42 USC 300hh–10c. 

Consultation. 

Consultations. 

Evaluation. 

Recommenda- tions. 

Consultation. Appointments. 

‘‘(4) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.—Each member of the Advisory Committee appointed under paragraph (2) shall serve for a term of 3 years, except that the Secretary may adjust the terms of the Advisory Committee appointees serving on the date of enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Prepared- ness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019, or appointees who are initially appointed after such date of enactment, in order to provide for a staggered term of appointment for all members. 

‘‘(5) CONSECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS; MAXIMUM TERMS.—A member appointed under paragraph (2) may serve not more than 3 terms on the Advisory Committee, and not more than two of such terms may be served consecutively.’’; 

(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end ‘‘At least one meeting per year shall be an in-person meeting.’’; 

(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); 

(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 

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

(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

(b) AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SEN- IORS AND DISASTERS.—Subtitle B of title XXVIII (42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2811A the following: 

## ‘‘SEC. 2811B. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SENIORS AND DISASTERS. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—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’). 

‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall— 

‘‘(1) provide advice and consultation with respect to the activities carried out pursuant to section 2814, as applicable and appropriate; 

‘‘(2) evaluate and provide input with respect to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and 

‘‘(3) provide advice and consultation with respect to State emergency preparedness and response activities relating to sen- iors, including related drills and exercises pursuant to the preparedness goals under section 2802(b). 

‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee may provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to seniors and the medical and public health grants and cooperative agree- ments as applicable to preparedness and response activities under this title and title III. 

‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with such other heads of agencies as appropriate, shall appoint not more than 17 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total mem- bership of the Advisory Committee is an odd number. 

