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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4036 

To establish a procedure for terminating a determination by Surgeon General 

to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 7, 2022 

Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. KELLY, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. 

HASSAN, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish a procedure for terminating a determination 

by Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places. 

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 ‘‘Public Health and Bor5 der Security Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF ENTRIES AND 

2 IMPORTS FROM DESIGNATED PLACES RE3 LATED TO THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—An order of suspension issued 

5 under section 362 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 265) as a result of the public health emergency 

7 relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 

8 pandemic declared under section 319 of such Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, and any continuation 

10 of such declaration (including the continuation described 

11 in Proclamation 9994 on February 24, 2021), shall be lift12 ed not earlier than 60 days after the date on which the 

13 Surgeon General provides written notification to the ap14 propriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 

15 Congress that such public health emergency declaration 

16 (including the continuation described in Proclamation 

17 9994 on February 24, 2021) have been terminated. 

18 (b) PROCEDURES DURING 60-DAY TERMINATION

19 WINDOW.— 

20 (1) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the 

21 date on which a written notification is provided 

22 under subsection (a) with respect to an order of sus23 pension, the Surgeon General, in consultation with 

24 the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of 

25 any other Federal agency, State, local or Tribal gov26 ernment, or nongovernmental organization that has 


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1 a role in managing outcomes associated with the 

2 suspension, as determined by the Surgeon General 

3 (or the designee of the Surgeon General), shall de4 velop and submit to the appropriate committees of 

5 Congress, a plan to address any possible influx of 

6 entries or imports, as defined in such order of sus7 pension, related to the termination of such order. 

8 (2) FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—If a plan under 

9 paragraph (1) is not submitted to the appropriate 

10 committees of Congress within the 30-day period de11 scribed in such paragraph, not later than 7 days 

12 after the expiration of such 30-day period, the Sec13 retary shall notify the appropriate committees of 

14 Congress, in writing, of the status of preparing such 

15 a plan and the timing for submission as required 

16 under paragraph (1). The termination of order re17 lated to such plan shall be delayed until that date 

18 that is 30 days after the date on which such plan 

19 is submitted to such committees. 

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