[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 523 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 523

                For the relief of Thomas J. Sansone, Jr.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2001

  Mrs. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                For the relief of Thomas J. Sansone, 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 petition filed under 
subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300aa-10 et seq.) (relating to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program) by the legal representatives of Thomas J. Sansone, Jr., 
including the claims contained in that petition that the injury 
described in that petition was caused by a vaccine covered in the 
Vaccine Injury Table specified in section 2114 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
300aa-14) and given on June 1, 1994, such injury is deemed to have been 
caused by such vaccine for the purposes of subtitle 2 of title XXI of 
such Act.
    (b) Payment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pay 
compensation to Thomas J. Sansone, 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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