SEC. 6. PROCEDURE FOR PAYING ATTORNEYS’ FEES. 
Section 2115(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300aa–15(e)), as amended by section 5, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) When a special master or court awards at-
torneys’ fees or costs under paragraph (1) or (4), it 
may order that such fees and costs be payable solely 
to the petitioner’s attorney if—
‘‘(A) the petitioner expressly consents, or 
‘‘(B) the special master or court, after af-
fording to the Secretary and all interested per-
sons the opportunity to submit relevant infor-
mation, determines that—
‘‘(i) the petitioner cannot be located 
or refuses to respond to a request by the 
special master or court for information, 
and there is no practical alternative means 
to ensure that the attorney will be reim-
bursed for such fees and costs expedi-
tiously, or 
‘‘(ii) there are other exceptional cir-
cumstances and good cause for paying 
such fees and costs solely to the peti-
tioner’s attorney.’’.
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 2116(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–16(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘36 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘24 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘6 years’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘48 months’’ and inserting 
‘‘6 years’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL EXTENSION.—
(1) LIMITATION PERIOD.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 2116(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300aa–16(a)), in the case of a vaccine set 
forth in the Vaccine Injury Table that is adminis-
tered after September 30, 1988, and before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, if a vaccine-related in-
jury or death occurred as a result of the administra-
tion of such vaccine, the end of the limitation period 
for filing a petition is the later of—
(A) the applicable date under section 
2116(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300aa–16(a)); or 
(B) the date that is 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) EFFECT
OF
PREVIOUS
DISMISSAL.—Not-
withstanding section 2111(b)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–11(b)(2)), if a 
petition is filed within the limitation period applica-
ble under paragraph (1), the petition may not be 
dismissed on the basis of a previous dismissal for 
untimely filing. 
(c) CLAIMS BASED ON REVISIONS TO TABLE.—Sec-
tion 2116(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300aa–16(b)) is amended by striking all that follows ‘‘file 
a petition for such compensation’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘if—
‘‘(1) the vaccine-related death or injury with re-
spect to which the petition is filed occurred no more 
than 8 years before the effective date of the revision 
of the table; and 
‘‘(2)(A) the petition satisfies the conditions 
stated in subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) the date of occurrence of the first symp-
tom or manifestation of onset of injury occurred 
more than 4 years before the petition is filed, and 
the petition is filed no more than 2 years after the 
effective date of the revision of the table.’’. 
(d) REPORTS.—
(1) TRANSMISSION.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall transmit to the Congress 
2 annual reports that shall each include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Identification of the number of peti-
tions filed for compensation under the National 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program that 
would have been time-barred absent the limita-
tion period provided by subsection (b). 
(B) Describe the effects of subsection (b) 
on the ability of the Secretary to administer the 
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
and adjudicate petitions under such Program in 
a timely manner. 
(2) DATES OF SUBMISSION.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall transmit—
(A) the first report not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) the second report not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES. 
(a) SELECTION OF INDIVIDUALS INJURED BY VAC-
CINES AS PUBLIC MEMBERS.—Section 2119(a)(1)(B) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–
19(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking all that follows the 
comma and inserting the following: ‘‘of whom 1 shall be 
the legal representative of a child who has suffered a vac-
cine-related injury or death, and at least 1 other shall be 
either the legal representative of a child who has suffered 
a vaccine-related injury or death or an individual who has 
personally suffered a vaccine-related injury.’’. 
(b) 
MANDATORY
MEETING
SCHEDULE
ELIMI-
NATED.—Section 2119(c) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300aa–19(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less 
often than four times per year and’’. 
SEC. 9. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TRUST FUND PROVI-
SION. 
Section 9510(c)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘(as in effect’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘for vaccine-related injury or death’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the effective date of the 
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improve-
ment Act of 2005) for vaccine-related injury or death’’. 
SEC. 10. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES. 
(a) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—Section 9510(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘(but not in excess
of $9,500,000 for any fiscal year)’’ and inserting ‘‘(but 
not in excess of $10,000,000 for any fiscal year)’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
OF BUREAU
OF 
PUBLIC DEBT.—Section 9510(c)(1) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as amended by section 9 and sub-
section (a), is further amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the payment of administrative and 
personnel expenses that the Bureau of the Pub-
lic Debt incurs for financial services for the 
Trust Fund.’’. 
SEC. 11. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN. 
Section 2110(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300aa–10(c)) is amended by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, including by conducting a public 
service announcement campaign.’’. 
SEC. 12. APPLICATION. 
The provisions of and amendments made by sections 
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 apply to a petition filed under sec-
tion 2111 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300aa–11) if the petition is pending on or filed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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