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Senate Bill 1638
116th Congress(2019-2020)
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019
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Introduced in Senate on May 23, 2019
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S. 1638 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1638


To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019

Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims.

Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1)) is amended by striking “not more than 8 special masters” and inserting “not more than 16 special masters”.