1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Safety in the Skies Act of 2020 . 2. Joint task force on the operation of air travel (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation shall form a Joint Task Force on the Operation of Air Travel during and after the COVID–19 pandemic (in this section referred to as the Joint Task Force ). (b) Duties The Joint Task Force shall develop plans, guidelines, and recommended requirements to address the logistical, health, safety, and security issues relating to the continued operation of air travel during the COVID–19 pandemic, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and increased passenger air travel after the COVID–19 pandemic ends. The Joint Task Force shall develop, at a minimum, plans, guidelines, and recommended requirements for— (1) the immediate period after the end of the COVID–19 pandemic; (2) ongoing periods after the end of the COVID–19 pandemic; (3) reconfiguring and reforming airport and travel operations, including passenger queuing and security screening, as a result of current and anticipated permanent changes to passenger air travel during and after the COVID–19 pandemic, as well as the anticipated seasonal recurrence of the coronavirus; (4) reconfiguring and reforming the airplane boarding and deplaning processes, as well as baggage handling procedures, as a result of current and anticipated permanent changes to passenger air travel during and after the COVID–19 pandemic, as well as the anticipated seasonal recurrence of the coronavirus; (5) mitigating the public health and economic impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic and the anticipated seasonal recurrence of the coronavirus on airports and passenger air travel, including, but not limited to, the provision of personal protective equipment to aviation employees, the need for travelers to wear face masks, and the accommodation of social distancing