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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1247 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive 

health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely 

affected by the 9/11 disaster. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2007 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of 

New York, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER

of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RUSH, 

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 

BISHOP of New York, and Mr. CONYERS) 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 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 

for comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 

disaster. 

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 ‘‘9/11 Comprehensive 

3 Health Benefits Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MEDICARE-BASED ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS FOR 

5 INDIVIDUALS WITH A 9/11 DISASTER-CON6 NECTED HEALTH CONDITION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVIII of the Social Security 

8 Act is amended by inserting after section 1808 the fol9 lowing new section: 

10 ‘‘BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A 9/11 DISASTER11 CONNECTED HEALTH CONDITION

12 ‘‘SEC. 1809. (a) IN GENERAL.—Every 9/11 impacted 

13 individual (as defined in subsection (b)(1)(A)) who has a 

14 9/11 disaster-connected health condition (as defined in 

15 subsection (b)(2))— 

16 ‘‘(1) is entitled to 9/11-related benefits (as de17 fined in subsection (c)(1)) under this title without 

18 payment of any premium; and 

19 ‘‘(2) if the individual is not otherwise entitled 

20 to benefits under part A (or enrolled under part B), 

21 is eligible to enroll under subsection (d) for benefits 

22 under parts A, B, and D that are in addition to the 

23 9/11-related benefits provided under paragraph (1). 

24 Paragraph (1) shall apply regardless of whether or not 

25 the individual is otherwise entitled to benefits under part 

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1 er the individual is covered under a group health plan or 

2 otherwise has other health insurance or benefits coverage. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) 9/11 IMPACTED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

6 section, the term ‘9/11 impacted individual’ 

7 means any of the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) EMERGENCY SERVICES OR RES9 CUE AND RECOVERY PERSONNEL.—Any 

10 emergency services or rescue and recovery 

11 personnel who responded to the 9/11 New 

12 York terrorist attacks at any time during 

13 the period beginning on September 11, 

14 2001, and ending on August 31, 2002. 

15 ‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO HAZ16 ARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS, OR

17 CONTAMINANTS.—Any individual exposed 

18 in New York City to hazardous substances, 

19 pollutants, or contaminants released from 

20 the collapse of the World Trade Center 

21 that occurred in the 9/11 New York ter22 rorist attacks or from the fires that oc23 curred, or from the handling of resulting 

24 debris, thereafter. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—Any 

2 other individual whom the Secretary deter3 mines to be appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(B) EMERGENCY SERVICES OR RESCUE

5 AND RECOVERY PERSONNEL INCLUDED.—For 

6 purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘emer7 gency services personnel or rescue and recovery 

8 personnel’ includes any of the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) A Federal, State, or city employee 

10 who responded to the 9/11 New York ter11 rorist attacks. 

12 ‘‘(ii) An individual who, as a worker 

13 or volunteer, was involved in clean-up, re14 pair, or infrastructure restoration activities 

15 related to the 9/11 New York terrorist at16 tacks. 

17 ‘‘(iii) An individual participating in a 

18 search and rescue team, or who assisted in 

19 the recovery of human remains, after the 

20 9/11 New York terrorist attacks. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Any other relief or rescue worker 

22 who the Secretary determines to be appro23 priate. 


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1 ‘‘(C) PRESUMPTION OF EXPOSURE TO

2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, POLLUTANTS, OR

3 CONTAMINANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An individual 

5 shall be treated as described in subpara6 graph (A)(ii) if the individual resided, 

7 owned a business, was employed, or at8 tended school, child care, or adult day care 

9 in a building that was exposed to haz10 ardous substances, pollutants, or contami11 nants released from the collapse of the 

12 World Trade Center that occurred during 

13 such attacks on or after September 11, 

14 2001 or from the fires that occurred, or 

15 from the handling of resulting debris, 

16 thereafter. 

17 ‘‘(ii) TREATMENT OF BUILDINGS.— 

18 For purposes of clause (i), any building in 

19 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Is20 land, or Northern New Jersey (as delin21 eated by the Secretary) shall be treated as 

22 being described in such clause if there is 

23 evidence that the building was exposed to 

24 hazardous substances, pollutants, or con25 taminants released from the collapse of the 


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1 World Trade Center or from the fires that 

2 occurred thereafter at any time during the 

3 period beginning on September 11, 2001, 

4 and ending on December 31, 2001. 

