Title: Vaccinate Americans, Not Terrorists Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Vaccinate Americans, Not Terrorists Act
This bill prohibits federal entities from administering COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to prisoners at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until certain conditions are met.
Specifically, federal entities may not vaccinate any prisoners if there are

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 758 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 758

To limit the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for certain individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2021

  Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Cline, Mr. Jackson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
Posey, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mrs. Boebert, 
  Mr. Davidson, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Keller, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. 
Baird, and Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To limit the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for certain individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 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 ``Vaccinate Americans, Not Terrorists 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DETAINED 
              AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    (a) Limitation for Individuals Detained.--No Federal Government 
entity may provide a COVID-19 vaccine to an individual detained in the 
custody or under the control of the Department of Defense pursuant to 
the law of war or a proceeding under chapter 47A of title 10, United 
States Code, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, if--
            (1) there is any outstanding request from a State to the 
        Federal Government for the COVID-19 vaccine;
            (2) there is any outstanding request from a State to the 
        Federal Government for pandemic relief relating to COVID-19; or
            (3) any member of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
        components) performing active service who intends to receive 
        the COVID-19 vaccine has not yet received such vaccine.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``COVID-19 vaccine'' means any vaccine 
        approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for 
        the corornavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
            (2) The term ``State'' includes each of the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or 
        possession of the United States, and each federally recognized 
        Indian Tribe.
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