; and (5) provide recommendations for improved outcomes and compliance with such measures. (b) Prevention epicenters (1) Expansion The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may intensify and expand academic public health partnerships through the Prevention Epicenters Program to provide the regional prevention collaboration efforts described in subsection (a) with tools, strategies, and evidence-based interventions. (2) Evaluations and research The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the epicenters participating in the Prevention Epicenters Program shall work with entities, including the entities participating in the regional prevention collaborative efforts, to— (A) evaluate new and existing interventions to prevent or limit infection rates in health care facilities across the continuum of care and in community settings; (B) facilitate public health research on the prevention and control of resistant organisms; and (C) assess the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and appropriateness of surveillance and prevention programs in differing health care and institutional settings. (c) Educational materials The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall use the evaluations, research, and assessments described in subsection (b) to create and disseminate educational materials focused on infection prevention and control for use in health care facilities across the continuum of care and in community settings. . 5. Protection of confidential and national security information This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not be construed to permit the disclosure of any trade secret, confidential commercial information, or material inconsistent with national security, that is otherwise prohibited by law.