,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbj,mr4     
,m55dez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! e/abli%m5t ( a repatriation   
task =ce dur+ major infecti\s disease   
outbreaks1 to au?orize additional paid  
leave = employees ( c]ta9 indep5d5t     
ag5cies involv$ 9 ! conduct ( =eign     
affairs1 & to ext5d ! application p]iod 
& use ( c]ta9 special immigrant visas4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,consul> & ,adm9i/rative ,support ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,consul> affairs &       
repatriation res\rces ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate ,section #a ( ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t   
,basic ,au?orities ,act ( #aief 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,respond+ to        
epidemics or p&emics  7#a7 ,/atem5t (   
policy ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 dur+ any public heal? em]g5cy   
caus$ by an epidemic or p&emic-- 7,a7 to

 n leave any ,unit$ ,/ates national     
involunt>ily /r&$ 9 a =eign c\ntry2 &   
7,b7 to provide all appropriate &       
available assi/ance to ,unit$ ,/ates    
nationals to facilitate _! return to !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 :5 reque/$1 = ! duration 
( ! public heal? em]g5cy4  7#b7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection-- 7,a7 !  
t]m ti] two response means a s+le1      
compreh5sive approa* to incid5t         
managem5t = ! ,national ,passport ,c5t] 
& ! ,national ,visa ,c5t] dur+ a        
national em]g5cy caus$ by an epidemic or
 p&emic1 includ+-- 7i7 ! promulgation ( 
protocols = communication1 in=mation &  
plann+1 em]g5cy assi/ance1 logi/ics     
managem5t & support1 /aff+1 & f9ancial  
managem5t2 &  7ii7 ! id5tification (    
roles & responsibilities = response &   
/aff+1 critical infra/ructure1 &        
int]national & int]ag5cy coord9ation2 & 
7,b7 ! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates national means 
an individual :o is-- 7i7 a ,unit$      
,/ates citiz52 or  7ii7 an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to ! ,unit$ 

,/ates4  7#c7 ,e/abli%m5t ( repatriation
 task =ce ,9 respond+ to an infecti\s   
disease outbreak t is su/a9$1 sev]e1 &  
spread+1 includ+ a det]m9ation by !     
,director-,g5]al ( ! ,_w ,heal?         
,organization ( a public heal? em]g5cy (
 int]national conc]n "u ,article #ab ( !
 ,int]national ,heal? ,regulations1 done
 at ,g5eva ,may #bc1 #bjje1 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli%1 "u ! direction ( !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,consul> ,affairs1
 a ,repatriation ,task ,=ce1 :i* %all-- 
7,a7 =mulate & implem5t policies t      
protect & advance ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s 
9 protect+ & safegu>d+ ! ne$s ( ,unit$  
,/ates nationals1 includ+ repatriation &
 o!r heal? & m$ical ne$s2  7,b7 manage1 
9 coord9ation ) relevant diplomatic     
po/s1 all communication & coord9ation ) 
,unit$ ,/ates nationals reg>d+ _! ne$s1 
includ+ repatriation & heal? & m$ical   
matt]s2  7,c7 ensure t proc$ures        
implem5t$ by ,am]ican ,citiz5 ,s]vices  
are integrat$ into1 & reflect$ 91 !     
decision-mak+ process )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (  

,/ate2  7,d7 coord9ate ! functions (    
,am]ican ,citiz5 ,s]vices1 includ+      
repatriation1 respond+ to heal? & m$ical
 ne$s1 & o!r relevant functions1 )9 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  7,e7 incorporate !  
functions ( ,am]ican ,citiz5 ,s]vices1  
includ+ repatriation & o!r heal? &      
m$ical ne$s priorities1 into !          
activities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  7,f7 
coord9ate ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ) 
relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies to  
meet ! ne$s ( ,am]ican ,citiz5 ,s]vices1
 includ+ repatriation & o!r heal? &     
m$ical ne$s2 &  7,g7 support ,am]ican   
,citiz5 ,s]vices ) repatriation & o!r   
heal? & m$ical ne$s1 includ+ coord9at+ &
 provid+ res\rces to meet all           
repatriation ne$s4  7#d7 ,p]sonnel ,!   
,secret>y %all ensure t !re are         
suffici5t p]sonnel s]v+ 9 ! ,(fice (    
,am]ican ,citiz5 ,s]vices & ,crisis     
,managem5t & ! ,bureau ( ,consul>       
,affairs or o!r ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate       
p]sonnel 9 ! c\ntries affect$ by !      
epidemic or p&emic1 to c>ry out !       

