,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #febe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,raskin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,shalala1   
,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4       
,welch1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4
 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4        
,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4           
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of    
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,levin of
 ,michigan1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,casten
 of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mr4      
,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4   
,case1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4   
,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,moulton1
 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,rouda1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,cox of            
,california1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4       
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4         

,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4       
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4 
,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,rush7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 
and ,financial ,services1 for a period  
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide the necessary    
,federal financial and logistical       
support so ,states can reopen their     
economies once periods of isolation have
 sufficiently reduced coronavirus       
infection and transmission rates1 and   
with adequate testing and other         
safeguards to ensure infection rates do 
not exceed medical resources1 and virus 
transmission rates are maintained below 
#a and thereby steadily reduce the      
number of infected1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2            

definitions2 findings  7a7 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,reopen  
,america ,act of #bjbj4  7b7            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term coronavirus means ,,sars-,co,v-#b4 
7#b7 ,the term ,governor means the chief
 executive officer of a ,state4  7#c7   
,the term reopening plan means a        
coronavirus ,state economy reopening    
plan under section #b4  7#d7 ,except as 
otherwise specified1 the term ,secretary
 means the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services4  7#e7 ,the term ,state
 means any of the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 a ,tribal       
government1 or a territory of the       
,united ,states4  7c7 ,findings ,the    
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 majority of ,states have imposed forms 
of extreme social isolation1 including  
strict limitations on businesses and    
social behaviors1 to reduce coronavirus 
transmission rates and avoid            
catastrophic harms to health from       
infections4  7#b7 ,despite the necessity

 of such economic and social            
restrictions1 it is critically important
 to the economy of the ,united ,states  
to progressively loosen these           
restrictions and to reopen economic and 
social activity as soon and by as much  
as possible1 but this reopening must    
occur under conditions that ensure      
infection transmission rates do not rise
 again1 and that infections do not      
overwhelm health services1 cause        
unnecessary deaths and illnesses1 or    
necessitate successive new rounds of    
social isolation4  7#c7 ,planning and   
implementation of ,state safeguards will
 be critical to the achievement of      
successful economic and social          
reopening4  7#d7 ,large increases in    
test kits1 machines1 and testing        
supplies and of protective gear and     
supplies designed to limit disease      
transmission1 are essential to the      
implementation of reopening plans that  
do not lead to unacceptable increases in
 transmission rates and maximize the    

level and rate of economic reopening4   
7#e7 ,once effective treatments become  
proven1 quickly scaling up their        
production is also necessary to save    
lives and to increase the capacity of   
the country to remain open4  7#f7       
,because of market uncertainties and the
 limited time for production1 the       
necessary level of production will not  
occur without aggressive government     
purchasing and market guaranties and    
prioritization of necessary resources4  
7#g7 ,it is in the public interest for  
the ,federal ,government to assume the  
added costs of ,state reopening plans   
and to support such plans with necessary
 technical support and coordinated      
procurement and distribution of         
necessary supplies4  7#h7 ,because      
extensive testing for coronavirus       
protection will be a critical component 
of reopening strategies1 it is necessary
 for the ,federal ,government to advance
 understanding of the capacities and    
potential uses of different1 and rapidly

 emerging1 tests4  #b4 ,coronavirus     
,state reopening plans and ,state       
partnership procurement plans  7a7      
,submission of plan ,any ,governor of a 
,state may submit a reopening plan to   
the ,secretary for the purpose of       
allowing the maximum level of economic  
and social activity in the ,state while 
simultaneously achieving the public     
health goals specified in subsection    
7c74  7b7 ,federal reimbursement ,once  
per month1 or on a more frequent        
schedule as specified by the            
,secretary-- 7#a7 the ,governor of a    
,state with a reopening plan with an    
approval in effect under subsection 7d7 
may submit for reimbursement the sum of 
covered expenses of the ,state with     
appropriate documentation as specified  
by the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 the        
,secretary shall reimburse the ,state   
for such covered expenses so long as the
 ,state is making reasonable efforts to 
implement the plan4  7c7 ,public health 
goals  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to     

paragraph 7#b71 a reopening plan        
achieves the public health goals        
specified in this subsection if the plan
 provides reasonable assurance that--   
7,a7 infection and transmission rates at
 the time of the commencement of        
reopening will not exceed the capacity  
of local hospitals to safely treat all  
patients using available treatment      
methods without resorting to crisis     
standards of care2 and  7,b7 sufficient 
safeguards will be implemented-- 7i7 to 
keep transmission rates of coronavirus  
below #a within the ,state2 and  7ii7 to
 identify and take effective actions to 
curb local infection outbreaks before   
they lead to hospitalization rates that 
exceed the capacity of local hospital   
services to safely treat all patients   
without resorting to crisis standards of
 care4  7#b7 ,special rule ,a reopening 
plan may allow for some limited initial 
relaxation of social isolation          
requirements even while infection rates 
are above those specified in paragraph  

