[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4360]
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SA 5480. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. PUBLIC HEALTH AND BORDER SECURITY.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Public
Health and Border Security Act of 2022''.
(b) Termination of Suspension of Entries and Imports From
Designated Places Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic.--
(1) In general.--An order of suspension issued under
section 362 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265)
as a result of the public health emergency relating to the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic declared under
section 319 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020,
and any continuation of such declaration (including the
continuation described in Proclamation 9994 on February 24,
2021), shall be lifted not earlier than 60 days after the
date on which the Surgeon General provides written
notification to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating
committees of Congress that such public health emergency
declaration (including the continuation described in
Proclamation 9994 on February 24, 2021) have been terminated.
(2) Procedures during 60-day termination window.--
(A) Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which a
written notification is provided under paragraph (1) with
respect to an order of suspension, the Surgeon General, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
head of any other Federal agency, State, local or Tribal
government, or nongovernmental organization that has a role
in managing outcomes associated with the suspension, as
determined by the Surgeon General (or the designee of the
Surgeon General), shall develop and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, a plan to address any possible influx
of entries or imports, as defined in such order of
suspension, related to the termination of such order.
(B) Failure to submit.--If a plan under subparagraph (A) is
not submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress
within the 30-day period described in such subparagraph, not
later than 7 days after the expiration of such 30-day period,
the Secretary shall notify the appropriate committees of
Congress, in writing, of the status of preparing such a plan
and the timing for submission as required under subparagraph
(A). The termination of order related to such plan shall be
delayed until that date that is 30 days after the date on
which such plan is submitted to such committees.
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