; (iii) take into consideration the NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in 2016; and (iv) include a requirement to protect employees from discrimination or retaliation for exercising the rights of the employees under the interim final standard. (2) Applicability of other statutory requirements The following shall not apply to the promulgation of the interim final standard under this subsection: (A) The requirements applicable to occupational safety and health standards under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(b) ). (B) The requirements of section 553(c) of chapter 5 and chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 55 of title 42, United States Code. (3) Effective date of interim standard The interim final standard shall— (A) take effect on a date that is not later than 30 days after the promulgation of such standard, except that such interim final standard may include a reasonable phase-in period for the implementation of required engineering controls that take effect after such date; (B) be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as any standard promulgated under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(b) ); and (C) be in effect until the final standard described in subsection (b) becomes effective and enforceable. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered employee The term covered employee includes an individual employed by a covered employer. (2) Covered employer The term covered employer — (A) means an employer that employs an individual to work at a covered workplace