,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjbj
 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california 7for       
himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1
 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,carson of     
,indiana1 and ,ms4 ,spanberger7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services to establish a program to     
award a financial prize to persons who  
successfully develop a system or device 
that makes enclosed sections of a       
building safer during the ,,covid-#ai   
public health emergency1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safe ,indoor       
,spaces ,act4  #b4 ,,covid-#ai          
technology prize  7a7 ,establishment    
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services 7in this ,act referred to as  
the ,secretary7 shall establish a       

program to award a financial prize to   
persons who successfully develop a      
system or device for use during the     
,,covid-#ai public health emergency that
 meets the criteria under subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,criteria ,to be eligible to  
receive a prize under this section1 a   
person must develop a system or device  
that meets the following3 7#a7          
,inactivates or eliminates all traces of
 airborne ,,sars-,co,v-#b from the air  
of an enclosed section of a building4   
7#b7 ,decreases the rate of transmission
 of ,,sars-,co,v-#b in an enclosed      
section of a building to a rate of      
transmission of ,,sars-,co,v-#b that is 
comparable to an outdoor setting4  7#c7 
,able to be installed in or service an  
enclosed section of a building or the   
ventilation systems of a building1      
including--  7,a7 schools2  7,b7 public 
buildings2 and  7,c7 most types of      
buildings used as places of work4  7#d7 
,with respect to public buildings1 able 
to be installed in or service not fewer 

than #aej1jjj buildings in not less than
 #f months4  7#e7 ,maintains or         
increases the cost of controlling the   
environment of a building by not more   
than #aj percent4  7c7 ,establishment of
 board  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall establish a board to advise the  
,secretary with respect to the program  
established under subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,membership ,the board shall be composed
 of #e members appointed by the         
,secretary1 including-- 7,a7 a public   
health expert2  7,b7 an individual with 
experience in education2  7,c7 an       
individual who represents small         
businesses2 and  7,d7 an engineer with  
expertise in public health4  7d7        
,financial award ,based on the advice of
 the board established under subsection 
7c71 the ,secretary shall make each     
award under the program established     
under subsection 7a7 in an amount equal 
to or less than #e1jjj1jjj4  7e7        
,intellectual property ,the ,federal    
,government may not acquire an          

intellectual property right in any      
product or idea by virtue of the        
submission of such product or idea in   
the prize competition under this        
section4  7f7 ,,covid-#ai public health 
emergency ,in this section1 the term    
,,covid-#ai public health emergency     
means a public health emergency for     
which a declaration is in effect under  
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71   
with respect to ,,covid-#ai4  7g7       
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to carry out this ,act     
#e1bej1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4  7#b7 
,administrative expenses ,not more than 
#bej1jjj of the amount appropriated     
under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year  
may be used for administrative expenses 
incurred in carrying out this section4