; or (B) the end of the COVID–19 emergency period. (e) Enhancements to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (1) Health emergency authority Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4517 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Health emergency authority With respect to a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, or preparations for such a health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are authorized to carry out the authorities provided under this section to the same extent as the President. . (2) Emphasis on business concerns owned by women, minorities, veterans, and Native Americans Section 108 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4518 ) is amended— (A) in the heading, by striking MODERNIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS and inserting SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION AND FAIR INCLUSION ; (B) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Participation and inclusion (1) In general In providing any assistance under this Act, the President shall accord a strong preference for subcontractors and suppliers that are— (A) small business concerns; or (B) businesses of any size owned by women, minorities, veterans, and the disabled. (2) Special consideration To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall accord the preference described under paragraph (1) to small business concerns and businesses described in paragraph (1)(B) that are located in areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the Secretary of Labor. ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (c) Minority defined In this section, the term minority — (1) has the meaning given the term in section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989