5 ‘‘(2) 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED HEALTH CON6 DITION DEFINED.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

8 section, the term ‘9/11 disaster-connected 

9 health condition’ means an adverse health con10 dition (including the exacerbation of a pre-exist11 ing health condition), which also may be an ad12 verse mental health condition, that, in the judg13 ment of a qualified medical practitioner (includ14 ing a therapist in the case of an adverse mental 

15 health condition), can reasonably be considered 

16 to be associated with exposure to the 9/11 New 

17 York terrorist attacks. 

18 ‘‘(B) 9/11 NEW YORK TERRORIST ATTACKS

19 DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 

20 term ‘9/11 New York terrorist attacks’ means 

21 the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sep22 tember 11, 2001, in New York City, New York. 

23 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF ADVERSE MENTAL

24 HEALTH CONDITION.—For purposes of sub25 paragraph (A), an individual shall be considered 


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1 to have a 9/11 disaster-connected health condi2 tion if the individual has an adverse emotional 

3 or psychological health impact that— 

4 ‘‘(i) has been formally diagnosed by a 

5 qualified medical practitioner or therapist; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) can be reasonably considered, in 

8 the judgment of such practitioner or thera9 pist, to be associated with exposure to the 

10 9/11 New York terrorist attacks. 

11 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 the date of establishment of the Consortium estab13 lished under section 3 of the 9/11 Comprehensive 

14 Health Benefits Act of 2007, the Secretary, in con15 sultation with such Consortium, shall initially de16 velop standardized criteria for medical practitioners 

17 to consult with for assistance in their determination 

18 of whether an individual has a 9/11 disaster-con19 nected health condition consistent with this sub20 section. The Secretary shall periodically review such 

21 criteria and may, from time to time and in consulta22 tion with the Consortium, modify such criteria as 

23 the Secretary determines appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(4) APPEALS PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 

25 specify a process for the appeal of a determination 


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1 that an individual is not eligible for benefits under 

2 this section. Such process shall be consistent with 

3 the process under section 1869 for the appeal of a 

4 determination that an individual is entitled to bene5 fits under parts A and B. 

6 ‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF NONRESIDENTS AND UN7 DOCUMENTED ALIENS.—Nothing in this section 

8 shall be construed as making an individual ineligible 

9 for benefits under this section because the individual 

10 is not a resident of New York or the United States 

11 or because the individual is an alien or is not au12 thorized to reside in the United States. Nothing in 

13 this paragraph shall be construed to provide for any 

14 benefits under this title for items and services fur15 nished outside the United States, except as may oth16 erwise be authorized under this title. 

17 ‘‘(c) 9/11-RELATED BENEFITS DEFINED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec19 tion, the term ‘9/11-related benefits’ means benefits 

20 under parts A, B, and D for the treatment of any 

21 9/11 disaster-related health condition, subject to the 

22 following modifications with respect to such treat23 ment: 


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1 ‘‘(A) NO COST-SHARING.—No deductibles, 

2 coinsurance, copayments, or other cost-sharing 

3 shall be applicable. 

4 ‘‘(B) ELIMINATION OF DAY OR DOLLAR

5 LIMITATIONS.—Any day or dollar limitations on 

6 coverage with respect to such treatment, includ7 ing such limitations under sections 1812, 

8 1833(g), and 1860D–2(b)(3), shall not be ap9 plicable. 

10 ‘‘(2) ENTITLEMENT WITHOUT PREMIUMS.—An 

11 individual entitled to 9/11-related benefits under this 

12 section is deemed to be entitled to benefits under 

13 parts A, B, and D with respect to such 9/11-related 

14 benefits without requirement for payment for any 

15 premium. The entitlement to such benefits shall 

16 begin on the date that the individual is determined 

17 to be eligible for such benefits, but in no case before 

18 the date of the enactment of this section. 

