Masks for Students Act

Masks for Students Act

This bill requires that a specified Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy relating to public assistance remain in effect to provide cloth facial coverings to public schools (kindergarten through 12th grade) that provide in-person learning during the coronavirus emergency period.

The coronavirus emergency period is the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the later of (1) the last day on which a presidential declaration of emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) is in effect, or (2) the last day on which a presidential declaration of national emergency under the National Emergencies Act with respect to the coronavirus is in effect.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8307 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8307

   To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to 
  provide certain supplies to schools that provide in-person learning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2020

  Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. Malinowski) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to 
  provide certain supplies to schools that provide in-person learning.

    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 ``Masks for Students Act''.

SEC. 2. FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--During the coronavirus emergency period, FEMA 
Policy 104-009-19 (relating to public assistance), as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect to 
provide cloth facial coverings to public schools (kindergarten through 
12th grade) that provide in-person learning.
    (b) Coronavirus Emergency Period.--For purposes of this section, 
the coronavirus emergency period is the period beginning on March 13, 
2020, and ending on the later of--
            (1) the last day on which the declaration of emergency 
        involving Federal primary responsibility determined to exist by 
        the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        5191(b)) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
        19) is in effect; or
            (2) the last day on which the declaration of national 
        emergency declared by the President under the National 
        Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the 
        Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is in effect.
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