,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,davidson 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,web] (      
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,fallon7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a presumption
 ( s]vice-connection "u ! laws adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =    
c]ta9 diseases associat$ ) ! ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9e t become manife/ dur+ ! "o-ye>  
p]iod foll[+ ! receipt ( ! vacc9e1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice = ,vacc9e      
,injur$ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s    

,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,augu/
 #bd1 #bjba1 ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,lloyd 
,au/9 issu$ a memor&um titl$1 ,m&atory  
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai ,vacc9ation 
( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,s]vice ,memb]s4  
7#b7 ,?is memor&um /at$1 ,i !re=e direct
 ! ,secret>ies ( ! ,milit>y ,dep>tm5ts  
to imm$iately beg9 full vacc9ation ( all
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u ,do,d        
au?ority on active duty or 9 ! ,ready   
,res]ve1 includ+ ! ,national ,gu>d1 :o  
are n fully vacc9at$ aga9/ ,,covid-#ai4 
7#c7 ,9 ,decemb] #bjbb1 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se report$ t #ih p]c5t ( active    
duty s]vice memb]s & #if p]c5t ( ! total
 =ce h be5 vacc9at$ f ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7
 ,z a result ( ?is memor&um1 m ?an      
#h1djj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7 =c$ out 
( ! milit>y = refus+ to get !           
,,covid-#ai vacc9e4  7#e7 ,on ,janu>y   
#aj1 #bjbc1 ,secret>y ,au/9 0 =c$ to    
resc9d ?is memor&um z a requirem5t (    
section #ebe ( ! ,james ,m4 ,inh(e      
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 7,public ,law        

#aag-bfc74  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! actions ref]r$ to
 9 subsection 7a7 t 7 tak5 by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se "u ! ,bid5          
adm9i/ration caus$ irrep>able h>m to !  
heal? & read9ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs presumption ( s]vice-connection
 = c]ta9 diseases associat$ )           
,,covid-#ai vacc9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #aabj;,a4 
,presumption ( s]vice-connection = c]ta9
 diseases associat$ ) ,,covid-#ai vacc9e
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! purposes ( section  
#aaaj ( ?is title1 & subject to section 
#aaac ( ?is title1 a disease specifi$ 9 
subsection 7b7 becom+ manife/ 9 a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ,augu/ #bd1 #bjba1 & end+ on ,janu>y 
#aj1 #bjbc1 receiv$ a ,,covid-#ai vacc9e
 "u ord]s %all be consid]$ to h be5     
incurr$ 9 or aggravat$ dur+ active      
milit>y1 naval1 air1 or space s]vice1   

not)/&+ t !re is no record ( evid5ce (  
su* disease dur+ ! p]iod ( su* s]vice4  
7b7 ,cov]$ diseases ,! diseases specifi$
 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,myoc>ditis4  7#b7 ,p]ic>ditis4  7#c7   
,?rombosis ) ?rombocytop5ia syndrome4   
7#d7 ,guillian-,b>re ,syndrome4  7#e7   
,any o!r disease = :i* ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es t a presumption ( s]vice       
connection is w>rant$ bas$ on a positive
 association ) ! ,,covid-#ai vacc9e4    
7c7 ,congressional notice requirem5t ,if
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t an additional   
disease %\ld be specifi$ pursuant to    
subsection 7b77#d71 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans     
,affairs' ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives notice ( su*            
det]m9ation4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
#fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,ju/ice = ,vacc9e ,injur$ ,vet]ans ,act 
( #bjbe1 & e #fj days !reaft] = !       
subsequ5t f\r ye>-p]iod1 ! ,secret>y    
%all submit to ! ,committees ( ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (        

,repres5tatives a report t conta9s ea* (
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! total numb] ( claims 
= comp5sation "u ?is *apt] relat$ to a  
disease associat$ ) ! ,,covid-#ai       
vacc9e4  7#b7 ,! /atus ( ea* su* claim1 
disaggregat$ by-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( claims 
t 7 approv$2  7,b7 ! numb] ( claims t 7 
d5i$ & = :i* ! claimant took no fur!r   
action2  7,c7 ! numb] ( claims t 7 d5i$ 
& = :i* ! claimant fil$ a supplem5tal   
claim2  7,d7 ! numb] ( claims t 7 d5i$ &
 = :i* ! claimant reque/$ a high] level 
review2 &  7,e7 ! numb] ( claims t 7    
d5i$ & = :i* ! claimant fil$ an appeal  
to ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4  7#c7  
,! total numb] ( su* claims t1 z ( !    
date ( ! submission ( ! report1 _h be5  
submitt$ b 7 p5d+ a decision4  7e7      
,public access to reports ,! ,secret>y  
%all make ea* report requir$ by         
subsection 7d7 publicly available1      
includ+ by mak+ publicly available on an
 appropriate website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ea*  
su* report toge!r ) su* additional      
in=mation or comm5ts z ! ,secret>y      

consid]s appropriate to provide context 
= ! report4  7f7 ,,covid-#ai vacc9e     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,,covid-#ai 
vacc9e means vacc9e lic5s$ "u section   
#cea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 or au?oriz$ =      
em]g5cy use "u section #efd ( ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c7 = immunization   
aga9/ ! virus responsible = ,,covid-#ai4
  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (    
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #aabj ! foll[+ new item3        
#aabj;,a4 ,presumption (                
s]vice-connection = c]ta9 diseases      
associat$ ) ,,covid-#ai vacc9e4  4