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medical licensing board exams, and nursing students can pass 
nursing licensing exams, in the United States. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appro-
priate congressional committees regarding the strategy required 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1905. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1906. SUNSET PROVISION. 
This Act shall remain in effect until December 31, 2023. 
TITLE XX—PORT SURVEILLANCE 
SEC. 2001. PORT SURVEILLANCE. 
(a) CPSC SURVEILLANCE PERSONNEL DURING THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC.—For the duration of a public health emergency declared 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus 
(COVID–19), including any renewal thereof, the Commission shall 
ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that investigators are 
stationed at ports of entry to protect the public against unreasonable 
risk of injury from consumer products, with the goal of covering 
no fewer than 90 percent of all consumer products entering the 
United States that are risk-scored in the Risk Assessment Method-
ology system. The Commission shall consult with United States 
Customs and Border Protection, and other relevant agencies, 
including health and safety agencies, on methods to safely staff 
ports during the pandemic. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CPSC SURVEILLANCE PERSONNEL AT KEY PORTS 
OF ENTRY.—The Commission shall hire, train, and assign not fewer 
than 16 additional full-time equivalent personnel to be stationed 
at or supporting efforts at ports of entry, including ports of entry 
for de minimis shipments, for the purpose of identifying, assessing, 
and addressing shipments of violative consumer products. Such 
hiring shall continue during each fiscal year until the total number 
of full-time equivalent personnel equals and sustains the staffing 
requirements identified in the report to Congress required under 
subsection (c)(2)(F). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Commission shall transmit 
to Congress, and make publicly available, a study and report 
assessing the risk to consumers associated with the reduction 
in Commission port inspection activity during the COVID-19 
pandemic and the targeting and screening of de minimis ship-
ments. 
(2) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—In the study and report, the 
Commission shall— 
(A) identify—
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(i) the risks associated with the reduction in 
Commission port inspection activity during the COVID- 
19 pandemic; 
(ii) the extent to which the reduction in port inspec-
tion activity is linked to inadequate Commission 
resources or due to shortages of trained Commission 
staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and 
(iii) the steps the Commission has taken and plans 
to take to mitigate those risks, such as recalls, inspec-
tions of product inventory, consumer warnings, and 
other appropriate measures; 
(B) examine a sampling of de minimis shipments at 
a sufficient and representative sample of all types of ports 
of entry where de minimis shipments are processed, 
including express consignment carrier facilities, inter-
national mail facilities, and air cargo facilities to assess 
the extent to which such shipments include violative con-
sumer products; 
(C) examine a sampling of shipments coming from 
countries identified as high-risk for exporting violative con-
sumer products to identify trends associated with the ship-
ment of products containing both intellectual property 
rights infringements and consumer product safety viola-
tions; 
(D) detail plans and timelines to effectively address 
targeting and screening of de minimis shipments to prevent 
the entry of violative consumer products entering into the 
commerce of the United States taking into consideration 
projected growth in e-commerce; 
(E) establish metrics by which to evaluate the effective-
ness of the Commission efforts to reduce the number of 
de minimis shipments containing violative consumer prod-
ucts from entering into the commerce of the United States; 
and 
(F) assess projected technology and resources, including 
staffing requirements necessary to implement such plans 
based on available and needed Commission resources. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission; 
(2) the term ‘‘de minimis shipments’’ means articles con-
taining consumer products entering the United States under 
the de minimis value exemption in 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C); 
(3) the term ‘‘ports of entry for de minimis shipments’’ 
means environments where de minimis shipments are proc-
essed, including express consignment carrier facilities, inter-
national mail facilities, and air cargo facilities; and 
(4) the term ‘‘violative consumer products’’ means consumer 
products in violation of an applicable consumer product safety 
rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act or any similar 
rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any other Act enforced 
by the Commission. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to limit, affect, or conflict with any other authority of the Commis-
sion or any other statutory requirements governing the Commission.
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TITLE XXI—COVID–19 REGULATORY RE-
LIEF AND WORK FROM HOME SAFETY 
ACT 
SEC. 2101. COVID–19 REGULATORY RELIEF AND WORK FROM HOME 
SAFETY ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘COVID– 
19 Regulatory Relief and Work From Home Safety Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘bedding product’’ means— 
(A) an item that is used for sleeping or sleep-related 
purposes; or 
(B) any component or accessory with respect to an 
item described in subparagraph (A), without regard to 
whether the component or accessory, as applicable, is 
used— 
(i) alone; or 
(ii) along with, or contained within, that item; 
(2) the term ‘‘California standard’’ means the standard 
set forth by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, 
Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation of the Department 
of Consumer Affairs of the State of California in Technical 
Bulletin 117–2013, entitled ‘‘Requirements, Test Procedure and 
Apparatus for Testing the Smolder Resistance of Materials 
Used in Upholstered Furniture’’, originally published June 
2013, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) the terms ‘‘foundation’’ and ‘‘mattress’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 1633.2 of title 16, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(4) the term ‘‘upholstered furniture’’— 
(A) means an article of seating furniture that— 
(i) is intended for indoor use; 
(ii) is movable or stationary; 
(iii) is constructed with an upholstered seat, back, 
or arm; 
(iv) is— 
(I) made or sold with a cushion or pillow, 
without regard to whether that cushion or pillow, 
as applicable, is attached or detached with respect 
to the article of furniture; or 
(II) stuffed or filled, or able to be stuffed or 
filled, in whole or in part, with any material, 
including a substance or material that is hidden 
or concealed by fabric or another covering, 
including a cushion or pillow belonging to, or 
forming a part of, the article of furniture; and 
(v) together with the structural units of the article 
of furniture, any filling material, and the container 
and covering with respect to those structural units 
and that filling material, can be used as a support 
for the body of an individual, or the limbs and feet 
of an individual, when the individual sits in an upright 
or reclining position;
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(B) includes an article of furniture that is intended 
for use by a child; and 
(C) does not include— 
(i) a mattress; 
(ii) a foundation; 
(iii) any bedding product; or 
(iv) furniture that is used exclusively for the pur-
pose of physical fitness and exercise. 
(c) ADOPTION OF STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and except as provided 
in paragraph (2), the California standard shall be considered 
to be a flammability standard promulgated by the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission under section 4 of the Flammable 
Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193). 
(2) TESTING AND CERTIFICATION.—A fabric, related material, 
or product to which the California standard applies as a result 
of paragraph (1) shall not be subject to section 14(a) of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) with respect 
to that standard. 
(3) CERTIFICATION LABEL.—Each manufacturer of a product 
that is subject to the California standard as a result of para-
graph (1) shall include the statement ‘‘Complies with U.S. 
CPSC requirements for upholstered furniture flammability’’ on 
a permanent label located on the product, which shall be consid-
ered to be a certification that the product complies with that 
standard. 
(d) PREEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 16 of the Flam-
mable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1203) and section 231 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 
2051 note), and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of paragraph (2), no State or any political subdivision of 
a State may establish or continue in effect any provision of 
a flammability law, regulation, code, standard, or requirement 
that is designed to protect against the risk of occurrence of 
fire, or to slow or prevent the spread of fire, with respect 
to upholstered furniture. 
(2) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN STATE LAW.—Nothing in this 
Act or the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.) 
may be construed to preempt or otherwise affect— 
(A) any State or local law, regulation, code, standard, 
or requirement that— 
(i) concerns health risks associated with uphol-
stered furniture; and 
(ii) is not designed to protect against the risk of 
occurrence of fire, or to slow or prevent the spread 
of fire, with respect to upholstered furniture;
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(B) sections 1374 through 1374.3 of title 4, California 
Code of Regulations (except for subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 1374 of that title), as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act; or 
(C) the California standard. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.