r of its use. That is, the Deputy Attorney General shall permit disclosure if the public interest and the need for dis-closure clearly outweigh the potential for injury to the patient, to the physician-patient relationship, and to the treatment services. (c) Upon the decision to use protected health information under subparagraph (a) of this section, the Deputy Attorney General, in determining the extent to which this information should be used, shall impose appropriate safeguards against unauthorized use. (d) On an annual basis, the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall provide to the President of the United States a report that includes the following information: (i) the number of requests made to the Deputy Attorney General for authorization to use protected health information discovered during health oversight activities in a non-health oversight, unrelated investigation; (ii) the number of requests that were granted as applied for, granted as modified, or denied; (iii) the agencies that made the applications, and the number of requests made by each agency; and (iv) the uses for which the protected health information was authorized. (e) The General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense will comply with the requirements of subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d), above. The General Counsel also will prepare a report, consistent with the requirements of subparagraphs (d)(i) through (d)(iv), above, and will forward it to the Department of Justice where it will be incorporated into the Department's annual report to the President. Sec. 4. Exceptions. (a) Nothing in this Executive Order shall place a restriction on the derivative use of protected health information that was obtained by a law enforcement agency in a non-health oversight investigation. (b) Nothing in this Executive Order shall be interpreted to place a restriction on a duty imposed by statute. (c) Nothing in this Executiv...
