[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3799 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3799
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and administer a
national incentive program to provide prizes for qualified vaccinated
individuals.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2021
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and administer a
national incentive program to provide prizes for qualified vaccinated
individuals.
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 ``Take Your Shot Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a
national incentive program (in this section referred to as the
``Program'') to provide 100 cash prizes to certain individuals who have
received at least 1 COVID-19 vaccination approved by, or authorized for
emergency use by, the Food and Drug Administration.
(b) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall establish the Program not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Eligibility for the Program.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), to be
eligible for a prize under the Program, an individual shall--
(A) be age 18 or older on the date of enactment of
this Act;
(B) have a valid--
(i) Social Security number; or
(ii) Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number; and
(C) not have previously been selected as a winner
of a prize under this section.
(2) Exceptions.--Federal elected officials and Cabinet
members are ineligible to receive a prize under the Program.
(d) Selection of Prize Winners.--Of the individuals eligible to
receive a prize under subsection (c), the Secretary shall select at
random individuals to win a prize under this section, subject to the
verification described in subsection (e)(1).
(e) Awarding of Prizes.--
(1) Verification.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether
each individual selected under subsection (d) has received at
least 1 COVID-19 vaccination approved by, or authorized for
emergency use by, the Food and Drug Administration. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall confirm the
vaccination status of a winner of a prize under the Program.
The confirmation in the preceding sentence may be carried out
with the assistance of a State or local department of health,
if necessary. The Secretary shall verify each such individual
not later than 90 days after the establishment of the Program.
(2) Award.--If the Secretary verifies the required
vaccination status of an individual selected under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall award a prize described in subsection
(f) to such individual.
(3) Prohibition on public disclosure.--Personally
identifying information of a winner of a prize under the
Program shall not be publicly disclosed by Federal agencies.
Only the county and State of such winner shall be made public
by the Secretary.
(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to establish a national COVID-19 vaccine registry for
the purposes of determining eligibility for a prize under the
Program.
(f) Prizes.--A winner of a prize under this section shall receive
$1,000,000 not later than 30 days after the verification described in
subsection (e)(1). Prize money shall not be considered Federal taxable
income.
(g) Definition of Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, in this
section, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 for prizes under the Program.
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