responsibilities set =? 9 p>agraph 7#c71
 includ+ repatriation matt]s4  7#e7     
,national passport c5t] & national visa 
c5t] ,9 respond+ to an infecti\s disease
 outbreak describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 !   
,secret>y %\ld activate a ti] two       
response by ! ,national ,passport       
,in=mation ,c5t] & ! ,national ,visa    
,c5t]4  7#f7 ,notification requirem5t ,n
 lat] ?an #ae days be=e ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate int5ds to discont9ue !            
repatriation s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c7 9 any region1 c\ntry1 or "p !re(  
dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy caus$ by an 
epidemic or p&emic affect+ su* region1  
c\ntry1 or "p1 ! ,secret>y %all notify1 
by all appropriate means1 all ,unit$    
,/ates nationals affect$ by ?is s]vice  
int]ruption1 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ( ! date aft] :i* !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate w no long] provide su*
 s]vices to ,unit$ ,/ates nationals     
seek+ repatriation to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  

4  #c4 ,additional paid leave =         
employees ( c]ta9 indep5d5t ag5cies     
involv$ 9 ! conduct ( =eign affairs     
,section #bajjg ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-acf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
ins]t+ 1 ! ,director ( ! ,peace ,corps1 
! ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,mill5nium
 ,*all5ge ,corporation1 ! ,*ief         
,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,int]national     
,developm5t ,f9ance ,corporation1 !     
,presid5t & ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,african ,developm5t      
,f\ndation1 ! ,presid5t & ,*ief         
,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,int]-,am]ican    
,f\ndation1 aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate2 & 
7#b7 by /rik+ ! ,secret>y & !           
,adm9i/rator & ins]t+ ea* ( ! ag5cy     
heads au?oriz$ to provide additional    
paid leave "u ?is section4  #d4         
,ext5sion ( application p]iod & use (   
c]ta9 special immigrant visas  7a7      
,cov]$ visa def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
cov]$ visa means a special immigrant    
visa t-- 7#a7 is au?oriz$ "u-- 7,a7     
section #ajei ( ! ,national ,def5se     

,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjf 
7,public ,law #aji-afc2 #h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja note72  7,b7 section #abdd ( !    
,refugee ,crisis 9 ,iraq ,act ( #bjjg   
7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaeg note72 or  7,c7 section #fjb ( !  
,afghan ,allies ,protection ,act ( #bjji
 7,public ,law #aaa-h2 #h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja note72  7#b7 0 issu$ dur+ fiscal  
ye> #bjbj2 &  7#c7 0 n us$ = travel to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,ext5sion (        
validity p]iod  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,giv5 !   
curr5t travel re/rictions & heal?       
conc]ns relat$ to int]national travel   
due to ! coronavirus p&emic1 n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! date on :i* !           
,int]national ,organization = ,migration
 resumes flights = refugee resettlem5t  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 9 coop]ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security1 %all ext5d ! p]iod ( validity
 ( a cov]$ visa until a date t is n     
e>li] ?an #f mon?s aft] su* ext5sion    
date4  7#b7 ,no effect on num]ical      
limitation ,any ext5sion "u p>agraph    

7#a7 may n be c\nt$ aga9/ any num]ical  
limitation on ! numb] ( visas available 
"u any law ref]r$ to 9 subsection       
7a77#a74  7c7 ,ext5sion ( application   
p]iod ,if ! application p]iod = any     
cov]$ visa is s*$ul$ to expire betwe5   
,febru>y #a1 #bjbj1 & #fj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,int]national             
,organization = ,migration resumes      
flights = refugee resettlem5t to !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
ext5d su* application p]iod s t eligible
 applicants may apply = a cov]$ visa    
until ! date t is #f mon?s aft] su*     
flight resumption date4