,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjba,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4      
,raskin1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,lynch7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the head of each agency to      
establish a safety plan relating to     
,,covid-#ai for any worksite at which   
employees or contractors are required to
 be physically present during the       
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,chai ,suthammanont 
,remembrance ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,worksite safety for ,federal employees 
and contractors  7a7 ,issuance of       
policies and procedures by agencies ,not
 later than #fj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each agency1 in consultation with the   

,chief ,human ,capital ,officer of the  
agency and the ,assistant ,director of  
,administration of the agency 7or any   
individual holding an equivalent        
position7 shall-- 7#a7 establish1 and   
publish on the website of that agency1 a
 safety plan containing procedures and  
policies for-- 7,a7 covered worksites2  
and  7,b7 being present at a covered    
worksite2 and  7#b7 communicate such    
plan to each employee of the agency and 
contractor of the agency 7and any       
subcontractor thereof at any tier7 in   
such a manner as to ensure that each    
such employee and contractor            
acknowledges receipt and understanding  
of the plan4  7b7 ,plan ,the safety plan
 required under subsection 7a7 shall1 at
 a minimum1 include the following3 7#a7 
,a description of the efforts of the    
agency with respect to mitigating the   
spread of ,,covid-#ai at covered        
worksites1 including the following3 7,a7
 ,a description of any personal         
protective equipment that is being or   

will be provided by the agency to any   
employee of the agency and contractor of
 the agency 7and any subcontractor      
thereof at any tier7 physically present 
at a covered worksite4  7,b7 ,a         
description of any procedures           
established by the agency for-- 7i7     
testing employees of the agency and     
contractors of the agency 7and any      
subcontractor thereof at any tier7      
required to be present at a covered     
worksite2  7ii7 contact-tracing at      
covered worksites1 including procedures 
by which such employees and contractors 
7and any subcontractor thereof at any   
tier7 will be notified of a potential   
exposure to an individual who is        
diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai2 and  7iii7  
administering the ,,covid-#ai vaccine to
 employees of the agency4  7#b7         
,guidance on-- 7,a7 any cleaning        
protocols to be implemented at covered  
worksites2  7,b7 occupancy limits for   
covered worksites2 and  7,c7 the use of 
appropriate face coverings by employees 

of the agency and contractors of the    
agency 7and any subcontractor thereof at
 any tier7 while physically present at a
 covered worksite4  7#c7 ,a description 
of the actions the agency is or will be 
taking to protect from exposure to      
,,covid-#ai employees of the agency who 
conduct activities in an official       
capacity while not physically present at
 a covered worksite1 including employees
 of the agency-- 7,a7 who are required  
to travel in an official capacity2 or   
7,b7 perform audits or inspections4     
7#d7 ,a description of any requirements 
that members of the public are required 
to meet in order to enter a facility in 
which covered worksites are located4    
7#e7 ,a description of any alternative  
option to being physically present at a 
covered worksite that are available for 
employees who-- 7,a7 have a high risk of
 contracting ,,covid-#ai 7as determined 
by the ,director of the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention72 or  
7,b7 live in a household with           

individuals that have a high risk of    
contracting ,,covid-#ai 7as determined  
by the ,director of the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention74     
7#f7 ,a description of any rule or      
protocol regarding whether employees of 
the agency required to be physically    
present at covered worksites are-- 7,a7 
required to be fully vaccinated before  
being present at covered worksites2 or  
7,b7 allowed to take leave-- 7i7 to get 
each dose of the vaccine2 or  7ii7 upon 
experiencing severe side-effects as a   
result of receiving any dose of such    
vaccine4  7#g7 ,protocols that ensure   
the continuity of operations1 including 
a plan to reverse any requirement for an
 employee or contractor 7or             
subcontractor thereof at any tier7 to be
 present at a facility in which covered 
worksites are located if there is a     
surge in ,,covid-#ai cases in the       
geographic area of such facility4  7#h7 
,the hotline website and hotline        
telephone number of the ,inspector      

,general of the agency for employees of 
the agency and contractors of the agency
 7and any subcontractor thereof at any  
tier7 to report to the ,inspector       
,general any instance in which the      
agency is not implementing the plan     
required by this section4  7c7 ,delayed 
applicability for certain worksites ,for
 any worksite that the head of the      
agency has temporarily closed due to    
,,covid-#ai1 the requirements of        
subsection 7a7 shall be carried out not 
later than #cj days before any employee 
of the agency or contractor of any      
agency 7or any subcontractor thereof at 
any tier7 is required to be physically  
present at such worksite4  7d7          
,inspectors general reports ,not later  
than #f months after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector  
,general of each agency shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       

,senate a report on whether that        
agency-- 7#a7 has published and         
communicated the public safety plan     
required by subsection 7a71 in          
accordance with such subsection2 and    
7#b7 implemented such plan4  7e7        
,application ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to alter or otherwise     
limit the rights and obligations        
afforded under chapter #ga of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the    
term agency has the meaning given that  
term in section #eea of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,covered   
period ,the term covered period means   
the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date on which the public health        
emergency declared by the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services under      
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg7 as a 
result of the ,,covid-#ai1 or any       
renewal thereof1 terminates4  7#c7      

,covered worksite ,the term covered     
worksite means a worksite at which an   
employee of the agency or a contractor  
of the agency 7or subcontractor thereof 
at any tier7 is required to be present  
during the covered period4  7#d7        
,worksite ,the term worksite means--    
7,a7 in the case of an employee of the  
agency1 the location of the employee's  
position of record where the employee   
regularly performs his or her duties1   
but does not include any location where 
the employee teleworks 7as that term is 
defined in section #feja of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code72 and  7,b7 in the
 case of a contractor of the agency 7or 
subcontractor thereof at any tier71 the 
location in a facility of the agency    
where the contractor or subcontractor   
performs his or her duties under a      
contract with the agency1 or a          
subcontract thereof at any tier1 as     
applicable4