I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1414 
To establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects 
as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City 
and at the Pentagon. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. WEINER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program for individuals still suffering 
health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, 
attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Heroes Health 
Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR 9/11-RELATED HEALTH CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for 
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Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to eli-
gible entities to provide medical and mental health moni-
toring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose 
health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks 
on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 
2001. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(A) be an entity— 
(i) that serves individuals described in 
subsection (a), including— 
(I) entities providing baseline and 
follow-up screening, clinical examina-
tions, or long-term medical or mental 
health monitoring, analysis, or treat-
ment to such individuals such as the 
Mount Sinai Center for Occupational 
and Environmental Medicine of New 
York City, the World Trade Center 
Environmental 
Health 
Center 
at 
Bellevue Hospital, the New York City 
Fire Department’s Bureau of Health 
Services 
and 
Counseling 
Services 
Unit, the New York City Police Foun-
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dation’s Project COPE, the Police Or-
ganization Providing Peer Assistance 
of New York City, and the New York 
City Department of Health and Men-
tal Hygiene’s World Trade Center 
Health Registry; and 
(II) any entity performing med-
ical and mental health monitoring, 
tracking, or treatment of any indi-
vidual that responded to the attacks 
at the Pentagon; or 
(ii) an entity not described in clause 
(i) that provides similar services to the in-
dividuals described in such clause; and 
(B) submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Individuals eligi-
ble to receive assistance from an entity under a 
grant under this section shall include firefighters, 
police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, resi-
dents, students, and any other individual who 
worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills, or the Pen-
tagon or who lived or worked in the vicinity of such 
areas, and whose health has deteriorated as a result 
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of the attacks described in subsection (a), and who 
have been evaluated by a physician or mental health 
professional for 9/11-related health conditions and 
need treatment for such conditions. 
(c) PRIORITY IN AWARDING ASSISTANCE.—An eligi-
ble entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
use amounts provided under such grant to provide assist-
ance to individuals in the following order of priority: 
(1) Individuals who are not covered under 
health insurance coverage. 
(2) Individuals who need health care assistance 
beyond what their health insurance coverage pro-
vides. 
(3) Individuals with insufficient health care in-
surance coverage. 
(4) Individuals who are in need of health care 
coverage and who are not described in any of para-
graphs (1) through (3). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
shall submit to the majority and minority leaders of the 
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 
the minority leader of the House of Representatives, a re-
port on the use of funds under this section. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
section, 
$1,914,000,000 for fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(2) STAFF
AND
ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec-
retary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for staff-
ing and administrative expenses related to the imple-
mentation of this section. 
(3) USE
OF
OTHER
FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may use any funds appropriated to the Department 
of Health and Human Services, or any other funds 
specifically designated, to carry out this section. 
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