,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #abgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1    
#bjba,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to         
authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to furnish ,,covid-#ai vaccines
 to certain individuals1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,veterans' and       
,caregivers' ,,covid-#ai ,immunizations 
,now ,expanded ,act of #bjba or the ,,va
 ,,vaccine ,act of #bjba4  #b4          
,authority of ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to furnish ,,covid-#ai vaccines
 to certain individuals  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  
may furnish a ,,covid-#ai vaccine to a  
covered individual during the           
,,covid-#ai public health emergency4    
7b7 ,vaccines furnished abroad ,in the  
case of an individual who is a covered  
individual by reason of subsection      
7d77#b77;,b71 the ,secretary may furnish
 a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1 in a geographic 

location other than a ,state1 to such   
individual under subsection 7a7         
regardless of whether the ,secretary    
determines that such vaccine is needed  
for the treatment of a service-connected
 disability of the veteran or as part of
 a rehabilitation program under chapter 
#ca of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7c7 ,veteran and accompanying         
caregiver priority ,in furnishing       
,,covid-#ai vaccines1 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7#a7 prioritize the vaccination 
of veterans who are enrolled in the     
patient enrollment system of the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs under 
section #agje of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 veterans who fail to so  
enroll but receive hospital care and    
medical services pursuant to subsection 
7c77#b7 of such section1 and            
accompanying caregivers over the        
vaccination of covered individuals under
 this section not otherwise described in
 this paragraph2 and  7#b7 only furnish 
such vaccines to covered individuals    

under this section to the extent that   
such vaccines are available4  7d7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term accompanying caregiver means a    
caregiver described in subparagraph     
7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e7 of paragraph 7#b7   
who is accompanying a veteran as        
described in subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7  
,the term covered individual means any  
of the following3 7,a7 ,a veteran who is
 not eligible to enroll in the patient  
enrollment system of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs under section #agje  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7,b7 ,a veteran who is eligible for care
 under section #agbd of such title4     
7,c7 ,a family caregiver who is approved
 as a provider of personal care services
 for an eligible veteran under the      
program of comprehensive assistance for 
family caregivers under section         
#agbj;,g7a7 of such title4  7,d7 ,a     
caregiver of a covered veteran          
participating in the program of general 
caregiver support services under section

 #agbj;,g7b7 of such title4  7,e7 ,a    
caregiver of a veteran participating in 
the ,medical ,foster ,home ,program1    
,bowel and ,bladder ,program1 ,home     
,based ,primary ,care ,program1 or      
,veteran ,directed ,care ,program of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4     
7#c7 ,the term ,,covid-#ai means the    
,coronavirus disease #bjai4  7#d7 ,the  
term ,,covid-#ai public health emergency
 means the public health emergency      
declared by the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services on ,january #bg1   
#bjbj1 with respect to the ,coronavirus 
disease #bjai4  7#e7 ,the term ,state   
has the meaning given that term section 
#aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code4  ,passed the ,house of           
,representatives ,march #i1             
#bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk