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DIVISION O—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, AND MARITIME SECURITY 
Sec. 101. Oil Exports, Safety Valve, and Maritime Security. 
TITLE II—TERRORIST TRAVEL PREVENTION AND VISA WAIVER PROGRAM 
REFORM 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Electronic passport requirement. 
Sec. 203. Restriction on use of visa waiver program for aliens who travel to certain 
countries. 
Sec. 204. Designation requirements for program countries. 
Sec. 205. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 206. High risk program countries. 
Sec. 207. Enhancements to the electronic system for travel authorization. 
Sec. 208. Provision of assistance to non-program countries. 
Sec. 209. Clerical amendments. 
Sec. 210. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE III—JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Reauthorizing the World Trade Center Health Program. 
TITLE IV—JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND 
REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. 
Sec. 403. Amendment to exempt programs. 
Sec. 404. Compensation for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism 
Act. 
Sec. 405. Budgetary provisions. 
TITLE V—MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Medicare Improvement Fund. 
Sec. 502. Medicare payment incentive for the transition from traditional x-ray im-
aging to digital radiography and other Medicare imaging payment provi-
sion. 
Sec. 503. Limiting Federal Medicaid reimbursement to States for durable medical 
equipment (DME) to Medicare payment rates. 
Sec. 504. Treatment of disposable devices. 
TITLE VI—PUERTO RICO 
Sec. 601. Modification of Medicare inpatient hospital payment rate for Puerto Rico 
hospitals. 
Sec. 602. Application of Medicare HITECH payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico. 
TITLE VII—FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Sec. 701. Table of contents. 
Sec. 702. Limitations on sale of preferred stock. 
Sec. 703. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial 
services regulators. 
Sec. 704. Application of FACA. 
Sec. 705. Treatment of affiliate transactions. 
Sec. 706. Ensuring the protection of insurance policyholders. 
Sec. 707. Limitation on SEC funds. 
Sec. 708. Elimination of reporting requirement. 
Sec. 709. Extension of Hardest Hit Fund; Termination of Home Affordable Modi-
fication Program. 
TITLE VIII—LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
Sec. 801. Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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TITLE IX—NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Definitions. 
Sec. 903. Purposes and agreements. 
Sec. 904. National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund. 
Sec. 905. Eligible uses. 
Sec. 906. Grants. 
Sec. 907. Annual report. 
Sec. 908. Funding. 
TITLE X—BUDGETARY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1001. Budgetary effects. 
Sec. 1002. Authority to make adjustment in FY 2016 allocation. 
Sec. 1003. Estimates. 
TITLE XI—IRAQ LOAN AUTHORITY 
Sec. 1101. Iraq loan authority. 
TITLE I—OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, 
AND MARITIME SECURITY 
SEC. 101. OIL EXPORTS, SAFETY VALVE, AND MARITIME SECURITY. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6212) and the item relating thereto in the table 
of contents of that Act are repealed. 
(b) NATIONAL POLICY ON OIL EXPORT RESTRICTION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except as provided in sub-
sections (c) and (d), to promote the efficient exploration, production, 
storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy 
resources, including fossil fuels, no official of the Federal Govern-
ment shall impose or enforce any restriction on the export of crude 
oil. 
(c) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section limits the 
authority of the President under the Constitution, the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or regula-
tions issued under that Act (other than section 754.2 of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations), the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.), the Trading With the 
Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), or any other provision 
of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or foreign govern-
ment (including any provision of law that prohibits or restricts 
United States persons from engaging in a transaction with a sanc-
tioned person or government), including a foreign government that 
is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, to prohibit exports. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS AND PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may impose export 
licensing requirements or other restrictions on the export of 
crude oil from the United States for a period of not more 
than 1 year, if— 
(A) the President declares a national emergency and 
formally notices the declaration of a national emergency 
in the Federal Register; 
(B) the export licensing requirements or other restric-
tions on the export of crude oil from the United States 
under this subsection apply to 1 or more countries, persons, 
or organizations in the context of sanctions or trade restric-
tions imposed by the United States for reasons of national
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security by the Executive authority of the President or 
by Congress; or 
(C) the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, finds and reports to the President 
that— 
(i) the export of crude oil pursuant to this Act 
has caused sustained material oil supply shortages 
or sustained oil prices significantly above world market 
levels that are directly attributable to the export of 
crude oil produced in the United States; and 
(ii) those supply shortages or price increases have 
caused or are likely to cause sustained material 
adverse employment effects in the United States. 
