133 STAT. 952  PUBLIC LAW 116–22—JUNE 24, 2019  bacteria that may present a public health threat and improve  capabilities to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat such resistance.  Such advice, information, and recommendations may be related  to improving—  (1) the effectiveness of antibiotics;  (2) research and advanced research on, and the develop- ment of, improved and innovative methods for combating or  reducing antibiotic resistance, including new treatments, rapid  point-of-care diagnostics, alternatives to antibiotics, including  alternatives to animal antibiotics, and antimicrobial steward- ship activities;  (3) surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections,  including publicly available and up-to-date information on  resistance to antibiotics;  (4) education for health care providers and the public with  respect to up-to-date information on antibiotic resistance and  ways to reduce or combat such resistance to antibiotics related  to humans and animals;  (5) methods to prevent or reduce the transmission of anti- biotic-resistant bacterial infections, including stewardship pro- grams; and  (6) coordination with respect to international efforts in  order to inform and advance United States capabilities to com- bat antibiotic resistance.  Coordination.  (c) MEETINGS AND COORDINATION.—  (1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Council shall meet not less  than biannually and, to the extent practicable, in coordination  with meetings of the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force estab- lished in section 319E(a) of the Public Health Service Act.  (2) COORDINATION.—The Advisory Council shall, to the  greatest extent practicable, coordinate activities carried out  by the Council with the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force  established under section 319E(a) of the Public Health Service  Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–5(a)).  (d) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.  App.) shall apply to the activities and duties of the Advisory Council.  (e) EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Not later than October  1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health,  Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee  on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a rec- ommendation on whether the Advisory Council should be extended,  and in addition, identify whether there are other committees, coun- cils, or task forces that have overlapping or similar duties to that  of the Advisory Council, and whether such committees, councils,  or task forces should be combined, including with respect to section  319E(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–5(a)).  Deadline.  Recommenda-  tion.  Applicability.  Section 319L(c)(4)(D)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(c)(4)(D)(iii)) is  amended by striking ‘‘and platform technologies’’ and inserting  ‘‘platform technologies, technologies to administer countermeasures,  and technologies to improve storage and transportation of counter- measures’’.  SEC. 601. ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTERMEASURES.  TITLE VI—ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES  FOR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES 