[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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