[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2260 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2260

              For the relief of Harold David Strother, Jr.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 1997

 Mr. Scarborough introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
              For the relief of Harold David Strother, Jr.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR VACCINE-RELATED INJURY.

    (a) Cause of Injury.--In consideration of the findings of the 
special master in the case entitled Mary Ellen Strother and Harold 
David Strother, natural guardians of Harold David Strother, Jr., a 
minor child, v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
Services, No. 88-32 V (United States Claims Court) that the injury 
described in such findings suffered by Harold David Strother, Jr. was 
caused by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine he received on 
August 9, 1984, such injury is deemed to have been caused by such 
vaccine for the purposes of subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-10 et seq.).
    (b) Payment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pay 
compensation to Harold David Strother, Jr. for the injury referred to 
in subsection (a) in accordance with section 2115 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-15).
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