,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,cri/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide
 ,,covid-#ai vacc9es to an exp&$        
population ( vet]ans dur+ a cov]$       
em]g5cy p]iod1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vacc9es = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4          
,,covid-#ai vacc9es = exp&$ population (
 vet]ans dur+ cov]$ em]g5cy p]iod  7a7  
,,covid-#ai vacc9es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 dur+ a cov]$ em]g5cy    
p]iod1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
may furni% ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9e to any  
vet]an :o 0 dis*>g$ f s]vice 9 ! ,arm$  
,=ces "u honorable conditions )\t reg>d 
to :e!r ! vet]an is enroll$ 9 ! annual  
pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u section #agje 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or    
o!rwise eligible to receive heal? c>e   

s]vices "u *apt] #ag ( su* title4  7#b7 
,/ate guidel9es ,9 furni%+ ,,covid-#ai  
vacc9es pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ea*  
director ( a ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs heal? c>e facility may det]m9e 
priorities among vet]ans eligible to    
receive ,,covid-#ai vacc9es 9 accordance
 ) guidel9es e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 facility is locat$4  7b7 ,coord9ation  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all    
coord9ate ) ! entities describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 z appropriate1 to        
det]m9e--  7,a7 :e!r an individual seek+
 to receive a ,,covid-#ai vacc9e        
pursuant ?is section meets ! requirem5ts
 ( subsection 7a77#a72 &  7,b7 !        
relevant prioritization = su*           
individual1 9 accordance ) subsection   
7a77#b74  7#b7 ,coord9at+ entities ,!   
entities describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4    
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices4  7,c7 ,! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7,d7 

,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy     
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,e7 ,! heads (     
,/ate dep>tm5ts ( heal? 7or relat$      
ag5cies74  7,f7 ,any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy   
det]m9$ relevant by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ em]g5cy 
p]iod means a p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on 
:i* a ,presid5t decl>es a national      
em]g5cy "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 ) respect 
to ! coronavirus disease #bjai          
7,,covid-#ai7 & end+ on ! date t is #cj 
days aft] ! date on :i* su* national    
em]g5cy decl>ation t]m9ates4  7#b7 ,!   
t]m cov]$ m$ical condition means a      
m$ical condition det]m9$ by ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion to be high risk ) respect to 
,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai   
vacc9e means any vacc9e approv$ or      
au?oriz$ by ! ,commission] ( ,food &    
,drugs = ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,/ate
 includes ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea* t]ritory or   

possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*     
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4