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H.R. 5671 — what changed

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish seasonal influenza vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Section 1 Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish seasonal influenza vaccines to certain individuals not enrolled in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs

Section 2 of the SAVE LIVES Act (Public Law 117–4; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—

(1)
by striking “a vaccine for COVID–19” each place it appears and inserting “a vaccine for COVID–19, a seasonal influenza vaccine, or both”;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “and seasonal influenza vaccines” after “vaccines for COVID–19”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting “, seasonal influenza vaccines, or both” after “vaccines for COVID–19”;
(3)
in subsection (d), by striking “Vaccine allocation” in the heading and inserting “COVID–19 Vaccine allocation”;
(4)
changed in by redesignating subsection (e)—(e) as subsection (f);
(5)
added by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):

added “(e) Limitation on furnishing seasonal influenza vaccine—A seasonal influenza vaccine may not be furnished under this section after April 29, 2022.”

(6)
added in subsection (f), as so redesignated—
(A)
renumbered was (6)(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(B)
renumbered was (6)(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

“(6) Seasonal influenza vaccine—The term seasonal influenza vaccine means any product that is—

“(A) approved by the Food and Drug Administration;

“(B) commercially available; and

“(C) recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the prevention of influenza in a particular season.”

(7)
renumbered was (7) in the section heading by striking “vaccine” and inserting “and influenza vaccines”.