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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1786 

To reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 

11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2015 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 

KING of New York, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HANNA, Mr. KATKO, 

Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

POCAN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LANCE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SEAN

PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 

ESTY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. ISRAEL, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 

MENG, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. LOBIONDO, 

Mr. LYNCH, Mr. REED, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, and Mrs. 

CAPPS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 

the Budget and the Judiciary, 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 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program 

and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 

2001, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘James Zadroga 9/11 

3 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 

5 HEALTH PROGRAM. 

6 (a) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM

7 FUND.—Section 3351 of the Public Health Service Act 

8 (42 U.S.C. 300mm–61) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) in the matter preceding subpara12 graph (A), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

13 2012’’ and all that follows through 

14 ‘‘2011)’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015 

15 and each subsequent fiscal year’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) the Federal share, consisting of— 

19 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2015, 

20 $431,000,000; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year, 

22 the amount specified under this subpara23 graph for the previous fiscal year increased 

24 by the percentage increase in the medical 

25 care component of the consumer price 

26 index for all urban consumers as estimated 


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1 by the Secretary for the 12-month period 

2 ending with March of the previous year; 

3 plus’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) AMOUNTS FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.— 

7 Amounts that were deposited, or identified for de8 posit, for any fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2015, 

9 under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), as such paragraph 

10 was in effect on the day before the date of enact11 ment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Com12 pensation Reauthorization Act, that were not ex13 pended in carrying out this title for any such fiscal 

14 year, shall remain deposited, or be deposited, as the 

15 case may be, into the Fund. 

16 ‘‘(5) AMOUNTS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL

17 EXPENDED.—Amounts deposited into the Fund 

18 under this subsection shall remain available until ex19 pended.’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sections 

21 3302(a)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘3342’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘sections 3301(e), 3301(f), 3302(a), 

23 3302(b), 3303, 3304, 3305(a)(1), 3305(a)(2), 

24 3305(c), 3341, and 3342’’; and 

25 (3) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘con2 sumer price index for all urban consumers (all 

3 items; United States city average)’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘medical care component of the consumer 

5 price index for all urban consumers’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘for each subse11 quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

12 each of fiscal years 2013 through 

13 2014’’; and 

14 (II) by striking the period and 

15 inserting a semicolon; and 

16 (iii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2015, $200,000; and 

19 ‘‘(E) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 

20 amount specified under this paragraph for the 

21 previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 

22 increase in the consumer price index for all 

23 urban consumers (all items; United States city 

24 average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 


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1 12-month period ending with March of the pre2 vious year.’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘for each subse8 quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

9 each of fiscal years 2013 through 

10 2016’’; and 

11 (II) by striking the period and 

12 inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2017, $15,000,000; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(E) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 

18 amount specified under this paragraph for the 

19 previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 

20 increase in the consumer price index for all 

21 urban consumers (all items; United States city 

22 average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 

23 12-month period ending with March of the pre24 vious year.’’. 


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1 (b) REGULATIONS.—Section 3301 of the Public 

2 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The WTC Program Adminis5 trator is authorized to promulgate such regulations as 

6 such Administrator determines necessary to administer 

7 this title.’’. 

8 (c) CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND DATA

9 CENTERS.—Section 3305 of the Public Health Service Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 300mm–4) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 

13 retention’’ after ‘‘outreach’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

15 (i) in clause (i), by inserting before 

16 the semicolon ‘‘, including data on the 

17 evaluation of any new WTC-related health 

18 conditions identified under section 

19 3304(a)’’; and 

20 (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and 

21 retention’’ after ‘‘outreach’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(vi), by striking ‘‘sec23 tion 3304(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304(d)’’. 

24 (d) WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDERS.—Section 

25 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 


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1 U.S.C. 300mm–21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘through the end of fiscal year 2020’’. 

3 (e) WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS.—Section 

4 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 300mm–31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘through the end of fiscal year 2020’’. 

7 (f) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—Section 3331(d)(1)(B) of 

8 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 

9 41(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘in fiscal years 2012 through 

11 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘of each subsequent fiscal 

12 year’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘and with respect to calendar 

14 quarters in fiscal year 2016’’ and all that follows 

15 and inserting a period. 

16 (g) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH REGISTRY.— 

17 Section 3342 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 300mm–52) is amended by striking ‘‘April 20, 2009’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 

20 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM 

21 COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. 

22 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transpor23 tation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

24 40101 note) is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘full’’ before ‘‘compensation’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or the rescue and recovery 

4 efforts during the immediate aftermath of such 

5 crashes’’ before the period. 

6 (b) TIMING REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A CLAIM.— 

7 Section 405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System 

8 Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and in11 serting ‘‘during an indefinite period’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘and ending on’’ and all 

15 that follows and inserting a period; and 

16 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 

18 ‘‘section 407(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

19 407(b)(1)’’; and 

20 (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking 

21 ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 407(b)(1)’’. 

23 (c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 

24 406(d) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta25 bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘$2,775,000,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to 

6 carry out this Act’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

9 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall ratably 

10 reduce the amount of compensation due claim11 ants under this title in a manner’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘may ratably reduce the amount of compensa13 tion due claimants under this title if nec14 essary’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

17 by striking ‘‘on or after the first day’’ and 

18 all that follows through ‘‘the difference be19 tween’’ and inserting ‘‘the Special Master, 

20 when amounts are available, shall pay to 

21 the claimant the amount that is equal to 

22 the difference between’’; 

23 (ii) in clause (i)— 

24 (I) by striking ‘‘during such pe25 riod’’; and 


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1 (II) by striking ‘‘applicable to 

2 such period’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable 

3 to the 5-year period described in such 

4 paragraph’’; and 

5 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘during 

6 such period’’. 

7 (d) REGULATIONS.—Section 407(b) of the Air Trans8 portation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

9 40101 note) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM13 PENSATION ACT OF 2010.—Not later than’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM16 PENSATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of enactment of the James 

18 Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthor19 ization Act, the Special Master shall update the reg20 ulations promulgated under subsection (a) to the ex21 tent necessary to comply with the amendments made 

22 by such Act.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT PROGRAMS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

4 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by— 

5 (1) inserting after the item relating to Retire6 ment Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned 

7 Officers, Public Health Service the following: 

8 ‘‘September 11th Victim Compensation 

9 Fund (15–0340–0–1–754).’’; and 

10 (2) inserting after the item relating to the Vol11 untary Separation Incentive Fund the following: 

12 ‘‘World Trade Center Health Program 

13 Fund (75–0946–0–1–551).’’. 

14 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

15 section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 

16 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

17 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act. 

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