; and (2) carry out the activities described in this section to support the improvement of State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health data systems. (e) Consultation The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall consult with States, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments, professional medical and public health associations, health information technology experts, and other appropriate entities regarding the plan and grant program to modernize public health data systems pursuant to this section. Such activities may include the provision of technical assistance related to the exchange of information by such public health data systems used by relevant health care and public health entities at the local, State, Federal, Tribal, and territorial levels. (f) Report to Congress Not later than one 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 electronic case reporting and interoperable public health data systems; or (B) the exchange of information pursuant to electronic case reporting; (2) an assessment of the potential public health impact of implementing electronic case reporting and interoperable public health data systems; and (3) a description of the activities carried out pursuant to this section. (g) Electronic case reporting In this section, the term electronic case reporting means the automated identification, generation, and bilateral exchange of reports of health events among electronic health record or health information technology systems and public health authorities. (h) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. .