(2) RENEWAL.—Any requirement or restriction imposed 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) may be renewed 
for 1 or more additional periods of not more than 1 year 
each. 
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT ENHANCEMENT.— 
(1) PAYMENTS.—Section 53106(a)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma before 
‘‘for each’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2015, 2016, 2017, 
and 2018;’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2015;’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subpara-
graph (G); and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(D) $4,999,950 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 
and 2020; 
‘‘(F) $5,233,463 for fiscal year 2021; and’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 53111 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2015, 2017, and 
2018;’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2015’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) $299,997,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(5) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 
2020; 
‘‘(6) $314,007,780 for fiscal year 2021; and’’. 
TITLE II—TERRORIST TRAVEL PREVEN-
TION AND VISA WAIVER PROGRAM 
REFORM 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Visa Waiver Program Improve-
ment and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015’’.
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SEC. 202. ELECTRONIC PASSPORT REQUIREMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ALIEN TO POSSESS ELECTRONIC PASS-
PORT.—Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The alien, at the time of 
application for admission, is in possession of a valid unexpired 
passport that satisfies the following: 
‘‘(A) MACHINE READABLE.—The passport is a machine- 
readable passport that is tamper-resistant, incorporates 
document authentication identifiers, and otherwise satisfies 
the internationally accepted standard for machine read-
ability. 
‘‘(B) ELECTRONIC.—Beginning on April 1, 2016, the 
passport is an electronic passport that is fraud-resistant, 
contains relevant biographic and biometric information (as 
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security), and 
otherwise satisfies internationally accepted standards for 
electronic passports.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM COUNTRY TO VALIDATE PASS-
PORTS.—Section 217(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PASSPORT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS.—The government of 
the country certifies that it issues to its citizens pass-
ports described in subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(a)(3), and on or after April 1, 2016, passports described 
in subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(ii) VALIDATION
OF
PASSPORTS.—Not later than 
October 1, 2016, the government of the country certifies 
that it has in place mechanisms to validate passports 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(a)(3) at each key port of entry into that country. 
This requirement shall not apply to travel between 
countries which fall within the Schengen Zone.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 303(c) of the Enhanced 
Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 is repealed 
(8 U.S.C. 1732(c)). 
SEC. 203. RESTRICTION ON USE OF VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR 
ALIENS WHO TRAVEL TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) NOT PRESENT IN IRAQ, SYRIA, OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY 
OR AREA OF CONCERN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)— 
‘‘(i) the alien has not been present, at any time 
on or after March 1, 2011— 
‘‘(I) in Iraq or Syria; 
‘‘(II) in a country that is designated by the 
Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405) (as 
continued in effect under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any 
other provision of law, as a country, the govern-
ment of which has repeatedly provided support 
of acts of international terrorism; or 
‘‘(III) in any other country or area of concern 
designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
under subparagraph (D); and 
‘‘(ii) regardless of whether the alien is a national 
of a program country, the alien is not a national of— 
‘‘(I) Iraq or Syria; 
‘‘(II) a country that is designated, at the time 
the alien applies for admission, by the Secretary 
of State under section 6(j) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 2405) (as continued 
in effect under the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section 
40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or any other provision 
of law, as a country, the government of which 
has repeatedly provided support of acts of inter-
national terrorism; or 
‘‘(III) any other country that is designated, 
at the time the alien applies for admission, by 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland 
Security 
under 
subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL AND GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES.—Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply in the 
case of an alien if the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that the alien was present— 
‘‘(i) in order to perform military service in the 
armed forces of a program country; or 
‘‘(ii) in order to carry out official duties as a full 
time employee of the government of a program country. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may waive the application of subparagraph (A) to an alien 
if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the 
law enforcement or national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) COUNTRIES OR AREAS OF CONCERN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall determine whether the requirement 
under subparagraph (A) shall apply to any other 
country or area. 
‘‘(ii) CRITERIA.—In making a determination under 
clause (i), the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(I) whether the presence of an alien in the 
country or area increases the likelihood that the 
alien is a credible threat to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(II) whether a foreign terrorist organization 
has a significant presence in the country or area; 
and
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‘‘(III) whether the country or area is a safe 
haven for terrorists. 
‘‘(iii) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a review, on an annual basis, of any determination 
made under clause (i). 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Beginning not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on For-
eign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
on each instance in which the Secretary exercised the 
waiver authority under subparagraph (C) during the pre-
vious year.’’. 
SEC. 204. DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAM COUNTRIES. 
