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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to au?orize grants =       
increas+ seasonal influ5za vacc9ation   
rates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,am]icans f ,seasonal         
,influ5za ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants =  
increas+ seasonal influ5za vacc9ation   
rates ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cag,t (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 !   
foll[+ new section3  #cag,u4 ,grants =  
increas+ seasonal influ5za vacc9ation   
rates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion1 %all aw>d grants 
to ,/ate heal? ag5cies to implem5t      
programs to increase seasonal influ5za  

vacc9ation rates4  7b7 ,numb] ( grants  
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d no
 few] ?an five & n m ?an #bj grants "u  
?is section4  7c7 ,eligibility ,a ,/ate 
heal? ag5cy is eligible to receive a    
grant "u ?is section only if ! av]age   
seasonal influ5za vacc9ation rates 9 !  
,/ate involv$ = ! la/ ?ree influ5za     
seasons--  7#a7 are bel[ ! rates        
recomm5d$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion z "p ( ! ,heal?y  
,p #bjbj initiative2 or  7#b7 o!rwise   
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influ5za vacc9ation e/abli%$ by !       
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion4  7d7 ,elem5ts ,z a       
condition on receipt ( a grant "u ?is   
section to implem5t programs int5d$ to  
increase seasonal influ5za vacc9ation   
rates1 a ,/ate heal? ag5cy %all agree to
 include 9 ! program at lea/ "o ( !     
foll[+ elem5ts3  7#a7 ,increas+ outrea* 
to vuln]able populations1 includ+       
pregnant & nurs+ mo!rs1 ! eld]ly1       

immunocompromis$ individuals1 & "y      
*ildr54  7#b7 ,increas+ outrea* to      
populations mo/ likely to be expos$ to  
influ5za1 includ+ heal? pr(essionals &  
college /ud5ts4  7#c7 ,enc\rag+         
employ]-bas$ vacc9ation programs4  7#d7 
,coord9at+ betwe5 heal? c>e provid]s &  
insur]s to r$uce ! out-(-pocket co/s (  
vacc9ations4  7#e7 ,conduct+ a public   
aw>5ess campaign on ! burd5 ( seasonal  
influ5za4  7#f7 ,any o!r elem5t det]m9$ 
by ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease    
,control & ,prev5tion to r$uce          
infections1 hospitalizations1 or        
fatalities associat$ )1 or ! economic   
burd5 (1 seasonal influ5za4  7e7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
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