,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjba ,ms4   
,b>ragn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4   
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 & ,mr4 ,soto7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
= remov+ transportation b>ri]s to       
access+ vacc9es = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1       
includ+ boo/] vacc9es1 = individuals f  
l[-income communities1 m9ority          
communities1 or o!r communities 9 :i*   
transportation poses a b>ri] to heal?   
c>e access1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,covid
 ,vacc9e ,transportation ,access ,act4  
#b4 ,grant program = coronavirus vacc9e 
access & mobility  7a7 ,g5]al au?ority  
7#a7 ,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d      
grants to qualifi$ community            
organizations to assi/ 9 f9anc+ projects
 to remove transportation b>ri]s to     

access+ vacc9es = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1       
includ+ boo/] vacc9es1 = individuals f  
l[-income communities1 m9ority          
communities1 or o!r communities 9 :i*   
transportation poses a b>ri] to heal?   
c>e access4  7#b7 ,transf] ( duties ,!  
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 ent] into         
agreem5ts ) ,/ate heal? ag5cies =       
purposes ( c>ry+ out ! duties assign$ to
 ! ,secret>y "u ?is section2 &  7,b7    
transf] to su* ag5cies = su* purposes   
funds appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is       
section4  7b7 ,application ,a qualifi$  
community organization seek+ a grant "u 
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y  
an application t conta9s--  7#a7 a      
description ( ! project to be fund$     
?r\gh ! grant2  7#b7 an id5tification ( 
all project p>tn]s & _! specific role 9 
! propos$ project1 includ+ private      
=-pr(it & nonpr(it entities engag$ 9 !  
coord9ation ( transportation s]vices = !
 project2 &  7#c7 specific p]=mance     
measures ! qualifi$ community           
organization w use to r$uce             

cancellations or miss$ appo9tm5ts4  7c7 
,p]iod ( p]=mance ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be = a p]iod (      
p]=mance ( no less ?an #f mon?s4  7d7   
,use ( funds ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u        
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all be us$ to    
develop1 exp&1 & enhance access to      
transportation to & f sites = receipt ( 
a vacc9e = ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 includ+ a    
boo/] vacc9e1 by individuals f l[-income
 communities1 m9ority communities1 or   
o!r communities 9 :i* transportation    
poses a b>ri] to heal? c>e access2 &    
7#b7 may be us$ to-- 7,a7 provide       
pres*$ul$ or on-dem& transportation to &
 f a site = adm9i/ration ( a            
,,s>s-,co,v-#b vacc9e1 includ+ a boo/]  
vacc9e2 or  7,b7 provide fir/ & la/ mile
 transportation s]vices = appo9tm5ts =  
adm9i/ration ( su* a vacc9e4  7e7       
,report ,z a condition on receipt ( a   
grant "u ?is section1 a grantee %all    
agree to submit a report1 n lat] ?an #f 
mon?s aft] ! completion ( ! p]iod (     
p]=mance ( ! grant--  7#a7 to !         

,secret>y1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1     
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7  
conta9+ su* in=mation ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es necess>y to evaluate p]=mance  
"u ! grant4  7f7 ,def9itions ,= purposes
 ( ?is section3 7#a7 ,fir/ & la/ mile ,!
 t]m fir/ & la/ mile means1 ) respect to
 transportation s]vices & an            
individual's trip to & f a vacc9e       
appo9tm5t--  7,a7 transportation-- 7i7  
betwe5 ! individual's po9t ( trip orig9 
& a s\rce ( public transit2 &  7ii7     
betwe5 a s\rce ( public transit & !     
individual's de/9ation2 or  7,b7 :]e no 
s\rce ( public transit is available1    
transportation betwe5 ! individual's    
po9t ( trip orig9 & ! individual's      
de/9ation4  7#b7 ,qualifi$ community    
organization ,! t]m qualifi$ community  
organization means an organization t--  
7,a7 is a nonpr(it organization2 &  7,b7
 has exp]i5ce 9-- 7i7 manag+ ,f$]al     
grants2 &  7ii7 provid+ s]vices to      

l[-income or m9ority communities or     
communities t disproportionately        
exp]i5ce disp>ities 9 heal? /atus &     
heal? c>e access4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7g7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4 ,f$]al    
m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage ,section      
#aije7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3      
,not)/&+ ! fir/ s5t5ce ( ?is subsection1
 ! ,f$]al m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage %all
 be #ajj p] c5tum ) respect to am\nts   
exp5d$ = nonem]g5cy transportation      
b5efits provid$ to individuals eligible 
= m$ical assi/ance "u ?is sub*apt] t are
 attributable to transportation co/s    
incurr$ on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is s5t5ce relat$ to provid+           
coronavirus vacc9es to su* individuals  
"u ! ,/ate plan44