133 STAT. 923  PUBLIC LAW 116–22—JUNE 24, 2019  (II) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘;  and’’; and  (iv) by adding at the end the following:  ‘‘(D) provide recommendations to the Secretary on poli- cies and procedures to complete the steps described in  this paragraph in a manner that is consistent with section  2802.’’; and  (H) by adding at the end the following:  ‘‘(8) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND BIOSURVEILLANCE AS A  NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY.—The Secretary, on a periodic  basis as applicable and appropriate, shall meet with the  Director of National Intelligence to inform the development  and capabilities of the nationwide public health situational  awareness and biosurveillance network.’’;  (5) in subsection (d)—  (A) in paragraph (1)—  (i) by inserting ‘‘environmental health agencies,’’  after ‘‘public health agencies,’’; and  Recommenda-  tions.  (ii) by inserting ‘‘immunization programs,’’ after  ‘‘poison control centers,’’;  (B) in paragraph (2)—  (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the  end;  (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period  and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and  (iii) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol- lowing:  ‘‘(D) an implementation plan that may include measur- able steps to achieve the purposes described in paragraph  (1).’’; and  (C) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol- lowing:  ‘‘(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide  technical assistance to States, localities, Tribes, and territories  or a consortium of States, localities, Tribes, and territories  receiving an award under this subsection regarding interoper- ability and the technical standards set forth by the Secretary.’’;  (6) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections  (i) and (j), respectively; and  (7) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:  ‘‘(f) PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.—  ‘‘(1) SPECIALLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.—In addition to any  other personnel authorities, to carry out subsections (b) and  (c), the Secretary may—  ‘‘(A) appoint highly qualified individuals to scientific  or professional positions at the Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention, not to exceed 30 such employees at any  time (specific to positions authorized by this subsection),  with expertise in capabilities relevant to biosurveillance  and situational awareness, such as experts in informatics  and data analytics (including experts in prediction, mod- eling, or forecasting), and other related scientific or tech- nical fields; and  ‘‘(B) compensate individuals appointed under subpara- graph (A) in the same manner and subject to the same  terms and conditions in which individuals appointed under 