; reporting In carrying out subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— (1) assess the type, size, and scope of programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that focus on provision of health care to communities in the Gulf Coast; (2) identify the merits and disadvantages associated with each the programs; (3) perform an analysis of the costs and benefits of the programs; (4) determine whether there is any duplication of programs; and (5) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report containing— (A) the findings of the study conducted under this section; and (B) recommendations for improving access to health care for racial and ethnic minorities. B Gun Violence 1011. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) On average, 86 Americans are killed by guns each day. (2) An estimated 15,549 people were killed by guns in 2017, not including suicides. (3) Gun violence disproportionately affects communities of color, especially African Americans (who comprise around 14 percent of the United States population but account for more than half the country’s gun homicide victims). (4) On average, there is more than one mass shooting each day in the United States. 1012. Reaffirming research authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a) In general Section 391 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking research relating to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from injuries; and inserting research, including data collection, relating to— (A) the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries, including with respect to gun violence; and (B) rehabilitation from such injuries;