,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,h>tzl] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4  
,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,joyce (    
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,murphy (
 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4      
,conaway1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,coll9s 
( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,all51  
,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,walk]1  
,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (   
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide liability protection =      
nonpr(it organizations dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai outbreak1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,s]vice ,assurance ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,protection f liability = nonpr(it      
organizations 9 c]ta9 civil actions     
relat+ to ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 a   
nonpr(it organization %all n be liable  
"u ,f$]al or ,/ate law = any act or     

omission ( ! organization ) respect to  
any h>m aris+ f exposure to1 or         
infection by1 ! virus t causes          
,,covid-#ai dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy 
) respect to ,,covid-#ai decl>$ pursuant
 to section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74    
7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does n   
apply if ! h>m 0 caus$ by an act or     
omission con/itut+ willful or crim9al   
misconduct1 gross neglig5ce1 reckless   
misconduct1 or a consci\s flagrant      
indiff]5ce to ! rights or safety ( !    
individual h>m$ by ! entity4  7c7       
,preemption ,?is section preempts ! laws
 ( a ,/ate or any political subdivision 
( a ,/ate to ! ext5t t su* laws are     
inconsi/5t ) ?is section1 unless su*    
laws provide great] protection f        
liability4  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m nonpr(it organization means an    
entity t is an organization describ$ 9  
section #eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal       
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4    
#eja7;c77#c77 & exempt f tax "u section 

#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4     
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