; (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 technical assistance, training, and consultation to eligible entities in order to support the achievement of measurable evidence-based benchmarks and objective standards applicable to sections 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 partnerships, 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. . 305. National advisory committees on disasters (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 behavioral, 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 following: (2) Required non-Federal members The Secretary, in consultation with such other heads of Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall appoint to the Advisory Committee under paragraph (1) at least 13 individuals, including— (A) at least 2 non-Federal professionals with expertise in pediatric medical disaster planning, preparedness, response, or recovery