7#a77;,a7 so long as-- 7,a7 the plan    
will keep transmission rates below #a2  
and  7,b7 the limited initial relaxation
 will not appreciably increase infection
 rates4  7d7 ,plan approval  7#a7 ,in   
general ,in consultation with the       
,secretary of the ,treasury1 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall approve or disapprove   
any reopening plan submitted under      
subsection 7a7 within #e business days  
of submission if-- 7,a7 the plan        
provides reasonable assurances of       
achieving the public health goals       
specified in subsection 7c72  7,b7 the  
plan includes appropriate documentation 
as specified by the ,secretary1         
including the contents required by      
subsection 7e72 and  7,c7 the actions   
identified in the plan are not clearly  
excessive for achieving the public      
health goals specified in subsection    
7c74  7#b7 ,resubmission ,if the        
,secretary disapproves a reopening plan1
 or any revision of a reopening plan--  

7,a7 the ,secretary shall provide an    
explanation of the disapproval to the   
,governor submitting the plan or        
revision2 and  7,b7 the ,governor of the
 ,state involved may-- 7i7 consult the  
,secretary concerning the changes to the
 plan or revision needed for approval2  
and  7ii7 revise and resubmit as many   
times as needed to obtain approval4     
7#c7 ,revisions ,a ,governor may submit 
revisions to the reopening plan of the  
respective ,state as circumstances      
evolve1 and the ,secretary shall approve
 or disapprove each such revision within
 #e business days of submission4  7#d7  
,deemed approved ,a reopening plan or a 
revision to a reopening plan shall be   
deemed to be approved if the ,secretary 
fails to approve or disapprove the plan 
or revision within #e business days of  
submission4  7#e7 ,expenses ,in         
approving a reopening plan1 the         
,secretary may preapprove a proposed    
schedule of reimbursements for covered  
expenses in agreement with the          

,governor4 ,if an expense schedule is   
not preagreed1 the ,governor may carry  
out the plan and obtain reimbursement   
for the reasonable cost of covered      
expenses4 ,no reimbursement shall occur 
for goods and services provided directly
 to a ,state or territory by the        
,coronavirus ,health ,equipment         
,production ,board4 ,in the case of a   
dispute1 a ,governor may seek review of 
the ,secretary's reimbursement decision 
in the ,united ,states ,court of        
,federal ,claims4  7e7 ,contents  7#a7  
,in general ,a reopening plan shall     
specify-- 7,a7 the level and timing of  
the relaxation of social distancing     
rules adopted in #bjbj in the ,state to 
reduce the risk of coronavirus          
infections2  7,b7 the replacement       
measures the ,state will take2 and  7,c7
 the reopening safeguards the ,state    
will impose to limit coronavirus        
infections4  7#b7 ,reopening safeguards 
,a reopening plan shall specify         
safeguards to achieve the public health 

goals specified in subsection 7c74 ,such
 safeguards may include any of the      
following3 7,a7 ,testing1 including     
publicly administered testing1          
employment-based testing requirements1  
mobile testing programs1 school-based   
testing1 or other testing requirements  
for social activities1 and group        
testing4  7,b7 ,requirements for wearing
 of masks and other protective gear in  
employment and social activities1       
including requirements that vary by type
 of work1 by risk factors of            
individuals1 and by activities such as  
use of mass transit4  7,c7 ,requirements
 for public or private temperature      
readings or other simple screenings for 
coronavirus infections1 and follow-up   
requirements for testing or isolation4  
7,d7 ,demonstrated public procedures1   
rules1 personnel1 and other resources   
and capacities for identifying infected 
individuals1 tracing and testing their  
contacts1 and quarantining infected     
individuals4  7,e7 ,the types of        

