To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award a financial prize to persons who successfully develop a system or device that makes enclosed sections of a building safer during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Safe Indoor Spaces Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a prize competition to incentivize the development of systems or devices that limit indoor transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the virus that causes it.
To be eligible for the prize, a system or device must meet certain criteria with respect to decreased viral transmission rates, scalability, and costs.
In addition, HHS must establish a board comprised of experts in public health, education, small business, and engineering to advise on this competition.
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