; advisory group (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Committee on Critical Need Antimicrobials and appoint members to the Committee. (b) Members (1) In general The Committee shall consist of at least one representative from each of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Veterans Health Administration, and the Department of Defense. (2) Chair The Secretary shall appoint one of the members of the Committee to serve as the Chair of the Committee. (c) Duties Not later than 1 year after the appointment of all initial members of the Committee, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Committee, and in consultation with the Critical Need Antimicrobials Advisory Group established under subsection (g), shall do the following: (1) Develop a list of prioritized infections for which new antimicrobial drug development is needed, taking into account infections for which there is an unmet medical need, findings from the most recent report entitled Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or an anticipated unmet medical need. For the list developed under this paragraph, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Committee, may use the infection list in such most recent report for up to 3 years following the date of enactment of this Act and subsequently update the list under this paragraph in accordance with subsection (e). (2) Develop regulations, in accordance with subsection (d), outlining favored characteristics of critical need antimicrobial drugs, that are evidence based, clinically focused, and designed to treat the infections described in paragraph (1), and establishing criteria for how each such characteristic will adjust the monetary value of a subscription contract