1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Public health data system transformation Subtitle C of title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2822. Public health data system transformation (a) Expanding CDC and public health department capabilities (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (A) conduct activities to expand, enhance, and improve public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, related to the interoperability and improvement of such systems (including with respect to preparedness for, prevention and detection of, and response to public health emergencies); and (B) award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health departments for the expansion and modernization of public health data systems, to assist public health departments in— (i) assessing current data infrastructure capabilities and gaps to improve consistency in data collection, storage, and analysis, and as appropriate to improve dissemination of public health-related information; (ii) improving secure public health data collection, transmission, exchange, maintenance, and analysis; (iii) improving the secure exchange of data between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments, public health organizations, and health care providers, including— (I) between public health officials in multiple jurisdictions within a State; and (II) by simplifying and supporting reporting by health care providers pursuant to State law, including through the use of health information technology