19 ‘‘(3) RELATION TO PART C.—Except in the case 

20 of an individual enrolled under part A or B under 

21 subsection (d) or otherwise, 9/11-related benefits are 

22 not available through enrollment in a Medicare Ad23 vantage plan under part C. 

24 ‘‘(d) ENROLLMENT OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL MEDI25 CARE BENEFITS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the enroll2 ment option described in subsection (a)(2), an eligi3 ble individual may enroll under part A or B (or 

4 both), and under part D, in a manner and form pre5 scribed in regulations. Such regulations shall provide 

6 for continuous open enrollment for such individuals. 

7 ‘‘(2) PREMIUMS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

9 this paragraph, the premium for enrollment 

10 under part A under this subsection shall be the 

11 same as the premium established under sub12 section (d) of section 1818 for enrollment under 

13 such section, subject to any reduction provided 

14 under such subsection. 

15 ‘‘(B) ELIMINATION OF PREMIUM BASED

16 ON QUARTERS OF COVERAGE.—No premium 

17 shall be imposed under subparagraph (A) in the 

18 case of an individual if the individual would be 

19 entitled, based solely on the number of quarters 

20 of coverage under title II, to benefits under 

21 part A under section 226(a), 226(b), or 226A. 

22 ‘‘(C) NO LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY.— 

23 An individual enrolling under part A, B, or D 

24 under this subsection shall not be subject to 


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1 any late enrollment penalty, including under 

2 sections 1839(b) and 1860D–13(b). 

3 ‘‘(3) ENROLLMENT UNDER PARTS B AND D.— 

4 For purposes of parts B and D, in the case of an 

5 individual eligible to enroll under this subsection, the 

6 individual’s initial enrollment period under such 

7 parts shall be treated as beginning on the date of 

8 such eligibility and having no end date. 

9 ‘‘(4) COVERAGE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The period (in this 

11 subsection referred to as a ‘coverage period’) 

12 during which an individual enrolled under this 

13 subsection is entitled to benefits under the re14 spective part shall begin on the first day of the 

15 first month that begins at least 15 days after 

16 the date of the individual’s enrollment under 

17 such part. 

18 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—An individual’s cov19 erage period under this subsection under a part 

20 shall continue until the individual’s enrollment 

21 under such part is terminated as follows: 

22 ‘‘(i) As of the month following the 

23 month in which the individual files notice 

24 that the individual no longer wishes to be 

25 enrolled in the part under this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) For nonpayment of any applica2 ble premiums under such part. 

3 ‘‘(iii) With respect to coverage under 

4 part D, as of the month in which the indi5 vidual is neither enrolled in part A nor en6 rolled in part B. 

7 The termination of a coverage period under 

8 clause (ii) shall take effect on a date deter9 mined under regulations, which may be deter10 mined so as to provide a grace period in which 

11 overdue premiums may be paid and coverage 

12 continued. The grace period determined under 

13 the preceding sentence shall not exceed 90 days; 

14 except that it may be extended to not to exceed 

15 180 days in any case where the Secretary deter16 mines that there was good cause for failure to 

17 pay the overdue premiums within such 90-day 

18 period. 

19 ‘‘(e) PAYMENT-RELATED PROVISIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO

21 COVER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.—There are author22 ized to be appropriated to the Federal Hospital In23 surance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 

24 Medical Insurance Trust Fund, and the Medicare 

25 Prescription Drug Account in such Trust Fund, 


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1 such sums as may be necessary to cover the costs 

2 under such Trust Funds and Account of providing 

3 benefits under this section, net of any premiums 

4 paid with respect to such benefits under subsection 

5 (d). 

6 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG

7 PLANS AND MA PLANS FOR 9/11-RELATED BENE8 FITS.—With respect to benefits under a prescription 

9 drug plan under part D or under a Medicare Advan10 tage plan under part C, the Secretary shall provide 

11 for reimbursement to the plan from the appropriate 

12 Trust Funds and Accounts under this title for the 

13 cost of 9/11-related benefits provided under the plan 

14 under this section, including costs related to the ap15 plication of the benefit modifications described in 

16 subsection (c)(1).’’. 

