‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate duties and activities authorized under this section in accordance with section 2811D. 

‘‘(g) SUNSET.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2023. 

‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a recommendation on whether the Advisory Committee should be extended.’’. 

(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE COORDINATION.—Subtitle B of title XXVIII (42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by inserting after section 2811C the following: 

## ‘‘SEC. 2811D. ADVISORY COMMITTEE COORDINATION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate duties and activities authorized under sections 2811A, 2811B, and 2811C, and make efforts to reduce unnecessary or duplicative reporting, or unnecessary duplicative meetings and recommendations under such sections, as practicable. Members of the advisory committees authorized under such sections, or their designees, shall annually meet to coordinate any recommendations, as appropriate, that may be similar, duplicative, or overlapping with respect to addressing the needs of children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities during public health emergencies. If such coordination occurs through an in-person meeting, it shall not be considered the required in-person meetings under any of sections 2811A(e), 2811B(e), or 2811C(d). 

‘‘(b) COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT.—The Secretary, acting through the employee designated pursuant to section 2814, shall align preparedness and response programs or activities to address similar, dual, or overlapping needs of children, seniors, and individ- uals with disabilities, and any challenges in preparing for and responding to such needs. 

‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall annually notify the congressional committees of jurisdiction regarding the steps taken to coordinate, as appropriate, the recommendations under this sec- tion, and provide a summary description of such coordination.’’. 

## SEC. 306. GUIDANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISES AND DRILLS. 

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue final guidance regarding the ability of personnel funded by programs authorized under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) to participate in drills and operational exercises related to all-hazards medical and public health preparedness and response. Such drills and operational exercises may include activities that incorporate medical surge capacity planning, medical counter- measure distribution and administration, and preparing for and responding to identified threats for that region. Such personnel may include State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health depart- ment or agency personnel funded under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act). The Secretary shall consult with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other applicable Federal departments and agencies as necessary and appropriate in the development of such guidance. The Secretary shall make the guid- ance available on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Deadline. 

42 USC 300hh–10e. 

Recommenda- tions. 

Deadline. Summary. 

42 USC 300hh note. Deadline. 

Consultation. 

Web posting. 

