,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% & support public 
aw>5ess campaigns to address            
,,covid-#ai-relat$ heal? disp>ities &   
promote vacc9ation4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai   
,heal? ,disp>ities ,action ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,f$]al public aw>5ess campaigns to
 address ,,covid-#ai-relat$ heal?       
disp>ities & promote vacc9ation  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion & 9 coord9ation ) ! ,:ite 
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coord9ation ) ! relevant ,(fices (      
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on ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal? ,disp>ities1
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relevant ,f$]al (fices & ag5cies1 %all1 
subject to ! availability ( fund+1      
develop & implem5t public aw>5ess       
campaigns ab\t ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation & 
o!r relevant in=mation ab\t ,,covid-#ai 
direct$ at racial & e?nic m9ority1      
rural1 & o!r vuln]able populations t h  
exp]i5c$ heal? disp>ities dur+ !        
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy relat$ 
to rates ( vacc9ation1 te/+1 infection1 
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 "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7 prioritize  
communities :]e ! greate/ heal?         
disp>ities h be5 id5tifi$ ) respect to  
rates ( vacc9ation1 te/+1 infection1    

hospitalization1 & dea? relat$ to       
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affect+ racial & e?nic m9ority1 rural1 &
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?\ght lead]s1 or o!r =ms ( public       
communication1 includ+ local1 indep5d5t1
 or community-bas$ writt5 news &        
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 in=mation bas$ on sci5tific evid5ce1   
dispel mis9=mation1 & promote transp>5cy
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:i* may include in=mation reg>d+-- 7i7 !
 effects ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation on    
disease transmission & sev]ity1 & !     
associat$ heal? impacts = individuals1  
communities1 or ! ,nation2  7ii7 !      
effects ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation on !   
economic heal? ( communities or !       
,nation2  7iii7 ! curr5t or upcom+      
availability ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation ) 
no co/-%>+ = mo/ ,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts2

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vacc9ations are or w be available2  7v7 
any relevant in=mation reg>d+ vacc9ation
 allocation or populations t are        
prioritiz$ = vacc9ation 9 ! region2 &   
7vi7 any o!r in=mation reg>d+           
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation1 z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es appropriate2  7,b7 ,,covid-#ai 
te/+1 :i* may include in=mation reg>d+--
 7i7 ! effects ( ,,covid-#ai te/+ on    
disease transmission2  7ii7 !           
availability ( ,,covid-#ai te/+ ) no    
co/-%>+ = mo/ ,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts2 & 
7iii7 locations :]e ,,covid-#ai te/+ is 
available 9 ! region2  7,c7 ! actions t 
individuals may take to protect !mselves
 f ,,covid-#ai1 :i* may include mask+ & 
social di/anc+2 or  7,d7 any o!r topics 
relat$ to ,,covid-#ai1 z ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,coord9ation 
,! public aw>5ess campaigns "u ?is      
section %all be complem5t>y to1 &       
coord9at$ )1 any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1     
,tribal1 & local ef=ts1 includ+ ! grant 
program describ$ 9 section #c1 z        

appropriate4  7d7 ,report to ,congress  
,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date on :i* 
am\nts are made available to ! ,secret>y
 "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ,congress a report on h[ su* funds h
 be5 us$ dur+ su* #de-;day p]iod & a    
plan = us+ any rema9+ funds )9 ! next   
#de days4  7e7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba4  #c4    
,grant program = public aw>5ess         
campaigns to address ,,covid-#ai-relat$ 
heal? disp>ities & promote vacc9ation   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
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coord9ation ) ! relevant ,(fices (      
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on ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal? ,disp>ities1
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relevant ,f$]al (fices & ag5cies1 %all  
aw>d competitive grants to ,/ate1       
,tribal1 & t]ritorial heal? dep>tm5ts to
 support public aw>5ess campaigns ab\t  
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m9ority1 rural1 & o!r vuln]able         
populations t h exp]i5c$ heal?          
disp>ities dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public    
heal? em]g5cy relat$ to rates (         
vacc9ation1 te/+1 infection1            
hospitalization1 & dea?4  7b7 ,eligible 
local entities ,recipi5ts ( grants "u   
?is section may dissem9ate ! grant fund+
 to eligible local entities1 :i* may    
include local heal? dep>tm5ts1 nonpr(it 
community-bas$ organizations1 ,tribal   
organizations1 urban ,indian            
organizations1 heal? c>e provid]s1      
in/itutions ( high] education1 &        
nonpr(it fai?-bas$ organizations1 to    
develop & implem5t ! public aw>5ess     
campaigns describ$ 9 subsection 7a74    
7c7 ,prototypes ,! ,secret>y %all       

