,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjba,mr4   
,doggett 7= himself & ,mr4 ,upton7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to make updates to !       
,vacc9e ,injury ,comp5sation ,program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vacc9e ,injury    
,comp5sation ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,*anges to ,vacc9e ,injury        
,comp5sation ,program  7a7 ,special     
ma/]s  7#a7 ,e/abli% m9imum numb] (     
special ma/]s ,section #baab7;c77#a7 ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;aa-#ab7;c77#a77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ n m ?an #h & ins]t+ n less ?an 
#aj4  7#b7 ,additional report+          
requirem5ts ,section #baab7;c77#f77;,e7 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;aa-#ab7;c77#f77;,e77 is  
am5d$-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ aft] disposition 
( petitions1 ! foll[+3 ! numb] (        

petitions fil$ t are p5d+ disposition1 !
 numb] ( he>+s s*$ul$ ) respect to a    
p5d+ disposition12 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1  
includ+ recomm5dations on :e!r          
additional special ma/]s are ne$$ to    
ensure an exp$iti\s & fair resolution ( 
petitions or o!rwise improve ! ,program 
aft] 9 ! ,program4  7b7 ,recomm5dations 
f ,,cdc ,section #baad7;e77#b7 ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;aa-#ad7;e77#b77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ )9 #b ye>s ( &    
ins]t+ )9 #f mon?s (2 &  7#b7 9         
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ adults1 or  
pregnant wom5 aft] to *ildr514  7c7     
,increase 9 comp5sation  7#a7           
,comp5sation = dea? ,section            
#baae7;a77#b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cjj;aa-#ae7;a77#b77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7#b7 ,9 ! ev5t ( a             
vacc9e-relat$ dea?1 an aw>d (-- 7,a7 if 
judgm5t on an aw>d ( comp5sation is     
ent]$ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjba1 #fjj1jjj2 or  
7,b7 if judgm5t on an aw>d ( comp5sation

 is ent]$ 9 a subsequ5t cal5d> ye>1 !   
am\nt equal to ! doll> am\nt applicable 
"u ?is p>agraph = ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1  
adju/$ by ! total p]c5tage *ange t      
occurr$ dur+ su* prec$+ cal5d> ye> 9 !  
,consum] ,price ,index = all urban      
consum]s 7all items2 ,u4,s4 city        
av]age74  4  7#b7 ,comp5sation = pa9 &  
suff]+ ,section #baae7;a77#d7 ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;aa-#ae7;a77#d77 is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7#d7 ,= actual &     
project$ pa9 & suff]+ & emotional       
di/ress f ! vacc9e-relat$ injury1 an    
aw>d n to exce$-- 7,a7 if judgm5t on an 
aw>d ( comp5sation is ent]$ 9 cal5d> ye>
 #bjba1 #fjj1jjj2 or  7,b7 if judgm5t on
 an aw>d ( comp5sation is ent]$ 9 a     
subsequ5t cal5d> ye>1 ! am\nt equal to !
 doll> am\nt applicable "u ?is p>agraph 
= ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 adju/$ by ! total
 p]c5tage *ange t occurr$ dur+ su*      
prec$+ cal5d> ye> 9 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = all urban consum]s 7all items2 
,u4,s4 city av]age74  4  7d7 ,increase  

/atute ( limitations ,section           
#baaf7;a77#b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cjj;aa-#af7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#cf mon?s & ins]t+ #e ye>s4