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increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(2) WTC HEALTH PROGRAM SCIENTIFIC/TECH-
NICAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—For the purpose of 
carrying out section 3302(a)— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $25,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $100,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(3) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—For the pur-
pose of carrying out section 3303— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $500,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $2,000,000; and
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‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(4) UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION.—For the pur-
pose of carrying out section 3304 and for reimbursing 
Data Centers (as defined in section 3305(b)(2)) for 
the costs incurred by such Centers in carrying out ac-
tivities under contracts entered into under section 
3305(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $2,500,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $10,000,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year.
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‘‘(5) RESEARCH
REGARDING
CERTAIN
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out section 
3341— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $3,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $15,000,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city 
average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(6) WORLD
TRADE
CENTER
HEALTH
REG-
ISTRY.—For the purpose of carrying out section 
3342— 
‘‘(A) for the last calendar quarter of fiscal 
year 2011, $1,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2012, $7,000,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount specified under this paragraph for the 
previous fiscal year increased by the percentage 
increase in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (all items; United States city
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average) as estimated by the Secretary for the 
12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year.’’. 
TITLE II—SEPTEMBER 11TH VIC-
TIM COMPENSATION FUND OF 
2001 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 402 of the Air Transportation Safety and Sys-
tem Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘, or debris re-
moval, including under the World Trade Center 
Health Program established under section 3001 of the 
Public Health Service Act, and payments made pur-
suant to the settlement of a civil action described in 
section 405(c)(3)(C)(iii)’’ after ‘‘September 11, 2001’’; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs and redesignating subsequent 
paragraphs accordingly: 
‘‘(7) CONTRACTOR
AND
SUBCONTRACTOR.—The 
term ‘contractor and subcontractor’ means any con-
tractor or subcontractor (at any tier of a subcon-
tracting relationship), including any general con-
tractor, construction manager, prime contractor, con-
sultant, or any parent, subsidiary, associated or al-
lied company, affiliated company, corporation, firm,
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organization, or joint venture thereof that partici-
pated in debris removal at any 9/11 crash site. Such 
term shall not include any entity, including the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey, with a prop-
erty interest in the World Trade Center, on September 
11, 2001, whether fee simple, leasehold or easement, 
direct or indirect. 
‘‘(8) DEBRIS
REMOVAL.—The term ‘debris re-
moval’ means rescue and recovery efforts, removal of 
debris, cleanup, remediation, and response during the 
immediate aftermath of the terrorist-related aircraft 
crashes of September 11, 2001, with respect to a 9/11 
crash site.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph and redesig-
nating the subsequent paragraphs accordingly: 
‘‘(11) IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH.—The term ‘im-
mediate aftermath’ means any period beginning with 
the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 
2001, and ending on May 30, 2002.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) 9/11 CRASH SITE.—The term ‘9/11 crash 
site’ means—
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‘‘(A) the World Trade Center site, Pentagon 
site, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania site; 
‘‘(B) the buildings or portions of buildings 
that were destroyed as a result of the terrorist- 
related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001; 
‘‘(C) any area contiguous to a site of such 
crashes that the Special Master determines was 
sufficiently close to the site that there was a de-
monstrable risk of physical harm resulting from 
the impact of the aircraft or any subsequent fire, 
explosions, or building collapses (including the 
immediate area in which the impact occurred, 
fire occurred, portions of buildings fell, or debris 
fell upon and injured individuals); and 
‘‘(D) any area related to, or along, routes of 
debris removal, such as barges and Fresh Kills.’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENDED AND EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) INFORMATION ON LOSSES RESULTING FROM DE-
BRIS
REMOVAL
INCLUDED
IN
CONTENTS
OF
CLAIM 
FORM.—Section 405(a)(2)(B) of the Air Transportation 
Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) is amended—
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(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, or debris re-
moval during the immediate aftermath’’ after ‘‘Sep-
tember 11, 2001’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or debris re-
moval during the immediate aftermath’’ after ‘‘crash-
es’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or debris re-
moval during the immediate aftermath’’ after ‘‘crash-
es’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CLAIMS UNDER 
SEPTEMBER
11TH
VICTIM
COMPENSATION
FUND
OF 
2001.—Section 405(a)(3) of such Act is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subparagraph (B), no claim may be filed under 
paragraph (1) after the date that is 2 years after 
the date on which regulations are promulgated 
under section 407(a). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A claim may be filed 
under paragraph (1), in accordance with sub-
section (c)(3)(A)(i), by an individual (or by a 
personal representative on behalf of a deceased 
individual) during the period beginning on the 
date on which the regulations are updated under
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section 407(b) and ending on the date that is 5 
years after the date on which such regulations 
are updated.’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING CLAIMS DURING EX-
TENDED FILING PERIOD.—Section 405(c)(3) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
redesignated, the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FILING
CLAIMS 
DURING EXTENDED FILING PERIOD.— 
‘‘(i) TIMING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIL-
ING CLAIMS.—An individual (or a personal 
representative on behalf of a deceased indi-
vidual) may file a claim during the period 
described in subsection (a)(3)(B) as follows: 
‘‘(I) In the case that the Special 
Master determines the individual knew 
(or reasonably should have known) be-
fore the date specified in clause (iii) 
that the individual suffered a physical 
harm at a 9/11 crash site as a result 
of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes 
of September 11, 2001, or as a result
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of debris removal, and that the indi-
vidual knew (or should have known) 
before such specified date that the indi-
vidual was eligible to file a claim 
under this title, the individual may 
file a claim not later than the date 
that is 2 years after such specified 
date. 
‘‘(II) In the case that the Special 
Master determines the individual first 
knew 
(or 
reasonably 
should 
have 
known) on or after the date specified 
in clause (iii) that the individual suf-
fered such a physical harm or that the 
individual first knew (or should have 
known) on or after such specified date 
that the individual was eligible to file 
a claim under this title, the individual 
may file a claim not later than the last 
day of the 2-year period beginning on 
the date the Special Master determines 
the individual first knew (or should 
have known) that the individual both 
suffered from such harm and was eligi-
ble to file a claim under this title.
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‘‘(ii) OTHER
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR FILING CLAIMS.—An individual 
may file a claim during the period de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3)(B) only if— 
‘‘(I) the individual was treated by 
a medical professional for suffering 
from a physical harm described in 
clause (i)(I) within a reasonable time 
from the date of discovering such harm; 
and 
‘‘(II) the individual’s physical 
harm is verified by contemporaneous 
medical records created by or at the di-
rection of the medical professional who 
provided the medical care. 
‘‘(iii) DATE
SPECIFIED.—The date 
specified in this clause is the date on which 
the regulations are updated under section 
407(a).’’. 
(d) CLARIFYING APPLICABILITY TO ALL 9/11 CRASH 
SITES.—Section 405(c)(2)(A)(i) of such Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘or the site of the aircraft crash at Shanksville, 
Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘the site of the aircraft crash 
at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, or any other 9/11 crash site’’.