; (3) health information technology experts or other information management specialists; (4) clinicians with expertise in mesothelioma; and (5) research scientists with experience conducting translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for scientific research purposes. (e) Coordination with other Federal agencies The Secretary shall make information in and analysis derived from the registry under this section available, as appropriate, to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense. (f) Public Access Subject to subsection (g), the Secretary shall make information in, and analysis derived from, the registry under this section available, as appropriate, to the public, including researchers. (g) Privacy The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the registry under this section are at least as stringent as the privacy and security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009). (h) Reports to Congress (1) Initial report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 , the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that— (A) shall outline— (i) the findings in the mesothelioma patient registry under subsection (a); (ii) future plans for expansion or revision of such registry; and (iii) the scope of such registry