(a) 
REPORTING
LOST
AND
STOLEN
PASSPORTS.—Section 
217(c)(2)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(c)(2)(D)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘within a strict time limit’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
24 hours after becoming aware of the theft or loss’’. 
(b) INTERPOL SCREENING.—Section 217(c)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)), as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) INTERPOL SCREENING.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, except 
in the case of a country in which there is not an inter-
national airport, the government of the country certifies 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security that, to the max-
imum extent allowed under the laws of the country, it 
is screening, for unlawful activity, each person who is not 
a citizen or national of that country who is admitted to 
or departs that country, by using relevant databases and 
notices maintained by Interpol, or other means designated 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security. This requirement 
shall not apply to travel between countries which fall 
within the Schengen Zone.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF PASSENGER INFORMATION EXCHANGE 
AGREEMENT.—Section 217(c)(2)(F) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)(F)), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, and fully implements such agreement’’. 
(d) TERMINATION
OF
DESIGNATION.—Section 217(f) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) FAILURE TO SHARE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Secretary of State jointly determine that the 
program country is not sharing information, as required 
by subsection (c)(2)(F), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall terminate the designation of the country as a program 
country.
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‘‘(B) REDESIGNATION.—In the case of a termination 
under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall redesignate the country as a program country, without 
regard to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) or para-
graphs (1) through (4), when the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, deter-
mines that the country is sharing information, as required 
by subsection (c)(2)(F). 
‘‘(7) FAILURE TO SCREEN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
if the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 
of State jointly determine that the program country is 
not conducting the screening required by subsection 
(c)(2)(G), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall termi-
nate the designation of the country as a program country. 
‘‘(B) REDESIGNATION.—In the case of a termination 
under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall redesignate the country as a program country, without 
regard to paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c) or para-
graphs (1) through (4), when the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, deter-
mines that the country is conducting the screening required 
by subsection (c)(2)(G).’’. 
SEC. 205. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the Committee on International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (III)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs,’’ the following: ‘‘the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence,’’; 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘the Committee on Foreign 
Relations,’’ the following: ‘‘the Select Committee on 
Intelligence’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) shall submit to the committees described 
in subclause (III), a report that includes an assess-
ment of the threat to the national security of the 
United States of the designation of each country 
designated as a program country, including the 
compliance of the government of each such country 
with the requirements under subparagraphs (D) 
and (F) of paragraph (2), as well as each such
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government’s capacity to comply with such require-
ments.’’. 
(b) DATE
OF SUBMISSION
OF FIRST REPORT.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit the first report described in 
subclause (V) of section 217(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (c)(5)(A)(i)), as added by subsection (a), 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 206. HIGH RISK PROGRAM COUNTRIES. 
Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK PROGRAM COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of State, shall evaluate program 
countries on an annual basis based on the criteria described 
in subparagraph (B) and shall identify any program 
country, the admission of nationals from which under the 
visa waiver program under this section, the Secretary 
determines presents a high risk to the national security 
of the United States. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—In evaluating program countries under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the Secretary of State, shall consider the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(i) The number of nationals of the country deter-
mined to be ineligible to travel to the United States 
under the program during the previous year. 
‘‘(ii) The number of nationals of the country who 
were identified in United States Government databases 
related to the identities of known or suspected terror-
ists during the previous year. 
‘‘(iii) The estimated number of nationals of the 
country who have traveled to Iraq or Syria at any 
time on or after March 1, 2011 to engage in terrorism. 
‘‘(iv) The capacity of the country to combat passport 
fraud. 
‘‘(v) The level of cooperation of the country with 
the counter-terrorism efforts of the United States. 
‘‘(vi) The adequacy of the border and immigration 
control of the country. 
‘‘(vii) Any other criteria the Secretary of Homeland 
Security determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(C) SUSPENSION OF DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, may suspend the designation of a program country 
based on a determination that the country presents a high 
risk to the national security of the United States under 
subparagraph (A) until such time as the Secretary deter-
mines that the country no longer presents such a risk. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph, and annually there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary
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of State, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate a report, which includes an evalua-
tion and threat assessment of each country determined 
to present a high risk to the national security of the United 
States under subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 207. ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL 
AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(h)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting after ‘‘any such 
determination’’ the following: ‘‘or shorten the period of eligibility 
under any such determination’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) FRAUD DETECTION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall research opportunities to incorporate into 
the System technology that will detect and prevent fraud 
and deception in the System. 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL AND PREVIOUS COUNTRIES OF CITIZEN-
SHIP.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall collect 
from an applicant for admission pursuant to this section 
information on any additional or previous countries of citi-
zenship of that applicant. The Secretary shall take any 
information so collected into account when making deter-
minations as to the eligibility of the alien for admission 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(F) REPORT
ON
CERTAIN
LIMITATIONS
ON
TRAVEL.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subparagraph and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number 
of individuals who were denied eligibility to travel under 
the program, or whose eligibility for such travel was 
revoked during the previous year, and the number of such 
individuals determined, in accordance with subsection 
(a)(6), to represent a threat to the national security of 
the United States, and shall include the country or coun-
tries of citizenship of each such individual.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
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Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on steps to strengthen 
the electronic system for travel authorization authorized under 
section 217(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187(h)(3))) in order to better secure the international borders of 
the United States and prevent terrorists and instruments of ter-
rorism from entering the United States. 
