[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6106 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6106

 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to terminate the 
   effective time period for immunity for manufacturers of COVID-19 
                   vaccines, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2021

 Mr. Gooden of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to terminate the 
   effective time period for immunity for manufacturers of COVID-19 
                   vaccines, 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. LIABILITY OF COVID-19 VACCINE MANUFACTURERS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in applying section XII 
of the ``Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency 
Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19'' issued 
pursuant to section 319F-3(b)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d-6d(b)(2)(B)), with respect to manufacturers of COVID-19 
vaccines, the reference to October 1, 2024, shall be deemed a reference 
to December 1, 2021.
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