,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,ms4   
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4    
,rose ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4
 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4    
,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4    
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4      
,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4     
,pressley1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,san  
,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,mr4 ,vela1 & ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (          
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize a       

program ( dea? & hospitalization b5efits
 = ess5tial work]s :o die z a result (  
,,covid-#ai or relat$ complications1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ess5tial ,work]   
,p&emic ,comp5sation ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,p&emic ,comp5sation ,program ,title    
,,ii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #bjb et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new "p3  ,e     
,p&emic ,comp5sation ,program  #bge4    
,dea? & hospitalization b5efits =       
ess5tial work]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all c>ry out a comp5sation   
program "u :i* ! ,secret>y pays-- 7#a7  
dea? b5efits 9 accordance ) subsection  
7b7 to ! survivor or survivors 9 ! same 
mann] z dea? b5efits are paid pursuant  
to ! ,public ,safety ,(fic]s' ,b5efits  
,program "u subp>t #a ( "p ,l ( title ,i
 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe   
,/reets ,act ( #aifh ( ea* ess5tial     
work] :o dies z a result ( ,,covid-#ai  
or relat$ complications2 &  7#b7 a      
hospitalization b5efit 9 accordance )   

subsection 7c7 to ea* ess5tial work] :o 
is hospitaliz$1 & does n die1 z a result
 ( ,,covid-#ai or relat$ complications4 
7b7 ,dea? b5efits  7#a7 ,base am\nt ,!  
base am\nt ( ! dea? b5efits paid )      
respect to an ess5tial work] "u         
subsection 7a77#a7 9 a fiscal ye> %all  
be equal to ! am\nt ( ! comp>able b5efit
 calculat$ "u ! ,public ,safety ,(fic]s'
 ,b5efits ,program "u subp>t #a ( "p ,l 
( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control 
& ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 9 su*      
fiscal ye>1 )\t reg>d to any r$uction   
attributable to a limitation on         
appropriations4  7#b7 ,educational      
assi/ance to work]'s *ildr5 & sp\se     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to ! base     
am\nt "u p>agraph 7#a71 subject to      
subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d71 ! dea? b5efits
 paid ) respect to an ess5tial work] "u 
subsection 7a77#a7 %all include paym5t (
 educational assi/ance-- 7i7 to ea* *ild
 ( ! work] :o1 on or aft] ! date ( !    
work]'s dea?1 is enroll$ full-"t or     
"p-"t at an in/itution ( high]          

education2 &  7ii7 to ! sp\se ( ! work] 
:o1 on or aft] ! date ( ! work]'s dea?1 
is s enroll$4  7,b7 ,applicable         
provisions ,! provisions ( subp>t #b (  
"p ,l ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
%all apply ) respect to educational     
assi/ance provid$ by ! ,secret>y to !   
*ild1 *ildr51 or sp\se ( an ess5tial    
work] "u ?is p>agraph to ! same ext5t & 
9 ! same mann] z su* provisions apply ) 
respect to educational assi/ance provid$
 by ! ,attorney ,g5]al to ! *ild1       
*ildr51 or sp\se ( an eligible public   
safety work]4  7c7 ,hospitalization     
b5efit ,! am\nt ( ! hospitalization     
b5efit program paid ) respect to an     
ess5tial work] "u subsection 7a77#b7    
%all be half ! base am\nt ( ! dea?      
b5efit payable z describ$ 9 subsection  
7b77#a74  7d7 ,treatm5t ( b5efits  7#a7 
,exclusion f gross income ,= purposes ( 
! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 gross 
income %all n include a paym5t "u       
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,no r$uction      

