,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4   
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4      
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1   
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,c>son
 ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,sires1  
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4  
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1
 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,price ( 
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,vela1  
,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,wild1 & 
,ms4 ,scanlon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize a    
public s]vice ann\ncem5t campaign on !  
efficacy ( clo? face cov]+s 9 r$uc+ !   
spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 to au?orize a     
program to provide clo? face cov]+s to  
any ,am]ican :o reque/s "o free ( *>ge1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 

,act may be cit$ z ! ,masks ,"w ,act (  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b virus has
 kill$ ov] #aaj1jjj ,am]icans & infect$ 
at lea/ #b1jjj1jjj o!rs4  7#b7 ,!       
measures tak5 to conta9 ! virus1 includ+
 social di/anc+ & /ay at home ord]s1 h  
result$ 9 a significant economic        
disruption1 caus+ t5s ( millions (      
,am]icans to lose jobs & income4  7#c7  
,sci5tific exp]ts1 includ+ ,dr4 ,an?ony 
,fauci1 ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itute ( ,all]gy & ,infecti\s        
,diseases1 h w>n$ ( ! dang] ( a second  
wave ( infections /rik+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 fall & w9t]4  7#d7 ,sci5tific exp]ts  
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & else:]e h
 /rongly advis$ ,am]icans to we> clo?   
face cov]+s z a means to sl[ ! spread ( 
,,covid-#ai & h /at$ t we>+ clo? face   
cov]+s may r$uce ! spread ( respiratory 
droplets t may c>ry ! disease4  7#e7    
,!re is a gr[+ body ( sci5tific rese>*  
indicat+ t high levels ( clo? face cov]+
 adoption by a population c r$uce       

transmission ( ! virus1 & may prev5t    
asymptomatic or presymptomatic c>ri]s f 
unkn[+ly infect+ o!rs4  7#f7 ,"o        
sci5tific model e/imat$ t if #hj p]c5t (
 ! population adopt$ prop] face cov]+   
use1 transmission w\ld be #a_/ab :at x  
w\ld be 9 a population )\t we>+ clo?    
face cov]+s4 ,ano!r newly releas$ /udy  
conduct$ ) animals f\nd t face cov]+s   
r$uc$ transmission ( ,,covid-#ai by #ge 
p]c5t4  7#g7 ,nations 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia )  
high levels ( clo? face cov]+ we>+ h be5
 m effective ?an o!rs 9 r$uc+ ! spread (
 ,,covid-#ai1 & h exp]i5c$ comp>ably    
few] infections & dea?s z a result4     
7#h7 ,a rec5t /udy f ! ,univ]sity (     
,i[a's ,college ( ,public ,heal? sugge/s
 t ! #ae ,/ates & ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 hav+ m&at$ we>+ face cov]+s 9
 public betwe5 ,april #h1 #bjbj1 & ,may 
#ae1 #bjbj1 av]t$ z _m z #bcj1jjj to    
#dej1jjj ,,covid-#ai cases4  7#i7 ,_m   
,am]icans h he$$ ! calls ( public heal? 
exp]ts to we> clo? face cov]+s & h made 
major sacrifices 9 o!r aspects ( _! life

 9 ord] to control ! spread ( ! virus4  
#c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t -- 7#a7 foll[+ ! cons5sus   
advice ( public heal? exp]ts to we> face
 cov]+s c mean+fully r$uce transmission 
rates = ,,covid-#ai1 result+ 9 few]     
dea?s1 few] ,am]icans made s]i\sly ill1 
& l[] economic disruption2  7#b7        
,am]icans %\ld we> appropriate face     
cov]+s 9 situations :]e social di/anc+  
is difficult or impossible1 p>ticul>ly 9
 indoors environm5ts1 bo? to protect    
!mselves & to protect old] ,am]icans or 
o!rs ) heal? conditions t increase !    
risks ( s]i\s illness due to            
,,covid-#ai2 &  7#c7 lead]s across !    
political spectrum %\ld model m$ically  
recomm5d$ behaviors by we>+ face cov]+s 
appropriately & enc\rag+ ^? ar\nd !m to 
d ! same4  #d4 ,public s]vice ann\ncem5t
 campaign  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion
 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,director7
 %all c>ry out a public s]vice          
ann\ncem5t campaign campaign on         

television1 radio1 ! int]net1 & digital 
plat=ms1 & 9 pr9t publications1 in=m+   
,am]icans on-- 7#a7 ! efficacy ( clo?   
face cov]+s2 &  7#b7 :y clo? face cov]+s
 are recomm5d$ by sci5tific & m$ical    
exp]ts to r$uce ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai4 
7b7 ,audi5ce ,9 c>ry+ out ! campaign "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all ensure 
t public s]vice ann\ncem5ts rea* z _m   
,am]icans z possible ) sci5tifically    
accurate messages ab\t clo? face cov]+s4
  7c7 ,language ,! ,director %all ensure
 t public s]vice ann\ncem5ts "u ?is     
section are provid$ 9 at lea/ #ai       
languages 9 addition to ,engli%1 includ+
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,spani%4  7#b7 ,arabic4 
7#c7 ,cambodian4  7#d7 ,*9ese4  7#e7    
,haitian ,creole4  7#f7 ,fr5*4  7#g7    
,h9di4  7#h7 ,italian4  7#i7 ,japanese4 
7#aj7 ,korean4  7#aa7 ,laotian4  7#ab7  
,russian4  7#ac7 ,tagalog4  7#ad7 ,urdu4
  7#ae7 ,vietnamese4  7#af7 ,greek4     
7#ag7 ,poli%4  7#ah7 ,?ai4  7#ai7       
,portuguese4  7d7 ,grants & contracts ,9
 c>ry+ out ! campaign "u subsection 7a71

 ! ,director may1 subject to !          
availability ( appropriations1 aw>d     
grants to1 & ent] into contracts )1     
public & private entities 7includ+      
nonpr(it organizations74  7e7           
,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,to c>ry
 out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y 
= fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba1 to rema9   
available until exp5d$4  #e4 ,clo? face 
cov]+s = all  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !
 availability ( appropriations1 !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7    
%all c>ry out a program to provide clo? 
face cov]+s to any ,am]ican :o reque/s  
"o free ( *>ge by ,unit$ ,/ates mail4   
7b7 ,reque/s ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all e/abli% proc$ures all[+ 
,am]icans to reque/ up to ?ree clo? face
 cov]+s p] p]son 9 _! h\sehold ?r\gh !  
int]net1 by mail1 or by phone 7includ+  
text messag+74  7c7 ,consultation ,!    
,secret>y %all consult ) ! ,director ( !
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &           

,prev5tion1 ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 & ! heads ( o!r    
ag5cies z appropriate reg>d+ ! design & 
selection ( clo? face cov]+s to be      
provid$ "u ?is section4  7d7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba1 to rema9    
available until exp5d$4  #f4 ,national  
,in/itutes ( ,heal? rese>* on clo? face 
cov]+ efficacy  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,!        
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     
,director7 %all conduct or support      
rese>* on ! efficacy ( clo? face cov]+s1
 face %ields1 v5tilators1 & o!r facial  
cov]+s to r$uce ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai4 
7b7 ,use ( funds ,rese>* "u ?is section 
may include-- 7#a7 rese>* on ! effect ( 
we>+ clo? face cov]+s on ! spread ( !   
virus t causes ,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 rese>*
 on ! situations = :i* clo? face cov]+s 
are sci5tifically indicat$2  7#c7 rese>*
 on ! mo/ effective mat]ials or designs 

( clo? face cov]+s2 &  7#d7 o!r topics z
 ! ,director det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbb1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$4