,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbj,ms4 
,wasserman ,schultz 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,hastings1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,davis of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,clark 
of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4     
,pappas1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,kelly of  
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1
 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 and ,mr4
 ,mfume7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services1 acting through the    
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 to carry out a
 national campaign to increase awareness
 and knowledge of the virus that causes 
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,how ,awareness
 and ,prevention ,protect ,you ,act4    
#b4 ,,covid-#ai public awareness        
campaign  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of         

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall carry out a national awareness    
campaign to increase factual awareness  
and knowledge of the virus that causes  
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,content ,the campaign
 under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7      
create awareness of the signs and       
symptoms of the virus that causes       
,,covid-#ai1 including transmission with
 respect to an asymptomatic individual2 
7#b7 provide scientific information on  
the transmission and detection of the   
virus that causes ,,covid-#ai1          
including-- 7,a7 the differences        
7including degrees of risk7 between     
transmission through droplets1          
aerosolization1 and inanimate objects2  
7,b7 the risk of contracting the virus  
that causes ,,covid-#ai at health care  
facilities and other facilities that    
treat individuals with ,,covid-#ai2     
7,c7 the benefits of health care workers

 using personal protective equipment2   
7,d7 the tests used to determine if an  
individual-- 7i7 has been infected by   
the virus that causes ,,covid-#ai2 and  
7ii7 is infected by such virus at the   
time of the test2 and  7,e7 the         
strategies used by ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local governments to reduce the        
transmission of ,,covid-#ai2  7#c7      
provide strategies for preventing       
transmission of ,,covid-#ai in the home 
and at work1 including best practices   
with respect to-- 7,a7 wearing and      
removing face masks1 face coverings1 and
 gloves2  7,b7 physical distancing in   
outdoor and indoor spaces2  7,c7        
disinfecting surfaces with appropriate  
cleaning products2 and  7,d7 isolating a
 household member who is suspected or   
confirmed of contracting ,,covid-#ai2   
and  7#d7 improve public understanding  
with respect to how an infectious       
disease develops into a public health   
threat1 including-- 7,a7 the need for a 
vaccine and method of treatment2  7,b7  

factors that contribute to the          
transmission of an infectious disease in
 the population2 and  7,c7 factors that 
may contribute to scientific uncertainty
 with respect to the transmission of an 
infectious disease4  7c7 ,requirements  
,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 ensure the      
campaign under subsection 7a7-- 7,a7    
contains multilingual and culturally    
appropriate information and distribution
 strategies2  7,b7 contains information 
that is updated on a monthly basis2 and 
7,c7 is targeted toward communities and 
populations that are at a high risk of  
contracting ,,covid-#ai 7as determined  
by the ,secretary72 and  7#b7 partner   
with community- and faith-based         
organizations4  7d7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated #acj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjba through #bjbc4