; (2) to encourage governments and multilateral agencies, development banks, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector stakeholders throughout the world to make fortifying health security a national priority and a key commitment; and (3) to emphasize improving coordination and collaboration across governmental and societal sectors to help strengthen health systems and pandemic preparedness. 6. Global Health Security Special Advisor (a) In general There is established, within the Executive Office of the President, the position of Special Advisor for Global Health Security (referred to in this Act as the Advisor ), who shall be appointed by the President, at a level not lower than that of a Senior Director. (b) General duties The Advisor shall— (1) serve as the President’s principal advisor on global health security and global health emergencies; (2) coordinate the United States Government’s efforts to carry out global health security activities, including participation in the Global Health Security Agenda; (3) convene and chair the Global Health Security Interagency Review Council described in section 7; and (4) submit a report to Congress not less frequently than twice per year that describes the activities and accomplishments of the Advisor during the reporting period. (c) Specific duties The duties of the Advisor shall also include— (1) ensuring program and policy coordination among the relevant executive branch agencies and nongovernmental organizations, including auditing, monitoring, and evaluation of all such programs; (2) ensuring that each relevant executive branch agency undertakes programs primarily in areas in which the agency has the greatest expertise, technical capabilities, and potential for success; (3) avoiding duplication of effort; (4) ensuring, through interagency and international coordination, that global health security programs of the United States are coordinated with, and complementary to, the delivery of related global health, food security, development, and education programs