activities reopened1 conditions of      
reopening1 and timing of reopening4     
7,f7 ,increases in medical capacities   
and ability to shift capacities to      
address local outbreaks4  7#c7 ,evidence
 of adequacy ,a reopening plan shall    
include the analysis of public health   
and other scientific experts used to    
assess the adequacy of the plan for     
achieving the public health goals       
specified in subsection 7c71 and such   
other information as the ,secretary     
shall1 within #aj business days of the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 require 
to be included4  7f7 ,state partnership 
procurement plans  7#a7 ,in general     
,prior to and in conjunction with       
submission of a reopening plan1         
,governors of two or more ,states may   
submit a ,state ,partnership            
,procurement ,plan to obtain ,federal   
financing of ,state agreements with     
suppliers to increase production and    
thereby to more reliably assure a level 
of testing or other goods and services  

that would be valuable for carrying out 
the reopening plans of such ,states4    
7#b7 ,review and administration ,a      
,state ,partnership ,procurement ,plan  
shall be approved by the ,secretary in  
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury if it will reasonably         
contribute to the implementation of the 
,state reopening plans4 ,in reviewing   
such a ,state ,partnership ,procurement 
,plan for approval1 and in reimbursing  
,states for the costs of such plans1 the
 ,secretary shall follow the procedures 
set forth in paragraphs 7#b7 through    
7#e7 of subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,,fema    
,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
work with ,states1 if requested1 in the 
development and carrying out of         
procurement plans under paragraph 7#a74 
7g7 ,reporting ,every two weeks1 or on  
such schedule as the ,secretary may     
specify1 the ,governor of a ,state with 
an approved reopening plan shall provide
 to the ,secretary such information as  

necessary and as specified by the       
,secretary to assess whether            
implementation of the plan is achieving 
the public health goals specified in    
subsection 7c74  7h7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,the term covered    
expenses means the reasonable costs     
associated with the following reopening 
plan activities3 7,a7 ,costs of testing 
equipment1 kits1 laboratory processing1 
and test administration1 excluding costs
 of testing by medical personnel that   
are otherwise covered by private or     
public health insurance4  7,b7 ,costs of
 implementing containment tracking1     
testing1 and quarantine4  7,c7 ,public  
costs of information and compliance     
systems needed to implement the plan1   
provide public information1 and track   
compliance4  7,d7 ,costs of implementing
 any certification systems4  7,e7 ,the  
costs of cleaning public facilities and 
infrastructure to avoid coronavirus     
contamination beyond the typical        
cleaning of such facilities and         

infrastructure4  7,f7 ,costs of         
increasing hospital capacity to address 
,,covid-#ai patients except that        
treatment of such costs as covered      
expenses shall be at the discretion of  
the ,secretary4  7,g7 ,reasonable ,state
 expenses undertaken in development of  
the plan4  7#b7 ,the term reasonable    
costs shall be based on-- 7,a7 a        
schedule of costs preapproved by the    
,secretary and agreed upon by the       
,governor2 or  7,b7 a process to be     
prescribed by the ,secretary for        
determination of the reasonableness of  
expenses4  7i7 ,funding ,the ,secretary 
may1 without further appropriation1     
obligate and expend such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years #bjbj and    
#bjba to carry out this section4  #c4   
,guiding policy of ,federal             
responsibility for economy reopening    
,the ,federal ,government shall ensure  
an adequate national supply of testing1 
protective gear1 and critical medical   
resources and other equipment and       

supplies to enable ,states to be able to
 develop and administer reopening plans 
that meet both public health and        
economic recovery goals4  #d4           
,coronavirus ,health ,equipment         
,production ,board  7a7 ,establishment  
,the ,director of the ,defense          
,logistics ,agency shall establish1     
within #e business days of enactment of 
this ,act1 in the ,defense ,logistics   
,agency of the ,department of ,defense a
 board1 to be known as the ,coronavirus 
,health ,equipment ,production ,board   
7in this section referred to as the     
,board74  7b7 ,members ,the members of  
the ,board shall consist of-- 7#a7 the  
,director of the ,defense ,logistics    
,agency 7or the ,director's delegate71  
who shall serve as the ,chair of the    
,board2  7#b7 the ,director of the      
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7or the ,director's         
delegate72  7#c7 the ,director of the   
,biomedical ,advanced ,research         
,development ,agency 7or the ,director's

