,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,buc%on 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to ensure af=dable cov]age (   
c]ta9 vacc9es & te/+ s]vices "u gr\p    
heal? plans & gr\p & individual heal?   
insurance cov]age dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
public heal? em]g5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+       
,access to ,,covid-#ai ,prev5tive ,c>e  
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,ensur+ af=dable     
cov]age ( c]ta9 vacc9es & te/+ s]vices  
"u gr\p heal? plans & gr\p & individual 
heal? insurance cov]age dur+ !          
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy  7a7   
,exp$it$ meet+ ( ,,acip = ,,covid-#ai   
vacc9es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section 
#cjia ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,cures ,act 7#ba 
,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#d note71 ! ,advisory
 ,committee on ,immunization ,practices 
%all meet & issue a recomm5dation )     
respect to a vacc9e t is int5d$ to      

prev5t or treat ,,covid-#ai n lat] ?an  
#ae bus9ess days aft] ! date on :i* su* 
vacc9e is lic5s$ "u section #cea ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! t]m ,advisory ,committee 
on ,immunization ,practices means !     
,advisory ,committee on ,immunization   
,practices e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices pursuant to    
section #bbb ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bag;a71 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion4  7b7 ,au?ority   
,to waive co/ %>+ = te/+ s]vices =      
,,covid-#ai ,section #bgac ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;gg-#ac7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! head]1 
by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end !       
foll[+3 2 cov]age ( c]ta9 te/+ s]vices =
 ,,covid-#ai2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,cov]age ( 
c]ta9 te/+ s]vices = ,,covid-#ai  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,a gr\p heal? plan1 & a heal?  
insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or individual 

heal? insurance cov]age1 %all1 dur+ a   
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 at a    
m9imum provide cov]age = & n impose any 
co/ %>+ requirem5ts = an item or s]vice 
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#c7
 ) respect to su* p]iod4  7#b7 ,p]iod   
describ$ ,= purposes ( ?is subsection & 
) respect to an item or s]vice specifi$ 
"u p>agraph 7#c7 & a gr\p heal? plan or 
gr\p or individual heal? insurance      
cov]age1 a p]iod describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph
 is a p]iod specifi$ by ! ,secret>y t-- 
7,a7 beg9s dur+ ! public heal? em]g5cy  
decl>$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to       
section #cai on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1     
entitl$ ,det]m9ation t a ,public ,heal? 
,em]g5cy ,exi/s ,nationwide z ! ,result 
( ! #bjai ,novel ,coronavirus 7or any   
r5ewal ( su* decl>ation pursuant to su* 
section72 &  7,b7 ends on ! e>li] (--   
7i7 ! t]m9ation ( su* decl>ation2 &     
7ii7 9 ! case ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,prev5tive
 ,s]vices ,task ,=ce issues a rat+ 7o!r 
?an ,i7 ) respect to su* item or        
s]vice-- 7,i7 9 ! case su* rat+ is an ,a

 or ,b1 ! day be=e ! date on :i* !      
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 apply to   
su* plan or cov]age ) respect to su*    
item or s]vice2 or  7,,ii7 9 ! case su* 
rat+ is n describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 !  
date su* rat+ is s issu$4  7#c7         
,specifi$ items & s]vices ,= purposes ( 
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y may specify 
an item or s]vice "u ?is p>agraph )     
respect to a p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b7 only if su* item or s]vice-- 7,a7  
is a te/+ s]vice int5d$ to detect       
,,s>s-,co,v-#b or diagnose ,,covid-#ai2 
&  7,b7 does n1 z ( ! date su* item or  
s]vice is s specifi$1 h 9 effect a rat+ 
f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,prev5tive ,s]vices   
,task ,=ce 7or has 9 effect a rat+ (    
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