,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4   
,braun 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
facilitate ! safe re-op5+ ( s*ools by   
conduct+ or support+ rese>* on *ildr5's 
infection )1 & role 9 transmitt+1       
,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect our ,*ildr5 f ,,covid-#ai ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! p&emic caus$ by ! virus         
,,s>s-,co,v-#b has requir$ a            
:ole-(-society response ?r\gh mitigation
 ef=ts su* z /ay-at-home ord]s & !      
physical clos+ ( s*ools4  7#b7 ,physical
 s*ool closures c h sub/antial negative 
effects on *ildr5's education1 m5tal    
heal?1 & social & emotional developm5t4 
7#c7 ,9 g5]al1 physical s*ool closures  
comp\nd inequities = _m /ud5ts1 includ+ 

/ud5ts 9 rural & l[-income communities1 
:]e /ud5ts (t5 lack access to comput]s &
 high-spe$ int]net1 z well z exac]bate  
a*ievem5t gaps = /ud5ts f l[-income     
families1 /ud5ts ) disabilities1 ,engli%
 le>n]s1 /ud5ts ( color1 & /ud5ts       
exp]i5c+ homelessness4  7#d7 ,to date1  
sci5tific evid5ce sugge/s *ildr5 h a l[]
 probability ( develop+ a s]i\s illness 
f ,,covid-#ai1 ! illness caus$ by       
,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 ?an adults4 ,x rema9s   
uncle>1 h[ev]1 :at role *ildr5 play 9   
transmitt+ ,,s>s-,co,v-#b to o!r *ildr5 
or adults4  7#e7 ,pursu+ rese>* t       
analyzes & increases und]/&+ ( !        
transmissibility ( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b 9     
*ildr5 w help families1 educators1 &    
elect$ lead]s make evid5ce-bas$         
decisions on safely physically re-op5+  
s*ools & our economy4  #c4 ,/udy on     
*ildr5's contract+ & transmitt+ (       
,,s>s-,co,v-#b  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an ! date t is #f mon?s aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is      

section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itutes ( ,heal? & 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion & exp]ts f outside ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
su* z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 heal?1  
occupational safety1 & education        
pr(essional associations1 & academia1 z 
appropriate1 %all conduct or support    
rese>* on *ildr5's role 9 transmitt+    
,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7#b7 ,issues to be     
/udi$ ,! rese>* "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
%all include rese>* on-- 7i7 !          
transmissibility ( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b f *ild
 to *ild1 *ild to adult1 & adult to     
*ild2  7ii7 ! vuln]ability ( *ildr5 to  
sev]e illness ) ,,covid-#ai1 includ+    
*ildr5 ) und]ly+ heal? conditions1      
detail+ any diff]5ces by age or grade   
level2 &  7iii7 ! vuln]ability ( *ildr5 
to ,,covid-#ai :ile be+ transport$ to & 
f s*ool1 :ile play+ sports 7includ+     
contact sports71 & :ile engag+ 9 o!r    
extramural activities1 detail+ any      

diff]5ces by age or grade level2 &  7,b7
 may include rese>* on-- 7i7 !          
vuln]ability ( adults to ,,covid-#ai1   
includ+ adults ) und]ly+ heal?          
conditions1 ext5d$ family memb]s liv+ ) 
*ildr51 7su* z gr&p>5ts71 &             
vuln]abilities associat$ ) c]ta9        
activities1 includ+-- 7,i7 adults s5d+  
*ildr5 f ! h\sehold back to s*ool2 &    
7,,ii7 adults int]act+ ) *ildr5 :o may  
be asymptomatic b infect$ ) ,,covid-#ai1
 includ+ work+ 9 s*ools2 &  7ii7 ! types
 ( p]sonal protective equipm5t t %\ld be
 provid$ to /ud5ts1 educators1 classifi$
 s*ool employees1 & o!r s*ool /aff      
employ$ 9 s*ool build+s4  7#c7          
,consid]ations ,9 conduct+ or support+ !
 rese>* "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7,a7 take into consid]ation ! be/
 available sci5ce1 includ+ z provid$ by 
! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces1 !      
,national ,academy ( ,m$ic9e1 & o!r     
evid5ce-bas$ or pe]-review$ s\rces2 &   
7,b7 ensure t su* rese>* includes       
consid]ation ( *ildr5 & adults :o are   

memb]s ( racial & e?nic m9ority gr\ps1 z
 well z *ildr5 & adults :o are          
immunocompromis$ or :o may be at a      
great] risk f ,,covid-#ai1 *ildr5 &     
adults ) disabilities1 *ildr5 & families
 exp]i5c+ homelessness1 & *ildr5 :o are 
eligible = a free or r$uc$ price lun* "u
 ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool 
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et      
seq474  7b7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an #f     
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 & qu>t]ly !reaft] ?r\gh ! end ( !      
public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y  
#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on *ildr5's role 9 transmitt+    
,,s>s-,co,v-#b4 ,ea* report %all include
 an ov]view ( ! rese>* conduct$ or      
support$ "u subsection 7a7 & any        
relevant f9d+s1 & ! be/ practices       
dissem9at$ to /akehold]s "u subsection  
7c74  7c7 ,dissem9ation ( be/ practices 

,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & qu>t]ly !reaft]  
?r\gh ! end ( ! public heal? em]g5cy    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all    
dissem9ate to /akehold]s be/ practices =
 protect+ *ildr5 & adults 9 educational 
sett+s1 includ+ ! types ( p]sonal       
protective equipm5t t %\ld be provid$ to
 /ud5ts1 educators1 classifi$ s*ool     
employees1 & o!r s*ool /aff employ$ 9   
s*ool build+s4 ,! fir/ set ( be/        
practices dissem9at$ pursuant to !      
prec$+ s5t5ce %all include any be/      
practices = protect+ *ildr5 & adults 9  
educational sett+s id5tifi$ ?r\gh !     
rese>* conduct$ or support$ "u          
subsection 7a71 & subsequ5t qu>t]ly     
updates %all cont9ue to reflect ! be/   
available sci5ce4