,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1         
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,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4          
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 ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,b\rdeaux1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4      
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,c>bajal7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d t>get$ grants
 to ,/ate1 ,tribal1 ,t]ritorial1 & local
 heal? dep>tm5ts or nonpr(it            
organizations 9 geographic locations )  
racial & e?nic m9orities & o!r vuln]able
 populations disproportionately impact$ 
by ,,covid-#ai to dissem9ate in=mation  
reg>d+ ! safety & efficacy ( ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9es1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  

title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,build+ 
,,covid-#ai ,vacc9e ,confid5ce ,act (   
#bjba4  #b4 ,heal? disp>ity-in=m$       
,,covid-#ai vacc9e safety & efficacy    
public aw>5ess campaign grants  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !   
,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
& 9 coord9ation ) ! ,deputy ,assi/ant   
,secret>y = ,m9ority ,heal? &1 z        
appropriate1 ) ! directors ( ! relevant 
,(fices ( ,m9ority heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute on ,m9ority      
,heal? & ,heal? ,disp>ities1 & !        
,director ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1   
%all aw>d grants to eligible entities to
 c>ry out evid5ce-bas$ campaigns to     
dissem9ate ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation       
in=mation4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,to  
be eligible to receive a grant "u ?is   
section1 an entity %all-- 7#a7 be a     
,/ate1 ,tribal1 ,t]ritorial1 or local   
heal? dep>tm5t1 an ,urban ,indian       

organization 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( !  
,indian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc771 a nonpr(it      
community-bas$ organization1 or a       
nonpr(it fai?-bas$ organization2 &  7#b7
 submit an application to ! ,secret>y at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+ demographic data on ! entity's  
,,covid-#ai vacc9e campaign t>get4  7c7 
,use ( funds ,entities receiv+ a grant  
"u ?is section %all use su* grant funds 
to-- 7#a7 create multil+ual & culturally
 appropriate messag+ to dissem9ate      
sci5tific & evid5ce-bas$ in=mation      
relat$ to ,,covid-#ai vacc9es2  7#b7    
provide in=mation on :]e ! ,,covid-#ai  
vacc9e c be obta9$2  7#c7 t>get racial &
 e?nic m9ority communities2  7#d7 t>get 
communities ) a ,,covid-#ai ,community  
,vuln]ability ,index high] ?an !        
national av]age2  7#e7 increase aw>5ess 
& k ( ! safety & effectiv5ess ( vacc9es 
approv$ or au?oriz$ by ! ,food & ,drug  
,adm9i/ration = ! prev5tion & control ( 

,,covid-#ai & ! b5efit ( receiv+ a      
,,covid-#ai vacc9e2  7#f7 increase      
aw>5ess & k ( ,,covid-#ai1 includ+      
c\nt]+ /igma associat$ ) ,,covid-#ai2   
7#g7 address vacc9e skepticism 9        
communities ( color2  7#h7 address      
,,covid-#ai vacc9e mis9=mation2  7#i7   
address side effects aft] ,,covid-#ai   
vacc9ation2  7#aj7 %>e in=mation on !   
processes & policies t lead to vacc9e   
developm5t1 lic5sure1 manufactur+1 &    
recomm5dations = use2 &  7#aa7 o!r      
matt]s ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y4   
7d7 ,prohibition on discrim9ation       
,programs fund$ "u ?is section %all n   
discrim9ate on ! basis ( actual or      
p]ceiv$ sex1 race1 color1 e?nicity1     
national orig91 disability1 sexual      
ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity1 or religion4  
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
invalidate or limit rights1 rem$ies1    
proc$ures1 or legal /&>ds available "u  
any o!r ,f$]al law or any law ( a ,/ate 
or a political subdivision ( a ,/ate1   
includ+ ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq471 title  
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq471 section  
#ejd ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 ! ,am]icans )     
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 & section    
#aeeg ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &         
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahaaf74  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date on :i*    
appropriat$ funds are made available to 
! ,secret>y "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ,congress a report on h[ 
su* funds h be5 us$ dur+ su* #de-;day   
p]iod & a plan = us+ any rema9+ funds )9
 ! next #de days4  7f7 ,evaluation ,!   
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct           
qualitative assessm5ts reg>d+ ! campaign
 "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1  
prep>e & submit to ! ,committee on      
,appropriations & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on             

,appropriations & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
an evaluation ( ! campaign "u ?is       
section4  7g7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 
9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to limit an  
eligible entity f receiv+ a grant "u ?is
 section = a population o!rwise s]v$ by 
su* organization ) o!r ,f$]al funds4    
7h7 ,prioritization ,9 aw>d+ grants "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all give   
special consid]ation to eligible        
entities t h demon/rat$ a commitm5t to a
 t>get$ campaign to rea* communities :]e
 ! greate/ heal? disp>ities h be5       
id5tifi$ ) respect to te/+ access &     
rates ( infections1 hospitalizations1 & 
dea?s relat$ to ,,covid-#ai4  7i7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
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