,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hebf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #b1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,van ,drew introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1   
and ,homeland ,security1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,transportation to carry out a health   
smart air travel pilot program to       
improve the application of public health
 risk mitigation measures related to the
 public health risks presented by       
,,covid-#ai in airports and on passenger
 aircraft4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,health ,smart ,air 
,travel ,act or the ,,hsat ,act4  #b4   
,health smart air travel pilot program  
7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary of       

,transportation1 jointly with the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 shall establish a  
pilot program 7in this section referred 
to as the ,program7 to improve the      
application of public health risk       
mitigation measures related to the      
public health risks presented by        
,,covid-#ai in airports and on passenger
 aircraft4 ,in carrying out the         
,program1 the ,secretary shall pursue   
initiatives informed by-- 7#a7 the      
guidance issued by the ,department of   
,transportation1 jointly with the       
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 titled ,runway to  
,recovery3 ,the ,united ,states         
,framework for ,airlines and ,airports  
to ,mitigate the ,public ,health ,risks 
of ,coronavirus and dated ,july #bjbj2  
and  7#b7 any additional guidance that  
the ,department of ,transportation1 the 
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services1 and the ,department of       
,homeland ,security may issue in        
relation to measures necessary to       
mitigate the public health risks        
presented by ,,covid-#ai in airports and
 passenger aircraft4  7b7 ,objectives   
,the purpose of the ,program established
 under this section is to-- 7#a7        
accelerate integration of public health 
risk mitigation measures related to the 
public health risks presented by        
,,covid-#ai in airports and passenger   
aircraft2  7#b7 identify and address    
technical1 regulatory1 and policy       
challenges to integration of these risk 
mitigation measures2  7#c7 develop1     
test1 and evaluate smart airport        
technology and processes as they relate 
to mitigating public health risks       
presented by ,,covid-#ai in airports and
 passenger aircraft2 and  7#d7 leverage 
concentrations of aviation1             
transportation security1 and public     
health capital to accelerate innovation 
in airports and passenger aircraft4  7c7

 ,grant awards ,the ,secretary of       
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 may provide grants 
under the ,program to eligible entities 
to carry out development1 testing1 or   
evaluation of public health risk        
mitigation measures related to the      
public health risks presented by        
,,covid-#ai in airports and passenger   
aircraft4  7d7 ,publication of notice of
 grant opportunity ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation
 publish in the ,federal ,register a    
notice of grant opportunity for grants  
available under the ,program4  7e7      
,eligible entities ,entities eligible to
 receive funding under the ,program may 
include-- 7#a7 ,state1 local1 and       
,tribal governments2  7#b7 commercial   
airline operators2  7#c7 airports2  7#d7
 hospitals and other public health      
institutions2  7#e7 institutions of     

higher education2  7#f7 relevant        
research and development nonprofit      
organizations that are exempt from tax  
under section #eja7;c77#c7 of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7#g7
 relevant labor organizations2  7#h7    
relevant private-sector manufacturers   
and service providers2 and  7#i7 a      
consortia of any of the entities        
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#h74  7f7 ,application submission ,the 
,secretary of ,transportation1 jointly  
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services and the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security1 shall establish    
application requirements for grants from
 the ,program and shall require         
applicants to include the following     
information in such application3 7#a7   
,identification of the entities proposed
 to be involved in the development1     
testing1 or evaluation of public health 
risk mitigation measures4  7#b7 ,whether
 the proposed development1 testing1 or  
evaluation pertain to public health     

mitigation measures related to public   
health risks presented by ,,covid-#ai in
 airports1 passenger aircraft1 or both4 
7#c7 ,a description of such development1
 testing1 or evaluation4  7#d7 ,a       
description of the financial cost of    
such development1 testing1 or           
evaluation1 including the requested     
grant amount4  7#e7 ,how such           
development1 testing1 or evaluation will
 accomplish the objectives of the pilot 
program and inform wider adoption in    
airports and passenger aircraft4  7#f7  
,identification of available            
infrastructure and capabilities to      
support such development1 testing1 or   
evaluation4  7#g7 ,a description of the 
capabilities and expertise related to   
the proposed project with respect to    
aviation1 airline operations1 airport   
operations1 smart airport technology1   
transportation security1 and public     
health4  7#h7 ,a description of any     
existing relationships with relevant    
,federal agencies4  7g7 ,evaluation of  

