,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,carbajal 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,norman1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and ,mr4 ,larson of
 ,connecticut7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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     
establish a temperature checks pilot    
program for air transportation1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,fly ,safe and 
,healthy ,act of #bjbj4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7#b7 ,air             

transportation ,the term air            
transportation has the meaning given    
that term in section #djajb of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7       
,appropriate committees of congress ,the
 term appropriate committees of         
,congress means the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee 
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives1 and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#d7  
,covid-#ai public health emergency ,the 
term ,,covid-#ai public health emergency
 means the public health emergency first
 declared on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 by the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 with respect to the   
#bjai ,novel ,coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai7 
and includes any renewal of such        

declaration pursuant to such section    
#cai4  7#e7 ,fever ,the term fever means
 #ajj4d degrees ,fahrenheit or higher1  
or the meaning given that term pursuant 
to guidelines of the ,centers for       
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
related to ,,covid-#ai4  7#f7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,transportation4  7#g7    
,sterile area ,the term sterile area has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#aedj4e of title #di1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7#h7 ,temperature check   
,the term temperature check means the   
screening of individuals for a fever4   
#c4 ,temperature checks pilot program   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days
 after the enactment of this ,act1 the  
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 and the ,director 
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention1 shall establish a      

#abj-;day pilot program to conduct      
temperature checks for domestic and     
international passengers1 individuals   
accompanying those passengers1 crew     
members1 and other individuals who pass 
through airports and airport security   
screening locations 7referred to in this
 section as the pilot program74 ,the    
,administrator shall select airports    
that represent diverse operating        
conditions1 such as high1 medium1 and   
low passenger throughput1 and locations 
for the pilot program4  7b7 ,screening  
,the pilot program shall require        
screening of passengers1 individuals    
accompanying those passengers1 crew     
members1 and other individuals who pass 
through airports and airport security   
screening locations for fevers4 ,an     
individual who is found to have a fever 
may be subject to secondary medical     
screening4 ,an individual who registers 
a fever during a temperature check      
conducted under the pilot program shall 
be denied admission to the sterile area 

of the airport4  7c7 ,elements ,in      
developing the pilot program1 the       
,administrator shall address-- 7#a7 the 
types of technology that may be used to 
conduct temperature checks2  7#b7       
policies applicable to screening        
procedures2  7#c7 procedures for        
individuals who register a fever1 which 
may include secondary screening by a    
medical professional2  7#d7 mechanisms  
for protecting the privacy and medical  
information of individuals subjected to 
temperature checks2  7#e7 procedures for
 accommodating individuals with         
disabilities or observing certain       
religious practices1 as appropriate2    
7#f7 procedures for exempting           
individuals who may have a fever        
unrelated to ,,covid-#ai2 and  7#g7     
training on the policies1 procedures1   
and equipment for employees responsible 
for implementing the pilot program4  7d7
 ,equipment ,the ,administrator only may
 conduct temperature checks under the   
program established under this section  

using a device lawfully manufactured and
 distributed1 or a device manufactured  
and distributed in accordance with      
guidance issued by the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 to measure
 the body temperature of a person4  7e7 
,procurement and coordination ,the      
,administrator1 in coordination with the
 ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection1 shall procure      
temperature screening equipment and     
implement best practices for conducting 
passenger temperature checks under the  
pilot program4  7f7 ,partnerships ,the  
,administrator may enter into           
partnerships or contracts with private  
entities1 universities or other academic
 institutions1 national laboratories1 or
 public health authorities to develop1  
evaluate1 or improve technology for     
purposes of detecting fevers or         
conducting secondary medical screening  
under the pilot program4  7g7 ,treatment
 of passengers prohibited from flying   
,the pilot program shall require air    

carriers to permit a passenger who is   
prohibited from flying because they have
 a fever or as a result of a secondary  
medical screening to reschedule or      
cancel the flight the passenger was     
ticketed for at no cost to the          
passenger4  7h7 ,program for remainder  
of ,,covid-#ai public health emergency  
,not later than #ij days after the      
completion of the pilot program1 based  
on the results of the pilot program and 
the most up-to-date and best available  
public health information1 data1 and    
evidence-based or evidence-informed     
scientific information1 the             
,administrator1 in coordination with the
 ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 and the ,director 
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention1 shall issue policy for 
deploying a temperature check program at
 airports and airport security screening
 locations through the end of the       
,,covid-#ai public health emergency for 

domestic and international passengers1  
individuals accompanying those          
passengers1 crew members1 and other     
individuals who pass through airports   
and airport security screening          
locations4  7i7 ,authority ,the         
,administrator may issue regulations to 
implement the temperature check program 
under subsection 7g71 including with    
respect to secondary screening          
requirements4  #d4 ,inclusion of        
information about traveling during      
public health emergencies in passenger  
notification system  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary shall revise section    
#age4be of title #di1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 to require the inclusion  
in the passenger notification system    
during the ,,covid-#ai public health    
emergency of-- 7#a7 relevant guidelines 
relating to safe traveling in air       
transportation2  7#b7 a message         
discouraging any individual who has a   
fever from traveling in air             
transportation2 and  7#c7 a notification

 that each passenger and any individual 
accompanying a passenger into the       
sterile area of the airport will undergo
 a temperature check if the pilot       
program established under section #c is 
in effect in that airport4  7b7         
,timelines ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 
revise section #age4be of title #di1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 in      
accordance with the requirements of     
subsection 7a7 not later than #cj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act2 and  7#b7 provide for the         
implementation of such revisions not    
later than #ij days after such date of  
enactment4