; and (2) by striking the second sentence. (b) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Section 319L(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(d)(2)) is amended by striking $415,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and inserting $611,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 . 505. Additional strategies for combating antibiotic resistance (a) Advisory council The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) may continue the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, referred to in this section as the Advisory Council . (b) Duties The Advisory Council shall advise and provide information and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies intended to reduce or combat antibiotic-resistant 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 development 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 stewardship 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 antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, including stewardship programs