,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1 #bjba,mr4
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,mr4 ,budd1 & ,mr4 ,h]n7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to secure m$ical      
op9ions = vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$     
disabilities :o die f ,,covid-#ai to    
det]m9e :e!r _! s]vice-connect$         
disabilities 7 ! pr9cipal or            
contributory causes ( dea?1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,survivor ,b5efits 
dur+ ,,covid-#ai ,act ( #bjba4  #b4     
,m$ical op9ions = c]ta9 vet]ans )       
s]vice-connect$ disabilities :o die (   
,,covid-#ai ,9 any case 9 :i* a vet]an )
 "o or m s]vice-connect$ disabilities   
dies1 ! dea? c]tificate id5tifies       
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 z ! pr9cipal or           
contributory cause ( dea?1 ! dea?       

c]tificate does n cle>ly id5tify any ( !
 s]vice-connect$ disabilities z !       
pr9cipal or contributory cause ( dea?1 &
 a claim = b5efits is fil$ ) respect to 
! vet]an "u *apt] #ac ( title #ch1      
,unites ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all secure a m$ical  
op9ion to det]m9e if a s]vice-connect$  
disability 0 ! pr9cipal or contributory 
cause ( dea?4