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[USC02] 42 USC CHAPTER 6A, SUBCHAPTER XXXI: WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM
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42 USC CHAPTER 6A, SUBCHAPTER XXXI: WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM
There is hereby established within the Department of Health and Human Services a program to be known as the World Trade Center Health Program, which shall be administered by the WTC Program Administrator, to provide beginning on July 1, 2011—
The WTC Program Administrator working with the Clinical Centers of Excellence shall develop and implement a quality assurance program for the monitoring and treatment delivered by such Centers of Excellence and any other participating health care providers. Such program shall include—
Information for each clinical program described in paragraph (3)—
For each clinical program so described—
Information on the administrative performance of the program, including—
Not later than 6 years and 6 months after December 18, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter through fiscal year 2042, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3301, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3624; amended Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title III, §302(b), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2998.)
2015—Subsecs. (i) to (k). Pub. L. 114–113 added subsecs. (i) to (k).
§300mm–1. WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; WTC Health Program Steering Committees
The WTC Program Administrator shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the "Advisory Committee") to review scientific and medical evidence and to make recommendations to the Administrator on additional WTC Program eligibility criteria and on additional WTC-related health conditions.
The WTC Program Administrator shall appoint the members of the Advisory Committee and shall include at least—
(A) 4 occupational physicians, at least 2 of whom have experience treating WTC rescue and recovery workers;
(B) 1 physician with expertise in pulmonary medicine;
(C) 2 environmental medicine or environmental health specialists;
(D) 2 representatives of WTC responders;
(E) 2 representatives of certified-eligible WTC survivors;
(F) an industrial hygienist;
(G) a toxicologist;
(H) an epidemiologist; and
(I) a mental health professional.
The Advisory Committee shall meet at such frequency as may be required to carry out its duties.
The WTC Program Administrator shall provide for publication of recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the public Web site established for the WTC Program.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Advisory Committee shall continue in operation during the period in which the WTC Program is in operation.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
(b) WTC Health Program Steering Committees
The WTC Program Administrator shall consult with 2 steering committees (each in this section referred to as a "Steering Committee") that are established as follows:
(A) WTC Responders Steering Committee
One Steering Committee, to be known as the WTC Responders Steering Committee, for the purpose of receiving input from affected stakeholders and facilitating the coordination of monitoring and treatment programs for the enrolled WTC responders under subpart 1 of part B.
(B) WTC Survivors Steering Committee
One Steering Committee, to be known as the WTC Survivors Steering Committee, for the purpose of receiving input from affected stakeholders and facilitating the coordination of initial health evaluations, monitoring, and treatment programs for screening-eligible and certified-eligible WTC survivors under subpart 2 of part B.
(i) Representation
(I) representatives of the Centers of Excellence providing services to WTC responders;
(II) representatives of labor organizations representing firefighters, police, other New York City employees, and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and
(III) 3 representatives of New York City, 1 of whom will be selected by the police commissioner of New York City, 1 by the health commissioner of New York City, and 1 by the mayor of New York City.
(I) the Centers of Excellence providing services to screening-eligible and certified-eligible WTC survivors;
(II) the population of residents, students, and area and other workers affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
(III) screening-eligible and certified-eligible survivors receiving initial health evaluations, monitoring, or treatment under subpart 2 of part B and organizations advocating on their behalf; and
(IV) New York City.
(C) Additional appointments
Each Steering Committee may recommend, if approved by a majority of voting members of the Committee, additional members to the Committee.
A vacancy in a Steering Committee shall be filled by an individual recommended by the Steering Committee.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3302, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3627.)
§300mm–2. Education and outreach
(A) the establishment of a public Web site with information about the WTC Program;
(B) meetings with potentially eligible populations;
(C) development and dissemination of outreach materials informing people about the program; and
(D) the establishment of phone information services; and
(2) shall be conducted in a manner intended—
(A) to reach all affected populations; and
(B) to include materials for culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3303, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3629.)
