,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,tiffany introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means1 ,education & ,labor1 
& ,natural ,res\rces1 = 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 provide = equal 
protection ( ! law & to prohibit        
discrim9ation & pref]5tial treatm5t on !
 basis ( race1 color1 or national orig9 
9 ! adm9i/ration ( programs ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,equality &
 ,discrim9ation ,/oppage ,act or ! ,,m$s
 ,act4  #b4 ,anti-discrim9ation policy  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7or any (fic]1 employee1 or o!r
 designee ( ! ,secret>y7 79 ?is section 

ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all n-- 7#a7  
int5tionally discrim9ate aga9/1 or grant
 a pref]5ce to1 any p]son or gr\p bas$ 9
 :ole or 9 "p on race1 color1 e?nicity  
or national orig91 9 connection ) !     
di/ribution (1 or access to1 any        
monoclonal antibodies1 vacc9es or any   
o!r m$ical treatm5t1 any contract or    
subcontract ent]$ into by ! ,secret>y1  
aw>d made by ! ,secret>y1 or any o!r    
program or activity c>ri$ out by !      
,secret>y2 or  7#b7 require1 direct1    
recomm5d or enc\rage any entity "u a    
contract or subcontract ) ! ,secret>y1  
or ! recipi5t ( a lic5se issu$ by !     
,secret>y or f9ancial assi/ance provid$ 
"u a program adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 to
 discrim9ate int5tionally aga9/1 or     
grant a pref]5ce to1 any p]son or gr\p  
bas$ 9 :ole or 9 "p on race1 color1     
e?nicity or national orig91 9 connection
 ) su* a contract1 subcontract1 lic5se1 
or f9ancial assi/ance4  7b7 ,/ates1     
t]ritories1 & private entities ,a ,/ate1
 t]ritory1 or private entity t receives 

f9ancial assi/ance ?r\gh any program    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y %all n1 z a     
condition ( receiv+ su* assi/ance1      
discrim9ate aga9/1 or grant a pref]5ce  
to1 any p]son or gr\p bas$ 9 :ole or 9  
"p on race1 color1 e?nicity or national 
orig9 9 connection ) any grant1         
activity1 project1 contract 7or         
subcontract7 c>ri$ out us+ su* funds1   
includ+ ! sal>ies & exp5ses ( any       
employees paid us+ su* funds4  7c7      
,civil action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son 
:o is aggriev$ by conduct prohibit$ by  
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 may comm5ce a    
civil action 9 ! appropriate di/rict    
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obta9         
appropriate relief1 aga9/ ,secret>y or a
 ,/ate1 t]ritory1 or private entity     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7#b7
 ,damages ,a prevail+ pla9tiff 9 a civil
 action "u p>agraph 7#a7 may recov]     
reasonable attorney's fees4  7#c7       
,effect on o!r law ,! rem$ies available 
to a pla9tiff pursuant to a civil action
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n affect any     

rem$y available to su* a pla9tiff "u any
 o!r ,/ate or ,f$]al law4