; and (B) implement a program to accredit such health departments and laboratories in accordance with such standards. (2) Cooperative agreement The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a private nonprofit entity to carry out paragraph (1). (i) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on progress being made to accredit entities under subsection (g), including— (1) a strategy, including goals and objectives, for accrediting entities under subsection (g) and achieving the purpose described in subsection (g)(1)(A); (2) identification of gaps in research related to core public health infrastructure; and (3) recommendations of priority areas for such research. (j) Definition In this section, the term core public health infrastructure includes— (1) workforce capacity and competency; (2) laboratory systems; (3) testing capacity, including test platforms, mobile testing units, and personnel; (4) health information, health information systems, and health information analysis; (5) disease surveillance; (6) contact tracing; (7) communications; (8) financing; (9) other relevant components of organizational capacity