‘‘(ii) at least one such member shall 
be an individual with expertise in schools 
or child care settings; 
‘‘(iii) at least one such member shall 
be an individual with expertise in children 
and youth with special health care needs; 
and 
‘‘(iv) at least one such member shall 
be an individual with expertise in the needs 
of parents or family caregivers, including 
the parents or caregivers of children with 
disabilities.’’. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing Federal members or their designees (who 
may be non-voting members, as determined by the 
Secretary): 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Pre-
paredness and Response. 
‘‘(B) The Director of the Biomedical Ad-
vanced Research and Development Authority. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(D) The Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs.
‘‘(E) The Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health. 
‘‘(F) The Assistant Secretary of the Ad-
ministration for Children and Families. 
‘‘(G) The Administrator of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration. 
‘‘(H) The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(I) The Administrator of the Administra-
tion for Community Living. 
‘‘(J) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(K) Representatives from such Federal 
agencies (such as the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration and the 
Department of Homeland Security) as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to fulfill the du-
ties of the Advisory Committee under sub-
sections (b) and (c).’’. 
‘‘(4) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.—Each member 
of the Advisory Committee appointed under para-
graph (2) shall serve for a term of 3 years, except 
that the Secretary may adjust the terms of the Advi-
sory Committee appointees serving on the date of 
enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Pre-
paredness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, or
appointees who are initially appointed after such 
date of enactment, in order to provide for a stag-
gered 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 2 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 sub-
section (g); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
duties and activities authorized under this section in ac-
cordance with section 2811D.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON SENIORS AND DISASTERS.—Subtitle B of title 
XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
2811A the following:
‘‘SEC. 2811B. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SEN-
IORS AND DISASTERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish an advisory com-
mittee 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 re-
spect 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 re-
lated to preparation for, response to, and recovery 
from all-hazards emergencies; and 
‘‘(3) provide advice and consultation with re-
spect to State emergency preparedness and response 
activities relating to seniors, 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 agreements as applicable to pre-
paredness and response activities under this title and title 
III. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with such other heads of agencies as appro-
priate, shall appoint not more than 17 members to 
the Advisory Committee. In appointing such mem-
bers, the Secretary shall ensure that the total mem-
bership of the Advisory Committee is an odd num-
ber. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIRED
MEMBERS.—The 
Advisory 
Committee shall include Federal members or their 
designees (who may be non-voting members, as de-
termined by the Secretary) and non-Federal mem-
bers, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Pre-
paredness and Response. 
‘‘(B) The Director of the Biomedical Ad-
vanced Research and Development Authority. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(D) The Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs. 
‘‘(E) The Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health.
‘‘(F) The Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services. 
‘‘(G) The Administrator of the Administra-
tion for Community Living. 
‘‘(H) The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(I) The Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(J) At least 2 non-Federal health care 
professionals with expertise in geriatric medical 
disaster planning, preparedness, response, or 
recovery. 
‘‘(K) At least 2 representatives of State, 
local, territorial, or tribal agencies with exper-
tise in geriatric disaster planning, preparedness, 
response, or recovery. 
‘‘(L) 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. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
meet not less frequently than biannually. At least one 
meeting per year shall be an in-person meeting.