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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1099 

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the 

administration of a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. BROWN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To establish a national system for individuals to register 

for the administration of a COVID–19 vaccine, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vaccine Administra5 tion Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National 

6 Execution Act’’ or the ‘‘VACCINE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID–19 VACCINATION AD8 MINISTRATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

10 to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or 


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1 provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means 

2 by which individuals may register for the administration 

3 of a COVID–19 vaccine in such State. 

4 (b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

6 grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including 

7 an internet website and a call center, through which 

8 a resident of such State that elects to receive a vac9 cine may register to receive administration of a 

10 COVID–19 vaccine in that State. 

11 (2) CRITERIA.—A State that receives a grant 

12 under this section shall comply with criteria estab13 lished by the Secretary for carrying out activities 

14 under such grant. 

15 (3) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—An internet 

16 website or a call center established pursuant to para17 graph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide to 

18 the residents of the State involved information on at 

19 least the following: 

20 (A) The date on which a resident becomes 

21 eligible for the administration of a COVID–19 

22 vaccine. 

23 (B) The locations at which the resident 

24 may receive administration of a COVID–19 vac25 cine. 


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1 (C) The hours of operation at each such 

2 location. 

3 (c) NATIONAL COMMUNICATION MECHANISM.—The 

4 Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, in5 cluding an internet website and a call center, through 

6 which any individual may receive information on each 

7 State mechanism established pursuant to subsection 

8 (b)(1). 

9 (d) ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE STANDARDS.—For pur10 poses of establishing the statewide systems described in 

11 subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and 

12 the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic 

13 exchange of information required to facilitate coordination 

14 between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and ter15 ritorial entities and public and private health care entities 

16 for the administration of a COVID–19 vaccine to individ17 uals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. 

18 (e) FUNDING.—Of the funds in the Public Health 

19 Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public 

20 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary 

21 may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

22 section. 

23 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 


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1 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

2 the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of 

3 the territories, and Indian tribes. 

4 (g) SUNSET.—This section shall be in effect only 

5 until the date on which the duration of the public health 

6 emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 

7 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Jan8 uary 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 (including any 

9 renewal thereof) terminates. 

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