,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aabb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjag,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4         
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4         
,franken1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj to clarify when the time period
 for the issuance of citations under    
such ,act begins and to require a rule  
to clarify that an employer's duty to   
make and maintain accurate records of   
work-related injuries and illnesses is  
an ongoing obligation4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,accurate ,workplace ,injury and        
,illness ,records ,restoration ,act4    
#b4 ,period for issuance of a citation  
,section #i7;c7 of the ,occupational    
,safety and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi  

,u4,s4,c4 #feh7;c77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3 ,for purposes
 of this subsection1 a violation        
continues to occur for as long as an    
employer has not satisfied the          
requirements1 rules1 standards1 orders1 
and regulations referenced in subsection
 7a744  #c4 ,rulemaking  7a7 ,rule      
required ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,occupational ,safety and ,health      
,administration shall issue a final rule
 amending its recordkeeping regulations 
under section #h7;c7 of the             
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
to clarify that--  7#a7 the duty to make
 and maintain accurate records of       
work-related injuries and illnesses is  
an ongoing obligation2  7#b7 the duty to
 make and maintain such records         
continues for as long as the employer is
 required to keep records of the        
recordable injury or illness2 and  7#c7 
such duty does not expire solely because
 the employer fails to create the       

necessary records when first required to
 do so4  7b7 ,authorization ,subsection 
7a7 shall be considered a specific      
authorization by ,congress in accordance
 with section #hja7;b77#b7 of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to  
the issuance of a new recordkeeping     
rule4