133 STAT. 935  PUBLIC LAW 116–22—JUNE 24, 2019  (c) EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO RAPID DELIVERY OF MEDICAL  COUNTERMEASURES.—  (1) RAPID DELIVERY STUDY.—The Assistant Secretary for  Preparedness and Response may conduct a study on issues  that have the potential to adversely affect the handling and  rapid delivery of medical countermeasures to individuals during  public health emergencies occurring in the United States.  (2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 9 months after  the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary  for Preparedness and Response shall notify the Committee  on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives  and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  of the Senate if the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and  Response does not plan to conduct the study under paragraph  (1) and shall provide such committees a summary explanation  for such decision.  Deadline.  Summary.  (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after  the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response con- ducts the study under paragraph (1), such Assistant Secretary  shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Com- merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee  on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate con- taining the findings of such study.  (a) AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY  STRATEGY.—Section 2802(b)(4)(B) (42 U.S.C. 300hh–1(b)(4)(B)) is  amended—  SEC. 303. CONSIDERATIONS FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS.  (1) by striking ‘‘this section and sections 319C–1, 319F,  and 319L,’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act,’’; and  (2) by striking ‘‘special’’ and inserting ‘‘access or functional’’.  (b) COUNTERMEASURE CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 319L(c)(6) (42  U.S.C. 247d–7e(c)(6)) is amended—  (1) by striking ‘‘elderly’’ and inserting ‘‘older adults’’; and  (2) by inserting ‘‘with relevant characteristics that warrant  consideration during the process of researching and developing  such countermeasures and products’’ before the period.  (c) BIOSURVEILLANCE OF EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS.—  Section 2814 is amended—  (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting  a semicolon;  (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting  ‘‘; and’’; and  (3) by adding at the end the following:  ‘‘(9) facilitate coordination to ensure that, in implementing  the situational awareness and biosurveillance network under  section 319D, the Secretary considers incorporating data and  information from Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial  public health officials and entities relevant to detecting  emerging public health threats that may affect at-risk individ- uals, such as pregnant and postpartum women and infants,  including adverse health outcomes of such populations related  to such emerging public health threats.’’.  Part B of title III (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by  inserting after section 319D the following:  SEC. 304. IMPROVING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE  CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHILDREN. 