Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5142 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5142 To amend the Public Health Service Act to make updates to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 4, 2023 Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Smucker, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to make updates to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 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 ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. CHANGES TO VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM. (a) Special Masters.-- (1) Establish minimum number of special masters.--Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa- 12(c)(1)) is am…