,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjba,ms4   
,salaz> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,jackson1 &
 ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ! ,presid5t f tak+ any action  
to support ! waiv] ( obligations (      
memb]s ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization "u !
 ,agreem5t on ,trade-,relat$ ,aspects ( 
,intellectual ,prop]ty ,rights 9        
relation to ! prev5tion1 conta9m5t1     
mitigation1 or treatm5t ( ,,covid-#ai   
unless a /atute is enact$ expressly     
au?oriz+ su* a waiv] ) respect to !     
prev5tion1 conta9m5t1 mitigation1 or    
treatm5t ( ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,m$ical ,inve/m5t 
,g5]at+ ,ov]seas ,security ,act or !    
,,amigos ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
action to support waiv] ( obligations ( 
,,wto memb]s "u ! ,,trips ,agreem5t 9   
relation to ! prev5tion1 conta9m5t1     
mitigation1 or treatm5t ( ,,covid-#ai ,!
 ,presid5t may n take any action to     
support ! waiv] ( obligations ( memb]s (
 ! ,_w ,trade ,organization "u ! ,,trips
 ,agreem5t to implem5t or apply sections
 #a1 #d1 #e1 & #g ( "p ,,ii ( ! ,,trips 
,agreem5t or to en=ce su* sections "u "p
 ,,iii ( ! ,,trips ,agreem5t 9 relation 
to ! prev5tion1 conta9m5t1 mitigation1  
or treatm5t ( ,,covid-#ai unless a      
/atute is enact$ expressly au?oriz+ su* 
a waiv] ) respect to ! prev5tion1       
conta9m5t1 mitigation1 or treatm5t (    
,,covid-#ai4  #c4 ,priority 9 allocat+  
excess vacc9es = ,,covid-#ai to o!r     
c\ntries  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 allocat+      
vacc9es = ,,covid-#ai t are procur$ by  
or o!rwise subject to ! control ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & 9 excess ( ! dem& =  

su* vacc9es by individuals 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates :o are eligible to receive su*   
vacc9es1 ! ,presid5t %all allocate su*  
vacc9es 9 accordance ) ! foll[+ ord] (  
priority3 7#a7 ,fir/1 to o!r c\ntries 9 
! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e ) ! l[e/ rates (    
immunization = ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7       
,second1 to o!r c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n     
,hemisph]e bas$ on o!r metrics develop$ 
by ! ,presid5t4  7#c7 ,?ird1 to ,unit$  
,/ates allies & p>tn] c\ntries ) ! l[e/ 
rates ( immunization = ,,covid-#ai4     
7#d7 ,f\r?1 to ,unit$ ,/ates allies &   
p>tn] c\ntries bas$ on ! metrics        
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7b7         
,exceptions ,9 allocat+ vacc9es describ$
 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t may waive
 ! prioritization o!rwise requir$ by su*
 subsection to allocate su* vacc9es to  
c\ntries t are det]m9$ by ! ,presid5t to
 be-- 7#a7 exp]i5c+ a significantly high
 numb] ( p] capita ,,covid-#ai cases &  
associat$ hospitalizations2  7#b7 at    
risk ( a c\ntry-wide heal? c>e sy/em    
collapse z a result ( ,,covid-#ai2 or   

7#c7 exp]i5c+ ! spread ( a v>iant (     
,,s>s-,co,v-#b t ne$s to be conta9$4    
7c7 ,monitor+ ,! ,presid5t %all monitor 
! allocation ( vacc9es = ,,covid-#ai to 
=eign c\ntries "u ?is section to ensure 
! gov]nm5ts ( su* c\ntries provide su*  
vacc9es to ! peoples ( su* c\ntries 9 a 
timely mann] & d n o!rwise )hold su*    
vacc9es4  #d4 ,m>k+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    
7b71 vacc9es = ,,covid-#ai provid$ to   
=eign c\ntries "u section #c %all be    
m>k$ z assi/ance f ! ,am]ican p or !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & %all include a
 depiction ( ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates if
 appropriate4  7b7 ,exception ,! m>k+   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 %all n     
apply if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t su*     
requirem5ts w endang] ! lives or safety 
( p]sons deliv]+ su* vacc9es or w\ld h  
an adv]se effect on ! adm9i/ration ( su*
 vacc9es4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,,covid-#ai ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai     
ref]s to ! #bjai coronavirus disease    
caus$ by ,,s>s-,co,v-#b4  7#b7          

,,s>s-,co,v-#b ,! t]m ,,s>s-,co,v-#b    
ref]s to ! sev]e acute respiratory      
syndrome coronavirus #b virus           
responsible = ,,covid-#ai & includes any
 viral v>iant mutat+ !refrom ) p&emic   
pot5tial4  7#c7 ,,trips ,agreem5t ,! t]m
 ,,trips ,agreem5t means ! ,agreem5t on 
,trade-,relat$ ,aspects ( ,intellectual 
,prop]ty ,rights ref]r$ to 9 section    
#aja7;d77#ae7 ( ! ,uruguay ,r\nd        
,agreem5ts ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4          
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