Coordination. 

Applicability. 

Deadline. Recommenda- tion. 

bacteria that may present a public health threat and improve capabilities to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat such resistance. Such advice, information, and recommendations may be related to improving— 

(2) research and advanced research on, and the develop- ment of, improved and innovative methods for combating or reducing antibiotic resistance, including new treatments, rapid point-of-care diagnostics, alternatives to antibiotics, including alternatives to animal antibiotics, and antimicrobial steward- ship activities; 

(3) surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, including publicly available and up-to-date information on resistance to antibiotics; 

(4) education for health care providers and the public with respect to up-to-date information on antibiotic resistance and ways to reduce or combat such resistance to antibiotics related to humans and animals; 

(5) methods to prevent or reduce the transmission of anti- biotic-resistant bacterial infections, including stewardship pro- grams; and 

(6) coordination with respect to international efforts in order to inform and advance United States capabilities to com- bat antibiotic resistance. 

(c) MEETINGS AND COORDINATION.— 

(1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council shall meet not less than biannually and, to the extent practicable, in coordination with meetings of the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force estab- lished in section 319E(a) of the Public Health Service Act. 

(2) COORDINATION.—The Advisory Council shall, to the greatest extent practicable, coordinate activities carried out by the Council with the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force established under section 319E(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–5(a)). 

(d) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the activities and duties of the Advisory Council. 

(e) EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Not later than October 1, 2022, 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 a rec- ommendation on whether the Advisory Council should be extended, and in addition, identify whether there are other committees, coun- cils, or task forces that have overlapping or similar duties to that of the Advisory Council, and whether such committees, councils, or task forces should be combined, including with respect to section 319E(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–5(a)). 

## TITLE VI—ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES 

## SEC. 601. ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTERMEASURES. 

Section 319L(c)(4)(D)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(c)(4)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘and platform technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘platform technologies, technologies to administer countermeasures, and technologies to improve storage and transportation of counter- measures’’. 

(1) the effectiveness of antibiotics; 