§300mm–3. Uniform data collection and analysis
The WTC Program Administrator shall provide for the uniform collection of data, including claims data (and analysis of data and regular reports to the Administrator) on the prevalence of WTC-related health conditions and the identification of new WTC-related health conditions. Such data shall be collected for all individuals provided monitoring or treatment benefits under part B and regardless of their place of residence or Clinical Center of Excellence through which the benefits are provided. The WTC Program Administrator shall provide, through the Data Centers or otherwise, for the integration of such data into the monitoring and treatment program activities under this subchapter.
(b) Coordinating through Centers of Excellence
Each Clinical Center of Excellence shall collect data described in subsection (a) and report such data to the corresponding Data Center for analysis by such Data Center.
(c) Collaboration with WTC Health Registry
The WTC Program Administrator shall provide for collaboration between the Data Centers and the World Trade Center Health Registry described in section 300mm–52 of this title.
The data collection and analysis under this section shall be conducted and maintained in a manner that protects the confidentiality of individually identifiable health information consistent with applicable statutes and regulations, including, as applicable, HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 300jj–19(a)(2) of this title) and section 552a of title 5.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3304, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3629.)
The WTC Program Administrator shall, subject to subsection (b)(1)(B), enter into contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence (as defined in subsection (b)(1)(A))—
The WTC Program Administrator shall enter into contracts with one or more Data Centers (as defined in subsection (b)(2))—
For purposes of this subchapter, the term "Clinical Center of Excellence" means a Center that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the Center—
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3305, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3630; amended Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title III, §302(c), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2998.)
2015—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 114–113, §302(c)(1)(A), inserted "and retention" after "outreach".
§300mm–5. Definitions
(1) The term "aggravating" means, with respect to a health condition, a health condition that existed on September 11, 2001, and that, as a result of exposure to airborne toxins, any other hazard, or any other adverse condition resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, requires medical treatment that is (or will be) in addition to, more frequent than, or of longer duration than the medical treatment that would have been required for such condition in the absence of such exposure.
(2) The term "certified-eligible WTC survivor" has the meaning given such term in section 300mm–31(a)(2) of this title.
(3) The terms "Clinical Center of Excellence" and "Data Center" have the meanings given such terms in section 300mm–4 of this title.
(4) The term "enrolled WTC responder" means a WTC responder enrolled under section 300mm–21(a)(3) of this title.
(5) The term "initial health evaluation" includes, with respect to an individual, a medical and exposure history, a physical examination, and additional medical testing as needed to evaluate whether the individual has a WTC-related health condition and is eligible for treatment under the WTC Program.
(6) The term "list of WTC-related health conditions" means—
(A) for WTC responders, the health conditions listed in section 300mm–22(a)(3) of this title; and
(B) for screening-eligible and certified-eligible WTC survivors, the health conditions listed in section 300mm–32(b) of this title.
(7) The term "New York City disaster area" means the area within New York City that is—
(A) the area of Manhattan that is south of Houston Street; and
(B) any block in Brooklyn that is wholly or partially contained within a 1.5-mile radius of the former World Trade Center site.
(8) The term "New York metropolitan area" means an area, specified by the WTC Program Administrator, within which WTC responders and eligible WTC screening-eligible survivors who reside in such area are reasonably able to access monitoring and treatment benefits and initial health evaluation benefits under this subchapter through a Clinical Center of Excellence described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of section 300mm–4(b)(1) of this title.
(9) The term "screening-eligible WTC survivor" has the meaning given such term in section 300mm–31(a)(1) of this title.
(10) Any reference to "September 11, 2001" shall be deemed a reference to the period on such date subsequent to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, or the Pentagon, as applicable, on such date.
(11) The term "September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks" means the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, in New York City, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, and includes the aftermath of such attacks.
(12) The term "WTC Health Program Steering Committee" means such a Steering Committee established under section 300mm–1(b) of this title.
