; relating to regulatory planning and review), as amended. (E) Executive Order 13771 (82 Fed. Reg. 9339, relating to reducing regulation and controlling regulatory costs). (b) Permanent standard Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act ( 29 U.S.C. 655 ), promulgate a final standard— (1) to protect employees described in subsection (a)(1) from occupational exposure to infectious pathogens, including novel pathogens; and (2) that shall be effective and enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a standard promulgated under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(b) ). (c) Anti-retaliation (1) Policy Each standard promulgated under this section shall require employers to adopt a policy prohibiting the discrimination and retaliation described in paragraph (2) by any person (including an agent of the employer). (2) Prohibition No employer (including an agent of the employer) shall discriminate or retaliate against an employee for— (A) reporting to the employer, to a local, State, or Federal government agency, or to the media or on a social media platform— (i) a violation of a standard promulgated pursuant to this Act; (ii) a violation of an infectious disease exposure control plan described in subsection (c)(1); or (iii) a good faith concern about a workplace infectious disease hazard; (B) seeking assistance or intervention from the employer or a local, State, or Federal government agency with respect to such a report; (C) voluntary use of personal protective equipment with a higher level of protection than is provided by the employer