; and (2) employees in other sectors whom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration identifies as having elevated risk. (b) Permanent standard Upon publication of the emergency standard under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall commence a proceeding to promulgate a standard under section 6(c)(3) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(c)(3) ) with respect to such emergency temporary standard. (c) Requirements Each standard promulgated under this section shall— (1) require the employers of the employees described in subsection (a) to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan; and (2) at a minimum, be based on the precautions for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any subsequent updates; and (3) provide no less protection for novel pathogens than precautions mandated by standards adopted by a State plan that has been approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 667 ). II Amendments to the Social Security Act 201. Application of COVID–19 emergency temporary standard to certain facilities receiving Medicare funds (a) In general Section 1866 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (X), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (Y), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and