; (3) representatives of national organizations, including the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Big Cities Health Coalition; and (4) such additional members as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) FACA applicability The advisory committee established pursuant to this section is deemed to be an advisory committee subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. . (d) Improving public health data collection (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ) shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for purposes of identifying, developing, or disseminating best practices in the collection of electronic health information and the use of designated data standards and implementation specifications— (A) to improve the quality and completeness of data, including demographic data, collected, accessed, or used for public health purposes; and (B) to address health disparities and related health outcomes. (2) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive an award under this subsection an entity shall— (A) be a health care provider, academic medical center, community-based organization, State, local governmental entity, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 )), or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entity, or a consortia of any such entities