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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7471 

To require frontline personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, 

air carriers, rail carriers, and employees of airports and train stations 

to wear personal protective equipment when interacting with members 

of the public, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 

on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require frontline personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, air carriers, rail carriers, and employees 

of airports and train stations to wear personal protective 

equipment when interacting with members of the public, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing All Funda5 mental Equipment While Traveling Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE 

6 While Traveling Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF PER2 SONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY FRONT3 LINE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

4 HOMELAND SECURITY. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 15 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home7 land Security shall provide all frontline personnel of the 

8 Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Cus9 toms and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Cus10 toms Enforcement, and the Transportation Security Ad11 ministration, with the appropriate level of personal protec12 tive equipment, including masks, gloves, eyewear, and any 

13 other necessary equipment, to be worn by such personnel 

14 when interacting with members of the public for the dura15 tion of the public health emergency declared relating to 

16 COVID–19 and any other public health emergency de17 clared after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

19 Security shall consult with the Director of the Centers for 

20 Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant Sec21 retary for Occupational Safety and Health of the Occupa22 tional Safety and Health Administration regarding the re23 quirement under subsection (a). 

24 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘frontline 

25 personnel of the Department of Homeland Security’’ 

26 means any officer, agent, or employee of the Department 


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1 of Homeland Security, and any private sector individual 

2 working pursuant to a contract or agreement with the De3 partment, whose duties or responsibilities include inter4 action with members of the public. 

5 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF PER6 SONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY FRONT7 LINE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

8 TRANSPORTATION. 

9 The Secretary of Transportation shall take such ac10 tions as are necessary to require, for the period beginning 

11 on the date of enactment of this Act and for the duration 

12 of the public health emergency declared relating to 

13 COVID–19, and for the duration of any other public 

14 health emergency declared after the date of enactment of 

15 this Act, the air carriers, rail carriers, owners and opera16 tors of airports, and owners and operators of train sta17 tions to— 

18 (1) require passengers of such air carrier or rail 

19 carrier or individuals present at such airport or train 

20 station to wear personal protective equipment, in21 cluding masks, gloves, and eyewear (as appropriate), 

22 while traveling on an aircraft or train of such air 

23 carrier or rail carrier or while present at an airport 

24 or train station; and 


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1 (2) provide employees with, and require employ2 ees to wear, personal protective equipment, including 

3 masks, gloves, and eyewear (as appropriate), while 

4 working on an aircraft or train of such air carrier 

5 or rail carrier or while working at an airport or train 

6 station. 

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