Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 3.djvu/224

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103 STAT. 2292 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 ' (A) in the first sentence, by striking out "After the judg- ment of the United States Claims Court under section 2111 on a petition filed for compensation under the Program for a vaccine-related injury or death has become final, the person who filed the petition shall file with the court" and inserting in lieu thereof: "After judgment has been entered by the United States Claims Court or, if an appeal is taken • under section 2112(f), after the appellate court's mandate is issued, the petitioner who filed the petition under section 2111 shall file with the clerk of the United States Claims Court", and (B) by amending the last sentence to read as follows: "For limitations on the bringing of civil actions, see section 2111(a)(2). ". (2) Section 2121(b) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-21(b)) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking out "within 365 days" and inserting in lieu thereof "within 420 days (excluding any period of suspension under section 2112(d) and excluding any days the petition is before a special master as a result of a remand under section 2112(e)(2)(C))", / and (B) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: "An election shall be filed under this subsection not later than 90 days after the date of the entry of the Claims Court's judgment or the appellate court's mandate with respect to which the election is to be made.". (o) TRIAL.— Section 2123(e) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-23(e)) is amended— (1) by striking out "finding" and inserting in lieu thereof "finding of fact or conclusion of law", (2) by striking out "master appointed by such court" and ,,,,w> inserting in lieu thereof "special master", and (3) by striking out "a district court of the United States" and inserting in lieu thereof "the United States Claims Court and subsequent appellate review". (p) VACCINE INFORMATION.— Section 2126(c)(9) (42 U.S.C. 300aa- 26(c)(9)) is amended to read as follows: "(9) a summary of— "(A) relevant Federal recommendations concerning a

^ complete schedule of childhood immunizations, and

"(B) the availability of the Program, and", (q) SAFER VACCINES.— Section 2127 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-27) is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by adding after subsection (a) the following: Establishment. " (b) TASK FORCE. — "(1) The Secretary shall establish a task force on safer child- hood vaccines which shall consist of the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug iS^f Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control. "(2) The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall serve as chairman of the task force. "(3) In consultation with the Advisory Commission on Child- hood Vaccines, the task force shall prepare recommendations to the Secretary concerning implementation of the requirements of subsection (a).", (r) AUTHORIZATIONS. —