Sec. 109. Authorizing the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters
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Subtitle B of title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.), as amended by section 102, is further amended by inserting after section 2811B the following: The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (referred to in this section as the Advisory Committee ). The Advisory Committee shall— provide advice and consultation with respect to the activities carried out pursuant to section 2814, as applicable and appropriate; evaluate and provide input with respect to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to the preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and provide advice and consultation with respect to State emergency preparedness and response activities and seniors, including related drills and exercises pursuant to the preparedness goals under section 2802(b).
The Advisory Committee may provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to seniors and the medical and public health grants and cooperative agreements as applicable to preparedness and response activities under this title and title III. The Secretary, in consultation with such other heads of agencies as appropriate, shall appoint not more than 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
The members appointed under paragraph
(1)shall include— the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; the Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Commissioner of Food and Drugs; the Director of the National Institutes of Health; the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living; the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs; at least 2 non-Federal health care professionals with expertise in medical disaster planning, preparedness, response, or recovery; at least 2 representatives of State, local, territorial, or tribal agencies with expertise in disaster planning, preparedness, response, or recovery; and representatives of such other Federal agencies (such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security) as the Secretary determines necessary to fulfill the duties of the Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee shall meet not less frequently than biannually. The Secretary shall coordinate activities authorized under this section and section 2811B, and make efforts to reduce unnecessary or duplication of meetings, recommendations, and reporting under such sections. Members of the advisory committees under this section and section 2811B, or their designees, shall meet periodically, and not less than annually, to— review the recommendations developed by such committees to coordinate, as appropriate, the implementation of recommendations, in order to reduce gaps, overlap, and duplication of effort in Federal programs or by Federal grantees; and align preparedness and response programs or activities to address the dual or overlapping needs of children and seniors and any challenges in preparing for and responding to such needs. The Secretary shall notify the congressional committees of jurisdiction upon the convening of each meeting under paragraph (1), and provide minutes from such meeting not later than 90 days after the meeting. The Advisory Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2023. .
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Sec. 109
Authorizing the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters
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