I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7760 
To establish a procedure for terminating a determination by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to suspend the introduction of persons 
into the United States from designated places, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2022 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, and Mr. HARRIS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a procedure for terminating a determination 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sus-
pend the introduction of persons into the United States 
from designated places, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Our 
Health Security Act of 2022’’. 
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(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
and 
(B) any Federal agency, State, local, or 
Tribal government, and nongovernmental orga-
nization that, as determined by the Secretary, 
has a role in managing outcomes associated 
with the termination of such order. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The process for screening persons re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) for COVID–19 and 
other communicable diseases. 
(B) A description of the Federal Govern-
ment’s capacity for testing such persons for 
COVID–19 and other communicable diseases. 
(C) A description of the protocols to pre-
vent the spread of, and to treat, communicable 
diseases (other than COVID–19) in connection 
with an influx of persons described in para-
graph (1). 
(D) A description of the protocols to be 
implemented to protect Federal employees 
working with or near such persons from poten-
tial exposure to COVID–19 and other commu-
nicable diseases. 
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(E) The process for screening such persons 
for controlled substances, including fentanyl, 
being imported illicitly. 
(F) A specification of how long, and with 
respect to how many such persons, the Federal 
Government has the capacity to carry out the 
activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E). 
(G) A specification of the circumstances 
under which a request will be submitted for ad-
ditional such capacity. 
(4) FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT.—If a plan under 
paragraph (1) is not submitted to the appropriate 
committees of Congress within the 30-day period de-
scribed in such paragraph— 
(A) not later than 7 days after the expira-
tion of such 30-day period, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall notify the ap-
propriate committees of Congress, in writing, of 
the status of preparing such a plan and the 
timing for submission as required under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) the termination of an order of suspen-
sion pursuant to such plan shall be delayed 
until a date that is at least 30 days after the 
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date on which such plan is submitted to such 
committees. 
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