IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3752 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2021 

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. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

7 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. 

8 TITLE I—COVID–19 HOME 

9 SAFETY 

10 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

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

12 Safety Act’’. 

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

14 COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON 

15 INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM CONSUMER 

16 PRODUCTS. 

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

18 3 months after the date of enactment of this section and 

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

20 19 public health emergency, the Consumer Product Safety 


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1 Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 

2 Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com3 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

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

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

6 deaths from consumer products. 

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

8 the following: 

9 (1) Relevant data and statistics from— 

10 (A) the data sources of the Commission; 

11 (B) other appropriate agencies; 

12 (C) media reports; 

13 (D) poison control centers, to the extent 

14 practical; and 

15 (E) any other relevant data sources. 

16 (2) An identification of trends in injuries and 

17 deaths from consumer products, comparing data 

18 from representative time periods before and during 

19 the COVID–19 public health emergency. 

20 (3) An identification of subpopulations that 

21 have experienced elevated risk of injury or death 

22 from consumer products during the COVID–19 pub23 lic health emergency, such as minorities, infants, 

24 people with disabilities, children, or the elderly. 


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1 (4) An identification of where most injuries or 

2 deaths from consumer products during the COVID– 

3 19 public health emergency are taking place, such as 

4 the type of building or outdoor environment. 

5 (5) A specification about whether consumer 

6 products associated with a substantial number of in7 juries or deaths during the COVID–19 public health 

8 emergency are— 

9 (A) under recall; 

10 (B) subject to a voluntary consumer prod11 uct safety standard; or 

12 (C) subject to a mandatory consumer prod13 uct safety standard. 

14 (6) An identification of emerging consumer 

15 products that are posing new risks to consumers. 

16 (c) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DE17 FINED.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 

18 means a public health emergency declared pursuant to sec19 tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel 

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


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1 TITLE II—PROTECTING TOUR2 ISM IN THE UNITED STATES 

3 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 in the United States Act’’. 

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

7 PANDEMIC ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUS8 TRY IN UNITED STATES. 

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

10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta11 tion with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

12 Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Sec13 retary considers appropriate, shall complete a study on the 

14 effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tour15 ism industry, including various segments of the travel and 

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

17 business, conventions, meetings, and events. 

18 (b) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting 

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

20 required by subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall con21 sider— 

22 (1) changes in employment rates in the travel 

23 and tourism industry during the pandemic period; 


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1 (2) changes in revenues of businesses in the 

2 travel and tourism industry during the pandemic pe3 riod; 

4 (3) changes in employment and sales in indus5 tries related to the travel and tourism industry, and 

6 changes in contributions of the travel and tourism 

7 industry to such related industries, during the pan8 demic period; 

9 (4) the effects attributable to the changes de10 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel 

11 and tourism industry and such related industries on 

12 the overall economy of the United States during the 

13 pandemic period and the projected effects of such 

14 changes on the overall economy of the United States 

15 following the pandemic period; and 

16 (5) any additional matters the Secretary con17 siders appropriate. 

18 (c) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In con19 ducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 (1) consult with representatives of— 

22 (A) the small business sector; 

23 (B) the restaurant or food service sector; 

24 (C) the hotel and alternative accommoda25 tions sector; 


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1 (D) the attractions or recreations sector; 

2 (E) the travel distribution services sector; 

3 (F) destination marketing organizations; 

4 (G) State tourism offices; and 

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

6 car sectors; and 

7 (2) provide an opportunity for public comment 

8 and advice relevant to conducting the study. 

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

10 months after the date on which the study required by sub11 section (a) is completed, the Secretary, in consultation 

12 with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

13 Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Sec14 retary considers appropriate, shall submit to the Com15 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

17 and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 

18 available on the website of the Department of Commerce, 

19 a report that contains— 

20 (1) the results of such study; and 

21 (2) policy recommendations for promoting and 

22 assisting the travel and tourism industry. 

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

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1 cluding the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 

2 Board, shall— 

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

4 based on data available at the time when the study 

5 is conducted and provide a framework for the study 

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

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

8 and tourism industry, including various segments of 

9 the travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, 

10 international, leisure, business, conventions, meet11 ings, and events; and 

12 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

13 Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor15 tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 

16 the website of the Department of Commerce, an in17 terim report that contains the results of the interim 

18 study required by paragraph (1). 

19 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

20 (1) the term ‘‘pandemic period’’ has the mean21 ing given the term ‘‘emergency period’’ in section 

22 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)), excluding any portion of such 

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

25 of the enactment of this Act; 


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

2 of Commerce; and 

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

4 means the travel and tourism industry in the United 

5 States. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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