1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act . 2. Core public health infrastructure for State, territorial, local, and tribal health departments (a) Program The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a core public health infrastructure program to strengthen the public health system of the United States, consisting of awarding grants under subsection (b). (b) Grants (1) Award For the purpose of addressing core public health infrastructure needs, the Secretary— (A) shall award a grant to each State or territorial health department, and to local health departments that serve 500,000 people or more; and (B) shall award grants on a competitive basis to State, territorial, or local health departments. (2) Allocation Of the total amount of funds awarded as grants under this subsection for a fiscal year— (A) not less than 50 percent shall be for grants to health departments under paragraph (1)(A); and (B) not less than 30 percent shall be for grants to State, territorial, or local health departments under paragraph (1)(B). (c) Use of Funds The Secretary may award a grant to an entity under subsection (b)(1) only if the entity agrees to use the full amount of the grant to address core public health infrastructure needs, including those identified in the accreditation process under subsection (h). (d) Formula grants to health departments In making grants under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall award funds to each health department in accordance with— (1) a formula based on population size, burden of preventable disease and disability, and poverty rate, with special consideration given to territories