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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5503 

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 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 

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

KING of New York, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

GRIMM, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 

York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 

MENG, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. NEAL, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LYNCH, 

Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. HIMES) 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 ‘‘2012’’ and all that 

13 follows through ‘‘2011)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2015 through 2041’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

16 inserting the following: 

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

18 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2015, 

19 $431,000,000; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) for each fiscal year thereafter 

21 through fiscal year 2041, the amount spec22 ified under this subparagraph for the pre23 vious fiscal year increased by the percent24 age increase in the medical care component 

25 of the consumer price index for all urban 

26 consumers as estimated by the Secretary 


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1 for the 12-month period ending with 

2 March of the previous fiscal year; plus’’; 

3 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 the 

6 Administrator determines necessary to administer this 

7 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)’’. 


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1 (d) WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDERS.—Section 

2 3311(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 300mm–21(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (4)(B)(i)(II), by striking 

5 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2041’’; and 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

7 (e) WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS.—Section 

8 3321(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 300mm–31(a)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II), by striking 

11 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2041’’; and 

12 (2) by striking paragraph (4). 

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

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

15 41(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2040’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2041’’. 

19 (g) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH REGISTRY.— 

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

21 300mm–52) is amended by striking ‘‘April 20, 2009’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘September 7, 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM 

2 COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 402(6) of the Air Trans4 portation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

5 40101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, including under the 

6 World Trade Center Health Program established under 

7 section 3001 of the Public Health Service Act’’. 

8 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transpor9 tation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

10 40101 note) is amended— 

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

12 and 

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

14 efforts during the immediate aftermath of such 

15 crashes’’ before the period. 

16 (c) TIMING REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A CLAIM.— 

17 Section 405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System 

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

19 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in21 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘30 years’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting ‘‘under section 407(b)(1)’’ 

25 after ‘‘which such regulations are updated’’; 

26 and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

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

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

4 407(b)(1)’’; and 

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

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

7 407(b)(1)’’. 

8 (d) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 

9 406(d) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta10 bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

14 (B) by striking ‘‘$2,775,000,000’’ and in15 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to 

16 carry out this Act’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

20 reduce the amount of compensation due claim21 ants under this title in a manner’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘may ratably reduce the amount of compensa23 tion due claimants under this title if nec24 essary’’; and 

25 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 


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

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

3 all that follows through ‘‘the difference be4 tween’’ and inserting ‘‘the Special Master, 

5 when amounts are available, shall pay to 

6 the claimant the amount that is equal to 

7 the difference between’’; 

8 (ii) in clause (i)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘during such pe10 riod’’; and 

11 (II) by striking ‘‘applicable to 

12 such period’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable 

13 to the 5-year period described in such 

14 paragraph’’; and 

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

16 such period’’. 

17 (e) REGULATIONS.—Section 407(b) of the Air Trans18 portation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

19 40101 note) is amended— 

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

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM23 PENSATION ACT OF 2010.—Not later than’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(2) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM2 PENSATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT.—Not later than 

3 180 days after the date of enactment of the James 

4 Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthor5 ization Act, the Special Master shall update the reg6 ulations promulgated under subsection (a) to the ex7 tent necessary to comply with the amendments made 

8 by such Act.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

12 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by— 

13 (1) inserting after the item relating to Retire14 ment Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned 

15 Officers, Public Health Service the following: 

16 ‘‘September 11th Victim Compensation 

17 Fund (15–0340–0–1–754).’’; and 

18 (2) inserting after the item relating to the Vol19 untary Separation Incentive Fund the following: 

20 ‘‘World Trade Center Health Program 

21 Fund (75–0946–0–1–551).’’. 

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

23 section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 


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

2 enactment of this Act. 

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