,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ne:\se introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide an        
exemption to any ,f$]al ,,covid-#ai     
vacc9e m&ate = any ,f$]al employee or   
contractor :o provides pro( (           
,,covid-#ai antibodies1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,options ,ov] ,t]m9ations  
,act4  #b4 ,exemption to ,,covid-#ai    
vacc9e m&ates = ,f$]al employees or     
contractors ) ,,covid-#ai antibodies    
7a7 ,f$]al employees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,not)/&+ any o!r law1 rule1 or          
regulation1 includ+ ,executive ,ord]    
#adjdc 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4 #ejihi2 relat+ to
 requir+ coronavirus disease #bjai      
vacc9ation = ,f$]al employees71 any     
,f$]al employee :o provides pro( (      
,,covid-#ai antibodies to _! employ+    
ag5cy1 9 su* =m & mann] z ! employ+     
ag5cy may require1 %all be exempt f any 

,f$]al m&ate requir+ a vacc9e =         
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,reimbursem5t        
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 ! employ+ ag5cy %all    
reimburse any ,f$]al employee at t ag5cy
 = ! co/s ( any ,,covid-#ai antibody te/
 = ! purposes ( c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a74
  7#c7 ,prohibition on adv]se action ,no
 adv]se action 7includ+ a susp5sion1    
furl\gh1 removal1 or r$uction 9 pay or  
grade7 may be tak5 aga9/ any ,f$]al     
employee :o elects to meet ! requirem5ts
 ( ! exemption describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74
  7#d7 ,employee def9$ ,9 ?is           
subsection1 ! t]m ,f$]al employee has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m employee 9 section     
#baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &
 includes-- 7,a7 an (fic] or employee ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice or ( !   
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission2 &  7,b7 
an employee appo9t$ "u *apt] #gc or #gd 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1       
not)/&+ section #gdbe7;b7 ( su* title4  
7b7 ,f$]al contractors ,any contract    
ent]$ into by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t      

requires any employee or individual     
describ$ "u t contract1 or any          
subcontract 7at any ti]71 to receive a  
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation %all include--   
7#a7 an exemption f su* requirem5t = any
 su* employee or individual :o provides 
pro( ( ! pres5ce ( ,,covid-#ai          
antibodies2  7#b7 a requirem5t t any su*
 employee or individual :o s provides   
pro( %all be reimburs$1 at ! exp5se ( ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 = ! co/ ( any         
applicable ,,covid-#ai antibody te/2 &  
7#c7 a requirem5t t ! contractor may n  
retaliate aga9/ any employee :o elects  
to meet ! requirem5ts ( ! exemption     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74