,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,harris1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 and
 ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish the ,america      
,forward ,commission to create a        
strategy to re-open the economy1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,america      
,forward ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the coronavirus disease     
#bjai 7referred to in this ,act as      
,,covid-#ai7 pandemic is a public health
 and economic crisis2  7#b7 most of the 
,nation and the economy are currently   
shut down to mitigate and prevent the   
spread of ,,covid-#ai2  7#c7 the        
response to the pandemic and steps to   
reopen the ,united ,states should be    

based on public health and other expert 
guidelines2  7#d7 to restore the full   
functioning of the ,nation1 an official 
advisory body to the ,federal           
,government to provide external1 expert 
guidance and real-time recommendations  
is necessary2 and  7#e7 such            
recommendations should be available to  
the public4  #c4 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of this ,act is to establish an ,america
 ,forward ,commission to create a       
strategy to re-open the economy in light
 of the coronavirus disease pandemic4   
#d4 ,america ,forward ,commission  7a7  
,establishment ,there is established an 
independent commission to be known as   
the ,america ,forward ,commission       
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,commission74  7b7 ,membership  7#a7    
,selection ,the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states is authorized to   
enter into a contract with the ,national
 ,academies of ,science1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine to appoint the members of 
the ,commission1 in accordance with the 

requirements of this subsection4  7#b7  
,number of members ,the ,commission     
shall consist of not less than #aj nor  
more than #ae members4  7#c7            
,qualifications  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
,commission shall include-- 7i7 not less
 than #a expert in each of the fields of
 economics1 transportation1 medicine1   
and national security2 and  7ii7 not    
less than #a officer 7which may include 
an elected official7 or employee of a   
,state or local government4  7,b7 ,no   
,federal employees ,no employee of the  
,federal ,government may serve on the   
,commission4  7#d7 ,appointment ,the    
appointments of the members of the      
,commission shall be made not later than
 #g days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  7#e7 ,period of appointment 
,a member of the ,commission shall be   
appointed for the life of the           
,commission4  7#f7 ,chairperson and vice
 chairperson ,the ,commission shall     
select a ,chairperson and ,vice         
,chairperson from among the members of  

the ,commission4  7#g7 ,vacancies ,a    
vacancy in the ,commission-- 7,a7 shall 
not affect the powers of the            
,commission2 and  7,b7 shall be filled  
in the same manner1 and subject to all  
requirements1 as described in this      
section4  7c7 ,meetings  7#a7 ,initial  
meeting ,not later than #ad days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall hold the first meeting
 of the ,commission4  7#b7 ,frequency   
,the ,commission shall meet at the call 
of the ,chairperson4  #e4 ,duties  7a7  
,in general ,the ,commission shall--    
7#a7 examine the tools and techniques   
necessary to ensure that ,federal1      
,state1 and local governments can       
diagnose1 isolate1 and mitigate the     
public health and economic impacts of   
the coronavirus1 including seasonal     
reoccurrence2  7#b7 evaluate            
information-sharing policies and        
practices for essential information     
between ,federal1 ,state1 and local     
stakeholders2  7#c7 develop             

recommendations for necessary medical   
supplies1 personal protective equipment1
 and other materials2  7#d7 evaluate    
proposals to strengthen the resilience  
of economic sectors and protect workers 
of the ,united ,states who are most     
vulnerable to disruption from viral     
pandemics2  7#e7 advise on best         
practices for strengthening             
international trade1 business1 and      
tourism in a manner that reduces the    
risk of foreign traveler-related        
transmission of viral disease2 and  7#f7
 perform other advisory and research    
activities as determined necessary by   
the ,commission4  7b7 ,findings and     
recommendations ,on a rolling basis as  
the ,commission completes its findings  
or recommendations regarding any        
paragraph of subsection 7a71 the        
,commission shall-- 7#a7 submit such    
findings or recommendations to the      
,white ,house ,coronavirus ,task ,force 
and ,congress2 and  7#b7 make such      
findings or recommendations available to

 the public4  7c7 ,response by ,white   
,house ,not later than #g days after    
receiving any findings or               
recommendations by the ,commission under
 subsection 7b71 the ,white ,house      
,coronavirus ,task ,force shall-- 7#a7  
respond1 in writing1 to the             
,commission's recommendations or        
findings2 and  7#b7 make the ,task      
,force's response publicly available    
through the internet website of the     
,white ,house4  7d7 ,transference of    
duties ,if1 before the termination of   
the ,commission1 the ,white ,house      
,coronavirus ,task ,force ceases to be  
in existence-- 7#a7 any submissions to  
the ,task ,force required under         
subsection 7b77#a7 shall be made to the 
,president2 and  7#b7 the ,president    
shall carry out the actions required    
under subsection 7c74  #f4 ,powers of   
,commission  7a7 ,information from      
,federal agencies  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,commission may secure directly from a 
,federal department or agency such      

information as the ,commission considers
 necessary to carry out this ,act4  7#b7
 ,furnishing information ,on request of 
the ,chairperson of the ,commission1 the
 head of the department or agency shall 
furnish the information to the          
,commission4  7b7 ,postal services ,the 
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,federal ,government4  
7c7 ,gifts ,the ,commission may accept1 
use1 and dispose of gifts or donations  
of services or property4  #g4           
,commission personnel matters  7a7      
,compensation and travel expenses ,a    
member of the ,commission shall not be  
compensated1 but shall be allowed travel
 expenses1 including per diem in lieu of
 subsistence1 at rates authorized for   
employees of agencies under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 while away from their    
homes or regular places of business in  
the performance of services for the     

,commission4  7b7 ,administrative and   
operational support ,the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states is      
authorized to enter into a contract with
 the ,national ,academies of ,science1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine to provide  
administrative and operational support1 
including assistance in procuring       
meeting space1 for the ,commission4  7c7
 ,staff ,the ,commission may1 without   
regard to the civil service laws        
7including regulations71 appoint such   
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to perform its duties4  
,the annual rate of basic pay for an    
individual appointed under this         
subsection shall be comparable to the   
annual rate of basic pay for an employee
 who occupies a position within the     
,general ,schedule under subchapter     
,,iii of chapter #ec of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 and has a similar
 level of experience as that individual4
  7d7 ,detail of government employees ,a
 ,federal ,government employee may1 upon

 the request of the ,commission1 be     
detailed to the ,commission without     
reimbursement in order to provide       
technical and operational support1 and  
such detail shall be without            
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7e7 ,procurement  
of temporary and intermittent services  
,the ,chairperson of the ,commission may
 procure temporary and intermittent     
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals that do not exceed
 the daily equivalent of the annual rate
 of basic pay prescribed for level ,v of
 the ,executive ,schedule under section 
#ecaf of that title4  7f7 ,conflicts of 
interest ,notwithstanding section       
#h7;a71 the ,chairperson shall ensure   
that the interests and affiliations of  
members of the ,commission conform with 
the conflict of interest statutes1      
regulations issued by the ,director of  
,office of ,government ,ethics including
 any supplemental agency requirements1  

and other ,federal ethics rules that    
apply to members of advisory committees4
  #h4 ,general rules2 termination  7a7  
,inapplicability of ,,faca ,the ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4
 ,app47 shall not apply with respect to 
the ,commission or the activities of the
 ,commission4  7b7 ,termination of      
,commission ,the ,commission shall      
terminate not later than #a year after  
the expiration of the public health     
emergency declared by the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,service under       
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on 
,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with respect to    
,,covid-#ai4  #i4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
such sums as may be necessary4