; (B) a streamlined, unified effort to lead all Federal Government efforts, coordinate State and local government activities, and provide clear guidance to assets in the private sector; (C) a coordinated national communications program to inform, educate, and gain the trust and support of the American public; and (D) a national leader with the authority, responsibility, and accountability to ensure the most effective coordination of Federal agencies and best use of national assets. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the creation of the Cabinet-level position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response and a well-designed National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy would benefit the United States in several important ways, including by ending silos between and among various Federal agencies charged with parts of pandemic and biodefense preparedness and response, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Health and Human Services. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy