Title: MASKS ON Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Make Americans Savvy and Knowledgeable Safeguarding Ourselves from the Novel coronavirus Act or the MASKS ON Act
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a national campaign to inform the public on the use of personal protective equipment with respect to the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In carrying out the campaign, the CDC may (1) coordinate with other governmental departments and agencies; and (2) award grants to, and enter into contracts with, public or private entities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6653

    To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
 Prevention to carry out a national public outreach campaign regarding 
 the proper use of personal protective equipment to minimize personal 
   risk of exposure to, and risk of spreading, the virus that causes 
                   COVID-19, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2020

 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
 Prevention to carry out a national public outreach campaign regarding 
 the proper use of personal protective equipment to minimize personal 
   risk of exposure to, and risk of spreading, the virus that causes 
                   COVID-19, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make Americans Savvy and 
Knowledgeable Safeguarding Ourselves from the Novel coronavirus Act'' 
or the ``MASKS ON Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE PROPER USE OF 
              PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (in this section referred to as the ``Director'') shall 
carry out a national public outreach campaign regarding the proper use 
of personal protective equipment (in this section referred to as 
``PPE'') to minimize personal risk of exposure to, and risk of 
spreading, the virus that causes COVID-19.
    (b) Information Included.--In carrying out the campaign under 
subsection (a), the Director shall include information on--
            (1) which types of PPE provide protection;
            (2) proper techniques for donning, doffing, and wearing 
        PPE; and
            (3) limitations of PPE in providing protection.
    (c) Coordination.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection 
(a), the Director may coordinate with other Federal agencies and State 
or local public health departments as appropriate.
    (d) Grants and Contracts.--In carrying out the campaign under 
subsection (a), the Director may, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, award grants to, and enter into contracts with, public 
and private entities (including nonprofit organizations).
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