,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,ros5dale 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,posey1 &   
,mr4 ,crane7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct c]ta9 in/itutions ( high]        
education to pay ! m$ical co/s ( /ud5ts 
:o 7 diagnos$ ) c]ta9 diseases foll[+ a 
requir$ ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,univ]sity ,=c$ ,vacc9ation
 ,/ud5t ,injury ,mitigation ,act (      
#bjbd4  #b4 ,paym5t ( m$ical co/s aft]  
,,covid-#ai vacc9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+
 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 ord] to cont9ue  
to be eligible to receive funds "u an   
applicable program1 a cov]$ in/itution  
%all pay ! m$ical co/s = ea* cov]$      
individual ) an approv$ reque/ "u       
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,reque/ = paym5t   
7#a7 ,submission ,a /ud5t seek+ paym5t (
 m$ical co/s "u subsection 7a7 %all     

submit to ! cov]$ in/itution at :i* !   
/ud5t is enroll$ a reque/ = paym5t      
conta9+ ! foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,a     
record ( ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation1        
includ+-- 7i7 ! date ( su* vacc9ation2 &
  7ii7 c]tification t su* vacc9ation 0 9
 ord] to comply ) requirem5ts ( !       
in/itution = att5dance at su*           
in/itution4  7,b7 ,c]tification f a     
m$ical provid] t1 foll[+ ! vacc9ation   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! /ud5t       
receiv$ a diagnosis ( at lea/ #a ( !    
foll[+ diseases3 7i7 ,myoc>ditis4  7ii7 
,p]ic>ditis4  7iii7 ,?rombosis )        
?rombocytop5ia syndrome4  7iv7          
,guillian-,b>re ,syndrome4  7v7 ,any o!r
 disease ) a positive association ) !   
,,covid-#ai vacc9e :i* ! ,secret>y (    
,education det]m9es to be w>rant$4  7,c7
 ,m$ical co/s = ! /ud5t4  7,d7 ,records1
 includ+ m$ical records1 support+-- 7i7 
! diagnosis describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72
 &  7ii7 ! m$ical co/s describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c74  7#b7 ,approval  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]      

receiv+ a reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
in/itution %all review ! reque/ & make a
 det]m9ation ) respect to :e!r ! reque/ 
conta9s ! in=mation requir$ "u          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( su*      
p>agraph4  7,b7 ,insuffici5t in=mation  
,9 ! case ( a /ud5t :o submits a reque/ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 t conta9s insuffici5t  
in=mation to be approv$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! in/itution %all assi/ su* /ud5t 
9 complet+ su* reque/4  7,c7 ,inaccurate
 in=mation  7i7 ,m$ical co/s ,if an     
in/itution receives a reque/ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 t conta9s inconsi/5t in=mation )  
respect to m$ical co/s describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 & !    
records support+ su* m$ical co/s includ$
 pursuant to subp>agraph 7,d77i7 ( su*  
p>agraph1 ! in/itution may dispute su*  
m$ical co/s4  7ii7 ,civil action ,an    
in/itution may br+ a civil action 9 an  
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ a /ud5t :o1 ) ! int5t to   
defraud ! in/itution1 submitt$ a reque/ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 conta9+ false or       

fraudul5t in=mation1 seek+ damages 9 an 
am\nt t is equal to ?ree times ! am\nt (
 ! paym5t ! /ud5t receiv$ or s\ght4  7c7
 ,compliance  7#a7 ,notification ,a     
/ud5t :o is enroll$ 9 a cov]$ in/itution
 & :o submitt$ a reque/ "u subsection   
7b7 may notify ! ,secret>y if su*       
in/itution is n comply+ ) ! requirem5ts 
( ?is section4 ,su* notification %all   
include-- 7,a7 ! date ( submission ( su*
 reque/2  7,b7 ! in=mation includ$ 9 su*
 reque/2 &  7,c7 any o!r in=mation      
support+ ! claim t ! in/itution is n    
comply+ ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4  
7#b7 ,det]m9ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u    
receipt ( a notification "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all make a           
det]m9ation ) respect to :e!r ! cov]$   
in/itution is comply+ ) ! requirem5ts ( 
?is section4  7,b7 ,loss ( funds ,if !  
,secret>y det]m9es t su* in/itution is n
 9 compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is     
section1 ! in/itution %all n be eligible
 to receive funds "u an applicable      
program = ! fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] !    

date ( su* det]m9ation4  7d7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,applicable       
program ,! t]m applicable program has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #djj7;c7 ( 
! ,g5]al ,education ,provisions ,act    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #abba7;c774  7#b7 ,cov]$ 
in/itution ,! t]m cov]$ in/itution means
 an in/itution ( high] education 7z su* 
t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb77-- 7,a7 t receives funds "u an   
applicable program2 &  7,b7 t requires1 
or requir$1 a ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation =  
att5dance at su* in/itution4  7#c7      
,/ud5t ,! t]m /ud5t means an individual 
:o1 = any am\nt ( "t1 att5ds1 or att5d$1
 z applicable1 a cov]$ in/itution aft]  
,janu>y #bj1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,m$ical co/s  
,! t]m m$ical co/s means-- 7,a7 co/s    
associat$ ) ! diagnosis1 cure1          
mitigation1 or treatm5t ( a disease     
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 
( subsection 7b77#b72 &  7,b7 any wages 
or income lo/ due to illness caus$ by   
su* a disease4