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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2844 

To reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 16), 2014 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 

2 HEALTH PROGRAM. 

3 (a) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM

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

5 (42 U.S.C. 300mm–61) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) in the matter preceding subpara9 graph (A), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and all that 

10 follows through ‘‘2011)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2015 through 2041’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

13 inserting the following: 

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

15 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2015, 

16 $431,000,000; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) for each fiscal year thereafter 

18 through fiscal year 2041, the amount spec19 ified under this subparagraph for the pre20 vious fiscal year increased by the percent21 age increase in the medical care component 

22 of the consumer price index for all urban 

23 consumers as estimated by the Secretary 

24 for the 12-month period ending with 

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

26 and 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert2 ing the following: 

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

4 Amounts that were deposited, or identified for de5 posit, for any fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2015, 

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

7 was in effect on the day before the date of enact8 ment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Com9 pensation Reauthorization Act, that were not ex10 pended in carrying out this title for any such fiscal 

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

12 case may be, into the Fund. 

13 ‘‘(5) AMOUNTS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL

14 EXPENDED.—Amounts deposited into the Fund 

15 under this subsection shall remain available until ex16 pended.’’; 

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

18 3302(a)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘3342’’ and 

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

20 3302(b), 3303, 3304, 3305(a)(1), 3305(a)(2), 

21 3305(c), 3341, and 3342’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘con24 sumer price index for all urban consumers (all 

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1 ing ‘‘medical care component of the consumer 

2 price index for all urban consumers’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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 2014’’; 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 2015, $200,000; and 

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

17 amount specified under this paragraph for the 

18 previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 

19 increase in the consumer price index for all 

20 urban consumers (all items; United States city 

21 average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 

22 12-month period ending with March of the pre23 vious year.’’; and 

24 (C) in paragraph (4)— 


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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘for each subse5 quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

6 each of fiscal years 2013 through 

7 2016’’; and 

8 (II) by striking the period and 

9 inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

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

13 and 

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

15 amount specified under this paragraph for the 

16 previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 

17 increase in the consumer price index for all 

18 urban consumers (all items; United States city 

19 average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 

20 12-month period ending with March of the pre21 vious year.’’. 

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

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

24 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The WTC Program Adminis2 trator is authorized to promulgate such regulations as the 

3 Administrator determines necessary to administer this 

4 title.’’. 

5 (c) CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND DATA

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

7 (42 U.S.C. 300mm–4) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

10 retention’’ after ‘‘outreach’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

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

13 the semicolon ‘‘, including data on the 

14 evaluation of any new WTC-related health 

15 conditions identified under section 

16 3304(a)’’; and 

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

18 retention’’ after ‘‘outreach’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(vi), by striking ‘‘sec20 tion 3304(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3304(d)’’. 

21 (d) WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDERS.—Section 

22 3311(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 300mm–21(a)) is amended— 

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

25 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2041’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

2 (e) WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS.—Section 

3 3321(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 300mm–31(a)) is amended— 

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

6 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2041’’; and 

7 (2) by striking paragraph (4). 

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

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

10 41(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

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

12 and 

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

14 (g) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH REGISTRY.— 

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

16 300mm–52) is amended by striking ‘‘April 20, 2009’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘September 7, 2014’’. 

18 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM 

19 COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 402(6) of the Air Trans21 portation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

22 40101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, including under the 

23 World Trade Center Health Program established under 

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


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1 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transpor2 tation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

3 40101 note) is amended— 

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

5 and 

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

7 efforts during the immediate aftermath of such 

8 crashes’’ before the period. 

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

10 Section 405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System 

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

12 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in14 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; 

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

16 ‘‘30 years’’; and 

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

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

19 and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

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

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

23 407(b)(1)’’; and 


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

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

3 407(b)(1)’’. 

4 (d) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 

5 406(d) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta6 bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘$2,775,000,000’’ and in11 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to 

12 carry out this Act’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

16 reduce the amount of compensation due claim17 ants under this title in a manner’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘may ratably reduce the amount of compensa19 tion due claimants under this title if nec20 essary’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

24 all that follows through ‘‘the difference be25 tween’’ and inserting ‘‘the Special Master, 


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1 when amounts are available, shall pay to 

2 the claimant the amount that is equal to 

3 the difference between’’; 

4 (ii) in clause (i)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘during such pe6 riod’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘applicable to 

8 such period’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable 

9 to the 5-year period described in such 

10 paragraph’’; and 

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

12 such period’’. 

13 (e) REGULATIONS.—Section 407(b) of the Air Trans14 portation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

15 40101 note) is amended— 

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

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM19 PENSATION ACT OF 2010.—Not later than’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(2) JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COM22 PENSATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT.—Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of enactment of the James 

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1 ulations promulgated under subsection (a) to the ex2 tent necessary to comply with the amendments made 

3 by such Act.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Bal6 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

7 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by— 

8 (1) inserting after the item relating to Retire9 ment Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned 

10 Officers, Public Health Service the following: 

11 ‘‘September 11th Victim Compensation 

12 Fund (15–0340–0–1–754).’’; and 

13 (2) inserting after the item relating to the Vol14 untary Separation Incentive Fund the following: 

15 ‘‘World Trade Center Health Program 

16 Fund (75–0946–0–1–551).’’. 

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

18 section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 

19 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

21 enactment of this Act. 

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