,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,ms4 
,/ev5s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,pappas7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 to e/abli% an int]ag5cy task =ce on    
work] protection f ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ess5tial ,work]           
,protection ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4          
,int]ag5cy task =ce on work] protection 
f ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,task =ce ,n lat] ?an
 #a mon? aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all conv5e  
an int]ag5cy task =ce-- 7#a7 to issue   
guidance ) respect to ! protection f    
occupational exposure to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b 
( cov]$ employees2 &  7#b7 to take su*  
/eps z may be necess>y to dissem9ate su*
 guidance to su* employees 7& _!        
employ]s71 includ+ by publication ( su* 
guidance on ! public website ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7b7 ,composition ,!

 task =ce conv5$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
be *air$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor &      
include ! foll[+ memb]s3 7#a7 ,!        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4  7#b7 ,!          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7#d7 ,!      
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs4  7#e7 ,! 
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion4  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y (     
,transportation4  7#g7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,def5se4  7#h7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4  7#i7 ,any ! head ( any o!r  
,f$]al ag5cy det]m9$ to be relevant by !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7c7 ,guidance     
cont5ts ,! guidance issu$ "u subsection 
7a7 %all include recomm5dations to      
employ]s ( cov]$ employees on !         
developm5t & implem5tation ( a          
compreh5sive infecti\s disease exposure 
control plan t-- 7#a7 includes          
appropriate production s*$ules to foll[ 
! social di/anc+ guidel9es ( ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2  7#b7   
includes regul> ext5sive deep clean+ (  

facilities & equipm5t betwe5 %ifts2 &   
7#c7 provides = education & tra9+ ( su* 
employees1 & ensures t su* employ]s are 
communicat+ in=mation to employees 9 an 
appropriate & timely mann]1 p>ticul>ly 9
 cases 9 :i* an employee may h be5      
expos$ o!r individuals :o h te/$        
positive = ,,covid-#ai4  7d7 ,updates ,!
 guidance issu$ "u subsection 7a7 %all--
 7#a7 be updat$ z necess>y to keep cov]$
 employees appris$ ( ! late/ developm5ts
 ) respect to ! prev5tion ( ! spread (  
,,covid-#ai until su* "t z-- 7,a7 !re is
 a treatm5t or vacc9e approv$ or lic5s$ 
"u section #eje ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7  
or section #cea ( ! ,public ,heal?      
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 = !   
treatm5t or prev5tion ( ,,covid-#ai2 &  
7,b7 su* treatm5t or vacc9e is widely   
available )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 be
 dissem9at$ to cov]$ employees 7& _!    
employ]s7 z s updat$1 includ+ ?r\gh     
publication on ! public website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7e7 ,cov]$         

employees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
cov]$ employees means employees 7o!r ?an
 employees ( heal? c>e sector employ]s7 
:o h be5 id5tifi$ z hav+ an elevat$ risk
 ( exposure to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b by !      
,secret>y ( ,labor or ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 includ+ !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,groc]y /ore employees4    
7#b7 ,fir/ respond]s 7includ+ em]g5cy   
m$ical sy/em employees1 firefight]s1 &  
law en=cem5t (ficials74  7#c7           
,manufactur]s1 includ+ manufactur]s (   
p]sonal protective equipm5t4  7#d7      
,employees 9 ! transportation indu/ry4  
7#e7 #i-a-a call c5t] op]ators4  7#f7   
,work]s support+ ! en]gy grid4  7#g7    
,ph>maci/s4  7#h7 ,employees 9 !        
hospitality indu/ry4  7#i7 ,employees 9 
! cyb]security indu/ry4  7#aj7 ,mortu>y 
s]vice employees4  7#aa7 ,employees     
work+ 9 or op]at+ dr9k+ wat] & wa/ewat] 
facilities4  7#ab7 ,employees ( banks4