,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,stevens 7for herself and ,mr4 ,pappas7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,labor to      
establish an interagency task force on  
worker protection from ,,covid-#ai1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,essential ,worker ,protection ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,interagency task force on  
worker protection from ,,covid-#ai  7a7 
,task force ,not later than #a month    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    
convene an interagency task force-- 7#a7
 to issue guidance with respect to the  
protection from occupational exposure to
 ,,sars-,co,v-#b of covered employees2  
and  7#b7 to take such steps as may be  
necessary to disseminate such guidance  
to such employees 7and their employers71

 including by publication of such       
guidance on the public website of the   
,department of ,labor4  7b7 ,composition
 ,the task force convened under         
subsection 7a7 shall be chaired by the  
,secretary of ,labor and include the    
following members3 7#a7 ,the ,secretary 
of ,commerce4  7#b7 ,the ,administrator 
of the ,small ,business ,administration4
  7#c7 ,the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services4  7#d7 ,the            
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs4  7#e7
 ,the ,director of the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention4  7#f7
 ,the ,secretary of ,transportation4    
7#g7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense4  7#h7 
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 
7#i7 ,any the head of any other ,federal
 agency determined to be relevant by the
 ,secretary of ,labor4  7c7 ,guidance   
contents ,the guidance issued under     
subsection 7a7 shall include            
recommendations to employers of covered 
employees on the development and        
implementation of a comprehensive       

infectious disease exposure control plan
 that-- 7#a7 includes appropriate       
production schedules to follow the      
social distancing guidelines of the     
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention2  7#b7 includes regular     
extensive deep cleaning of facilities   
and equipment between shifts2 and  7#c7 
provides for education and training of  
such employees1 and ensures that such   
employers are communicating information 
to employees in an appropriate and      
timely manner1 particularly in cases in 
which an employee may have been exposed 
other individuals who have tested       
positive for ,,covid-#ai4  7d7 ,updates 
,the guidance issued under subsection   
7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be updated as necessary
 to keep covered employees apprised of  
the latest developments with respect to 
the prevention of the spread of         
,,covid-#ai until such time as-- 7,a7   
there is a treatment or vaccine approved
 or licensed under section #eje of the  
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    

,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or section    
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 for the       
treatment or prevention of ,,covid-#ai2 
and  7,b7 such treatment or vaccine is  
widely available within the ,united     
,states2 and  7#b7 be disseminated to   
covered employees 7and their employers7 
as so updated1 including through        
publication on the public website of the
 ,department of ,labor4  7e7 ,covered   
employees defined ,in this section1 the 
term covered employees means employees  
7other than employees of health care    
sector employers7 who have been         
identified as having an elevated risk of
 exposure to ,,sars-,co,v-#b by the     
,secretary of ,labor or the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services1        
including the following3 7#a7 ,grocery  
store employees4  7#b7 ,first responders
 7including emergency medical system    
employees1 firefighters1 and law        
enforcement officials74  7#c7           
,manufacturers1 including manufacturers 

of personal protective equipment4  7#d7 
,employees in the transportation        
industry4  7#e7 #i-a-a call center      
operators4  7#f7 ,workers supporting the
 energy grid4  7#g7 ,pharmacists4  7#h7 
,employees in the hospitality industry4 
7#i7 ,employees in the cybersecurity    
industry4  7#aj7 ,mortuary service      
employees4  7#aa7 ,employees working in 
or operating drinking water and         
wastewater facilities4  7#ab7 ,employees
 of banks4