; (C) providing oversight of medical records systems for employees and individuals in the Department’s care and custody; and (D) providing medical direction for emergency medical services activities of the Department; (8) as established under section 1932, maintaining a medical countermeasures stockpile and dispensing system, as necessary, to facilitate personnel readiness, and protection for the Department’s employees and working animals and individuals in the Department’s care and custody in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Medical liaisons The Chief Medical Officer may provide medical liaisons to the components of the Department to provide subject matter expertise on medical and public health issues and a direct link to the Chief Medical Officer. Such expertise may include the following: (1) Providing guidance on health and medical aspects of policy, planning, and operations. (2) Supporting the development and alignment of medical and health systems. (3) Identifying— (A) common gaps in medical and health standards, policy, or guidance