SEC. 208. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROGRAM COUNTRIES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall provide assistance in a risk-based manner 
to countries that do not participate in the visa waiver program 
under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187) to assist those countries in— 
(1) submitting to Interpol information about the theft or 
loss of passports of citizens or nationals of such a country; 
and 
(2) issuing, and validating at the ports of entry of such 
a country, electronic passports that are fraud-resistant, contain 
relevant biographic and biometric information (as determined 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security), and otherwise satisfy 
internationally accepted standards for electronic passports. 
SEC. 209. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Section 217 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each 
place such term appears (except in subsection (c)(11)(B)) and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
(b) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), as 
amended this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘electronic travel authorization system’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘electronic system for travel 
authorization’’; 
(2) in the heading in subsection (a)(11), by striking ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION’’; and 
(3) in the heading in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM’’ and inserting ‘‘ELEC-
TRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION’’. 
SEC. 210. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the International Civil Aviation 
Organization, the specialized agency of the United Nations respon-
sible for establishing international standards, specifications, and 
best practices related to the administration and governance of 
border controls and inspection formalities, should establish stand-
ards for the introduction of electronic passports (referred to in 
this section as ‘‘e-passports’’), and obligate member countries to 
utilize such e-passports as soon as possible. Such e-passports should 
be a combined paper and electronic passport that contains bio-
graphic and biometric information that can be used to authenticate 
the identity of travelers through an embedded chip.
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the day before the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 
9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act; and’’. 
(b) GAO STUDIES; REGULATIONS; TERMINATION.—Section 3301 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) GAO STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Com-
pensation Reauthorization Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
report that assesses, with respect to the WTC Program, the 
effectiveness of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The quality assurance program developed and 
implemented under subsection (e). 
‘‘(B) The procedures for providing certifications of cov-
erage of conditions as WTC-related health conditions for 
enrolled WTC responders under section 3312(b)(2)(B)(iii) 
and for screening-eligible WTC survivors and certified- 
eligible WTC survivors under such section as applied under 
section 3322(a). 
‘‘(C) Any action under the WTC Program to ensure 
appropriate payment (including the avoidance of improper 
payments), including determining the extent to which 
individuals enrolled in the WTC Program are eligible for 
workers compensation or sources of health coverage, 
ascertaining the liability of such compensation or sources 
of health coverage, and making recommendations for 
ensuring effective and efficient coordination of benefits for 
individuals enrolled in the WTC Program that does not 
place an undue burden on such individuals. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than 6 years 
and 6 months after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 
9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, and every 
5 years thereafter through fiscal year 2042, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
‘‘(A) consult the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on 
the objectives in assessing the WTC Program; and 
‘‘(B) prepare and submit to such Committees a report 
that assesses the WTC Program for the applicable reporting 
period, including the objectives described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The WTC Program Administrator is author-
ized to promulgate such regulations as the Administrator deter-
mines necessary to administer this title. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—The WTC Program shall terminate on 
October 1, 2090.’’. 
(c) CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND DATA CENTERS.— 
Section 3305 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and retention’’ 
after ‘‘outreach’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘and retention’’ 
after ‘‘outreach’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(vi), by striking ‘‘section 3304(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3304(d)’’. 
(d) 
WORLD
TRADE
CENTER
RESPONDERS.—Section 
3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300mm–21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘through the end 
of fiscal year 2020’’. 
