IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7496 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 1, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding 
to any resurgence of COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID Preparedness, 
Response, and Effective Planning for Advanced Require-
ments by the Executive Branch Act of 2020’’ or the 
‘‘COVID PREPARE Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. COVID–19 RESURGENCE PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency 
shall submit to Congress an initial report detailing an ac-
tion plan, informed by research and best practices learned 
from the onset of COVID–19 and previous presidentially 
declared emergencies, for addressing the needs and miti-
gating and eliminating the risks and challenges associated 
with any resurgence in COVID–19 cases, that includes— 
(1) agency priorities for preparing for and re-
sponding to any resurgence of COVID–19, including 
continuity of operations and fulfilling the mission of 
the agency; 
(2) measurable goals specific to priorities and a 
time line for addressing each priority; 
(3) anticipated challenges to addressing prior-
ities and how the agency will address such chal-
lenges; 
(4) how the agency will consult with Congress, 
the public, State and municipal governments, and 
relevant stakeholders while working remotely; and 
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(5) how the agency plans to issue relevant guid-
ance to entities under the jurisdiction of the agency. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 
thereafter until the President ends the declared emer-
gency, the head of each agency shall submit to Congress 
a report that provides an update of the details submitted 
in the plan under subsection (a), including— 
(1) the status of each priority; 
(2) an explanation for any goal that has not 
been met within the specified time frame; and 
(3) any changes or updates to the plan. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
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