; and (2) with respect to activities for which the grant is awarded, the entity will maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for such activities at a level not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the entity for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the entity receives the grant. (h) Support of a national Public Health Accreditation Program (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (A) support continued development, and periodic review and updating of standards for accreditation of State, territorial, local, or Tribal health departments for the purpose of advancing the quality and performance of such departments with an emphasis on core public health infrastructure; (B) implement a program to accredit such health departments in accordance with such standards; and (C) beginning in fiscal year 2027, ensure that any entity receiving a grant under subsection (b) is accredited as described in subparagraph (A) or meets another standard of accountability specific to public health infrastructure, subject to paragraph (2). (2) Waivers The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(C) with respect to— (A) any individual entity until fiscal year 2029; or (B) after fiscal year 2029, any individual entity that demonstrates that it would be a significant hardship to comply with such requirement. (3) Cooperative agreement The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a private nonprofit entity to carry out this subsection. (i) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an annual report on progress being made to accredit entities under subsection (h). Such report shall include— (1) a strategy, including goals and objectives, for accrediting entities under subsection (h) and achieving the purpose described in subsection (h)(1)