,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,b>ragn 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4  
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new  
,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4   
,tonko1 & ,mr4 ,veasey7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
= remov+ transportation b>ri]s to       
access+ eligible vacc9es = individuals f
 l[-income communities1 m9ority         
communities1 or o!r communities 9 :i*   
transportation poses a b>ri] to heal?   
c>e access1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vacc9e
 ,transportation ,access ,act4  #b4     
,grant program = vacc9e access &        
mobility  7a7 ,g5]al au?ority  7#a7     
,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to 
qualifi$ community organizations to     
assi/ 9 f9anc+ projects to remove       

transportation b>ri]s to access+        
eligible vacc9es = individuals f        
l[-income communities1 m9ority          
communities1 or o!r communities 9 :i*   
transportation poses a b>ri] to heal?   
c>e access4  7#b7 ,transf] ( duties ,!  
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 ent] into         
agreem5ts ) ,/ate heal? ag5cies =       
purposes ( c>ry+ out ! duties assign$ to
 ! ,secret>y "u ?is section2 &  7,b7    
transf] to su* ag5cies = su* purposes   
funds appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is       
section4  7b7 ,application ,a qualifi$  
community organization seek+ a grant "u 
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y  
an application t conta9s--  7#a7 a      
description ( ! project to be fund$     
?r\gh ! grant2  7#b7 an id5tification ( 
all project p>tn]s & _! specific role 9 
! propos$ project1 includ+ private      
=-pr(it & nonpr(it entities engag$ 9 !  
coord9ation ( transportation s]vices = !
 project2 &  7#c7 specific p]=mance     
measures ! qualifi$ community           
organization w use to r$uce             

cancellations or miss$ appo9tm5ts4  7c7 
,p]iod ( p]=mance ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be = a p]iod (      
p]=mance ( n less ?an #f mon?s4  7d7    
,use ( funds ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u        
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all be us$ to    
develop1 exp&1 & enhance access to      
transportation to & f sites = receipt ( 
an eligible vacc9e by individuals f     
l[-income communities1 m9ority          
communities1 or o!r communities 9 :i*   
transportation poses a b>ri] to heal?   
c>e access2 &  7#b7 may be us$ to-- 7,a7
 provide pres*$ul$ or on-dem&           
transportation to & f a site =          
adm9i/ration ( an eligible vacc9e2 or   
7,b7 provide fir/ & la/ mile            
transportation s]vices = appo9tm5ts =   
adm9i/ration ( su* a vacc9e4  7e7       
,report+  7#a7 ,grant recipi5ts ,z a    
condition on receipt ( a grant "u ?is   
section1 a grantee %all agree to submit 
to ! ,secret>y1 n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft]
 ! completion ( ! p]iod ( p]=mance ( !  
grant1 a report conta9+ su* in=mation z 

! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y to        
evaluate p]=mance "u ! grant4  7#b7     
,annual report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft] dur+ ! t]m ( ! 
grant program "u ?is section1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate a report conta9+ a summ>y ( ! 
in=mation receiv$ by ! ,secret>y dur+ ! 
prec$+ ye> "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7       
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,eligible vacc9e ,! t]m eligible   
vacc9e means any immunization t-- 7,a7  
_h 9 effect a recomm5dation f !         
,advisory ,committee on ,immunization   
,practices ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion ) respect to !    
individual involv$ z ( ,octob] #be1     
#bjbd1 includ+ su* an immunization z    
updat$ or *ang$ aft] t date "u a        
supplem5t to a biologics lic5se         
application approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug  

,adm9i/ration2 or  7,b7 is recomm5d$ "u 
evid5c$-bas$1 cl9ical c>e guidel9es     
publi%$ by "o or m ,unit$ ,/ates        
pr(essional m$ical societies4  7#b7     
,fir/ & la/ mile ,! t]m fir/ & la/ mile 
means1 ) respect to transportation      
s]vices & an individual's trip to & f a 
vacc9e appo9tm5t--  7,a7                
transportation-- 7i7 betwe5 !           
individual's po9t ( trip orig9 & a s\rce
 ( public transit2 &  7ii7 betwe5 a     
s\rce ( public transit & ! individual's 
de/9ation2 or  7,b7 :]e no s\rce (      
public transit is available1            
transportation betwe5 ! individual's    
po9t ( trip orig9 & ! individual's      
de/9ation4  7#c7 ,qualifi$ community    
organization ,! t]m qualifi$ community  
organization means an organization t--  
7,a7 is a nonpr(it organization2 &  7,b7
 has exp]i5ce 9-- 7i7 manag+ ,f$]al     
grants2 &  7ii7 provid+ s]vices to      
l[-income or m9ority communities or     
communities t disproportionately        
exp]i5ce disp>ities 9 heal? /atus &     

heal? c>e access4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7g7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4 ,f$]al    
m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage ,section      
#aije7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3      
,not)/&+ ! fir/ s5t5ce ( ?is subsection1
 ! ,f$]al m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage %all
 be #ajj p] c5tum ) respect to am\nts   
exp5d$ = nonem]g5cy transportation      
b5efits provid$ to individuals eligible 
= m$ical assi/ance "u ?is sub*apt] t are
 attributable to transportation co/s    
incurr$ on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is s5t5ce relat$ to provid+ eligible  
vacc9es 7z def9$ 9 section #b7;f7 ( !   
,vacc9e ,transportation ,access ,act7 to
 su* individuals "u ! ,/ate plan44