registry of covered TRICARE beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. (b) Right of Beneficiary to Opt Out.—A covered TRICARE beneficiary may elect to opt out of inclusion in the registry under subsection (a). (c) Contents.—The registry under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each covered TRICARE beneficiary included in the registry, the following: (1) The demographic information of the beneficiary. (2) Information on the industrial or occupational history of the beneficiary, to the extent such information is available in the records regarding the COVID-19 diagnosis of the beneficiary. (3) Administrative information regarding the COVID-19 diagnosis of the beneficiary, including the date of the diagnosis and the location and source of the test used to make the diagnosis. (4) Any symptoms of COVID-19 manifested in the beneficiary. (5) Any treatments for COVID-19 taken by the beneficiary, or other medications taken by the beneficiary, when the beneficiary was diagnosed with COVID-19. (6) Any pathological data characterizing the incidence of COVID-19 and the type of treatment for COVID-19 provided to the beneficiary. (7) Information on any respiratory illness of the beneficiary recorded prior to the COVID-19 diagnosis of the beneficiary. (8) Any information regarding the beneficiary contained in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry established under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). (9) Any other information determined appropriate by the Secretary. (d) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on establishing the registry under subsection (a), including— (1) a plan to implement the registry; (2) the cost of implementing the registry; (3) the location of the registry; and (4) any recommended legislative changes with respect to establishing the registry. (e) Covered TRICARE Beneficiary Defined.—In this section, the term “covered TRICARE beneficiary” means an individual who is enrolled in the direct care system under the TRICARE program and is treated for or diagnosed with COVID-19 at a military medical treatment facility.