; (B) support public health efforts to improve sepsis care, particularly in underserved geographic areas and among at-risk and under-served communities; (C) improve the targeting of antimicrobial drugs and other substances for the treatment of sepsis, promoting both better care and improved antimicrobial stewardship; (D) coordinate with States and State sepsis advisory committees in the development of statewide sepsis repositories, including by defining data elements to be included in statewide sepsis repositories; and (E) provide for appropriate privacy and security of de-identified information in the repository. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as requiring a State to provide data to the national sepsis repository established under such paragraph. (d) National sepsis action plan The Secretary shall develop a national action plan to reduce the incidence of sepsis, improve outcomes, and reduce the clinical and economic burden of sepsis. (1) In general The Secretary shall create a sepsis advisory committee to advise the Secretary in the development of a sepsis action plan. The sepsis advisory committee shall include a multidisciplinary and diverse membership that represents a variety of stakeholders, including clinical specialtists, public health officials, epidemiologists, payors, patient safety advocates, and individuals or organizations that represent sepsis survivors, family members of sepsis patients, and populations that are most affected by sepsis or experience the greatest disparities in sepsis outcomes. (2) Elements of sepsis action plan The sepsis action plan developed under paragraph (1) may include— (A) increasing research; (B) spurring innovation; (C) incentivizing development of diagnostic tools and treatments; (D) coordinating among agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations; (E) coordinating information assembled through the statewide sepsis repositories