,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1 #bjbc  
,mr4 ,estes introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,education and the ,workforce1 the      
,judiciary1 ,armed ,services1 and       
,oversight and ,accountability1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for greater accountability with 
respect to ,federal activities and      
expenditures relating to ,,covid-#ai1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restoring ,normalcy in ,america ,act4  
#b4 ,,hhs ,,covid-#ai study  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services shall conduct a study  
on--  7#a7 the effectiveness of vaccines

 licensed under section #cea of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 or authorized for       
emergency use under section #efd of the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c7 in     
providing immunization against          
,,covid-#ai 7including any additional   
doses of such a vaccine to be           
administered after the primary series of
 doses72  7#b7 the effectiveness of     
treatments approved under section #eje  
of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and       
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee71    
licensed under section #cea of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb71 or authorized for      
emergency use under section #efd of the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c7 to     
treat ,,covid-#ai2  7#c7 the rate of    
transmission of ,,sars-,co,v-#b         
throughout the ,united ,states1         
beginning on the first day of the       
emergency period 7as defined in section 

#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b7772  7#d7 the    
level of preparedness of the ,united    
,states for future pandemics2 and  7#e7 
the cause and origins of the ,,covid-#ai
 pandemic4  7b7 ,report ,not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to the ,congress a report on the 
findings of the study conducted under   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,funding ,of the   
amounts made available to the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services in     
appropriations ,acts that remain        
unobligated as of the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
may use not more than #c percent of such
 funds to carry out this section4  #c4  
,termination of emergency use authority 
for ,,covid-#ai prevention and treatment
 ,effective on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 acting through   
the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1  

may not authorize under section #efd of 
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c7 for   
emergency use any drug1 biological      
product1 or device for use in the       
prevention or treatment of ,,covid-#ai4 
#d4 ,,covid-#ai funding audit  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall conduct an    
audit of all ,federal funding made      
available to the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services1 the ,commissioner 
of ,food and ,drugs1 and the ,director  
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention for programs and        
activities relating to ,,covid-#ai4     
,such audit shall include-- 7#a7 an     
accounting of the amount of such funds  
that have been obligated or expended1   
disaggregated by agency and activity2   
and  7#b7 an accounting of any such     
funds that remain unobligated and       
available for rescission4  7b7 ,report  
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,congress a 
report on the findings of the audit     
conducted under subsection 7a74  #e4    
,unlawful employment practice under     
title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd for failure to offer           
re-employment to employees discharged   
for failure to receive a vaccination    
against ,,covid-#ai ,for purposes of    
section #gjc7;a7 of title ,,vii of the  
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjc-b7;a771 it shall be an  
unlawful employment practice for an     
employer to fail to give on request full
 consideration for1 and to offer a      
position at the pay and level equal to  
the applicable pre-discharge pay and    
level1 of employment to an individual   
previously discharged from employment by
 such employer based on such            
individual's failure to receive a       
vaccination against ,,covid-#ai4  #f4   
,,covid-#ai vaccination status and      
places of public accommodation ,title   

,,ii of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq47 is     
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,in section   
#bja1 by inserting after on the ground  
of race1 color1 religion1 the following3
 failure to receive a vaccination       
against ,,covid-#ai14  7#b7 ,in section 
#bjb1 by inserting after on the ground  
of race1 color1 religion1 the following3
 failure to receive a vaccination       
against ,,covid-#ai14  #g4 ,,covid-#ai  
vaccination status and ,federally       
assisted programs ,section #fja of the  
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d7 is amended by        
inserting failure to receive a          
vaccination against ,,covid-#ai1 before 
race1 color14  #h4 ,,covid-#ai          
vaccination status and employment  7a7  
,reinstatement of members of the ,armed 
,forces involuntarily separated for     
refusing ,to receive a vaccination      
against ,,covid-#ai  7#a7 ,reinstatement
 ,at the request of a covered           
individual1 the ,secretary concerned    

shall--  7,a7 reinstate the covered     
individual as a member of the ,armed    
,force concerned1 in the same rank and  
grade the covered individual held at the
 time of separation from the ,armed     
,force concerned2 and  7,b7 expunge from
 the military service record of the     
covered individual any reference to     
adverse action against the covered      
individual solely on the basis of the   
refusal of the covered individual to    
receive a vaccination against           
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7,a7 ,the term adverse action 
includes involuntary separation1        
demotion1 and discipline4  7,b7 ,the    
term covered individual means an        
individual who was involuntarily        
separated from an ,armed ,force solely  
on the basis of the refusal of such     
individual to receive a vaccination     
against ,,covid-#ai4  7,c7 ,the term    
,secretary concerned has the meaning    
given such term in section #aja of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7       

,reinstatement of ,federal employees    
involuntarily separated for refusing ,to
 receive ,,covid-#ai vaccine  7#a7 ,in  
general ,any individual removed from the
 civil service 7as that term is defined 
in section #baja of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code7 solely on the basis of   
the refusal of the individual to receive
 a vaccination against ,,covid-#ai may1 
at the discretion of the individual1 be 
reinstated to a civil service position  
at the same grade or level1 and same    
rate of pay1 as the position from which 
the individual was so removed4  7#b7    
,other matters ,any notation of an      
adverse action with respect to such     
removal in the personnel record file of 
such an individual shall be removed4    
7c7 ,unlawful employment practice under 
title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd for failure ,to receive a      
vaccination against ,,covid-#ai ,for    
purposes of section #gjc of title ,,vii 
of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjc-b71 it shall be an     

unlawful employment practice for an     
employer-- 7#a7 to fail or refuse to    
hire or to discharge any individual1 or 
otherwise to discriminate against any   
individual with respect to his          
compensation1 terms1 conditions1 or     
privileges of employment1 based on such 
individual's failure to receive a       
vaccination against ,,covid-#ai2 or     
7#b7 to limit1 segregate1 or classify   
his employees or applicants for         
employment in any way which would       
deprive or tend to deprive any          
individual of employment opportunities  
or otherwise adversely affect his status
 as an employee1 based on such          
individual's failure to receive a       
vaccination against ,,covid-#ai4