§9510. Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund

(a) Creation of Trust Fund

There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the "Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund", consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).

(b) Transfers to Trust Fund

(1) In general

There are hereby appropriated to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the net revenues received in the Treasury from the tax imposed by section 4131 (relating to tax on certain vaccines).

(2) Net revenues

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "net revenues" means the amount estimated by the Secretary based on the excess of-

(A) the taxes received in the Treasury under section 4131 (relating to tax on certain vaccines), over

(B) the decrease in the tax imposed by chapter 1 resulting from the tax imposed by section 4131.

(c) Expenditures from Trust Fund

(1) In general

Amounts in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation Acts, only for the payment of compensation under subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section) for vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, or for the payment of all expenses of administration (but not in excess of $6,000,000 for any fiscal year) incurred by the Federal Government in administering such subtitle.

(2) Transfers for certain repayments

(A) In general

The Secretary shall pay from time to time from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund into the general fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to amounts paid under section 4132(b) and section 6416 with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4131.

(B) Transfers based on estimates

Transfers under subparagraph (A) shall be made on the basis of estimates by the Secretary, and proper adjustments shall be made in the amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.

(d) Liability of United States limited to amount in Trust Fund

(1) General rule

Any claim filed against the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund may be paid only out of such Trust Fund.

(2) Coordination with other provisions

Nothing in the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (or in any amendment made by such Act) shall authorize the payment by the United States Government of any amount with respect to any such claim out of any source other than the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

(3) Order in which unpaid claims to be paid

If at any time the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund has insufficient funds to pay all of the claims out of such Trust Fund at such time, such claims shall, to the extent permitted under paragraph (1) be paid in full in the order in which they are finally determined.

(Added Pub. L. 100–203, title IX, §9202(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–330 ; amended Pub. L. 100–647, title II, §2006(b), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3613 ; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, §7841(g)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2429 ; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, §13421(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 566 .)

References in Text

The Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, 58 Stat. 682 , as amended. Subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act is classified generally to part 2 (§300aa–10 et seq.) of subchapter XIX of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.

The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 100–203 which was approved Dec. 22, 1987.

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is title III of Pub. L. 99–660, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3755 , as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter XIX (§300aa–1 et seq.) of chapter 6A of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1986 Amendments note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103–66 struck out "and before October 1, 1992," after "September 30, 1988,".

1989-Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101–239 inserted before period at end ", or for the payment of all expenses of administration (but not in excess of $6,000,000 for any fiscal year) incurred by the Federal Government in administering such subtitle".

1988-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–647 inserted "appropriated or" before "credited" and "this section or" before "section 9602(b)".

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Section 7841(g)(2) of Pub. L. 101–239 provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1989."

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–647 effective as if included in the amendments made by section 9201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–203, see section 2006(c) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 4132 of this title.

Effective Date

Section 9202(c) of Pub. L. 100–203 provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1988."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 42 sections 300aa–15, 300aa–17.