PUBLIC LAW 116–22—JUNE 24, 2019  133 STAT. 936  42 USC 247d–4b.  ‘‘(a) ENHANCING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR CHILDREN.—  The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention (referred to in this subsection as the  ‘Director’), shall maintain an internal team of experts, to be known  as the Children’s Preparedness Unit (referred to in this subsection  as the ‘Unit’), to work collaboratively to provide guidance on the  considerations for, and the specific needs of, children before, during,  and after public health emergencies. The Unit shall inform the  Director regarding emergency preparedness and response efforts  pertaining to children at the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention.  ‘‘(b) EXPERTISE.—The team described in subsection (a) shall  include one or more pediatricians, which may be a developmental-  behavioral pediatrician, and may also include behavioral scientists,  child psychologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health commu- nications staff, and individuals with other areas of expertise, as  the Secretary determines appropriate.  ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The team described in subsection (a) may—  ‘‘(1) assist State, local, Tribal, and territorial emergency  planning and response activities related to children, which may  include developing, identifying, and sharing best practices;  ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance, training, and consultation  to Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health  officials to improve preparedness and response capabilities with  respect to the needs of children, including providing such tech- nical assistance, training, and consultation to eligible entities  in order to support the achievement of measurable evidence-  based benchmarks and objective standards applicable to sec- tions 319C–1 and 319C–2;  ‘‘(3) improve the utilization of methods to incorporate the  needs of children in planning for and responding to a public  health emergency, including public awareness of such methods;  ‘‘(4) coordinate with, and improve, public-private partner- ships, such as health care coalitions pursuant to sections 319C–  2 and 319C–3, to address gaps and inefficiencies in emergency  preparedness and response efforts for children;  ‘‘(5) provide expertise and input during the development  of guidance and clinical recommendations to address the needs  of children when preparing for, and responding to, public health  emergencies, including pursuant to section 319C–3; and  ‘‘(6) carry out other duties related to preparedness and  response activities for children, as the Secretary determines  appropriate.’’.  (a) REAUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON  CHILDREN AND DISASTERS.—Section 2811A (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10a)  is amended—  (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, mental and behav- ioral,’’ after ‘‘medical’’;  (2) in subsection (d)—  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting  ‘‘25’’; and  (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol- lowing:  SEC. 305. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON DISASTERS.  ‘‘SEC. 319D–1. CHILDREN’S PREPAREDNESS UNIT. 