; and (B) how the modernization of the public health data systems involved will support or impact the public health infrastructure of the health department, including a description of remaining gaps, if any, and the actions needed to address such gaps. (c) Strategy and implementation plan Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a coordinated strategy and an accompanying implementation plan that identifies and describes the measures the Secretary will utilize to— (1) update and improve public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (2) carry out the activities described in this section to support the improvement of State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health data systems. (d) Consultation In carrying out this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments, professional medical and public health associations, associations representing hospitals or other health care entities, health information technology experts, and other appropriate public or private entities. (e) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) a description of any barriers to— (A) public health authorities implementing interoperable public health data systems and electronic case reporting; (B) the exchange of information pursuant to electronic case reporting