; (ii) an assessment of the available workforce of the intermittent disaster-response personnel described in subsection (c); (iii) the capacity of the workforce described in clause (ii) to respond to all hazards, including capacity to simultaneously respond to multiple public health emergencies and to respond to a nationwide public health emergency; (iv) the effectiveness of efforts to recruit, retain, and train such workforce; and (v) gaps that may exist in such workforce and recommendations for addressing such gaps. (B) Updates As part of the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802, the Secretary shall update the findings from the review under subparagraph (A) and provide recommendations to modify the policies of the National Disaster Medical System as necessary. . (c) Direct hire authority Section 2812(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting (or, for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2018 and ending on September 30, 2021, without regard to those provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service) after in accordance with applicable civil service laws and regulations . (d) Service benefit