; (3) the impact of language preference on health care access and disease outcomes, including COVID–19 outcomes; (4) factors contributing to disparities in health outcomes for the COVID–19 pandemic; and (5) other topics related to disparities in health outcomes for the COVID–19 pandemic, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Report Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate an initial report on the results of the field studies under this section. (c) Final report Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall— (1) update and finalize the initial report under subsection (b); and (2) submit such final report to the committees specified in such subsection. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 30577. Additional reporting to Congress on the race and ethnicity rates of COVID–19 testing, hospitalizations, and mortalities (a) In general Not later than August 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate an initial report— (1) describing the testing, positive diagnoses, hospitalization, intensive care admissions, and mortality rates associated with COVID–19, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, geographic region, and other relevant factors as determined by the Secretary; (2) including an analysis of any variances of testing, positive diagnoses, hospitalizations, and deaths by demographic characteristics