[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 276 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 276

 To amend the 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

                            January 6, 1999

 Mr. Sweeney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the 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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