,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,schakowsky 7for herself and ,mr4      
,bucshon7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xxvii of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act to provide for    
coverage of items1 services1 and        
immunizations relating to the diagnosis 
or treatment of ,,covid-#ai under group 
health plans and health insurance       
coverage within #ae days of the issuance
 of a recommendation from the ,united   
,states ,preventive ,services ,task     
,force or the ,advisory ,committee on   
,immunization ,practices4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring ,affordable ,,covid-#ai       
,preventive ,care ,act of #bjbj4  #b4   
,providing for coverage of items1       
services1 and immunizations relating to 
the diagnosis or treatment of           
,,covid-#ai under group health plans and

 health insurance coverage within #ae   
days of the issuance of a recommendation
 from the ,united ,states ,preventive   
,services ,task ,force or the ,advisory 
,committee on ,immunization ,practices  
,section #bgac7;b7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#ac7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the        
,secretary and inserting ,subject to    
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#c7 ,special rule for  
,,covid-#ai items1 services1 and        
immunizations ,in the case of an item or
 service that receives a rating         
described in subsection 7a77#a71 or an  
immunization that receives a            
recommendation described in subsection  
7a77#b71 that is intended to prevent1   
diagnose1 or treat ,,covid-#ai1 the     
requirement described in subsection 7a7 
shall apply to a group health plan and a
 health insurance issuer offering group 
or individual health insurance coverage 

with respect to such item1 service1 or  
immunization #ae days after the issuance
 of such rating or recommendation 7as   
applicable74  4