(13) The term "WTC Program" means the Word Trade Center Health Program established under section 300mm(a) of this title.
(14)(A) The term "WTC Program Administrator" means—
(i) subject to subparagraph (B), with respect to paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 300mm–21(a) of this title (relating to enrollment of WTC responders), section 300mm–22(c) of this title and the corresponding provisions of section 300mm–32 of this title (relating to payment for initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment,1 paragraphs (1)(C), (2)(B), and (3) of section 300mm–31(a) of this title (relating to determination or certification of screening-eligible or certified-eligible WTC responders), and subpart 3 of part B (relating to payor provisions), an official in the Department of Health and Human Services, to be designated by the Secretary; and
(ii) with respect to any other provision of this subchapter, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or a designee of such Director.
(B) In no case may the Secretary designate under subparagraph (A)(i) the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health or a designee of such Director with respect to section 300mm–32 of this title (relating to payment for initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment).
(15) The term "WTC-related health condition" is defined in section 300mm–22(a) of this title.
(16) The term "WTC responder" is defined in section 300mm–21(a) of this title.
(17) The term "WTC Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee" means such Committee established under section 300mm–1(a) of this title.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3306, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3633.)
§300mm–51. Research regarding certain health conditions related to September 11 terrorist attacks
With respect to individuals, including enrolled WTC responders and certified-eligible WTC survivors, receiving monitoring or treatment under part B, the WTC Program Administrator shall conduct or support—
(1) research on physical and mental health conditions that may be related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
(2) research on diagnosing WTC-related health conditions of such individuals, in the case of conditions for which there has been diagnostic uncertainty; and
(3) research on treating WTC-related health conditions of such individuals, in the case of conditions for which there has been treatment uncertainty.
The Administrator may provide such support through continuation and expansion of research that was initiated before January 2, 2011, and through the World Trade Center Health Registry (referred to in section 300mm–52 of this title), through a Clinical Center of Excellence, or through a Data Center.
(b) Types of research
The research under subsection (a)(1) shall include epidemiologic and other research studies on WTC-related health conditions or emerging conditions—
(1) among enrolled WTC responders and certified-eligible WTC survivors under treatment; and
(2) in sampled populations outside the New York City disaster area in Manhattan as far north as 14th Street and in Brooklyn, along with control populations, to identify potential for long-term adverse health effects in less exposed populations.
The WTC Program Administrator shall carry out this section in consultation with the WTC Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee.
(d) Application of privacy and human subject protections
The privacy and human subject protections applicable to research conducted under this section shall not be less than such protections applicable to research conducted or funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3341, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3656.)
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3342, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3657; amended Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title III, §302(h), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3000.)
2015—Pub. L. 114–113 substituted "January 1, 2015" for "April 20, 2009".
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there shall be deposited into the Fund for fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2090—
(A) the Federal share, consisting of an amount equal to—
In the case of a failure to pay the amount so required under the contract—
For the purposes of carrying out part B with respect to WTC responders described in section 300mm–21(a)(2)(A)(ii) of this title—
For the purpose of carrying out section 300mm–1(a) of this title—
For the purpose of carrying out section 300mm–3 of this title and for reimbursing Data Centers (as defined in section 300mm–4(b)(2) of this title) for the costs incurred by such Centers in carrying out activities under contracts entered into under section 300mm–4(a)(2) of this title—
For the purpose of carrying out section 300mm–51 of this title—
For the purpose of carrying out section 300mm–52 of this title—
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, §3351, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, §101, Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3657; amended Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title III, §302(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2996.)
2015—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–113, §302(a)(1)(A)(i), substituted "fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2090" for "each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 (and the last calendar quarter of fiscal year 2011)" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 114–113, §302(a)(1)(A)(ii), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "the Federal share, consisting of an amount equal to the lesser of—
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 114–113, §302(a)(3)(C), substituted "section 300mm–2 of this title, for fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year, $750,000." for "section 300mm–2 of this title—