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 ,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9es to c]ta9 individuals1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,vet]ans' & ,c>egiv]s'         
,,covid-#ai ,immunizations ,n[ ,exp&$   
,act ( #bjba or ! ,,va ,,vacc9e ,act (  
#bjba4  #b4 ,au?ority ( ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% ,,covid-#ai 
vacc9es to c]ta9 individuals  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
may furni% a ,,covid-#ai vacc9e to a    
cov]$ individual dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
public heal? em]g5cy4  7b7 ,vacc9es     
furni%$ abroad ,9 ! case ( an individual
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subsection 7d77#b77;,b71 ! ,secret>y may
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geographic location o!r ?an a ,/ate1 to 
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 priority ,9 furni%+ ,,covid-#ai        
vacc9es1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7        
prioritize ! vacc9ation ( vet]ans :o are
 enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u section
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hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices pursuant  
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su* vacc9es are available4  7d7         
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describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 7,d71 or   
7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 :o is accompany+ a 
vet]an z describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a74 

7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual means any (
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a vet]an :o is n       
eligible to enroll 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t 
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
"u section #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,a vet]an :o is     
eligible = c>e "u section #agbd ( su*   
title4  7,c7 ,a family c>egiv] :o is    
approv$ z a provid] ( p]sonal c>e       
s]vices = an eligible vet]an "u !       
program ( compreh5sive assi/ance =      
family c>egiv]s "u section #agbj;,g7a7 (
 su* title4  7,d7 ,a c>egiv] ( a cov]$  
vet]an p>ticipat+ 9 ! program ( g5]al   
c>egiv] support s]vices "u section      
#agbj;,g7b7 ( su* title4  7,e7 ,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#c7 ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai means
 ! ,coronavirus disease #bjai4  7#d7 ,! 
t]m ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy    
means ! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !

 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices on
 ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbj1 ) respect to !     
,coronavirus disease #bjai4  7#e7 ,! t]m
 ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m section   
#aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>*   
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