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        <text><![CDATA[Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 amending the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under the Act. Repeals modifications to the definitions of manufacturer and vaccine-related injury or death and an added definition of vaccine. States that this Act shall be deemed to have taken effect instantly upon the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Declares that this Act and the repealed provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 may not be construed as having any legal effect on any court proceeding or decision involving any issue with which such provisions were concerned.]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strike unrelated provisions concerning changes to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and liability for vaccine manufacturers.</title>
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