133 STAT. 913  PUBLIC LAW 116–22—JUNE 24, 2019  that the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, to meet  the goals under section 2802(b)(3);  ‘‘(3) consider feedback related to financial implications for  hospitals, health care facilities, public health agencies, labora- tories, blood banks, tissue banks, and other entities engaged  in regional preparedness planning to implement and follow  such guidelines, as applicable; and  ‘‘(4) consider financial requirements and potential incen- tives for entities to prepare for, and respond to, public health  emergencies as part of the regional health care emergency  preparedness and response system.  ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Assistant Secretary for  Preparedness and Response, in consultation with the Director of  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant  Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, may provide  technical assistance and consultation toward meeting the guidelines  described in subsection (b).  ‘‘(e) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REGIONAL HEALTH CARE  PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS.—  ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Prepared- ness and Response may establish a demonstration project  pursuant to the development and implementation of guidelines  under subsection (b) to award grants to improve medical surge  capacity for all hazards, build and integrate regional medical  response capabilities, improve specialty care expertise for all-  hazards response, and coordinate medical preparedness and  response across State, local, Tribal, territorial, and regional  jurisdictions.  ‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The authority under this subsection shall  expire on September 30, 2023.’’.  (b) GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS.—  Consultation.  Grants.  Coordination.  Analysis.  Evaluation.  (1) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States  (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Comptroller General’’)  shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,  and Pensions and the Committee on Finance of the Senate  and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Com- mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,  a report on the extent to which hospitals and health care  facilities have implemented the recommended guidelines under  section 319C–3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (as added  by subsection (a)), including an analysis and evaluation of  any challenges hospitals or health care facilities experienced  in implementing such guidelines.  (2) CONTENT.—The Comptroller General shall include in  the report under paragraph (1)—  (A) data on the preparedness and response capabilities  that have been informed by the guidelines under section  319C–3(b) of the Public Health Service Act to improve  regional emergency health care preparedness and response  capability, including hospital and health care facility  capacity and medical surge capabilities to prepare for, and  respond to, public health emergencies; and  (B) recommendations to reduce gaps in incentives for  regional health partners, including hospitals and health  care facilities, to improve capacity and medical surge  capabilities to prepare for, and respond to, public health  Recommenda-  tions. 