; (B) recommendations— (i) to improve and better coordinate Federal programs and activities to compensate direct care professionals, as well as opportunities to improve the coordination of such Federal programs and activities with State programs; and (ii) to effectively deliver services based on the performance, mission, and purpose of a program while eliminating redundancies, avoiding unnecessary duplication and overlap, and ensuring the needs of direct care professionals are met; (C) the identification of challenges faced by direct care professionals, including financial, health, and other challenges, and existing approaches to address such challenges; and (D) an evaluation of how the status of the direct care professional workforce affects the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and other Federal programs. (f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Advisory Council. 404. Sunset provision The authority and obligations established by this title shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. V Improving oversight and accountability 501. Evaluation of implementation and outcomes (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor, shall evaluate the implementation and outcomes of this Act in the aggregate through a contract with an external evaluator who has experience in evaluating— (1) home and community-based services; (2) disability programs; (3) programs for older individuals; (4) nursing homes and intermediate care facilities