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,repres5tatives 7,h4,r4 #abgf7 entitl$  
,an ,act to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% ,,covid-#ai 
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#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
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,ef=ts to ,locally ,immunize ,all       
,vet]ans & ,e ,sp\se ,act or ! ,,save   
,,lives ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority ( ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to furni%          
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n enroll$ 9 pati5t enrollm5t sy/em (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
may furni% a vacc9e = ,,covid-#ai to a  
cov]$ individual dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
public heal? em]g5cy4  7b7              
,prioritization ,9 furni%+ vacc9es =    
,,covid-#ai "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7      

prioritize ! vacc9ation ( vet]ans :o are
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vet]ans :o receive hospital c>e & m$ical
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( section #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
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p>agraph2 &  7#b7 only furni% vacc9es = 
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available4  7c7 ,tim+ ( vacc9es provid$ 
to sp\ses ( vet]ans ,! ,secret>y may    
det]m9e ! tim+ = (f]+ a vacc9e =        
,,covid-#ai to ! sp\se ( a vet]an f !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7     
,vacc9e allocation ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t1 to ! ext5t practicable bas$
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,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%\ld adju/ ! allocation = ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
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section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        

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describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 7,e71 or   
7,f7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 :o is accompany+ a 
vet]an :o is receiv+ a vacc9e =         
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individual means any ( ! foll[+         
individuals3 7,a7 ,a vet]an :o is n     
eligible to enroll 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t 
sy/em4  7,b7 ,a vet]an :o is eligible = 
c>e "u section #agbd ( title #ch1 ,unit$
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section #agha ( su* title4  7,d7 ,a     
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 su* title4  7,e7 ,a c>egiv] ( a vet]an 
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support s]vices "u section #agbj;,g7b7 (
 su* title4  7,f7 ,a c>egiv] ( a vet]an 
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,m$ical ,fo/] ,home      
,program1 ,b[el & ,bladd] ,program1     
,home ,bas$ ,prim>y ,c>e ,program1 or   
,vet]an ,direct$ ,c>e ,program ( !      

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,g7 ,a 
sp\se ( a vet]an4  7#c7 ,cov]$ public   
heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m cov]$ public heal? 
em]g5cy means an em]g5cy ) respect to   
,,covid-#ai decl>$ by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
or local au?ority4  7#d7 ,,covid-#ai ,! 
t]m ,,covid-#ai means ! coronavirus     
disease #bjai4  7#e7 ,pati5t enrollm5t  
sy/em ,! t]m pati5t enrollm5t sy/em     
means ! sy/em ( annual pati5t enrollm5t 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u section #agje7;a7 (
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,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  ,secret>y