makes a determination that the number of full-time 
employees employed in that agency is 10 percent less 
than the number of full-time employees employed in 
that agency determined under subsection (a). 
(d) WAIVERS.—This section may be waived upon a 
determination by the President that— 
(1) the existence of a state of war or other na-
tional security concern so requires; or 
(2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency 
threatening life, health, public safety, property, or 
the environment so requires. 
TITLE VI—PROHIBITION ON CLI-
MATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL 
WARMING FUNDING 
SEC. 601. NO FUNDING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE OR GLOBAL 
WARMING. 
On and after the date of enactment of this Act, no 
Federal funds may be expended for any activity relating 
to climate change or global warming. 
TITLE VII—PROTECTING ACCESS 
TO HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 700. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Health Care Act’’. 
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Subtitle A—HEALTH Act 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Help Efficient, Ac-
cessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 702. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this subtitle to implement reason-
able, comprehensive, and effective health care liability re-
forms designed to— 
(1) improve the availability of health care serv-
ices in cases in which health care liability actions 
have been shown to be a factor in the decreased 
availability of services; 
(2) reduce the incidence of ‘‘defensive medi-
cine’’ and lower the cost of health care liability in-
surance, all of which contribute to the escalation of 
health care costs; 
(3) ensure that persons with meritorious health 
care injury claims receive fair and adequate com-
pensation, including reasonable noneconomic dam-
ages; 
(4) improve the fairness and cost-effectiveness 
of our current health care liability system to resolve 
disputes over, and provide compensation for, health 
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care liability by reducing uncertainty in the amount 
of compensation provided to injured individuals; and 
(5) provide an increased sharing of information 
in the health care system which will reduce unin-
tended injury and improve patient care. 
SEC. 703. ENCOURAGING SPEEDY RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS. 
The time for the commencement of a health care law-
suit shall be 3 years after the date of manifestation of 
injury or 1 year after the claimant discovers, or through 
the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the 
injury, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the time 
for commencement of a health care lawsuit exceed 3 years 
after the date of manifestation of injury unless tolled for 
any of the following— 
(1) upon proof of fraud; 
(2) intentional concealment; or 
(3) the presence of a foreign body, which has no 
therapeutic or diagnostic purpose or effect, in the 
person of the injured person. 
Actions by a minor shall be commenced within 3 years 
from the date of the alleged manifestation of injury except 
that actions by a minor under the full age of 6 years shall 
be commenced within 3 years of manifestation of injury 
or prior to the minor’s 8th birthday, whichever provides 
a longer period. Such time limitation shall be tolled for 
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minors for any period during which a parent or guardian 
and a health care provider or health care organization 
have committed fraud or collusion in the failure to bring 
an action on behalf of the injured minor. 
SEC. 704. COMPENSATING PATIENT INJURY. 
(a) UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF DAMAGES FOR ACTUAL 
ECONOMIC LOSSES IN HEALTH CARE LAWSUITS.—In any 
health care lawsuit, nothing in this subtitle shall limit a 
claimant’s recovery of the full amount of the available eco-
nomic damages, notwithstanding the limitation in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ADDITIONAL NONECONOMIC DAMAGES.—In any 
health care lawsuit, the amount of noneconomic damages, 
if available, may be as much as $250,000, regardless of 
the number of parties against whom the action is brought 
or the number of separate claims or actions brought with 
respect to the same injury. 
(c) NO DISCOUNT OF AWARD FOR NONECONOMIC 
DAMAGES.—For purposes of applying the limitation in 
subsection (b), future noneconomic damages shall not be 
discounted to present value. The jury shall not be in-
formed about the maximum award for noneconomic dam-
ages. An award for noneconomic damages in excess of 
$250,000 shall be reduced either before the entry of judg-
ment, or by amendment of the judgment after entry of 
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judgment, and such reduction shall be made before ac-
counting for any other reduction in damages required by 
law. If separate awards are rendered for past and future 
noneconomic damages and the combined awards exceed 
$250,000, the future noneconomic damages shall be re-
duced first. 
(d) FAIR SHARE RULE.—In any health care lawsuit, 
each party shall be liable for that party’s several share 
of any damages only and not for the share of any other 
person. Each party shall be liable only for the amount of 
damages allocated to such party in direct proportion to 
such party’s percentage of responsibility. Whenever a 
judgment of liability is rendered as to any party, a sepa-
rate judgment shall be rendered against each such party 
for the amount allocated to such party. For purposes of 
this section, the trier of fact shall determine the propor-
tion of responsibility of each party for the claimant’s 
harm. 
SEC. 705. MAXIMIZING PATIENT RECOVERY. 
(a) COURT SUPERVISION OF SHARE OF DAMAGES 
ACTUALLY PAID TO CLAIMANTS.—In any health care law-
suit, the court shall supervise the arrangements for pay-
ment of damages to protect against conflicts of interest 
that may have the effect of reducing the amount of dam-
ages awarded that are actually paid to claimants. In par-
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