the individuals who were exposed to the toxins of 
Ground Zero and are suffering health problems from 
the disaster. 
TITLE I—EXTENDING PROTEC-
TIONS 
AND 
SERVICES 
TO 
THOSE EXPOSED TO TOXINS 
FROM 9/11 
SEC. 101. EXTENDING PROTECTIONS AND SERVICES TO 
THOSE EXPOSED TO TOXINS FROM 9/11. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317S the following section: 
‘‘SEC. 317T. EXTENDING PROTECTIONS AND SERVICES TO 
THOSE EXPOSED TO TOXINS FROM 9/11. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM EXTENSION.—For the purpose of en-
suring on-going monitoring, treatment, and data collection 
for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New 
York City, the Secretary, acting through the National In-
stitute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall extend and ex-
pand, in accordance with this section, the arrangements 
in effect as of January 1, 2007, with the coordinating con-
sortium body and with the Fire Department of the City 
of New York that provide for the following: 
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‘‘(1) Medical monitoring, including screening, 
clinical examinations, and long-term health moni-
toring and analysis, for individuals who were likely 
to have been exposed to airborne toxins that were re-
leased as a result of the aftermath of the terrorist 
attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, in 
New York City. The extent and frequency of such 
monitoring shall be in accordance with guidelines de-
veloped by the program steering committee. 
‘‘(2) Provision of treatment and payment, with-
out any cost-sharing, for all health and mental 
health care expenses (including necessary prescrip-
tion drugs) of individuals with a qualifying health 
condition, using a uniform standard of coverage for 
all eligible individuals. 
‘‘(3) Collection of health and mental health 
data on such individuals, using a uniform system of 
data collection. 
‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—The program admin-
istered by the coordinating consortium body under sub-
section (a) shall be expanded so as to include, among the 
individuals described in subsection (a)(1) and under the 
arrangement with such body, any of the following individ-
uals if they are not otherwise covered under either of the 
arrangements described in such subsection: 
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‘‘(1) Emergency service personnel and rescue 
and recovery personnel who responded in the New 
York City disaster area to the terrorist attacks that 
occurred on September 11, 2001, in New York City, 
any time during the period of September 11, 2001, 
through August 31, 2002. 
‘‘(2) Any other worker or volunteer who re-
sponded in such area to such attacks at any time 
during such period, including— 
‘‘(A) a police officer; 
‘‘(B) a firefighter; 
‘‘(C) an emergency medical technician; 
‘‘(D) a transit worker; 
‘‘(E) any participating member of an 
urban search and rescue team; 
‘‘(F) Federal and State employees; 
‘‘(G) a person who worked to recover 
human remains; and 
‘‘(H) a person who worked on the criminal 
investigation. 
‘‘(3) A worker who responded at any time dur-
ing such period to such attacks by assisting in the 
cleanup or restoration of critical infrastructure in 
the New York City disaster area. 
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