IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8121 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 

study the effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries 

and deaths associated with consumer products and to 

direct the Secretary of Commerce to study and report 

on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel 

and tourism industry in the United States. 

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

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—COVID–19 HOME SAFETY 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Study and report on the effect of the COVID–19 public health emergency on injuries and deaths from consumer products. 

TITLE II—PROTECTING TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Study and report on effects of COVID–19 pandemic on travel and 

tourism industry in United States. 

6 TITLE I—COVID–19 HOME 

7 SAFETY 

8 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Home 

10 Safety Act’’. 

11 SEC. 102. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF THE 

12 COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON 

13 INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM CONSUMER 

14 PRODUCTS. 

15 (a) COVID–19 REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 

16 3 months after the date of enactment of this section and 

17 every 3 months thereafter for the duration of the COVID– 

18 19 public health emergency, the Consumer Product Safety 

19 Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 

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1 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

2 Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the effect 

3 of the COVID–19 public health emergency on injuries and 

4 deaths from consumer products. 

5 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall include 

6 the following: 

7 (1) Relevant data and statistics from— 

8 (A) the data sources of the Commission; 

9 (B) other appropriate agencies; 

10 (C) media reports; 

11 (D) poison control centers, to the extent 

12 practical; and 

13 (E) any other relevant data sources. 

14 (2) An identification of trends in injuries and 

15 deaths from consumer products, comparing data 

16 from representative time periods before and during 

17 the COVID–19 public health emergency. 

18 (3) An identification of subpopulations that 

19 have experienced elevated risk of injury or death 

20 from consumer products during the COVID–19 pub21 lic health emergency, such as minorities, infants, 

22 people with disabilities, children, or the elderly. 

23 (4) An identification of where most injuries or 

24 deaths from consumer products during the COVID– 

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1 19 public health emergency are taking place, such as 

2 the type of building or outdoor environment. 

3 (5) A specification about whether consumer 

4 products associated with a substantial number of in5 juries or deaths during the COVID–19 public health 

6 emergency are— 

7 (A) under recall; 

8 (B) subject to a voluntary consumer prod9 uct safety standard; or 

10 (C) subject to a mandatory consumer prod11 uct safety standard. 

12 (6) An identification of emerging consumer 

13 products that are posing new risks to consumers. 

14 (c) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DE15 FINED.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 

16 means a public health emergency declared pursuant to sec17 tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel 

19 coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof. 

20 TITLE II—PROTECTING TOUR21 ISM IN THE UNITED STATES 

22 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Tourism 

24 in the United States Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 202. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF COVID–19 

2 PANDEMIC ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUS3 TRY IN UNITED STATES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta6 tion with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

7 Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Sec8 retary considers appropriate, shall complete a study on the 

9 effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tour10 ism industry, including various segments of the travel and 

11 tourism industry, such as domestic, international, leisure, 

12 business, conventions, meetings, and events. 

13 (b) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting 

14 the study required by subsection (a) and the interim study 

15 required by subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall con16 sider— 

17 (1) changes in employment rates in the travel 

18 and tourism industry during the pandemic period; 

19 (2) changes in revenues of businesses in the 

20 travel and tourism industry during the pandemic pe21 riod; 

22 (3) changes in employment and sales in indus23 tries related to the travel and tourism industry, and 

24 changes in contributions of the travel and tourism 

25 industry to such related industries, during the pan26 demic period; 

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1 (4) the effects attributable to the changes de2 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel 

3 and tourism industry and such related industries on 

4 the overall economy of the United States during the 

5 pandemic period and the projected effects of such 

6 changes on the overall economy of the United States 

7 following the pandemic period; and 

8 (5) any additional matters the Secretary con9 siders appropriate. 

10 (c) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In con11 ducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

12 shall— 

13 (1) consult with representatives of— 

14 (A) the small business sector; 

15 (B) the restaurant or food service sector; 

16 (C) the hotel and alternative accommoda17 tions sector; 

18 (D) the attractions or recreations sector; 

19 (E) the travel distribution services sector; 

20 (F) destination marketing organizations; 

21 (G) State tourism offices; and 

22 (H) the passenger air, railroad, and rental 

23 car sectors; and 

24 (2) provide an opportunity for public comment 

25 and advice relevant to conducting the study. 

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1 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

2 months after the date on which the study required by sub3 section (a) is completed, the Secretary, in consultation 

4 with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

5 Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Sec6 retary considers appropriate, shall submit to the Com7 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

9 and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 

10 available on the website of the Department of Commerce, 

11 a report that contains— 

12 (1) the results of such study; and 

13 (2) policy recommendations for promoting and 

14 assisting the travel and tourism industry. 

15 (e) INTERIM STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 

16 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary, after consultation with relevant stakeholders, in18 cluding the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

19 Board, shall— 

20 (1) complete an interim study, which shall be 

21 based on data available at the time when the study 

22 is conducted and provide a framework for the study 

23 required by subsection (a), on the effects of the 

24 COVID–19 pandemic (as of such time) on the travel 

25 and tourism industry, including various segments of 

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1 the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, 

2 international, leisure, business, conventions, meet3 ings, and events; and 

4 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

5 Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor7 tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 

8 the website of the Department of Commerce, an in9 terim report that contains the results of the interim 

10 study required by paragraph (1). 

11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

12 (1) the term ‘‘pandemic period’’ has the mean13 ing given the term ‘‘emergency period’’ in section 

14 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)), excluding any portion of such 

16 period after the date that is 1 year after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act; 

18 (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

19 of Commerce; and 

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1 (3) the term ‘‘travel and tourism industry’’ 

2 means the travel and tourism industry in the United 

3 States. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk.