reporting of staffing data by participating providers The Secretary shall develop a plan for ensuring that participating providers shall resume compliance with the requirement, under section 1128I(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7j(g)), to electronically submit direct care staffing information based on payroll and other auditable data (including measures to ensure that the submitted data includes direct care staffing information for the entire duration of the emergency period). (b) Collection and reporting of data related to COVID–19 by participating providers and long-Term care facilities (1) In general (A) Reporting of COVID–19 cases and fatalities by participating providers and long-term care facilities The Secretary shall ensure that participating providers and long-term care facilities report all suspected and confirmed cases of COVID–19 among personnel and residents of the provider or facility, all COVID–19-related fatalities among personnel and residents of the provider or facility, and all fatalities among personnel and residents of the provider or facility, whether related to COVID–19 or unrelated to COVID–19, for the period beginning on January 1, 2020, to the Secretary. (B) Timing and manner of reporting Such data shall be reported to the Secretary by participating providers and long-term care facilities in a format and manner that is consistent with any data that the Secretary has directed participating providers to furnish to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on or after May 8, 2020, and, beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be collected and reported to the Secretary by participating providers and long-term care facilities on a daily basis. (C) Publication of data Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make the data collected under this paragraph publicly available and shall update such data on a daily basis. (2) Collection and reporting of demographic data The Secretary shall