,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dife ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #f1 #bjba,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,garbarino1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,jacobs of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xxxiii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act with respect to flexibility and funding for the ,world ,trade ,center ,health ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the #i_/aa ,responder and ,survivor ,health ,funding ,correction ,act4 #b4 ,flexibility for certifications under the ,world ,trade ,center ,health ,program 7a7 ,in general ,section #ccje7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#d7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 by inserting subject to paragraph 7#f71 before for2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,licensed health care provider flexibility 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of an initial health evaluation described in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 7including any such evaluation provided under section #ccba7;b7 or through the nationwide network under section #ccac71 such evaluation may be conducted by a physician or any other licensed health care provider in a category of health care providers determined by the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,categories of licensed health care providers ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of the #i_/aa ,responder and ,survivor ,health ,funding ,correction ,act1 the ,,wtc ,program ,administrator shall issue regulations for the categories of licensed health care providers who1 in addition to licensed physicians1 may conduct evaluations under subparagraph 7,a7 and make determinations under section #ccab7;b74 4 7b7 ,flexibility for ,,wtc responders ,section #ccab7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#bb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking physician each place it appears and inserting physician or other licensed health care provider in a category determined by the ,secretary under section #ccje7;a77#f77;,b72 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking physician and inserting physician or other licensed health care provider in a category determined by the ,secretary under section #ccje7;a77#f77;,b72 7ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking physician and inserting physician or other licensed health care provider2 and 7iii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking such physician's determination and inserting the determination of such physician or other licensed health care provider2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking physician determinations and inserting determinations by physicians or other licensed health care providers in categories determined by the ,secretary under section #ccje7;a77#f77;,b72 and 7ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking physician panel and inserting panel of physicians or other licensed health care providers in categories determined by the ,secretary under section #ccje7;a77#f77;,b72 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking examining physician and inserting examining physician or other licensed health care provider in a category determined by the ,secretary under section #ccje7;a77#f77;,b74 #c4 ,criteria for credentialing health care providers participating in the nationwide network ,title ,,xxxiii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ccje7;a77#b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#d7;a77#b77-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking clause 7iv72 and 7ii7 by redesignating clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 as clauses 7iv7 and 7v71 respectively2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 respectively2 and 7#b7 in section #ccac7;b77#a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#bc7;b77#a771 by striking ,data ,centers and inserting ,,wtc ,program ,administrator4 #d4 ,clarifying calculation of enrollment 7a7 ,responders ,section #ccaa7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#ba7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,deceased ,,wtc responders ,an individual known to the ,,wtc ,program ,administrator to be deceased shall not be included in any count of enrollees under this subsection or section #ccea4 4 7b7 ,survivors ,section #ccba7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#ca7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,deceased ,,wtc survivors ,an individual known to the ,,wtc ,program ,administrator to be deceased shall not be included in any count of enrollees under this subsection or section #ccea4 4 #e4 ,funding for the ,world ,trade ,center ,health ,program ,section #ccea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#fa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7x71 by striking #egj1jjj1jjj2 and and inserting #fhi1acj1jjj22 and 7,b7 by striking clause 7xi7 and inserting the following3 7xi7 for fiscal year #bjbf1 #icj1cbe1ejj2 7xii7 for fiscal year #bjbg1 #a1jjd1gea1edj2 7xiii7 for fiscal year #bjbh1 #a1jhe1aca1ffc2 7xiv7 for fiscal year #bjbi1 #a1aci1chh1bdf2 7xv7 for fiscal year #bjcj1 #a1aif1ceg1fei2 7xvi7 for fiscal year #bjca1 #a1bef1age1edb2 and 7xvii7 for each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year #bjij-- 7,i7 the amount determined under this subparagraph for the previous fiscal year multiplied by #a4je2 multiplied by 7,,ii7 the ratio of-- 7aa7 the total number of individuals enrolled in the ,,wtc program on ,july #a of such previous fiscal year2 to 7bb7 the total number of individuals so enrolled on ,july #a of the fiscal year prior to such previous fiscal year2 plus 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 ,education and outreach ,for the purpose of carrying out section #ccjc-- 7,a7 for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjba1 #gej1jjj2 and 7,b7 for fiscal year #bjbb and each subsequent fiscal year1 #b1jjj1jjj4 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjba1 the amount determined for such fiscal year under this paragraph as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the #i_/aa ,responder and ,survivor ,health ,funding ,correction ,act2 2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #bjag1 #ae1jjj1jjj and inserting #bjbb1 #bj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjba1 the amount determined for such fiscal year under this paragraph as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the #i_/aa ,responder and ,survivor ,health ,funding ,correction ,act2 2 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7iii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #bj1jjj1jjj2 and 4 #f4 ,research cohort for emerging health impacts on youth 7a7 ,in general ,section #ccda of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#ea7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,research cohort for emerging health impacts on youth ,the ,,wtc ,program ,administrator shall establish a research cohort of sufficient size to conduct research studies on the health and educational impacts of exposure to airborne toxins1 or any other hazard or adverse condition1 resulting from the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 terrorist attacks on the population of individuals who were #ba years of age or younger at the time of exposure and who are enrolled in the ,,wtc ,program or otherwise eligible for enrollment in the ,program under section #ccba4 4 7b7 ,spending limitation exemption ,section #ccea7;c77#e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#fa7;c77#e77 is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 7other than subsection 7c7 of such section7 after section #ccda4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ccja7;f77#b77;,e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm7f77#b77;,e77 is amended by striking section #ccda7;a7 and inserting subsection 7a7 or 7c7 of section #ccda4