,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require a longitudinal study on the     
impact of ,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,ensuring ,understanding of ,,covid-#ai 
to ,protect ,public ,health ,act4  #b4  
,study on the impact of ,,covid-#ai     
,part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bha et seq47 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  #djd,o4 ,study  
on the impact of ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,director of ,,nih1 in     
consultation with the ,director of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention1 shall conduct a            
longitudinal study1 over not less than  
#aj years1 on the full impact of        

,,covid-#ai on infected individuals1    
including both short-term and long-term 
health impacts4  7b7 ,timing ,the       
,director of ,,nih shall begin enrolling
 patients in the study under this       
section not later than #f months after  
the date of enactment of this section4  
7c7 ,requirements ,the study under this 
section shall-- 7#a7 be nationwide2     
7#b7 include diversity of enrollees to  
account for gender1 age1 race1          
ethnicity1 geography1 comorbidities1 and
 underrepresented populations1 including
 pregnant and lactating women2  7#c7    
study individuals who were infected with
 ,,covid-#ai who experienced mild       
symptoms1 such individuals who          
experienced moderate symptoms1 and such 
individuals who experienced severe      
symptoms2  7#d7 monitor the health      
outcomes and symptoms of individuals who
 were infected with ,,covid-#ai1 or had 
prenatal exposure to ,,covid-#ai1       
including lung capacity and function1   
and immune response1 taking into account

 any pharmaceutical interventions such  
individuals may have received2  7#e7    
monitor the mental health outcomes of   
individuals infected with ,,covid-#ai1  
taking into account any interventions   
that affected mental health2 and  7#f7  
monitor individuals enrolled in the     
study not less frequently than twice per
 year after the first year of the       
individual's infection with ,,covid-#ai4
  7d7 ,public-,private research network 
,for purposes of carrying out the study 
under this section1 the ,director of    
,,nih may develop a network of          
public-private research partners1       
provided that all research1 including   
the research carried out through any    
such partner1 is available publicly4    
7e7 ,summaries of findings ,the         
,director of ,,nih shall make public a  
summary of findings under this section  
not less frequently than once every #c  
months for the first #b years of the    
study1 and not less frequently than     
every #f months thereafter4 ,such       

summaries may include information about 
how the findings of the study under this
 section compare with findings from     
research conducted abroad4  7f7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4  4