,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,nadl] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4    
,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mrs4
 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (     
,texas1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,jackson     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,t$
 ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4  
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,scanlon1   
,mr4 ,v>gas1 & ,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require ! ,director ( ,u4,s4        
,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t to     
ensure t =eign nationals te/ negative = 
,,s>s-,co,v-#b be=e repatriation or     
removal1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,coronavirus ,conta9m5t ,act ( #bjbj4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms      
,en=cem5t repatriat$ or attempt$ to     
repatriate doz5s ( =eign nationals :o   
te/$ positive = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b prior to 

dep>ture f ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ^u arrival
 9 _! c\ntry ( de/9ation4  7#b7 ,haiti  
is "o ( ! mo/ vuln]able nations 9 ! _w  
to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b ) only a few doz5     
v5tilators = #aa million p4 ,yet1 9     
,april #bjbj1 multiple individuals :o 7 
repatriat$ or o!rwise remov$ to ,haiti  
on a s+le flight te/$ positive =        
,,s>s-,co,v-#b ^u _! arrival4 ,9 ,may1  
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
plann$ to repatriate m ?an #ajj         
individuals to ,haiti1 includ+          
individuals kn[n to h ,,covid-#ai1 b    
ab&on$ ^! plans aft] m$ia scrut9y &     
pressure f ! ,haitian gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,z
 ( mid-,may #bjbj1 m ?an #ajj           
individuals h te/$ positive =           
,,s>s-,co,v-#b ^u arrival 9 ,guatemala1 
prompt+ ,guatemala to susp5d            
repatriation flights f ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
on sev]al occasions4  7#d7 ,u4,s4       
,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t's      
pat*work approa* to ! scre5+ & te/+ (   
deportees prior to repatriation has     
fail$1 lead+ to ! removal ( doz5s (     

individuals infect$ ) ,,s>s-,co,v-#b to 
c\ntries ) ov]tax$ heal?c>e             
infra/ructures1 fur!r+ ! global spread (
 ! disease4  #c4 ,te/+ be=e repatriation
 or removal  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 ! ,director (
 ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t
 %all1 prior to ! repatriation or       
removal ( any individual-- 7#a7 conduct 
a viral te/ to det]m9e if su* an        
individual is infect$ ) ,,s>s-,co,v-#b2 
&  7#b7 engage ) ! receiv+ c\ntry to    
ensure1 subject to subsection 7b71 t su*
 an individual c be safely remov$ or    
o!rwise repatriat$4  7b7 ,limitation on 
repatriation or removal ,9 ! case t an  
individual te/$ "u subsection 7a77#a7   
te/s positive = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 su*     
individual may n be remov$ or o!rwise   
repatriat$ until su* individual--  7#a7 
exhibits no symptoms ( ,,covid-#ai = at 
lea/ #aj days2 &  7#b7 is adm9i/]$ #b   
additional viral te/s m ?an #bd h\rs    
ap>t & te/s negative = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b   
ea* "t su* a viral te/ is adm9i/]$4  7c7

 ,p]iod describ$ ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is
 section is ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ #ahj days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! public heal?       
em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 ) respect to          
,,covid-#ai is t]m9at$4  #d4 ,report+   
requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration &       
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t %all publi% on its    
public website1 & update on a weekly    
basis1 in=mation relat$ to te/+ (       
individuals x int5ds to remove or       
repatriate4 ,su* in=mation %all be      
del9eat$ by facility & %all include--   
7#a7 ! numb] ( removals & repatriations1
 del9eat$ by c\ntry ( orig92  7#b7 !    
results ( ! viral te/s adm9i/]$ to      
individuals ,u4,s4 ,immigration &       
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t int5ds to remove or   
repatriate2 &  7#c7 9 ! case (          
individuals ,u4,s4 ,immigration &       

,cu/oms ,en=cem5t int5ds to remove or   
repatriate :o te/ positive =            
,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 ! av]age l5g? ( /ay 9   
det5tion = su* individuals4  #e4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,symptoms
 ( ,,covid-#ai ,! t]m symptoms (        
,,covid-#ai includes-- 7,a7 fev] or     
*ills2  7,b7 c\gh2  7,c7 %ortness (     
brea? or difficulty brea?+2  7,d7       
fatigue2  7,e7 muscle or body a*es2     
7,f7 heada*es2  7,g7 new loss ( ta/e or 
smell2  7,h7 sore ?roat2  7,i7 conge/ion
 or runny nose2  7,j7 nausea or vomit+2 
7,k7 di>rhea2 or  7,l7 any o!r symptom t
 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion det]m9es to be a  
symptom ( ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,viral te/ 
,! t]m viral te/ means a diagno/ic te/ )
 respect to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b t is approv$1
 cle>$1 or au?oriz$ "u section #eaj7k71 
#eac1 #eae or #efd ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfj7k71 #cfj;c1 #cfj;e1 or             
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