1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Lives Through Better Data Act . 2. Public health data system modernization 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 modernization grants (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) award grants to State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments for the expansion and modernization of public health data systems, to assist public health departments in— (A) improving secure public health data collection, transmission, exchange, maintenance, and analysis; (B) simplifying reporting by health care providers, as applicable, pursuant to State law, including through the use of health information technology, to State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments, including public health officials in multiple jurisdictions within such State, as appropriate; (C) enhancing interoperability of current public health data systems with health information technology, including certified health information technology; (D) supporting earlier disease and health condition detection for public health responses; and (E) supporting activities within the applicable jurisdiction related to the expansion and modernization of electronic case reporting; (2) conduct activities related to the interoperability and improvement of applicable public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as appropriate