[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4970 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4970

   To amend vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health 
   Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted 
           within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 16, 1994

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health 
   Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted 
           within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIME LIMIT.

    Section 2116(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 
300aa-16) is amended by striking ``36 months'' and inserting ``48 
months''.
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