,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,davidson of ,ohio 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4        
,hudson1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1  
and ,mr4 ,walker7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs to secure medical   
opinions for veterans with              
service-connected disabilities who die  
from ,,covid-#ai to determine whether   
their service-connected disabilities    
were the principal or contributory cases
 of death1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,survivors ,benefits      
during ,,covid-#ai ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,medical opinions for certain veterans  
with service-connected disabilities who 
die of ,,covid-#ai ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall secure a       
medical opinion to determine if a       

service-connected disability was the    
principal or contributory cause of death
 of a veteran if each of the following  
criteria apply with respect to such     
death3 7#a7 ,the veteran had one or more
 service-connected disabilities at the  
time of death4  7#b7 ,the death         
certificate-- 7,a7 identifies           
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 as the principal or       
contributory cause of death2 and  7,b7  
does not clearly identify any of the    
service-connected disabilities as the   
principal or contributory cause of      
death4  7#c7 ,an individual has filed a 
claim for benefits under chapter #ac of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4