IMPROVING DATA AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE.

SEC. 4. [42 U.S.C. 247b-13 note] IMPROVING DATA AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE. The Secretary may continue activities, as appropriate, related to— (1) providing technical assistance to support States and Federally recognized Indian Tribes in collecting information on neonatal abstinence syndrome through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States and Federally recognized Indian Tribes to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; and (2) providing technical assistance to support States in implementing effective public health measures, such as disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on prenatal opioid use and neonatal abstinence syndrome.