,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gibc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,comer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,higgins of  
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,armstrong1 ,mr4       
,cloud1 ,ms4 ,foxx of ,north ,carolina1 
,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,green of ,tennessee1
 and ,mr4 ,keller7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
,president to suspend or waive civil    
enforcement of any rule for certain     
purposes during the coronavirus         
pandemic1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pandemic ,recovery ,enforcement    
,flexibility ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,presidential waiver  7a7 ,in general   
,during the covered period1 the         
,president may order the suspension or  
waiver of civil enforcement of any rule 
for any of the following reasons related
 to the response to the coronavirus     
pandemic or strengthening recovery from 

the pandemic3 7#a7 ,enforcement of the  
rule would unreasonably inhibit or      
impede efforts to respond to            
,,sars-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,enforcement of  
the rule would unreasonably inhibit or  
impede health or economic recovery by-- 
7,a7 persons infected by                
,,sars-,co,v-#b2  7,b7 individuals or   
entities that supported or support      
persons infected by ,,sars-,co,v-#b2 or 
7,c7 entities that qualify as small     
entities within the meaning of section  
#fja7f7 of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code1 and the employees1 contractors1  
or investors of those small entities4   
7#c7 ,enforcement of the rule would     
otherwise unreasonably inhibit or impede
 health1 economic performance1 or the   
stability of wages or employment during 
the covered period1 including by        
inhibiting or impeding-- 7,a7 access to 
health care or health care equipment or 
supplies2  7,b7 access to employment2   
7,c7 access to public or private        
assistance2  7,d7 consumer or business  

spending1 investment1 or access to      
capital or credit2 or  7,e7 other       
consumer or business activity1 including
 hiring and education or retraining4    
7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,coronavirus pandemic ,the term         
coronavirus pandemic means the          
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic of #bjai-bjbj4 
7#b7 ,covered period ,the term covered  
period means the period that-- 7,a7     
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this section2 and  7,b7 ends on the date
 that is #a year after the date on which
 the public health emergency declared   
under section #cai of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 as a result of the coronavirus  
pandemic expires1 or any renewal        
thereof4  7#c7 ,rule ,the term rule has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this section may be construed to mean   
that the ,president lacks any other     
authority to suspend or waive           

enforcement of any rule4