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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10077 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10077

 To direct certain institutions of higher education to pay the medical 
costs of students who were diagnosed with certain diseases following a 
         required COVID-19 vaccination, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2024

 Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Crane) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct certain institutions of higher education to pay the medical 
costs of students who were diagnosed with certain diseases following a 
         required COVID-19 vaccination, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``University Forced Vaccination 
Student Injury Mitigation Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL COSTS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINE.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, in order to continue to be eligible to 
receive funds under an applicable program, a covered institution shall 
pay the medical costs for each covered individual with an approved 
request under subsection (b).
    (b) Request for Payment.--
            (1) Submission.--A student seeking payment of medical costs 
        under subsection (a) shall submit to the covered institution at 
        which the student is enrolled a request for payment containing 
        the following information:
                    (A) A record of COVID-19 vaccination, including--
                            (i) the date of such vaccination; and
                            (ii) certification that such vaccination 
                        was in order to comply with requirements of the 
                        institution for attendance at such institution.
                    (B) Certification from a medical provider that, 
                following the vaccination described in paragraph (1), 
                the student received a diagnosis of at least 1 of the 
                following diseases:
                            (i) Myocarditis.
                            (ii) Pericarditis.
                            (iii) Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia 
                        syndrome.
                            (iv) Guillian-Barre Syndrome.
                            (v) Any other disease with a positive 
                        association with the COVID-19 vaccine which the 
                        Secretary of Education determines to be 
                        warranted.
                    (C) Medical costs for the student.
                    (D) Records, including medical records, 
                supporting--
                            (i) the diagnosis described in subparagraph 
                        (B); and
                            (ii) the medical costs described in 
                        subparagraph (C).
            (2) Approval.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after 
                receiving a request under paragraph (1), the 
                institution shall review the request and make a 
                determination with respect to whether the request 
                contains the information required under subparagraphs 
                (A) through (D) of such paragraph.
                    (B) Insufficient information.--In the case of a 
                student who submits a request under paragraph (1) that 
                contains insufficient information to be approved under 
                subparagraph (A), the institution shall assist such 
                student in completing such request.
                    (C) Inaccurate information.--
                            (i) Medical costs.--If an institution 
                        receives a request under paragraph (1) that 
                        contains inconsistent information with respect 
                        to medical costs described in subparagraph (C) 
                        of paragraph (1) and the records supporting 
                        such medical costs included pursuant to 
                        subparagraph (D)(i) of such paragraph, the 
                        institution may dispute such medical costs.
                            (ii) Civil action.--An institution may 
                        bring a civil action in an appropriate district 
                        court of the United States against a student 
                        who, with the intent to defraud the 
                        institution, submitted a request under 
                        paragraph (1) containing false or fraudulent 
                        information, seeking damages in an amount that 
                        is equal to three times the amount of the 
                        payment the student received or sought.
    (c) Compliance.--
            (1) Notification.--A student who is enrolled in a covered 
        institution and who submitted a request under subsection (b) 
        may notify the Secretary if such institution is not complying 
        with the requirements of this section. Such notification shall 
        include--
                    (A) the date of submission of such request;
                    (B) the information included in such request; and
                    (C) any other information supporting the claim that 
                the institution is not complying with the requirements 
                of this section.
            (2) Determination.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon receipt of a notification 
                under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make a 
                determination with respect to whether the covered 
                institution is complying with the requirements of this 
                section.
                    (B) Loss of funds.--If the Secretary determines 
                that such institution is not in compliance with the 
                requirements of this section, the institution shall not 
                be eligible to receive funds under an applicable 
                program for the fiscal year beginning after the date of 
                such determination.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicable program.--The term ``applicable program'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 400(c) of the 
        General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221(c)).
            (2) Covered institution.--The term ``covered institution'' 
        means an institution of higher education (as such term is 
        defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002))--
                    (A) that receives funds under an applicable 
                program; and
                    (B) that requires, or required, a COVID-19 
                vaccination for attendance at such institution.
            (3) Student.--The term ``student'' means an individual who, 
        for any amount of time, attends, or attended, as applicable, a 
        covered institution after January 20, 2020.
            (4) Medical costs.--The term ``medical costs'' means--
                    (A) costs associated with the diagnosis, cure, 
                mitigation, or treatment of a disease described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E) of subsection (b)(2); and
                    (B) any wages or income lost due to illness caused 
                by such a disease.
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