17 (b) NONDISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH BENEFITS; 

18 MEDICARE MADE PRIMARY PAYER FOR TREATMENT OF

19 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED HEALTH CONDITIONS.— 

20 (1) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—Sec21 tion 1862(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)) is 

22 amended— 

23 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) of 

24 paragraph (1) as subparagraph (G) and by 

25 moving it to the end of such paragraph; 


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1 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) of 

2 paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) INDIVIDUALS WITH A 9/11-DISASTER

4 CONNECTED HEALTH CONDITION.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A group health 

6 plan, individual health insurance coverage, 

7 or any other form of health benefits cov8 erage— 

9 ‘‘(I) may not take into account 

10 that an individual who is covered 

11 under the plan or coverage is entitled 

12 to 9/11-related benefits under this 

13 title under section 1809 or is eligible 

14 for benefits under this title under sub15 section (a)(2) of such section; and 

16 ‘‘(II) shall provide that any indi17 vidual described in subclause (I) shall 

18 be entitled to the same benefits under 

19 the plan or coverage under the same 

20 conditions as any similarly situated 

21 individual who is so described. 

22 ‘‘(ii) ENFORCEMENT.— 

23 ‘‘(I) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.— 

24 Any plan or coverage that violates 

25 clause (i) is subject to a civil money 


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1 penalty of not to exceed $25,000 for 

2 each such violation. The provisions of 

3 section 1128A (other than subsections 

4 (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil 

5 money penalty under the previous sen6 tence in the same manner as such 

7 provisions apply to a penalty or pro8 ceeding under section 1128A(a). 

9 ‘‘(II) PRIVATE CAUSE OF AC10 TION.—An individual adversely af11 fected by a violation of clause (i) may 

12 bring a private cause of action to en13 join the violation and to obtain dam14 ages (which shall be in an amount 

15 double the amount otherwise provided 

16 and may include reasonable attorney’s 

17 fees) resulting from such a violation.’’; 

18 (C) in the second sentence of paragraph 

19 (2)(A), by inserting after ‘‘large group health 

20 plan’’ the following: ‘‘or other coverage de21 scribed in paragraph (1)(D)(i)’’; 

22 (D) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi), by inserting 

23 ‘‘or other coverage described in paragraph 

24 (1)(D)(i)’’ after ‘‘employer group health plan’’; 

25 and 


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1 (E) in paragraph (3)(C)— 

2 (i) in the heading by inserting ‘‘OR

3 OTHER COVERAGE’’ after ‘‘LARGE GROUP

4 HEALTH PLAN’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or other coverage 

6 described in paragraph (1)(D)(i)’’ after 

7 ‘‘large group health plan’’. 

8 (2) MEDICARE MADE PRIMARY PAYER FOR

9 TREATMENT OF 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED HEALTH

10 CONDITIONS.—Such section is further amended in 

11 paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub13 paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 

14 (B) and (D)’’; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

16 subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(D) MEDICARE IS PRIMARY PAYER FOR

18 TREATMENT OF 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED

19 HEALTH CONDITIONS.—Payment under this 

20 title shall be made without regard to subpara21 graph (A) for an item or service for the treat22 ment of a 9/11 disaster-connected health condi23 tion (as defined in section 1809(b)(2)).’’. 

24 (c) PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION IN WORKERS’ 

25 COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT.— 


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1 (1) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION.— 

2 (A) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.—A 

3 workers’ compensation law or plan may not dis4 criminate against an individual by virtue of the 

5 individual’s entitlement to benefits under title 

6 XVIII of the Social Security Act under section 

7 1809 of such Act, as inserted by subsection (a). 

8 (B) PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.—An indi9 vidual adversely affected by a violation of sub10 paragraph (A) may bring a private cause of ac11 tion to enjoin the violation and to obtain dam12 ages (which shall be in an amount double the 

13 amount such individual was otherwise entitled 

14 to under such law or plan and may include rea15 sonable attorney’s fees) resulting from such a 

16 violation. 

17 (2) EMPLOYMENT.— 

18 (A) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.—An 

19 employer may not discriminate against an indi20 vidual in regards to hiring, advancement, com21 pensation, or other terms, conditions, and privi22 leges of employment by virtue of the individ23 ual’s entitlement to benefits under title XVIII 

24 of the Social Security Act under section 1809 

25 of such Act, as inserted by subsection (a). 


