; (2) conduct qualitative assessments regarding the awareness campaign under this section; and (3) prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an evaluation of the awareness campaign under this section. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and section 317(k) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2020 through 2024. . 3. Grants to address vaccine-preventable diseases Section 317(k)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities to address vaccine-preventable diseases, including activities to— (i) identify communities at high risk of outbreaks related to vaccine-preventable diseases; (ii) pilot innovative approaches to improve vaccination rates in communities with low rates of vaccination; (iii) reduce barriers to accessing vaccines and evidence-based information about the health effects of vaccines; (iv) partner with community organizations and health care providers to develop and deliver evidence-based interventions to increase vaccination rates; and (v) improve delivery of evidence-based vaccine-related information to parents and others; and (F) research related to strategies for improving awareness of scientific and evidence-based, vaccine-related information, including for communities with low vaccination rates, in order to understand barriers to vaccination, improve vaccination rates, and assess the public health outcomes of such strategies. .