 delegate72  7#d7 the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency 7or the ,administrator's        
delegate72  7#e7 the ,commissioner of   
,food and ,drugs 7or the ,commissioner's
 delegate72 and  7#f7 the ,director of  
the ,national ,institute of ,allergy and
 ,infectious ,diseases 7or the          
,director's delegate74  7c7 ,duties ,the
 ,board shall-- 7#a7 engage in the      
activities listed in subsection 7d7 as  
appropriate to ensure adequate national 
and regional availability of medical and
 testing equipment and supplies1 and    
other goods and services for responding 
to the coronavirus epidemic and         
implementation of reopening plans2 and  
7#b7 ensure development of the          
manufacturing and distribution capacity 
needed to be able to produce and        
distribute as rapidly as possible       
valuable coronavirus treatments and     
vaccines as they become available4  7d7 
,activities ,in carrying out this       
section1 the ,board may engage in any of

 the following3 7#a7 ,evaluating needs1 
uses1 and potential shortages of        
supplies and equipment4  7#b7 ,procuring
 and distributing supplies and          
equipment4  7#c7 ,providing financial   
guaranties for all or portions of the   
costs of production of any goods and    
services4  7#d7 ,contracting for        
advisory services4  7e7 ,staff of       
,federal agencies ,upon request of the  
,chair of the ,board1 the head of any   
,federal department or agency may detail
 any of the personnel of that department
 or agency to the ,board to assist it in
 carrying out its duties under this     
section4  7f7 ,procurement methods ,the 
,board-- 7#a7 shall make maximum effort 
to carry out its procurement using      
voluntary methods2 and  7#b7 may1 if the
 ,board determines necessary1 use the   
authorities granted the ,president under
 titles ,i and ,,iii of the ,defense    
,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #deja et seq474  7g7 ,funding ,the     
,board may1 without further             

appropriation in fiscal years #bjbj and 
#bjba1 obligate and expend such sums as 
are necessary1 as determined by the     
,board1 to carry out this section1      
except that the ,board may obligate and 
expend not more than #ge1jjj1jjj in each
 of fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba1 for   
administrative costs4  #e4 ,guidance for
 ,state reopening plans  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than the date that is #b    
weeks after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 using the best available     
information1 including information      
generated in implementing this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall issue guidance on the 
development of reopening plans that     
evaluates the efficiency of different   
safeguards and the capacity of different
 combinations of safeguards to meet the 
public health goals of such plans while 
maximizing social and economic          
reopening4  7b7 ,updates ,not less than 
every two weeks1 the ,secretary shall   
update such guidance as appropriate to  
reflect changes in knowledge and        

information4  #f4 ,improved             
understanding of coronavirus testing and
 contribution to reopening plans  7a7   
,in general ,the ,director of the       
,biomedical ,advanced ,research and     
,development ,authority 7in this section
 referred to as the ,director71 in      
coordination with the ,director of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 shall carry out an         
emergency program to evaluate on an     
expedited basis both the reliability of 
different tests and forms of testing and
 the capacity of those tests to         
contribute to reopening plans4  7b7     
,program components ,this program under 
this section shall recognize the        
different practicalities to scale up    
different forms of tests1 including     
self-administered and professionally    
administered tests1 and shall include   
the following3 7#a7 ,evaluation of      
self-administered tests ,the ,director  
shall institute1 on an expedited basis1 
an evaluation of those promising        

self-administered test products that    
have the capacity to provide            
cost-effective1 high volume human       
testing of either presence of active    
virus or proof of prior infection and   
likely immunity or resistance to        
reinfection4 ,the ,director shall       
establish a network of hospitals and    
research institutions capable of        
carrying out these analyses1 and shall  
quickly develop protocols for such      
testing with a goal of providing useful 
information within one week and more    
complete information in two weeks4  7#b7
 ,evaluation of professionally          
administered tests ,the ,director shall 
review information regarding different  
tests that have been developed that     
require independent technical personnel 
and shall conduct such independent      
evaluations as the ,director determines 
will be helpful to determine those      
mechanisms that have the greatest       
potential to contribute to reopening    
plans4  7#c7 ,evaluation of             

