1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinated Agency Response Enhancement Act or the CARE Act . 2. HHS after-action program Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399V–8. Department-wide after-action program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish, maintain, and implement an after-action program to— (1) identify and implement solutions for issues found following any public health emergency response of the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) encourage collaboration among the agencies of the Department, including by integrating any public health emergency after-action programs of such agencies. (b) Deadline The Secretary shall establish and begin implementation of the after-action program under subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section. (c) Coordination with stakeholders The after-action program under subsection (a) shall include input from, and coordinate with, relevant external stakeholders involved in each public health emergency response of the Department of Health and Human Services, such as other Federal agencies, jurisdictions, and nongovernmental partners. (d) Oversight by Inspector General The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall, on an annual basis— (1) evaluate the efficacy and compliance of the after-action program under subsection (a), including by evaluating the ability of the program to identify challenges, propose solutions, and prevent issues from reoccurring