(e) ADDITIONS
TO LIST
OF HEALTH CONDITIONS
FOR WTC 
RESPONDERS.— 
(1) EXPANDING TIME FOR ACTIONS BY ADMINISTRATOR AND 
BY
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—Section 3312(a)(6) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)(6)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘60 days’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
(2) PEER
REVIEW
FOR
DECISIONS; ENHANCED
ROLE
OF 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 3312(a)(6) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)(6)), as amended by para-
graph (1), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS.—Prior to issuing a 
final rule to add a health condition to the list in paragraph 
(3), the WTC Program Administrator shall provide for an 
independent peer review of the scientific and technical 
evidence that would be the basis for issuing such final 
rule. 
‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PROGRAM POLICIES.— 
‘‘(I) EXISTING POLICIES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 
9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization 
Act, the WTC Program Administrator shall request 
the Advisory Committee to review and evaluate 
the policies and procedures, in effect at the time 
of the review and evaluation, that are used to 
determine whether sufficient evidence exists to 
support adding a health condition to the list in 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(II) SUBSEQUENT
POLICIES.—Prior to estab-
lishing any substantive new policy or procedure 
used to make the determination described in sub-
clause (I) or prior to making any substantive 
amendment to any policy or procedure described 
in such subclause, the WTC Program Adminis-
trator shall request the Advisory Committee to 
review and evaluate such substantive policy, proce-
dure, or amendment. 
‘‘(ii) IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING 
INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 
9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act 
and not less than every 2 years thereafter, the WTC 
Program Administrator shall seek recommendations
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from the Advisory Committee regarding the identifica-
tion of individuals to conduct the independent peer 
reviews under subparagraph (F).’’. 
(f) 
WORLD
TRADE
CENTER
SURVIVORS.—Section 
3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300mm–31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘through the end 
of fiscal year 2020’’. 
(g) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—Section 3331(d)(1)(B) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–41(d)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the last calendar quarter’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each calendar quarter 
of fiscal year 2016 and of each subsequent fiscal year through 
fiscal year 2090,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and with respect to calendar quarters in 
fiscal year 2016’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
(h) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH REGISTRY.—Section 3342 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–52) is amended 
by striking ‘‘April 20, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 
TITLE IV—JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 VICTIM 
COMPENSATION FUND REAUTHORIZA-
TION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘James Zadroga 9/11 Victim 
Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 402. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSA-
TION FUND OF 2001. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 402 of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘medical expense loss,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and loss of business or employment 
opportunities’’ and inserting ‘‘loss of business or employ-
ment opportunities, and past out-of-pocket medical expense 
loss but not future medical expense loss’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (16); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13), the following: 
‘‘(14) WTC PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘WTC Pro-
gram Administrator’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3306 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
5). 
‘‘(15) WTC-RELATED
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
CONDITION.—The 
term ‘WTC-related physical health condition’— 
‘‘(A) means, subject to subparagraph (B), a WTC- 
related health condition as defined by section 3312(a) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)), 
including the conditions listed in section 3322(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–32(b)); and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) a mental health condition described in para-
graph (1)(A)(ii) or (3)(B) of section 3312(a) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a));
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‘‘(ii) any mental health condition certified under 
section 3312(b)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
22(b)(2)(B)(iii)) (including such certification as applied 
under section 3322(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm– 
32(a)); 
‘‘(iii) a mental health condition described in section 
3322(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–32(b)(2)); or 
‘‘(iv) any other mental health condition.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (16), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) the area in Manhattan that is south of the line 
that runs along Canal Street from the Hudson River to 
the intersection of Canal Street and East Broadway, north 
on East Broadway to Clinton Street, and east on Clinton 
Street to the East River;’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘full’’ before ‘‘compensation’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the rescue and recovery efforts during 
the immediate aftermath of such crashes’’ before the period. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR FILING CLAIMS.—Section 
405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act 
(49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A claim may be filed under para-
graph (1), in accordance with subsection (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 sec-
tion 407(b)(1) and ending on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 
Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL MASTER DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For claims filed under this title 
during the period described in subparagraph (B), the 
Special Master shall establish a system for determining 
whether, for purposes of this title, the claim is— 
‘‘(I) a claim in Group A, as described in clause 
(ii); or 
‘‘(II) a claim in Group B, as described in clause 
(iii). 
‘‘(ii) GROUP A CLAIMS.—A claim under this title 
is a claim in Group A if— 
‘‘(I) the claim is filed under this title during 
the period described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(II) on or before the day before the date of 
enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Com-
pensation Fund Reauthorization Act, the Special 
Master postmarks and transmits a final award 
determination to the claimant filing such claim. 
‘‘(iii) GROUP B CLAIMS.—A claim under this title 
is a claim in Group B if the claim— 
‘‘(I) is filed under this title during the period 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(II) is not a claim described in clause (ii).