,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for ,mr4 ,markey 
7for himself and ,mr4 ,blumenthal77     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
a joint task force on the operation of  
air travel during and after the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,restoring ,safety  
in the ,skies ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,joint
 task force on the operation of air     
travel  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services1 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
form a ,joint ,task ,force on the       
,operation of ,air ,travel during and   
after the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 7in this 
section referred to as the ,joint ,task 
,force74  7b7 ,duties ,the ,joint ,task 

,force shall develop plans1 guidelines1 
and recommended requirements to address 
the logistical1 health1 safety1 and     
security issues relating to the         
continued operation of air travel during
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 as well as   
the resumption of full operations at    
airports and increased passenger air    
travel after the ,,covid-#ai pandemic   
ends4 ,the ,joint ,task ,force shall    
develop1 at a minimum1 plans1           
guidelines1 and recommended requirements
 for-- 7#a7 the immediate period after  
the end of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2    
7#b7 ongoing periods after the end of   
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#c7         
reconfiguring and reforming airport and 
travel operations1 including passenger  
queuing and security screening1 as a    
result of current and anticipated       
permanent changes to passenger air      
travel during and after the ,,covid-#ai 
pandemic1 as well as the anticipated    
seasonal recurrence of the coronavirus2 
7#d7 reconfiguring and reforming the    

airplane boarding and deplaning         
processes1 as well as baggage handling  
procedures1 as a result of current and  
anticipated permanent changes to        
passenger air travel during and after   
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 as well as the
 anticipated seasonal recurrence of the 
coronavirus2  7#e7 mitigating the public
 health and economic impacts of the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic and the anticipated
 seasonal recurrence of the coronavirus 
on airports and passenger air travel1   
including1 but not limited to1 the      
provision of personal protective        
equipment to aviation employees1 the    
need for travelers to wear face masks1  
and the accommodation of social         
distancing2  7#f7 addressing the privacy
 and civil liberty concerns created by  
passenger health screenings1            
contact-tracing1 or any other process   
for monitoring the health of individuals
 engaged in air travel2 and  7#g7       
operating procedures to manage future   
anticipated public health crises        

affecting air travel4  7c7 ,membership  
,the ,joint ,task ,force shall include1 
at a minimum1 representatives of the    
following3 7#a7 ,the ,department of     
,transportation4  7#b7 ,the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security4  7#c7 ,the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7#d7 ,the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration4  7#e7 ,the            
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7#f7 ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection4  7#g7 ,the     
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention4  7#h7 ,airport operators4  
7#i7 ,airlines4  7#aj7 ,aircraft        
manufacturers4  7#aa7 ,labor            
organizations representing aviation     
industry workers1 including pilots1     
flight attendants1 maintenance1 and     
safety inspectors4  7#ab7 ,public health
 experts4  7#ac7 ,consumers and         
passenger rights organizations4  7#ad7  
,privacy and civil liberty              
organizations4  7#ae7 ,manufacturers of 
passenger screening technologies4  7d7  

,reports  7#a7 ,preliminary report with 
emergency recommendations ,as soon as   
practicable after the establishment of  
the ,joint ,task ,force1 the ,joint     
,task ,force shall submit a preliminary 
report to ,congress that contains the   
plans1 guidelines1 and recommended      
requirements necessary to ensure safe   
air travel before the ,,covid-#ai       
pandemic ends and during the immediate  
period after the end of such pandemic4  
,the ,joint ,task ,force may submit the 
preliminary report required under this  
paragraph in installments and may       
include interim versions of the ,joint  
,task ,force's plans1 guidelines1 and   
recommended requirements4  7#b7 ,final  
report ,not later than #f months after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,joint ,task ,force shall submit a  
final report to ,congress that contains 
all of the plans1 guidelines1 and       
recommended requirements developed by   
the ,joint ,task ,force1 including any  
revised or finalized plans1 guidelines1 

or recommended requirements that were   
included in an interim version in the   
preliminary report 7or an installment of
 such report7 submitted to ,congress as 
required under paragraph 7#a74