(11) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
(12) Such other agencies as the representatives 
from the agencies described in paragraph (1) 
through (11), by consensus, determine to be appro-
priate. 
(f) SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (e) shall— 
(A) make the GHSA and its implementa-
tion a high priority within their respective agen-
cies, and include GHSA-related activities within 
their respective agencies’ strategic planning and 
budget processes; 
(B) designate a senior-level official to be 
responsible for the implementation of this Act; 
(C) designate, in accordance with sub-
section (e), an appropriate representative at the 
Assistant Secretary level or higher to partici-
pate on the Council; 
(D) keep the Council apprised of GHSA- 
related activities undertaken within their re-
spective agencies; 
(E) maintain responsibility for agency-re-
lated programmatic functions in coordination 
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with host governments, country teams, and 
GHSA in-country teams, and in conjunction 
with other relevant agencies; 
(F) coordinate with other agencies that are 
identified in this section to satisfy pro-
grammatic goals, and further facilitate coordi-
nation of country teams, implementers, and do-
nors in host countries; and 
(G) coordinate across GHSA national 
plans and with GHSA partners to which the 
United States is providing assistance. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ROLES
AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—In addition to the roles and responsibilities 
described in paragraph (1), the heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (e) shall carry out their respec-
tive roles and responsibilities described in sub-
sections (b) through (i) of section 3 of Executive 
Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Ad-
vancing the Global Health Security Agenda to 
Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious 
Disease Threats), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL 
HEALTH SECURITY. 
Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3021) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) coordinate, without assuming operational 
authority, the United States Government response to 
global health security emergencies.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL ADVISOR
TO
THE PRESIDENT
FOR 
GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall des-
ignate an employee of the National Security Council 
to be responsible for the coordination of the inter-
agency process for responding to global health secu-
rity emergencies. 
‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not less fre-
quently than twice each year, the employee des-
ignated under this subsection shall provide to the 
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appropriate congressional committees a briefing on 
the responsibilities and activities of the individual 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 9 of the Global Health 
Security Act of 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6. STRATEGY AND REPORTS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Special Advisor to the Presi-
dent for Global Health Security (designated under sub-
section (i) of section 101 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021), as added by section 6 of this Act) 
shall coordinate the development and implementation of 
a strategy to implement the policy described in section 
3(a), which shall— 
(1) set specific and measurable goals, bench-
marks, timetables, performance metrics, and moni-
toring and evaluation plans that reflect international 
best practices relating to transparency, account-
ability, and global health security; 
(2) support and be aligned with country-owned 
global health security policy and investment plans 
developed with input from key stakeholders, as ap-
propriate; 
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(3) facilitate communication and collaboration, 
as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support 
of a multi-sectoral approach to global health secu-
rity; 
(4) support the long-term success of programs 
by building the capacity of local organizations and 
institutions in target countries and communities; 
(5) develop community resilience to infectious 
disease threats and emergencies; 
(6) leverage resources and expertise through 
partnerships with the private sector, health organi-
zations, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, 
and health research and academic institutions; and 
(7) support collaboration, as appropriate, be-
tween United States universities, and public and pri-
vate institutions in target countries and communities 
to promote health security and innovation. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The President, acting through 
the Special Advisor for Global Health Security, shall co-
ordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the ef-
forts of relevant Federal departments and agencies in the 
implementation of the strategy required under subsection 
(a) by— 
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