To establish a World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund.
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 6607 as modified, under the order of 12/22/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 419.
December 22, 2022
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 6607 as modified, under the order of 12/22/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 419.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 6607 as modified, under the order of 12/22/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 419.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6607 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Gillibrand to Amendment SA 6552.
December 22, 2022
Amendment SA 6607 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Gillibrand to Amendment SA 6552. (consideration: CR S10064-10065, S10071-10074; text as modified: CR S10071-10072) To establish a World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund.
December 22, 2022
Amendment SA 6607 as modified, under the order of 12/22/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 419.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment submitted
December 21, 2022
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SA 6607. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6552 proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of division FF, add the following: TITLE VII--SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM SEC. 7701. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 3352. SUPPLEMENTAL FUND. ``(a) In General.--There is established a fund to be known as the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund (referred to in this section as the `Supplemental Fund'), consisting of amounts deposited into the Fund under subsection (b). ``(b) Amount.--Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2023 $1,000,000,000, for deposit into the Supplemental Fund, which amounts shall remain available through fiscal year 2032. ``(c) Uses of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Supplemental Fund under subsection (b) shall be available, without further appropriation and without regard to any spending limitation under section 3351(c), to the WTC Program Administrator as needed at the discretion of such Administrator, for carrying out any provision in this title, including sections 3303 and 3341(c). ``(d) Return of Funds.--Any amounts that remain in the Supplemental Fund on September 30, 2032, shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 3311(a)(4)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm- 21(a)(4)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``section 3351'' and inserting ``sections 3351 and 3352''; (2) in section 3321(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 300mm- 31(a)(3)(B)(i)(II)), by striking ``section 3351'' and inserting ``sections 3351 and 3352''; (3) in section 3331 (42 U.S.C. 300mm-41)-- (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund'' before the period at the end; and (B) in subsection (d)-- (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(excluding any expenditures from amounts in the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352)'' before the period at the end; and (ii) in paragraph (2), in the flush text following subparagraph (C), by inserting ``(excluding any expenditures from amounts in the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352)'' before the period at the end; and (4) in section 3351(b) (42 U.S.C. 300mm-61(b))-- (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or as available from the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352'' before the period at the end; and (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or as available from the World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund under section 3352'' before the period at the end. (c) Prevention and Public Health Fund.--Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-11(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``$1,800,000,000; and'' and inserting ``$1,525,000,000;''; (2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following: ``(9) for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, $1,725,000,000; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(10) for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, $2,000,000,000.''. SEC. 7702. RESEARCH COHORT FOR EMERGING HEALTH IMPACTS ON YOUTH. (a) In General.--Section 3341 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-51) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``With respect'' through ``subtitle B, the'' and inserting ``The''; and (B) by striking ``of such individuals'' each place it appears; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``and individuals who were exposed within a geographic area related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a manner similar to the exposure within such geographic area experienced by individuals meeting the eligibility criteria under section 3311(a)(2) or 3321(a)(1)(B)'' after ``treatment''; (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Research Cohort for Emerging Health Impacts on Youth.-- ``(1) In general.--The WTC Program Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a research cohort of sufficient size to conduct future research studies on the health and educational impacts of exposure to airborne toxins, or any other hazard or adverse condition, resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including on the population of individuals who were 21 years of age or younger at the time of exposure, including such individuals who are screening-eligible WTC survivors or certified-eligible WTC survivors. ``(2) Populations studied.--The research cohort under paragraph (1) may include-- ``(A) individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years of age or younger and were-- ``(i) outside the New York City disaster area; and ``(ii) in-- ``(I) the area of Manhattan not further north than 14th Street; or ``(II) Brooklyn; and ``(B) control populations, including populations of individuals who, on September 11, 2001, were 21 years of age or younger.''. (b) Funding.--Section 3351(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm- 61(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ``(4) Limitation for research cohort for emerging health impacts on youth.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the amounts made available under such paragraph may not be used for fiscal years 2023 through 2032 to carry out subsection (c) of section 3341.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3301(f)(2)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm(f)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``section 3341(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (c) of section 3341''. ______