; (2) conduct qualitative assessments regarding the awareness campaign under this section; and (3) prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an evaluation of the awareness campaign under this section. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and section 317(k) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2020 through 2024. . 402. Grants to address vaccine-preventable diseases Section 317(k)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities to address vaccine-preventable diseases, including activities to— (i) identify communities at high risk of outbreaks related to vaccine-preventable diseases, including through improved data collection and analysis; (ii) pilot innovative approaches to improve vaccination rates in communities and among populations with low rates of vaccination; (iii) reduce barriers to accessing vaccines and evidence-based information about the health effects of vaccines; (iv) partner with community organizations and health care providers to develop and deliver evidence-based interventions, including culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions, to increase vaccination rates; (v) improve delivery of evidence-based vaccine-related information to parents and others; and (vi) improve the ability of State, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments to engage communities at high risk for outbreaks related to vaccine-preventable diseases