1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 . 2. COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall establish an interagency task force, to be known as the COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force (referred to in this section as the task force ), to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID–19 response throughout the United States and in response to future public health crises. (b) Membership The task force shall be composed of the following: (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services. (3) The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of the Department of Health and Human Services. (4) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (5) The Director of the National Institutes of Health. (6) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs. (7) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (8) The Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (9) The Director of the Indian Health Service. (10) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (11) The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (12) The Surgeon General. (13) The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. (14) The Director of the Office of Minority Health. (15) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (16) The Secretary of Education. (17) The Secretary of Labor. (18) The Secretary of Defense. (19) The Secretary of Transportation. (20) The Secretary of the Treasury. (21) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (22) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (23) Five health care professionals with expertise in