Title: Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
This bill requires studies and reports about the effects of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to tourism and consumer product safety.
Specifically, the Consumer Product Safety Commission must report, and make available to the public, information about injuries and deaths from consumer products during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The report must be submitted every three months for the duration of the emergency.
Additionally, the Department of Commerce, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, must study and report about the effects of the pandemic on the travel and tourism industry. Commerce must consider metrics including changes in employment rate, sales, and business revenue, and it must provide the opportunity for public comment. An interim study and report must be submitted not later than three months after the enactment of this bill.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3752 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3752

 To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect 
    of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with 
consumer products and to direct the Secretary of Commerce to study and 
   report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and 
                 tourism industry in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2021

 Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Rodney Davis of 
   Illinois, and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect 
    of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with 
consumer products and to direct the Secretary of Commerce to study and 
   report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and 
                 tourism industry in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Effects 
on Home Safety and Tourism Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                     TITLE I--COVID-19 HOME SAFETY

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Study and report on the effect of the COVID-19 public health 
                            emergency on injuries and deaths from 
                            consumer products.
           TITLE II--PROTECTING TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Study and report on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on travel 
                            and tourism industry in United States.

                     TITLE I--COVID-19 HOME SAFETY

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Home Safety Act''.

SEC. 102. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH 
              EMERGENCY ON INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

    (a) COVID-19 Report Required.--Not later than 3 months after the 
date of enactment of this section and every 3 months thereafter for the 
duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report 
on the effect of the COVID-19 public health emergency on injuries and 
deaths from consumer products.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) Relevant data and statistics from--
                    (A) the data sources of the Commission;
                    (B) other appropriate agencies;
                    (C) media reports;
                    (D) poison control centers, to the extent 
                practical; and
                    (E) any other relevant data sources.
            (2) An identification of trends in injuries and deaths from 
        consumer products, comparing data from representative time 
        periods before and during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
            (3) An identification of subpopulations that have 
        experienced elevated risk of injury or death from consumer 
        products during the COVID-19 public health emergency, such as 
        minorities, infants, people with disabilities, children, or the 
        elderly.
            (4) An identification of where most injuries or deaths from 
        consumer products during the COVID-19 public health emergency 
        are taking place, such as the type of building or outdoor 
        environment.
            (5) A specification about whether consumer products 
        associated with a substantial number of injuries or deaths 
        during the COVID-19 public health emergency are--
                    (A) under recall;
                    (B) subject to a voluntary consumer product safety 
                standard; or
                    (C) subject to a mandatory consumer product safety 
                standard.
            (6) An identification of emerging consumer products that 
        are posing new risks to consumers.
    (c) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Defined.--The term ``COVID-19 
public health emergency'' means 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.

           TITLE II--PROTECTING TOURISM IN THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Protecting Tourism in the United 
States Act''.

SEC. 202. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON TRAVEL 
              AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States 
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the head of any other Federal 
agency the Secretary considers appropriate, shall complete a study on 
the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism 
industry, including various segments of the travel and tourism 
industry, such as domestic, international, leisure, business, 
conventions, meetings, and events.
    (b) Matters for Consideration.--In conducting the study required by 
subsection (a) and the interim study required by subsection (e)(1), the 
Secretary shall consider--
            (1) changes in employment rates in the travel and tourism 
        industry during the pandemic period;
            (2) changes in revenues of businesses in the travel and 
        tourism industry during the pandemic period;
            (3) changes in employment and sales in industries related 
        to the travel and tourism industry, and changes in 
        contributions of the travel and tourism industry to such 
        related industries, during the pandemic period;
            (4) the effects attributable to the changes described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3) in the travel and tourism industry 
        and such related industries on the overall economy of the 
        United States during the pandemic period and the projected 
        effects of such changes on the overall economy of the United 
        States following the pandemic period; and
            (5) any additional matters the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (c) Consultation and Public Comment.--In conducting the study 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with representatives of--
                    (A) the small business sector;
                    (B) the restaurant or food service sector;
                    (C) the hotel and alternative accommodations 
                sector;
                    (D) the attractions or recreations sector;
                    (E) the travel distribution services sector;
                    (F) destination marketing organizations;
                    (G) State tourism offices; and
                    (H) the passenger air, railroad, and rental car 
                sectors; and
            (2) provide an opportunity for public comment and advice 
        relevant to conducting the study.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the date on 
which the study required by subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory 
Board and the head of any other Federal agency the Secretary considers 
appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the 
website of the Department of Commerce, a report that contains--
            (1) the results of such study; and
            (2) policy recommendations for promoting and assisting the 
        travel and tourism industry.
    (e) Interim Study and Report.--Not later than 3 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with 
relevant stakeholders, including the United States Travel and Tourism 
Advisory Board, shall--
            (1) complete an interim study, which shall be based on data 
        available at the time when the study is conducted and provide a 
        framework for the study required by subsection (a), on the 
        effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (as of such time) on the 
        travel and tourism industry, including various segments of the 
        travel and tourism industry, such as domestic, international, 
        leisure, business, conventions, meetings, and events; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly 
        available on the website of the Department of Commerce, an 
        interim report that contains the results of the interim study 
        required by paragraph (1).
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``pandemic period'' has the meaning given the 
        term ``emergency period'' in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1)(B)), excluding any 
        portion of such period after the date that is 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce; 
        and
            (3) the term ``travel and tourism industry'' means the 
        travel and tourism industry in the United States.
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