; and (ii) the appropriate formats and methods for making available to the public reports and analyses based on the health care claims database maintained under this section; (C) conduct an annual review of whether data from such health care claims database was used according to the appropriate uses described in subparagraph (B)(ii); (D) report, as appropriate, to the Secretary and Congress on the operations of such health care claims database and opportunities to better achieve the objectives of this section; (E) establish additional restrictions on researchers who receive compensation from entities specified by the Committee in order to protect proprietary financial information; and (F) establish objectives for research and public reporting. (f) Funding (1) Initial funding There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, for the implementation of the initial contract and establishment of the database under this section. (2) Ongoing funding There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, for purposes of carrying out this section (other than the grant program under subsection (h)). (g) Annual report Not later than March 1, 2022, and March 1 of each year thereafter, the entity with a contract in effect under subsection (b) shall submit to Congress and the Secretary, and make publicly available on an internet website, a report containing a description of— (1) trends in the price, utilization, and total spending on health care services, including a geographic analysis of differences in such trends; (2) limitations in the data set; (3) progress towards the objectives of this section