,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4    
,man*9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4    
,casey1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,labor to promulgate an em]g5cy tempor>y
 /&>d to protect m9]s ( coal or o!r m9es
 f occupational exposure to             
,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,covid-#ai ,m9e ,work] ,protection     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 !   
t]ms coal or o!r m9e1 m9]1 & op]ator h !
 mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #c ( !    
,f$]al ,m9e ,safety & ,heal? ,act (     
#aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  #c4        
,em]g5cy tempor>y & p]man5t /&>ds  7a7  
,em]g5cy tempor>y /&>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 consid]ation ( ! grave risk pres5t$ by 
,,covid-#ai & ! ne$ to /r5g!n           

protections = m9]s1 pursuant to section 
#aja7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,m9e ,safety &      
,heal? ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4      
#haa7;b77 & not)/&+ ! provisions ( law &
 ! ,executive ord] li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71
 n lat] ?an #g days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,labor %all promulgate an em]g5cy       
tempor>y heal? or safety /&>d to protect
 m9]s f occupational exposure to        
,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,op]ator          
requirem5ts ,! /&>d promulgat$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all require op]ators to  
provide to m9]s ! necess>y p]sonal      
protective equipm5t1 ancill>y m$ical    
supplies1 & o!r applicable supplies     
det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y to r$uce
 & limit exposure to ,,s>s-,co,v-#b 9   
coal or o!r m9es4  7#c7 ,ext5sion ( /&>d
 ,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 (       
section #aja7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,m9e ,safety
 & ,heal? ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#haa7;b771 ! em]g5cy tempor>y heal? or  
safety /&>d promulgat$ "u ?is subsection
 %all be 9 effect until ! date on :i* ! 

f9al /&>d promulgat$ "u subsection 7b7  
is 9 effect4  7#d7 ,inapplicable        
provisions ( law & ,executive ord] ,!   
requirem5ts ( *apt] #f ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
z ! ,regulatory ,flexibility ,act71     
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act71 !        
,unfund$ ,m&ates ,re=m ,act ( #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq471 & ,executive  
,ord] #abhff 7#eh ,f$4 ,reg4 #aij2      
relat+ to regulatory plann+ & review71 z
 am5d$1 %all n apply to ! /&>d          
promulgat$ "u ?is subsection4  7b7      
,p]man5t /&>d ,n lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,labor %all promulgate a    
f9al /&>d-- 7#a7 to protect m9]s f      
occupational exposure to infecti\s      
pa?og5s1 includ+ novel pa?og5s2 &  7#b7 
t %all be effective & en=ceable 9 ! same
 mann] & to ! same ext5t z a /&>d       
promulgat$ "u section #aja7;a7 ( !      
,f$]al ,m9e ,safety & ,heal? ,act (     

#aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #haa7;a774  7c7    
,requirem5ts ,ea* /&>d promulgat$ "u ?is
 section %all include-- 7#a7 !          
incorporation ( guidel9es issu$ by !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 ! ,national ,in/itute = ,occupational  
,safety & ,heal?1 & ! ,occupational     
,safety & ,heal? ,adm9i/ration t are    
design$ to prev5t ! transmission (      
infecti\s ag5ts 9 occupational sett+s2 &
  7#b7 a requirem5t = ! record+ &       
report+ ( all "w-relat$ ,,covid-#ai     
infections & dea?s z set =? 9 "p #ej (  
title #cj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act74  7d7 ,anti-,retaliation  7#a7    
,policy ,ea* /&>d promulgat$ "u ?is     
section %all require op]ators to adopt a
 policy prohibit+ ! discrim9ation &     
retaliation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 by 
any p]son 7includ+ an ag5t ( ! op]ator74
  7#b7 ,prohibition ,no op]ator 7includ+
 an ag5t ( ! op]ator7 %all discrim9ate  
or retaliate aga9/ a m9] =-- 7,a7       
report+ to ! op]ator or to a local1     

,/ate1 or ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ag5cy-- 7i7 a
 violation ( a /&>d promulgat$ pursuant 
to ?is ,act2 or  7ii7 a good fai? conc]n
 ab\t a workplace infecti\s disease     
haz>d2  7,b7 seek+ assi/ance or         
int]v5tion f ! op]ator or a local1      
,/ate1 or ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ag5cy )      
respect to su* a report2 or  7,c7       
volunt>y use ( p]sonal protective       
equipm5t ) a high] level ( protection   
?an is provid$ by ! op]ator1 if !       
op]ator det]m9es t use ( su* p]sonal    
protective equipm5t w n 9 itself create 
a haz>d4  7#c7 ,en=cem5t ,?is subsection
 %all be en=c$ 9 ! same mann] & to !    
same ext5t z any /&>d promulgat$ "u     
section #aja ( ! ,f$]al ,m9e ,safety &  
,heal? ,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4      
#haa74  #d4 ,surveillance1 track+1 &    
inve/igation ( m9+-relat$ cases (       
,,covid-#ai ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m9e      
,safety & ,heal? & 9 coord9ation ) !    
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion & ! ,director ( !         

,national ,in/itute = ,occupational     
,safety & ,heal?1 %all-- 7#a7 collect & 
analyze case reports1 includ+ in=mation 
on ! "w /atus1 occupation1 & indu/ry    
classification ( an individual1 & o!r   
data on ,,covid-#ai1 to id5tify &       
evaluate ! ext5t1 nature1 & s\rce (     
,,covid-#ai among m9]s & ! preval5ce (  
,,covid-#ai among m9]s ) previ\s        
symptoms ( pneumoconiosis2  7#b7        
inve/igate1 z appropriate1 individual   
cases ( ,,covid-#ai among su* m9]s to   
evaluate ! s\rce ( exposure & adequacy (
 infection & exposure control programs &
 measures2  7#c7 provide regul> p]iodic 
reports on ,,covid-#ai among su* m9]s to
 ! public2 &  7#d7 bas$ on su* reports &
 inve/igations1 make recomm5dations on  
ne$$ actions or guidance to protect su* 
m9]s f ,,covid-#ai4