1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Transparent Honest Information on COVID–19 Act or the ETHIC Act . 2. Required reporting by State, local, Tribal, or territorial governments regarding COVID–19 (a) In general As a condition on receipt of funds through a covered grant or cooperative agreement, a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government shall agree to direct the appropriate State, local, Tribal, or territorial governmental entity (including any public health department thereof) to report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with respect to the jurisdiction involved and COVID–19— (1) on a daily basis, the information listed in subsection (c); and (2) on a weekly basis, the information listed in subsection (d). (b) Tribal waiver (1) Review and disposition Upon the receipt of a written request from a Tribal government, or consortia thereof, for a waiver of the conditions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall, not later than 30 days after receipt of such request, approve or deny it. (2) Denials In the case of a denial of a request under paragraph (1), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall— (A) provide to the requestor a written explanation of the reasons for the denial