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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7340 
To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and sup-
plies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required 
to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RASKIN, 
and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To ensure that personal protective equipment and other 
equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are 
provided to employees required to return to Federal of-
fices, 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 ‘‘Chai Suthammanont 
Remembrance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TELEWORK, LEAVE, AND RETURNING TO WORK FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES BY 
AGENCIES.—Not later than 30 days before the date on 
which an agency plans to reopen a facility and after con-
sultation with the Chief Human Capital Officer and direc-
tor of administration or the equivalent, the head of an 
agency shall publish on the website of that agency a re-
opening plan that details the procedures and policies re-
lated to sending employees back to workstations during 
the covered period that includes the following: 
(1) The personal protective equipment that will 
be provided by the agency, the additional cleaning 
protocols to be implemented, and efforts to ensure 
social distancing at worksites. 
(2) The actions the agency will take to protect 
employees who are required to work in locations out-
side of Federal office buildings for activities such as 
audits and inspections. 
(3) The requirements that members of the pub-
lic must meet in order to enter Federal office spaces. 
(4) A description of the proper contingencies 
for employees who have a high risk of contracting 
coronavirus. 
(5) Ensures the continuity of operations, in-
cluding plans to reverse reopening measures if there 
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is a resurgence in coronavirus cases in certain geo-
graphic areas. 
(b) INSPECTORS GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the inspector general for each agency shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a review on 
whether that agency has provided adequate personal pro-
tective equipment for the employees who are returning to 
a Federal office location for the agency and published the 
policies and procedures required pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(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) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means a period during which a nationwide dec-
laration of a public health emergency by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) is in effect. 
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