develop prototype campaign mat]ials &   
make su* mat]ials available on ! int]net
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices = grant recipi5ts & eligible  
local entities to adapt z ne$$ to meet !
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 "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7 prioritize  
communities :]e ! greate/ heal?         
disp>ities h be5 id5tifi$ ) respect to  
rates ( vacc9ation1 te/+1 infection1    
hospitalization1 & dea? relat$ to       
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affect+ racial & e?nic m9ority1 rural1 &
 o!r vuln]able populations2  7#b7 be    
accessible1 culturally compet5t1 &1 z   
appropriate1 multil+ual2  7#c7 use pr9t1
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?\ght lead]s1 or o!r =ms ( public       
communication1 includ+ local1 indep5d5t1
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:i* may include in=mation reg>d+-- 7i7 !
 effects ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation on    
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effects ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation on !   
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,nation2  7iii7 ! curr5t or upcom+      
availability ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation ) 
no co/-%>+ = mo/ ,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts2
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vacc9ations are or w be available2  7v7 
any relevant in=mation reg>d+ vacc9ation
 allocation or populations t are        
prioritiz$ = vacc9ation 9 ! region2 &   
7vi7 any o!r in=mation reg>d+           
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation1 z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es appropriate2  7,b7 ,,covid-#ai 
te/+1 :i* may include in=mation reg>d+--
 7i7 ! effects ( ,,covid-#ai te/+ on    
disease transmission2  7ii7 !           
availability ( ,,covid-#ai te/+ ) no    
co/-%>+ = mo/ ,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts2 & 
7iii7 locations :]e ,,covid-#ai te/+ is 

available 9 ! region2  7,c7 ! actions t 
individuals may take to protect !mselves
 f ,,covid-#ai1 :i* may include mask+ & 
social di/anc+2 or  7,d7 any o!r topics 
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det]m9es appropriate4  7e7 ,coord9ation 
,! public heal? campaigns support$ by   
grants aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be     
complem5t>y to1 & coord9at$ )1 any o!r  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local ef=ts1 includ+ !
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section #b1 z appropriate4  7f7 ,tim+ ,!
 ,secret>y %all aw>d ! grants "u ?is    
section n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7g7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjba & #be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb4 
#d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m
 ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy means 
! public heal? em]g5cy fir/ decl>$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y  

#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai2   
7#b7 ! t]m racial & e?nic m9ority has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m racial & e?nic m9ority 
gr\p 9 section #agjg7;g7 ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjju-#f7;g772  7#c7 ! t]m relevant     
,(fices ( ,m9ority ,heal? 9 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may include--
 7,a7 ! ,(fice ( ,extramural ,rese>*1   
,education1 & ,priority ,populations ( !
 ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality2 
7,b7 ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal?
 ,equity ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion2  7,c7 ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority 
,heal? ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid   
,s]vices2  7,d7 ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority     
,heal? & ,heal? ,equity ( ! ,food &     
,drug ,adm9i/ration2  7,e7 ! ,(fice (   
,heal? ,equity ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &   
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration2 &  7,f7 ! ,(fice
 ( ,behavioral ,heal? ,equity ( !       
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration2  7#d7 ! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices2  7#e7 ! t]m ,tribal    

organization has ! mean+s giv5 ! t]m    
tribal organization 9 section #d ( !    
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd72 &
  7#f7 ! t]m urban ,indian organization 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74