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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7458 
To establish a procedure for terminating the suspension of entries and imports 
from designated places related to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2022 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mr. BACON, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. STANTON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a procedure for terminating the suspension of 
entries and imports from designated places related to 
the COVID–19 pandemic. 
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 ‘‘Public Health and Bor-
der Security Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF ENTRIES AND 
IMPORTS FROM DESIGNATED PLACES RE-
LATED TO THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An order of suspension described 
in subsection (b) shall not be lifted before the date that 
is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services provides written notification to the 
appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 
Congress that the public health emergency declaration de-
scribed in subsection (b) has been terminated. 
(b) ORDER OF SUSPENSION DESCRIBED.—An order 
of suspension described in this subsection is an order of 
suspension issued under section 362 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265) as a result of the public 
health emergency declaration relating to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic under section 319 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) made on January 31, 2020, 
including any renewal of such declaration. 
(c) PROCEDURES DURING 60-DAY TERMINATION 
WINDOW.— 
(1) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which a written notification is provided 
under subsection (a) with respect to an order of sus-
pension described in subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of 
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any Federal agency, State, local, or Tribal govern-
ment, and nongovernmental organization that has a 
role in managing outcomes associated with the sus-
pension, as determined by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall develop and submit to 
the appropriate authorizing and appropriating com-
mittees of Congress a plan to address any possible 
influx of entries or imports related to the termi-
nation of such order. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT.—If a plan under 
paragraph (1) is not submitted to the appropriate 
authorizing and appropriating committees of Con-
gress within the 30-day period described in such 
paragraph, not later than 7 days after the expiration 
of such 30-day period, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services— 
(A) shall notify such committees of Con-
gress, in writing, of the status of preparing 
such a plan and the timing for submission as 
required under paragraph (1); and 
(B) delay the termination of an order of 
suspension described in subsection (b) until the 
date that is 30 days after the date on which 
such plan is submitted to such committees. 
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