,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and 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 ,in any case in which
 a veteran with a service-connected     
disability dies from ,coronavirus       
,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai71 or        
complications caused by such disease1   

and the death certificate of the veteran
 does not clearly identify the          
service-connected disability as the     
principal or contributory cause of      
death1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs shall secure a medical opinion 
to determine if the service-connected   
disability was the principal or         
contributory cause of death4