(5) NON-FEDERAL COMPOSITION.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States may designate 
up to 6 Council designees— 
(A) who have relevant subject matter ex-
pertise, including expertise implementing and 
evaluating transformative initiatives that har-
ness data and conduct evaluations to improve 
the impact and cost-effectiveness of Federal 
Government services; and 
(B) that each represent— 
(i) State, local, and Tribal health and 
human services agencies; 
(ii) public housing authorities or State 
housing finance agencies; 
(iii) State and local government budg-
et offices; 
(iv) State Medicaid agencies; or 
(v) national consumer advocacy orga-
nizations. 
(6) CHAIR.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se-
lect the Chair of the Council from among the 
members of the Council. 
(B) INITIATING
GUIDANCE.—The Chair, 
on behalf of the Council, shall identify and in-
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vite individuals from diverse entities to provide 
the Council with advice and information per-
taining to addressing social determinants of 
health, including— 
(i) individuals from State and local 
government health and human services 
agencies; 
(ii) individuals from State Medicaid 
agencies; 
(iii) individuals from State and local 
government budget offices; 
(iv) individuals from public housing 
authorities or State housing finance agen-
cies; 
(v) individuals from nonprofit organi-
zations, small businesses, and philan-
thropic organizations; 
(vi) advocates; 
(vii) researchers; and 
(viii) any other individuals the Chair 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are— 
(1) to make recommendations to the Secretary 
and the Administrator regarding the criteria for 
making awards under section 4; 
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(2) to identify Federal authorities and opportu-
nities for use by States or local governments to im-
prove coordination of funding and administration of 
Federal programs, the beneficiaries of whom include 
individuals described in section 2, and which may be 
unknown or underutilized and to make information 
on such authorities and opportunities publicly avail-
able; 
(3) to provide targeted technical assistance to 
States developing a social determinants accelerator 
plan under section 4, including identifying potential 
statutory or regulatory pathways for implementation 
of the plan and assisting in identifying potential 
sources of funding to implement the plan; 
(4) to report to Congress annually on the sub-
jects set forth in subsection (e); 
(5) to develop and disseminate evaluation guide-
lines and standards that can be used to reliably as-
sess the impact of an intervention or approach that 
may be implemented pursuant to this Act on out-
comes, cost-effectiveness of, and return on invest-
ment from Federal, State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments, and to facilitate technical assistance, where 
needed, to help to improve State and local evaluation 
designs and implementation; 
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(6) to seek feedback from State, local, and 
Tribal governments, including through an annual 
survey by an independent third party, on how to im-
prove the technical assistance the Council provides 
to better equip State, local, and Tribal governments 
to coordinate health and social service programs; 
(7) to solicit applications for grants under sec-
tion 4; and 
(8) to coordinate with other cross-agency initia-
tives focused on improving the health and well-being 
of low-income and at-risk populations in order to 
prevent unnecessary duplication between agency ini-
tiatives. 
(d) SCHEDULE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall con-
vene to develop a schedule and plan for carrying out the 
duties described in subsection (c), including solicitation of 
applications for the grants under section 4. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Council shall sub-
mit an annual report to Congress, which shall include— 
(1) a list of the Council members; 
(2) activities and expenditures of the Council; 
(3) summaries of the interventions and ap-
proaches that will be supported by State, local, and 
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Tribal governments that received a grant under sec-
tion 4, including— 
(A) the best practices and evidence-based 
approaches such governments plan to employ to 
achieve the purposes listed in section 2(b); and 
(B) a description of how the practices and 
approaches will impact the outcomes, cost-effec-
tiveness of, and return on investment from, 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments 
with respect to such purposes; 
(4) the feedback received from State and local 
governments on ways to improve the technical assist-
ance of the Council, including findings from a third- 
party survey and actions the Council plans to take 
in response to such feedback; and 
(5) the major statutory, regulatory, and admin-
istrative challenges identified by State, local, and 
Tribal governments that received a grant under sec-
tion 4, and the actions that Federal agencies are 
taking to address such challenges. 
(f) FACA APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Council. 
(g) COUNCIL PROCEDURES.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Comptroller General of the United 
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