; (bb) the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, or a designee of such Assistant Secretary; (cc) 1 representative of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; (dd) 1 representative of the Agency for Health Research and Quality; (ee) 1 representative of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise in data privacy and security; (ff) 1 representative of the National Center for Health Statistics; and (gg) 1 representative of the Employee Benefits and Security Administration of the Department of Labor; and (II) the Comptroller General of the United States shall appoint to the Committee— (aa) 1 representative of an employer that sponsors a group health plan; (bb) 1 representative of an employee organization that sponsors a group health plan; (cc) 1 academic researcher with expertise in health economics or health services research; (dd) 1 consumer advocate; and (ee) 2 additional members. (C) Duties The Committee shall— (i) advise the Secretary on the management of the contract under subsection (a); (ii) assist and advise the entities receiving the contract under subsection (a) in establishing— (I) the scope and format of the data to be submitted under subsection (d); (II) best practices with respect to de-identification of data, as appropriate; (III) the appropriate uses of data by authorized users, including developing standards for the approval of requests by organizations to access and use the data; and (IV) the appropriate formats and methods for making reports and analyses based on the database to the public; (iii) conduct an annual review of whether data was used according to the appropriate uses as described in clause (ii)(II), and advise the designated entities on using the data for authorized purposes; (iv) report, as appropriate, to the Secretary and Congress on the operation of the database and opportunities to better achieve the objectives of this section