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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3372
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for treatment of certain
respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures for purposes
of targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and
security countermeasures, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 2, 2020
Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. SASSE, and Mr.
ROUNDS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
treatment of certain respiratory protective devices as cov-
ered countermeasures for purposes of targeted liability
protections for pandemic and epidemic products and se-
curity countermeasures, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Workforce
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Protection Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DE-
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VICES AS COVERED COUNTERMEASURES.
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Section 319F–3(i)(1) of the Public Health Service
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Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
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at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) a respiratory protective device that is
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approved under part 84 of title 42, Code of
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Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
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tions).’’.
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