42 U.S.C. § 300aa–13
Determination of eligibility and compensation
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 300aa–13, Determination of eligibility and compensation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/476449
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Full text
Compensation shall be awarded under the Program to a petitioner if the special master or court finds on the record as a whole—
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “factors unrelated to the administration of the vaccine”—
In determining whether to award compensation to a petitioner under the Program, the special master or court shall consider, in addition to all other relevant medical and scientific evidence contained in the record—
For purposes of this section, the term “record” means the record established by the special masters of the United States Court of Federal Claims in a proceeding on a petition filed under section 300aa–11 of this title.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- State Comprehensive Mental Health Services Plan Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: 87–7
- Vaccine and Immunization Amendments of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally