tion as the ‘‘pilot program’’). The Administrator shall se-
lect airports that represent diverse operating conditions, 
such as high, medium, and low passenger throughput, and 
locations for the pilot program. 
(b) SCREENING.—The pilot program shall require 
screening of passengers, individuals accompanying those 
passengers, crew members, and other individuals who pass 
through airports and airport security screening locations 
for fevers. An individual who is found to have a fever may 
be subject to secondary medical screening. An individual 
who registers a fever during a temperature check con-
ducted under the pilot program shall be denied admission 
to the sterile area of the airport. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—In developing the pilot program, the 
Administrator shall address— 
(1) the types of technology that may be used to 
conduct temperature checks; 
(2) policies applicable to screening procedures; 
(3) procedures for individuals who register a 
fever, which may include secondary screening by a 
medical professional; 
(4) mechanisms for protecting the privacy and 
medical information of individuals subjected to tem-
perature checks; 
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(5) procedures for accommodating individuals 
with disabilities or observing certain religious prac-
tices, as appropriate; 
(6) procedures for exempting individuals who 
may have a fever unrelated to COVID–19; and 
(7) training on the policies, procedures, and 
equipment for employees responsible for imple-
menting the pilot program. 
(d) EQUIPMENT.—The Administrator only may con-
duct temperature checks under the program established 
under this section using a device lawfully manufactured 
and distributed, or a device manufactured and distributed 
in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, to measure the body tem-
perature of a person. 
(e) PROCUREMENT AND COORDINATION.—The Ad-
ministrator, in coordination with the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall procure tem-
perature screening equipment and implement best prac-
tices for conducting passenger temperature checks under 
the pilot program. 
(f) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Administrator may enter 
into partnerships or contracts with private entities, univer-
sities or other academic institutions, national laboratories, 
or public health authorities to develop, evaluate, or im-
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prove technology for purposes of detecting fevers or con-
ducting secondary medical screening under the pilot pro-
gram. 
(g) TREATMENT OF PASSENGERS PROHIBITED FROM 
FLYING.—The pilot program shall require air carriers to 
permit a passenger who is prohibited from flying because 
they have a fever or as a result of a secondary medical 
screening to reschedule or cancel the flight the passenger 
was ticketed for at no cost to the passenger. 
(h) PROGRAM FOR REMAINDER OF COVID–19 PUB-
LIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—Not later than 90 days after 
the completion of the pilot program, based on the results 
of the pilot program and the most up-to-date and best 
available public health information, data, and evidence- 
based or evidence-informed scientific information, the Ad-
ministrator, in coordination with the Secretary, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, shall issue policy for deploy-
ing a temperature check program at airports and airport 
security screening locations through the end of the 
COVID–19 public health emergency for domestic and 
international passengers, individuals accompanying those 
passengers, crew members, and other individuals who pass 
through airports and airport security screening locations. 
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(i) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may issue regu-
lations to implement the temperature check program 
under subsection (g), including with respect to secondary 
screening requirements. 
SEC. 4. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT TRAVELING 
DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN 
PASSENGER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall revise section 
175.25 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require 
the inclusion in the passenger notification system during 
the COVID–19 public health emergency of— 
(1) relevant guidelines relating to safe traveling 
in air transportation; 
(2) a message discouraging any individual who 
has a fever from traveling in air transportation; and 
(3) a notification that each passenger and any 
individual accompanying a passenger into the sterile 
area of the airport will undergo a temperature check 
if the pilot program established under section 3 is in 
effect in that airport. 
(b) TIMELINES.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) revise section 175.25 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, in accordance with the require-
ments of subsection (a) not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
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(2) provide for the implementation of such revi-
sions not later than 90 days after such date of en-
actment. 
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