; and (B) by striking (as so amended) . (c) Applicability The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as though included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). 312. Third-party administrators Any obligation on a third-party administrator under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) shall not affect any other direct or indirect requirement under any other provision of Federal law that applies to third-party administrators offering services to group health plans. IV Improving Public Health 401. Improving awareness of disease prevention The Public Health Service Act is amended by striking section 313 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 245 ) and inserting the following: 313. Public awareness campaign on the importance of vaccinations (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other offices and agencies, as appropriate, shall award competitive grants to one or more public or private entities to carry out a national, evidence-based campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines for the prevention and control of diseases, combat misinformation about vaccines, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based vaccine-related information, with the goal of increasing rates of vaccination across all ages, as applicable, particularly in communities with low rates of vaccination, to reduce and eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases. (b) Consultation In carrying out the campaign under this section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate public health and medical experts, including the National Academy of Medicine and medical and public health associations and nonprofit organizations, in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the evidence-based public awareness campaign. (c) Requirements The campaign under this section shall— (1) be a national, evidence-based initiative