,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,mc,henry 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4
 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 & ,mr4 ,huiz5ga7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to exp& c]ta9 securities      
exemptions to respond to ,,covid-#ai1 to
 e/abli% an ,x-prize = creat+ an        
effective ,,covid-#ai vacc9e1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cr[dfund+ to ,combat !    
,coronavirus ,act4  #b4 ,expansion (    
c]ta9 securities exemptions to respond  
to ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,def9itions ,section
 #b7;a7 ( ! ,securities ,act ( #aicc    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gg;b7a77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bj7 ,issu]   
combat+ ,,covid-#ai ,! t]m issu] combat+

 ,,covid-#ai means an issu] t           
und]takes-- 7,a7 ef=ts to f9d a vacc9e =
 ,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 rese>* or production
 ( m$ical equipm5t relat$ to            
,,covid-#ai1 includ+-- 7i7 te/+         
equipm5t2 &  7ii7 t\*less automation &  
h&s-free proximity s5s+ te*nology2  7,c7
 rese>* or production ( te*nology or    
equipm5t relat$ to social di/anc+ or o!r
 non-m$ical /rategies to r$uce ! dang] (
 ,,covid-#ai to ! g5]al population1     
includ+-- 7i7 onl9e education te*nology2
 &  7ii7 remote video conf]5c+          
te*nology2 &  7,d7 su* o!r activities z 
! ,commission may det]m9e appropriate4  
4  7b7 ,issue exemptive au?ority )      
respect to ,,covid-#ai ,section #c7;b7 (
 ! ,securities ,act ( #aicc 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #gg;c7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ aft] no issue (
 securities ! foll[+3 7o!r ?an an issue 
( securities by an issu] combat+        
,,covid-#ai72 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph        
7#b77;,a71 by /rik+ ,! aggregate &      
ins]t+ ,except = securities ( an issu]  

combat+ ,,covid-#ai1 ! aggregate4  7c7  
,cr[dfund+ exemption ) respect to       
,,covid-#ai ,section #d7;a77#f77;,a7 ( !
 ,securities ,act ( #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gg;d7a77#f77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+  
be=e ! aggregate am\nt ! foll[+3 except 
= transactions involv+ ! (f] or sale (  
securities by an issu] combat+          
,,covid-#ai14  7d7 ,exemption f jo9t &  
sev]al liability ,section #bd ( !       
,securities ,act ( #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ggx7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (    
law1 an issu] combat+ ,,covid-#ai %all n
 be subject to jo9t & sev]al liability =
 any claim aga9/ su* issu]1 o!r ?an a   
claim ( fraud "u ! securities laws44    
#c4 ,,covid-#ai ,x-prize ,if ! ,director
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &       
,prev5tion or ! ,director ( ! ,national 
,in/itutes ( ,heal? det]m9es t a p]son  
has creat$ a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai t cuts
 ! incid5ce & mortality rate (          
,,covid-#ai by m ?an #ej p]c5t & makes  
su* vacc9e widely available to ! public 

at af=dable rates1 su* ,director %all   
report su* det]m9ation to ! ,presid5t & 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4 ,if1 aft]    
review+ su* report1 ! ,presid5t agrees1 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all1 )\t     
fur!r appropriation & out ( any am\nts 9
 ! g5]al fund n o!rwise appropriat$1 pay
 su* p]son #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,,gao   
,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a /udy on ! impact ( ?is ,act 
& ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  #e4     
,sunset ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act %all h no =ce or effect aft] ! 
e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! date ! ,secret>y ( !   
,treasury aw>ds ! prize describ$ "u     
section #c2 &  7#b7 ! end ( ! #c-ye>    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4