,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cartwright 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,adams1  
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4      
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1   
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mrs4     
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 
,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4       
,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,johnson of     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4  
,lowenthal1 and ,ms4 ,fudge7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the       
,secretary of ,labor to issue an        
emergency temporary standard that       
requires operators to develop and       
implement a comprehensive infectious    
disease exposure control plan to protect
 miners from exposure to                
,,sars-,co,v-#b1 and for other purposes4

  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,covid-#ai ,mine ,worker  
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,emergency       
temporary and permanent standards  7a7  
,emergency temporary health or safety   
standard  7#a7 ,in general ,in          
consideration of the grave risk         
presented by ,,covid-#ai and the need to
 strengthen protections for miners1     
pursuant to section #aja7;b7 of the     
,federal ,mine ,safety and ,health ,act 
of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;b77 and   
notwithstanding the provisions of law   
and the ,executive order listed in      
paragraph 7#c71 not later than #g days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    
promulgate an emergency temporary health
 or safety standard to protect miners   
from occupational exposure to           
,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,application of  
standard ,pursuant to section           
#aja7;b77#b7 of the ,federal ,mine      
,safety and ,health ,act of #aigg 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;b771 the emergency      

temporary health or safety standard     
promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be effective until superseded by a      
mandatory health or safety standard     
promulgated under subsection 7b74  7#c7 
,inapplicable provisions of law and     
executive order ,the provisions of law  
and the ,executive order listed in this 
paragraph are as follows3 7,a7 ,chapter 
#f of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code   
7commonly referred to as the ,regulatory
 ,flexibility ,act74  7,b7 ,subchapter  
,i of chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united 
,states ,code 7commonly referred to as  
the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act74  7,c7  
,the ,unfunded ,mandates ,reform ,act of
 #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq474    
7,d7 ,executive ,order #abhff 7#eh ,fed4
 ,reg4 #aij2 relating to regulatory     
planning and review71 as amended4  7b7  
,permanent standard ,pursuant to section
 #aja7;b77#c7 of the ,federal ,mine     
,safety and ,health ,act of #aigg 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;b77#c771 the ,secretary 
shall promulgate a mandatory standard to

 protect miners from occupational       
exposure to ,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7c7       
,requirements ,the standards promulgated
 under this section shall-- 7#a7 include
 a requirement that operators-- 7,a7    
with the input and involvement of miners
 or1 where applicable1 the              
representatives of miners develop and   
implement a comprehensive infectious    
disease exposure control plan to address
 the risk of occupational exposure to   
,,sars-,co,v-#b2 and  7,b7 provide to   
miners the necessary personal protective
 equipment1 disinfectant1 ancillary     
medical supplies1 and other applicable  
supplies determined necessary by the    
,secretary to reduce and limit exposure 
to ,,sars-,co,v-#b in coal or other     
mines2  7#b7 incorporate guidelines--   
7,a7 issued by the ,centers for ,disease
 ,control and ,prevention and the       
,national ,institute for ,occupational  
,safety and ,health1 which are designed 
to prevent the transmission of          
infectious agents in occupational       

settings2 and  7,b7 from relevant       
scientific research on novel pathogens2 
and  7#c7 include a requirement for the 
recording and reporting of all          
work-related ,,covid-#ai infections and 
deaths as set forth in part #ej of title
 #cj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as
 in effect on the date of enactment of  
this ,act74  #c4 ,surveillance1         
tracking1 and investigation of          
mining-related cases of ,,covid-#ai ,the
 ,secretary of ,labor 7acting through   
the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mine     
,safety and ,health71 in coordination   
with the ,director of the ,centers for  
,disease ,control and ,prevention and   
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health1 shall-- 7#a7 collect and      
analyze case reports and other data on  
,,covid-#ai to identify and evaluate the
 extent1 nature1 and source of          
,,covid-#ai among miners1 including the 
prevalence of and consequences of       
,,covid-#ai diagnoses among miners also 

diagnosed with pneumoconiosis2  7#b7    
investigate1 as appropriate1 individual 
cases of ,,covid-#ai among miners to    
evaluate the source of exposure and     
adequacy of infectious disease exposure 
control plans2  7#c7 provide regular    
periodic reports on ,,covid-#ai among   
miners to the public2 and  7#d7 based on
 such reports and investigations1 make  
recommendations on needed actions or    
guidance to protect miners from         
,,covid-#ai4  #d4 ,definitions ,the     
terms used in this ,act have the        
meanings given the terms in section #c  
of the ,federal ,mine ,safety and       
,health ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4    
#hjb74