SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘James Zadroga 9/11 
Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 
HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM 
FUND.—Section 3351 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300mm–61) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2012’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘2011)’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2015 
and each subsequent fiscal year’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the Federal share, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$431,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year, 
the amount specified under this subpara-
graph for the previous fiscal year increased 
by the percentage increase in the medical 
care component of the consumer price 
index for all urban consumers as estimated 
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by the Secretary for the 12-month period 
ending with March of the previous year; 
plus’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) AMOUNTS FROM PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.— 
Amounts that were deposited, or identified for de-
posit, for any fiscal year preceding fiscal year 2015, 
under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), as such paragraph 
was in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Com-
pensation Reauthorization Act, that were not ex-
pended in carrying out this title for any such fiscal 
year, shall remain deposited, or be deposited, as the 
case may be, into the Fund. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNTS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL 
EXPENDED.—Amounts deposited into the Fund 
under this subsection shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sections 
3302(a)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘3342’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
3301(e), 
3301(f), 
3302(a), 
3302(b), 
3303, 
3304, 
3305(a)(1), 
3305(a)(2), 
3305(c), 3341, and 3342’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘con-
sumer price index for all urban consumers (all 
items; United States city average)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘medical care component of the consumer 
price index for all urban consumers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘for each subse-
quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2014’’; and 
(II) by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2015, $200,000; and 
‘‘(E) 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 
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12-month period ending with March of the pre-
vious year.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘for each subse-
quent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2016’’; and 
(II) by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2017, $15,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(E) 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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(b) REGULATIONS.—Section 3301 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The WTC Program Adminis-
trator is authorized to promulgate such regulations as 
such Administrator determines necessary to administer 
this title.’’. 
(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 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting before 
the semicolon ‘‘, including data on the 
evaluation of any new WTC-related health 
conditions 
identified 
under 
section 
3304(a)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and 
retention’’ after ‘‘outreach’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(vi), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 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 
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U.S.C. 300mm–21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘through the end of fiscal year 2020’’. 
(e) 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’’. 
(f) 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 ‘‘in fiscal years 2012 through 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘of each subsequent fiscal 
year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and with respect to calendar 
quarters in fiscal year 2016’’ and all that follows 
and inserting a period. 
(g) 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’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM 
COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 403 of the Air Transpor-
tation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 
40101 note) is amended— 
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(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. 
(b) TIMING REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A CLAIM.— 
Section 405 of the Air Transportation Safety and System 
Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and in-
serting ‘‘during an indefinite period’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 407(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 407(b)(1)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and ending on’’ and all 
that follows and inserting a period; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘section 
407(a)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
407(b)(1)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘section 
407(b)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
407(b)(1)’’. 
(c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
406(d) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta-
bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— 
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