,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1 #bjba  
,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1
 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4     
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to secure medical    
opinions for veterans with              
service-connected disabilities who die  
from ,,covid-#ai to determine whether   
their service-connected disabilities    
were the principal or contributory      
causes of death1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,ensuring ,survivor        
,benefits ,during ,,covid-#ai ,act of   
#bjba4  #b4 ,medical opinions for       
certain veterans with service-connected 
disabilities who die of ,,covid-#ai ,in 
any case in which a veteran with one or 
more service-connected disabilities     

dies1 the death certificate identifies  
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 as the principal or       
contributory cause of death1 the death  
certificate does not clearly identify   
any of the service-connected            
disabilities as the principal or        
contributory cause of death1 and a claim
 for benefits is filed with respect to  
the veteran under chapter #ac of title  
#ch1 ,unites ,states ,code1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
secure a medical opinion to determine if
 a service-connected disability was the 
principal or contributory cause of      
death4