,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #f1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,schneider 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1   
,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4      
,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4     
,kim1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4  
,spanberger1 and ,ms4 ,davids of        
,kansas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require ,federal agencies to submit     
plans for responding to any resurgence  
of ,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,covid ,preparedness1          
,response1 and ,effective ,planning for 
,advanced ,requirements by the          
,executive ,branch ,act or the ,,covid  
,,prepare ,act4  #b4 ,,covid-#ai        
resurgence plan  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each agency shall submit to ,congress an

 initial report detailing an action     
plan1 informed by research and best     
practices learned from the onset of     
,,covid-#ai and previous presidentially 
declared emergencies1 for addressing the
 needs and mitigating and eliminating   
the risks and challenges associated with
 any resurgence in ,,covid-#ai cases1   
that includes--  7#a7 agency priorities 
for preparing for and responding to any 
resurgence of ,,covid-#ai1 including    
continuity of operations and fulfilling 
the mission of the agency2  7#b7        
measurable goals specific to priorities 
and a time line for addressing each     
priority2  7#c7 anticipated challenges  
to addressing priorities and how the    
agency will address such challenges2    
7#d7 how the agency will consult with   
,congress1 the public1 ,state and       
municipal governments1 and relevant     
stakeholders while working remotely2 and
  7#e7 how the agency plans to issue    
relevant guidance to entities under the 
jurisdiction of the agency4  7b7        

,subsequent reports ,not later than #fj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and quarterly thereafter     
until the ,president ends the declared  
emergency1 the head of each agency shall
 submit to ,congress a report that      
provides an update of the details       
submitted in the plan under subsection  
7a71 including--  7#a7 the status of    
each priority2  7#b7 an explanation for 
any goal that has not been met within   
the specified time frame2 and  7#c7 any 
changes or updates to the plan4  7c7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given that term in section #eea of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory1
 or possession of the ,united ,states1  
and each federally recognized ,indian   
,tribe4