population-level testing ,the ,director 
shall evaluate the potential and        
feasibility of population-level testing 
for contributing to ,state reopening    
plans4 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 
the term population-level testing means 
testing of significant parts of the     
population that might be accomplished   
other than at points of medical care1   
and may include testing of the entire or
 portions of the population1 random     
testing1 rotational testing1 mobile     
testing programs1 and testing of        
categories of individuals at high risk  
of becoming infected or passing on      
infections4  7#d7 ,potential scale-up   
,the ,director shall consult with the   
industry and shall determine the maximum
 technical and economic capacity and    
shortest times that would be possible to
 scale up production and supplies of    
different methods of testing4  7#e7     
,determination of infection rates ,the  
,director shall implement an emergency  
serologic testing program in at least   

two distinct geographic areas of high   
infection rates to help determine levels
 of infection relative to levels of     
those with symptoms1 those hospitalized1
 and those in need of intensive care4   
7#f7 ,use of tests in reopening plans   
,the ,director shall evaluate the       
potential and logistics of different    
forms of testing1 including mobile      
testing units1 using different products 
as appropriate1 to contribute to        
reopening plans4 ,possible ways of using
 testing to be evaluated shall include  
using different forms of tests as a way 
to filter those available for employment
 or eligible to engage on other social  
activities1 use of tests for contact    
tracing and quarantine1 use of tests for
 particular categories of high-contact  
employment1 and use of population-level 
testing4 ,based on these analyses and   
the best available information regarding
 sources and levels of disease          
transmission1 the ,director shall       
provide as soon as possible             

recommendations for how different forms 
of testing under different requirements 
might be capable of contributing to     
reopening plans and shall update these  
recommendations as new information      
becomes available4  7#g7 ,assistance by 
government ,all ,federal departments and
 agencies shall make available on an    
emergency basis any requested or useful 
information to the ,director and to the 
,coronavirus ,testing ,advisory ,panel  
for carrying out this section4  7c7     
,authorization ,for the period beginning
 on the date of enactment of this ,act  
and ending at the end of fiscal year    
#bjba1 the ,director may expend such    
funds1 without further appropriation1 as
 necessary as determined by the         
,director for carrying out this section4
  #g4 ,coronavirus ,reopening ,advisory 
,panel  7a7 ,in general ,within #aj     
business days of the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,director of the      
,defense ,logistics ,agency shall       
establish a panel1 to be known as the   

,coronavirus ,reopening ,advisory       
,panel1 to advise the ,secretary and the
 members of the ,coronavirus ,health    
,equipment ,production ,board in        
carrying out their duties and           
authorities under this ,act4  7b7       
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
membership of the ,advisory ,panel shall
 consist of-- 7,a7 three epidemiologists
 or other experts in public health2     
7,b7 three experts in economics or      
business2  7,c7 three experts in        
production systems2 and  7,d7 three     
experts with experience directly        
representing workers and ensuring their 
health and safety in the workplace4     
7#b7 ,appointment ,the ,president1 the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 and the majority      
leader of the ,senate shall each appoint
 #a member of the ,advisory ,panel in   
each of the #d categories listed in     
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,chair ,at the    
first meeting of the ,advisory ,panel1  
the ,advisory ,panel shall select a     

chair of the ,advisory ,panel from among
 its members4  7#d7 ,pay ,each member of
 the ,advisory ,panel shall be paid at a
 rate equal to the daily equivalent of  
the annual rate of basic pay for level  
,i of the ,executive ,schedule for each 
day 7including travel time7 during which
 such member is engaged in the actual   
performance of duties vested in the     
,advisory ,panel4  7c7 ,obtaining       
official data ,the ,advisory ,panel may 
secure directly from any department or  
agency of the ,united ,states           
information necessary to enable the     
,advisory ,panel to carry out this      
section4 ,upon request of the ,chair of 
the ,advisory ,panel1 the head of that  
department or agency shall furnish that 
information to the ,advisory ,panel4    
7d7 ,independence ,the ,advisory ,panel 
shall formulate and deliver advice      
pursuant to this section on an          
independent basis and shall not be      
required by any executive branch        
official to limit or alter its advice4  

7e7 ,public ,summary ,not less than     
every #b weeks1 the ,advisory ,panel    
shall publish a public summary of the   
advice provided by the ,advisory ,panel 
under this section4  7f7 ,relation to   
other law ,the ,federal ,advisory       
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
shall not apply to the ,advisory ,panel4
  7g7 ,funding ,the ,director of the    
,defense ,logistics ,agency shall fund  
the costs of this panel from the sums   
authorized and appropriated to the      
,coronavirus ,health ,equipment         
,production ,board4