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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7732 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 

the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 

carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge 

of the virus that causes COVID–19. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2020 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. 

MENG, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. SHALALA, 

Ms. SCANLON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. MFUME) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign 

to increase awareness and knowledge of the virus that 

causes COVID–19. 

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 ‘‘How Awareness and 

5 Prevention Protect You Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COVID–19 PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 

4 Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen5 ters for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out 

6 a national awareness campaign to increase factual aware7 ness and knowledge of the virus that causes COVID–19. 

8 (b) CONTENT.—The campaign under subsection (a) 

9 shall— 

10 (1) create awareness of the signs and symptoms 

11 of the virus that causes COVID–19, including trans12 mission with respect to an asymptomatic individual; 

13 (2) provide scientific information on the trans14 mission and detection of the virus that causes 

15 COVID–19, including— 

16 (A) the differences (including degrees of 

17 risk) between transmission through droplets, 

18 aerosolization, and inanimate objects; 

19 (B) the risk of contracting the virus that 

20 causes COVID–19 at health care facilities and 

21 other facilities that treat individuals with 

22 COVID–19; 

23 (C) the benefits of health care workers 

24 using personal protective equipment; 

25 (D) the tests used to determine if an indi26 vidual— 


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1 (i) has been infected by the virus that 

2 causes COVID–19; and 

3 (ii) is infected by such virus at the 

4 time of the test; and 

5 (E) the strategies used by Federal, State, 

6 and local governments to reduce the trans7 mission of COVID–19; 

8 (3) provide strategies for preventing trans9 mission of COVID–19 in the home and at work, in10 cluding best practices with respect to— 

11 (A) wearing and removing face masks, face 

12 coverings, and gloves; 

13 (B) physical distancing in outdoor and in14 door spaces; 

15 (C) disinfecting surfaces with appropriate 

16 cleaning products; and 

17 (D) isolating a household member who is 

18 suspected or confirmed of contracting COVID– 

19 19; and 

20 (4) improve public understanding with respect 

21 to how an infectious disease develops into a public 

22 health threat, including— 

23 (A) the need for a vaccine and method of 

24 treatment; 


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1 (B) factors that contribute to the trans2 mission of an infectious disease in the popu3 lation; and 

4 (C) factors that may contribute to sci5 entific uncertainty with respect to the trans6 mission of an infectious disease. 

7 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

8 the Secretary shall— 

9 (1) ensure the campaign under subsection (a)— 

10 (A) contains multilingual and culturally 

11 appropriate information and distribution strate12 gies; 

13 (B) contains information that is updated 

14 on a monthly basis; and 

15 (C) is targeted toward communities and 

16 populations that are at a high risk of con17 tracting COVID–19 (as determined by the Sec18 retary); and 

19 (2) partner with community- and faith-based 

20 organizations. 

21 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated $130,000,000 for each 

23 of fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 

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