,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj,mr4  
,posey introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for quality assurance of        
,,covid-#ai reimbursements and          
reporting4  #a4 ,quality assurance of   
,,covid-#ai reimbursements and reporting
  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 no ,federal     
funds shall be used for a reimbursement 
or payment for-- 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai       
testing of any individual unless the    
request for such reimbursement or       
payment is accompanied by evidence that 
the individual was tested using a test  
that was approved1 cleared1 or          

authorized under section #eaj7k71 #eac1 
#eae1 or #efd of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1 #cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7  
for ,,covid-#ai diagnosis2 or  7#b7     
,,covid-#ai treatment of any individual 
unless the request for reimbursement or 
payment is accompanied by evidence that 
the person tested positive for          
,,covid-#ai using a test that was       
approved1 cleared1 or authorized under  
section #eaj7k71 #eac1 #eae1 or #efd of 
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1   
#cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7 for ,,covid-#ai    
diagnosis4  7b7 ,quality assurance of   
reimbursements ,for purposes of         
subsection 7a71 notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 the head of any 
,federal agency authorized to make a    
reimbursement or payment for ,,covid-#ai
 testing or treatment of individuals    
shall review each request presented for 
such reimbursement or payment and-- 7#a7
 deny any request for such a            

reimbursement or payment for ,,covid-#ai
 testing of an individual or1 if        
reimbursement or payment has already    
been made1 cause to be recovered such   
reimbursement or payment1 unless the    
request is accompanied by evidence that 
the individual was tested using a test  
that was approved1 cleared1 or          
authorized under section #eaj7k71 #eac1 
#eae1 or #efd of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1 #cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7  
for ,,covid-#ai diagnosis as of the date
 of the review of the head of the       
agency2  7#b7 deny any request for such 
a reimbursement or payment for          
,,covid-#ai treatment of an individual  
or1 if reimbursement or payment has     
already been made1 cause to be recovered
 such reimbursement or payment1 unless  
the request is accompanied by evidence  
that the individual tested positive for 
,,covid-#ai using a test that was       
approved1 cleared1 or authorized under  
section #eaj7k71 #eac1 #eae1 or #efd of 

the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1   
#cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7 for ,,covid-#ai    
diagnosis as of the date of the review  
of the head of the agency2 and  7#c7    
provide to the ,director of the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention  
the results of such review4  7c7        
,correction of reports ,the ,director of
 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and 
,prevention shall apply the results     
provided to the ,director under         
subsection 7b77#c7 to-- 7#a7 exclude    
from the official ,united ,states count 
of cases of ,,covid-#ai any individual  
reported to have been positive for      
,,covid-#ai in a request subject to     
review in subsection 7b7 but where the  
agency head involved found the request  
was not accompanied by evidence that the
 individual had been tested positive for
 ,,covid-#ai using a test that was      
approved1 cleared1 or authorized under  
section #eaj7k71 #eac1 #eae1 or #efd of 
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic

 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1   
#cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7 for diagnosis of   
,,covid-#ai2 and  7#b7 exclude from the 
official ,united ,states count of deaths
 due to ,,covid-#ai any individual who  
died and was reported to have been      
treated or tested positive for          
,,covid-#ai in a request subject to     
review under subsection 7b7 but where   
the agency head involved found the      
request was not accompanied by evidence 
that the individual had been tested     
positive for ,,covid-#ai using a test   
that was approved1 cleared1 or          
authorized under section #eaj7k71 #eac1 
#eae1 or #efd of the ,federal ,food1    
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfj7k71 #cfj;c1 #cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7  
for diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai4  7d7      
,penalty ,any person who knowingly      
reports a false diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai
 shall be imprisoned not more than #aj  
years and fined under title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 or both4