H.R. 387 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2021Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prevent doses of vaccines for COVID–19 from being wasted, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vaccinate More Americans Act of 2021. 2. Phased allocation inapplicable where it is reasonably necessary to prevent the expiration of any dose of vaccine for COVID–19 (a) In general Where it is reasonably necessary to prevent the expiration of any dose of vaccine for COVID–19 purchased from the Federal Government, a vaccine provider may— (1) disregard any phased allocation of such dose under applicable Federal, State, and local law; and (2) administer such dose to an individual who is in the next phased allocation group under applicable Federal, State, and local law for which the vaccine provider can locate individuals available and willing to receive the dose. (b) Preemption Subsection (a) preempts any State or local law to the contrary. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to override Federal, State, or local law other than with respect to the phased allocation of dosing. (d) Definition In this section, the term phased allocation means the prioritization of groups for the receipt of the vaccine for COVID–19 as determined by appropriate public health authorities. (e) Sunset Subsection (a) shall cease to apply at the end of the public health emergency declared for COVID–19 under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), including renewals thereof.