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1 (B) ENFORCEMENT.—The powers, rem2 edies, and procedures provided in sections 705, 

3 706, 707, 709, 710, and 711 of the Civil Rights 

4 Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 et seq.) to the 

5 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 

6 the Attorney General, or any person, alleging a 

7 violation of title VII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 2000e et seq.) shall be the powers, remedies, 

9 and procedures this subsection provides to the 

10 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 

11 the Attorney General, or any person, respec12 tively, alleging discrimination in violation of 

13 subparagraph (A), except that any employer 

14 found by a court to have intentionally engaged 

15 in discrimination in violation of subparagraph 

16 (A) shall be additionally subject to a civil pen17 alty of not to exceed $25,000 for each such vio18 lation. 

19 (C) EMPLOYER DEFINED.—As used in this 

20 paragraph, the term ‘‘employer’’ has the same 

21 meaning given that term in section 101(5) of 

22 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

23 U.S.C. 12112(5)). 

24 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (1) APPLICATION OF ENROLLMENT CORREC2 TION PROVISIONS.—Section 1837(h) of the Social 

3 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(h)) is amended by 

4 inserting ‘‘or section 1809(d)’’ after ‘‘1818’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING REFERENCE.—The second 

6 sentence of section 1818(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 1395i–2(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 1809(d)’’ 

8 after ‘‘1818A’’ . 

9 (3) APPLICATION OF QMB PROVISIONS.—Sec10 tion 1905(p)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 1396d(p)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 

12 1809(d)’’ after ‘‘1818’’. 

13 SEC. 3. CONSORTIUM TO CONDUCT SCREENING, MONI14 TORING, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH RE15 GARDING 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED 

16 HEALTH CONDITIONS. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSORTIUM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 

21 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

22 Prevention and the Director of the National Insti23 tutes of Health, shall establish a consortium (in this 

24 section referred to as the ‘‘Consortium’’). 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 

2 consist of institutions, programs, and practi3 tioners that have provided, or are qualified to 

4 provide, screening, clinical examinations, or 

5 long-term health monitoring and analysis and 

6 treatment regarding 9/11 disaster-connected 

7 health conditions. The Consortium shall also in8 clude community-based organizations with ex9 pertise in providing outreach to hard-to-reach 

10 affected communities. 

11 (B) DIRECTOR.—The Consortium shall 

12 have a director, appointed by the Secretary, 

13 who shall be a Federal official responsible for 

14 the administration of the Consortium, including 

15 its governance and management. The director 

16 also shall be the primary Federal official re17 sponsible for general health issues relating to 

18 the 9/11 New York terrorist attacks. 

19 (C) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERN20 ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide for public 

21 participation, including representatives of af22 fected communities or members of affected pop23 ulations, in the governance of the Consortium. 

24 (3) DUTIES.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 

2 conduct and coordinate screening, monitoring, 

3 treatment, and diagnostic research on the 9/11 

4 disaster-connected health conditions. 

5 (B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—Specifically, the 

6 Consortium shall— 

7 (i) conduct outreach to hard-to-reach 

8 affected communities; 

9 (ii) develop diagnostic criteria for the 

10 purposes of identifying latent and late11 onset 9/11 disaster-connected health condi12 tions; 

13 (iii) develop treatments for 9/11 dis14 aster-connected health conditions; and 

15 (iv) track the adverse health and men16 tal health conditions on historically under17 served populations, including children, the 

18 elderly, and minority populations. 

19 (4) CLINICAL FACILITY.—The Consortium shall 

20 have a clinical facility located in Lower Manhattan, 

21 New York City. 

22 (b) ANNUAL REPORT BY NIH.—The Director of the 

23 National Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress an 

24 annual report describing the findings of research con25 ducted under this section. 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 required to carry out this section. 

4 (d) 9/11 DISASTER-CONNECTED HEALTH CONDI5 TION.—The term ‘‘9/11 disaster-connected health condi6 tion’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

7 1809(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by 

8 the amendment made by section 2(a). 

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