because ( paym5t f o!r s\rce ,!         
,secret>y may n r$uce a paym5t "u       
subsection 7a7 on ! basis ( any am\nt   
paid1 or obligat$ to be paid1 pursuant  
to law or contract1 f ano!r s\rce4  7e7 
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh a ,special ,ma/]  
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y1 %all-- 7,a7     
adm9i/] ! comp5sation program "u ?is    
section2  7,b7 promulgate all proc$ural 
& sub/antive rules 7:i* may be issu$ by 
regulation7 = ! adm9i/ration ( ?is      
section2 &  7,c7 employ & sup]vise he>+ 
(fic]s & o!r adm9i/rative p]sonnel to   
p]=m ! duties ( ! ,special ,ma/] "u ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation (           
eligibility = comp5sation  7,a7 ,fil+ ( 
claim ,a claimant may file a claim =    
comp5sation "u ?is section ) ! ,special 
,ma/]4 ,! claim-- 7i7 %all be on ! =m   
develop$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7   
%all /ate ! factual basis = eligibility 
= comp5sation & ! am\nt ( comp5sation   
s\ght1 includ+ by demon/rat+-- 7,i7     
employm5t z an ess5tial work]2  7,,ii7  

dea? or hospitalization z describ$ 9    
subsection 7a72 &  7,,iii7 ! deceas$ or 
hospitaliz$ ess5tial work] became       
infect$ ) ,,s>s-,co,v-#b dur+ ! p]iod ( 
employm5t z an ess5tial work]4  7,b7    
,claim =m ,! ,special ,ma/] %all develop
 a claim =m t claimants %all use :5     
submitt+ claims "u subp>agraph 7,a74 ,! 
,special ,ma/] %all ensure t su* =m c be
 fil$ electronically1 if det]m9$ to be  
practicable4  7,c7 ,deadl9e ,no claim = 
comp5sation "u ?is section may be fil$  
aft] ,july #a1 #bjba4  7#c7 ,appo9tm5t  
,! ,secret>y may appo9t ! ,special ,ma/]
 )\t reg>d to ! provisions ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9
 ! competitive s]vice4 ,any su* employee
 %all s]ve at ! pleasure ( ! ,secret>y4 
,! ,secret>y %all fix ! annual sal>y ( !
 ,special ,ma/]4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,! t]m *ild has ! mean+  
giv5 to ! t]m *ild 9 section #abjd ( !  
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh1 except t ! ref]5ce 9     
section #abjd7c7 ( su* ,act to a deceas$

 or p]man5tly & totally disabl$ public  
safety (fic] :o1 at ! "t ( ! public     
safety (fic]'s fatal or cata/rophic     
injury %all be treat$ z ref]5ce to a    
deceas$ or hospitaliz$ ess5tial work]   
:o1 at ! "t ( ! work]'s dea? or         
hospitalization4  7#b7 ,! t]m ess5tial  
work] means-- 7,a7 a work] id5tifi$ z an
 ess5tial critical infra/ructure work] 9
 v]sion #c4j ( ! guidance titl$         
,guidance on ! ,ess5tial ,critical      
,infra/ructure ,work=ce3 ,ensur+        
,community & ,national ,resili5ce 9     
,,covid-#ai ,response issu$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security on ,april 
#ag1 #bjbj2 &  7,b7 any o!r work]       
id5tifi$ by ! ,special ,ma/] z an       
ess5tial work] = purposes ( ?is section4
  7#c7 ,! t]m hospitaliz$ means furni%$ 
inpati5t s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section     
#ahfa7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act74  
7#d7 ,! t]m in/itution ( high] education
 has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 9 section    
#ajb7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife4  7#e7 ,! t]m ,special ,ma/] means

 ! ,special ,ma/] appo9t$ "u subsection 
7e77#c74  7#f7 ,! t]m sp\se ( ! work]   
means ! sp\se ( ! ess5tial work] on !   
date ( ! work]'s dea?4  7g7 ,fund+  7#a7
 ,appropriations = b5efits ,!re are     
appropriat$1 out ( monies 9 ! ,treasury 
n o!rwise obligat$1 su* sums z may be   
necess>y to pay all dea? &              
hospitalization b5efits "u subsection   
7a7 t are s\ght by claimants :o qualify 
= su* b5efits & apply 9 accordance ) ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations = adm9i/rative exp5ses   
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y to pay !         
adm9i/rative co/s ( ! ,secret>y & !     
,special ,ma/] 9 c>ry+ out ?is section4 
7h7 ,sunset date ,at ! end ( cal5d> ye> 
#bjba1 ! ,secret>y %all t]m9ate !       
program "u ?is section except to ! ext5t
 necess>y to c>ry out ! s*ol>%ip program
 "u subsection 7b77#b74  4