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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 928 

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 

APRIL 14, 2015 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. KIRK, Mr. SCHUMER, 

Ms. WARREN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. CASEY) 

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 ‘‘each of fiscal years 

10 2012’’ and all that follows through 

11 ‘‘2011)’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015 

12 and each subsequent fiscal year’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

14 inserting the following: 

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

16 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2015, 

17 $431,000,000; and 

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

19 the amount specified under this subpara20 graph for the previous fiscal year increased 

21 by the percentage increase in the medical 

22 care component of the consumer price 

23 index for all urban consumers as estimated 

24 by the Secretary for the 12-month period 

25 ending with March of the previous year; 

26 plus’’; 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 

3 such Administrator determines necessary to administer 

4 this 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)(4)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

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

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


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1 (e) WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVORS.—Section 

2 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

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

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

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

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

7 41(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 

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

9 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘of each subsequent fiscal 

10 year’’; and 

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

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

13 and inserting a period. 

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 ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 

18 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM 

19 COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transpor21 tation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 

22 40101 note) is amended— 

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

24 and 


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

2 efforts during the immediate aftermath of such 

3 crashes’’ before the period. 

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

5 Section 405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System 

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

7 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and in9 serting ‘‘during an indefinite period’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 

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

13 that follows and inserting a period; and 

14 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

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

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

17 407(b)(1)’’; and 

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

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

20 407(b)(1)’’. 

21 (c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 

22 406(d) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta23 bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in2 serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘$2,775,000,000’’ and in4 serting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to 

5 carry out this Act’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

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

9 reduce the amount of compensation due claim10 ants under this title in a manner’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘may ratably reduce the amount of compensa12 tion due claimants under this title if nec13 essary’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

17 all that follows through ‘‘the difference be18 tween’’ and inserting ‘‘the Special Master, 

19 when amounts are available, shall pay to 

20 the claimant the amount that is equal to 

21 the difference between’’; 

22 (ii) in clause (i)— 

23 (I) by striking ‘‘during such pe24 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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