,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjba,ms4 
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4   
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (  
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,mr4 ,sires7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to au?orize ! ,secret>y to 
make grants & ent] into coop]ative      
agreem5ts ) entities to exp& & support  
activities ) respect to ! prev5tion &   
treatm5t ( a cov]$ condition1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,prev5tion &   
,aw>5ess ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,,covid-#ai 
prev5tion & aw>5ess grants ,subp>t ,i ( 
"p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et   
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #ccj,n4 ,program to prev5t &   
treat cov]$ conditions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1

 may aw>d grants & ent] into coop]ative 
agreem5ts ) cov]$ entities to exp& &    
support activities ) respect to !       
prev5tion & treatm5t ( cov]$ conditions1
 includ+-- 7#a7 conduct+ scre5+s1       
surveillance1 & diagno/ic te/+ = cov]$  
conditions2  7#b7 provid+ guidance to   
individuals on su* prev5tion & treatm5t 
activities2 &  7#c7 provid+ guidance on 
vacc9ations recomm5d$ by ! ,advisory    
,committee on ,immunization ,practices  
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7           
,application ,an entity seek+ a grant "u
 ?is section %all submit an application 
to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &
 accompani$ by su* in=mation z !        
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,priority ,9
 aw>d+ grants or ent]+ into coop]ative  
agreem5ts "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to-- 7#a7 f$]ally    
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ccj;,a72  7#b7 community-bas$          
organizations2 &  7#c7 entities t h an  
agreem5t ) a f$]ally-qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,report to    

,secret>y ,an entity t receives a grant 
or ent]s into a coop]ative agreem5t "u  
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y a
 report t includes-- 7,a7 a description 
( ea* activity c>ri$ out-- 7i7 pursuant 
to ! coop]ative agreem5t2 or  7ii7 )    
am\nts receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant2 &  7,b7 an
 evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( ea* su*  
activity4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,n 
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ,congress a report on !      
effectiv5ess ( ! grants & coop]ative    
agreem5ts ent]$ into "u ?is section4    
7e7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,an entity    
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
grant am\nts to supplem5t1 n supplant1  
any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local funds t  
w\ld o!rwise be exp5d$ by su* entity to 
c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9 ?is    
section4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ condition ,! t]m   
cov]$ condition means a disease or      
condition t has be5 id5tifi$ by ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion to    

increase1 or likely increase1 ! risk (  
mortality f ,,covid-#ai or to increase1 
or likely increase1 ! risk ( sev]e      
illness f ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,a/hma4  7,b7 ,canc]4  7,c7       
,c]ebrovascul> disease4  7,d7 ,*ronic   
kidney disease4  7,e7 ,*ronic ob/ructive
 pulmon>y disease4  7,f7 ,cy/ic         
fibrosis4  7,g7 ,hyp]t5sion or high     
blood pressure4  7,h7 ,liv] disease4    
7,i7 ,neurologic conditions1 includ+    
dem5tia4  7,j7 ,obesity4  7,k7          
,pregnancy4  7,l7 ,pulmon>y fibrosis4   
7,m7 ,s]i\s he>t conditions1 includ+    
he>t failure1 coron>y art]y disease1 &  
c>diomyopa?y4  7,n7 ,sickle cell        
disease4  7,o7 ,pulmon>y conditions     
result+ f tobacco use4  7,p7            
,?alassemia4  7,q7 ,tobacco use4  7,r7  
,type #a & #b diabetes mellitus4  7,s7  
,weak5$ immune sy/em1 includ+ f-- 7i7 a 
solid organ transplant2  7ii7 a blood or
 bone m>r[ transplant2  7iii7 ! human   
immunodefici5cy virus2 &  7iv7 ! use ( a
 cortico/]oid or o!r immune weak5+      

m$ic9e4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$
 entity includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,f$]ally
 qualifi$ heal? c5t] 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ccj;,a74  7,b7 ,entity t has an        
agreem5t ) a f$]ally qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]4  7,c7 ,community-bas$             
organization4  7,d7 ,fai?-bas$          
organization4  7,e7 ,nonpr(it           
organization4  7g7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s  
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbb1 to rema9 available   
until exp5d$4  #ccj,o4 ,grant program to
 increase aw>5ess ( ! relation%ip betwe5
 cov]$ conditions & ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 may aw>d grants to       
entities to c>ry out a campaign to      
increase aw>5ess ( ! relation%ip        
betwe5-- 7#a7 cov]$ conditions2 &  7#b7 
! increas$ risk ( develop+ a sev]e      
illness or mortality f ,,covid-#ai4  7b7
 ,application ,an entity seek+ a grant  

"u ?is section %all submit an           
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require1 includ+ a   
description ( h[ ! entity int5ds to c>ry
 out ! activities specifi$ 9 subsection 
7c74  7c7 ,campaign activities ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! campaign "u subsection 7a71 an    
entity %all-- 7#a7 develop & dissem9ate 
in=mational mat]ial-- 7,a7 t is         
culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate2   
7,b7 t>get$ t[>d communities &          
populations t are at a high risk (-- 7i7
 develop+ a cov]$ condition2 &  7ii7    
contract+ ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 t increases
 aw>5ess ( ! safety & effectiv5ess ( a  
,,covid-#ai vacc9e2 &  7,d7 t id5tifies 
locations 9 ! community s]v$ by ! entity
 :]e ,,covid-#ai vacc9es are adm9i/]$2  
7#b7 consult ) memb]s ( su* communities 
& populations to develop ! in=mational  
mat]ial "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7       
dissem9ate in=mational mat]ial on       
treatm5ts available = cov]$ conditions1 
includ+1 if applicable1 treatm5ts       

provid$ by ! entity4  7d7 ,priority ,9  
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give priority to-- 7#a7 f$]ally   
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s 7z def9$ 9 section 
#ccj;,a72  7#b7 community-bas$          
organizations2 &  7#c7 entities t h an  
agreem5t ) a f$]ally qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,report to    
,secret>y ,an entity t receives a grant 
"u ?is section %all submit to !         
,secret>y a report t includes-- 7,a7 a  
description ( ea* activity c>ri$ out )  
am\nts receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant2 &  7,b7 an
 evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( ea* su*  
activity4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,n 
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ,congress a report on !      
effectiv5ess ( ! grants ent]$ into "u   
?is section4  7f7 ,supplem5t n supplant 
,an entity receiv+ a grant "u ?is       
section %all use grant am\nts to        
supplem5t1 n supplant1 any o!r ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 & local funds t w\ld o!rwise be  
exp5d$ by su* entity to c>ry out !      

activities describ$ 9 ?is section4  7g7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
condition ,! t]m cov]$ condition has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ccj,n4    
7#b7 ,,covid-#ai vacc9e ,! t]m          
,,covid-#ai vacc9e means a vacc9e t is  
int5d$ to prev5t1 mitigate1 or treat !  
virus t causes ,,covid-#ai &-- 7,a7 is  
lic5s$ "u section #cea ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfb72 or  7,b7 au?oriz$ "u section #efd
 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic   
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c74  7h7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #abj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (    
fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbb1 to rema9 
available until exp5d$4  4