Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or 
licensing of a biological product under section 351 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for 
the treatment or prevention of COVID–19— 
(A) an adequate representation of the ef-
fect of the drug or biological product on preg-
nant people and lactating people, either through 
the inclusion of pregnant people and lactating 
people in clinical trials when safe and appro-
priate or other research, or through a scientific 
and ethical justification as to why pregnant 
people or lactating people were not included in 
clinical trials; and 
(B) a comprehensive plan for the collection 
of additional evidence of safety and efficacy for 
pregnant and lactating people after approval 
under such section 505 or licensure under such 
section 351, or after issuance of an emergency 
use authorization under section 564 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–3). 
SEC. 7. PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION REGARDING MA-
TERNAL CARE DURING COVID–19. 
(a) PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN.—The Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall un-
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dertake a robust public health education effort to enhance 
access by pregnant people, their employers, and their pro-
viders to accurate, evidence-based health information 
about COVID–19 and pregnancy, safety, and risk, with 
a particular focus on reaching pregnant people in under-
served communities. 
(b) EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In consideration of the grave 
risk presented by COVID–19 and the need to 
strengthen protections for employees, pursuant to 
section 6(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(c)(1)) and not-
withstanding the provisions of law and the Executive 
order listed in paragraph (3), not later than 7 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall promulgate an emergency tem-
porary standard to protect all employees at occupa-
tional risk from occupational exposure to SARS– 
CoV–2. 
(2) PREGNANT
AND
POSTPARTUM
EMPLOY-
EES.—The emergency temporary standard promul-
gated under this subsection shall include consider-
ation of the risks and needs specific to pregnant and 
postpartum employees. 
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(3) INAPPLICABLE
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW
AND 
EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The requirements of chapter 6 
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Regulatory Flexibility Act’’), subchapter I of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’), the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), and Executive Order 12866 
(58 Fed. Reg. 190; relating to regulatory planning 
and review), as amended, shall not apply to the 
standard promulgated under this subsection. 
(c) TASK FORCE ON BIRTHING EXPERIENCE AND 
SAFE, RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE IN RESPONSE TO 
THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention and the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, shall convene a task force to develop Federal 
recommendations regarding respectful maternity 
care, including safe birth care and postpartum care, 
during the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(2) DUTIES.—The task force established under 
paragraph (1) shall develop, publicly post, and up-
date Federal recommendations in multiple languages 
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to ensure quality, provide nondiscriminatory mater-
nity care, promote positive birthing experiences, and 
improve maternal health outcomes during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency, with a par-
ticular focus on outcomes for communities of color 
and rural populations. Such guidelines and rec-
ommendations shall— 
(A) address, with particular attention to 
ensuring equitable treatment on the basis of 
race and ethnicity— 
(i) measures to facilitate respectful 
maternity care; 
(ii) strategies to increase access to 
specialized care for those with high-risk 
pregnancies or pregnant individuals with 
elevated risk factors; 
(iii) COVID–19 diagnostic testing for 
pregnant and laboring patients; 
(iv) birthing without one’s chosen 
companions, with one’s chosen companions, 
and with smartphone or other telehealth 
connection to one’s chosen companions; 
(v) newborn separation after birth in 
relation to maternal COVID–19 status; 
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(vi) breast milk feeding in relation to 
maternal COVID–19 status; 
(vii) licensure, training, scope of prac-
tice, and Medicaid and other insurance re-
imbursement for certified midwives, cer-
tified nurse-midwives, certified professional 
midwives, in a manner that facilitates in-
clusion of midwives of color and midwives 
from underserved communities; 
(viii) financial support for perinatal 
health workers who provide non-clinical 
support to people from pregnancy through 
the postpartum period, such as a doula, 
community health worker, peer supporter, 
lactation consultant, nutritionist or dieti-
tian, social worker, home visitor, or a pa-
tient navigator in a manner that facilitates 
inclusion from underserved communities; 
(ix) how to identify, address, and 
treat prenatal and postpartum mental and 
behavioral health conditions, such as anx-
iety, substance use disorder, and depres-
sion, which may have arisen or increased 
during the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency; 
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