applicants ,upon receipt of applications
 under this section by the ,secretary of
 ,transportation1 the ,secretary shall  
evaluate such applications jointly with 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security4  7h7 ,selection    
criteria ,the ,secretary of             
,transportation shall make selections1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 for  
participation in the ,program1 taking   
into consideration the following3 7#a7  
,the effectiveness of the proposal of   
development1 testing1 or evaluation of  
public health risk mitigation measures  
at accomplishing the objectives under   
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,the involvement  
of relevant aviation1 transportation    
security1 and public health             
infrastructure4  7#c7 ,the involvement  
of the private sector in the proposal1  
including whether the proposal leverages
 existing commercial technologies4  7#d7

 ,the agreement of the entities involved
 in the proposal to comply with such    
requirements as the ,secretary of       
,transportation1 the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services1 and the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determine necessary for purposes of     
aviation safety1 public health safety1  
and transportation security4  7#e7 ,the 
agreement of the entities involved in   
the proposal to share data collected and
 experience gained over the course of   
the development1 testing1 or evaluation 
of public health mitigation measures    
with the ,secretary of ,transportation1 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security4  7i7 ,designation  
of data reporting facilities  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 shall each-- 7,a7 designate a

 ,federal facility or ,federal          
facilities for receiving1 processing1   
and analyzing data collected and        
experience gained by recipients of      
grants under the ,program2 and  7,b7    
begin reporting the information         
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to the   
remaining ,secretaries listed in this   
paragraph4  7#b7 ,scope of information  
collected ,with respect to the          
information collected and analyzed under
 subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 the ,secretary
 of ,transportation shall collect1      
analyze1 and report information on      
public health risk mitigation measures  
in passenger aircraft2  7,b7 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
collect1 analyze1 and report information
 on public health risk mitigation       
measures in airports2 and  7,c7 the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall collect1 analyze1 and   
report information on public health risk
 mitigation measures in airports and on 
passenger aircraft4  7j7 ,implementation

 ,the ,secretary of ,transportation     
shall1 jointly with the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 use  
the data collected and experience gained
 under subsection 7i7 to-- 7#a7 identify
 technical1 regulatory1 or policy       
challenges to the integration of public 
health risk mitigation measures related 
to the public health risks created by   
,,covid-#ai in airports and on passenger
 aircraft2 and  7#b7 inform ongoing     
initiatives by the ,federal ,aviation   
,administration1 the ,transportation    
,security ,administration1 and the      
,centers for ,disease ,control to       
develop operational standards and       
procedures to mitigate public health    
risks presented by ,,covid-#ai in       
airports and passenger aircraft4  7k7   
,briefing ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter through fiscal year 
#bjbc1 the ,secretary of                
,transportation1 jointly with the       

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 shall brief        
,congress on the recipients of funding  
and activities carried out under the    
,program4  7l7 ,funding  7#a7           
,authorization of ,appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated      
#gg1jjj1jjj to carry out this section1  
to remain available through fiscal year 
#bjbc4  7#b7 ,use of ,funds ,of the     
amounts made available under paragraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 not more than #g1jjj1jjj may
 be used jointly by the ,secretary of   
,transportation1 ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security for the         
administration of the ,program2 and     
7,b7 not less than #gj1jjj1jjj shall be 
awarded through the issuance of grants4 
7#c7 ,grant amounts ,the amount of a    
grant awarded under this section shall  
be not less than #ej1jjj and not more   
than #e1jjj1jjj4  7m7 ,sunset ,the      
authority to provide grants under this  

section shall terminate on the last day 
of fiscal year #bjbc4  7n7 ,smart       
airport technologies defined ,in this   
section1 smart airport technologies     
means the technologies described in     
section #ade of the ,,faa               
,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public 
,law #aae-bed74