; and (2) include information necessary— (A) to guide future health policy with respect to such diseases; (B) to accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases; and (C) to define gaps in such knowledge. 203. Centers of excellence Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 399V–6 ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–17 ) the following: 399V–7. Neglected tropical disease centers of excellence (a) Cooperative agreements and grants (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may enter into cooperative agreements with, and award grants to, public or private nonprofit entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, or strengthening, and providing basic operating support for, one or more centers of excellence for research into, training in, and development of diagnosis, prevention, control, and treatment methods for neglected tropical diseases, including tools to support elimination by building capacity for sustainable prevention efforts once epidemiology has been characterized and initial control achieved. (2) Eligibility To be eligible for a cooperative agreement or grant under this section, an entity must— (A) have demonstrated expertise in research on, and or the epidemiology and surveillance of, major neglected tropical diseases that are endemic to the United States, such as Chagas disease, dengue, leishmaniasis, West Nile virus, and helminth infections