(A) DISCRIMINATION
PROHIBITED.—An 
employer may not discriminate against an indi-
vidual in regards to hiring, advancement, com-
pensation, or other terms, conditions, and privi-
leges of employment by virtue of the individ-
ual’s entitlement to benefits under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act under section 1809 
of such Act, as inserted by subsection (a). 
(B) ENFORCEMENT.—The powers, rem-
edies, and procedures provided in sections 705, 
706, 707, 709, 710, and 711 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 et seq.) to the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
the Attorney General, or any person, alleging a 
violation of title VII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
2000e et seq.) shall be the powers, remedies, 
and procedures this subsection provides to the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
the Attorney General, or any person, respec-
tively, alleging discrimination in violation of 
subparagraph (A), except that any employer 
found by a court to have intentionally engaged 
in discrimination in violation of subparagraph 
(A) shall be additionally subject to a civil pen-
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alty of not to exceed $25,000 for each such vio-
lation. 
(C) EMPLOYER DEFINED.—As used in this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘employer’’ has the same 
meaning given that term in section 101(5) of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12112(5)). 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION
OF
ENROLLMENT
CORREC-
TION PROVISIONS.—Section 1837(h) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(h)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or section 1809(d)’’ after ‘‘1818’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
REFERENCE.—The second 
sentence of section 1818(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i–2(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 1809(d)’’ 
after ‘‘1818A’’ . 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
QMB
PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tion 1905(p)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(p)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
1809(d)’’ after ‘‘1818’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSORTIUM TO CONDUCT SCREENING, MONI-
TORING, TREATMENT, AND RESEARCH RE-
GARDING 
9/11 
DISASTER-CONNECTED 
HEALTH CONDITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSORTIUM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, shall establish a consortium (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Consortium’’). 
(2) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 
consist of institutions, programs, and practi-
tioners that have provided, or are qualified to 
provide, screening, clinical examinations, or 
long-term health monitoring and analysis and 
treatment regarding 9/11 disaster-connected 
health conditions. The Consortium shall also in-
clude community-based organizations with ex-
pertise in providing outreach to hard-to-reach 
affected communities. 
(B) DIRECTOR.—The Consortium shall 
have a director, appointed by the Secretary, 
who shall be a Federal official responsible for 
the administration of the Consortium, including 
its governance and management. The director 
also shall be the primary Federal official re-
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