legislation: 105-s-2585

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105-s-2585 105 s 2585 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act Health 1998-10-08 1998-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 1 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act with regard to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to eliminate the $1,000 threshold requirement for unreimbursable expenses in a petition for compensation for a vaccine-related injury or death. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make rotavirus gastroenteritis a taxable vaccine for Federal sales tax purposes; and (2) limit the payment of compensation for vaccine-related injury or death to injury or death only from a vaccine which is taxable at the time it is administered (after September 30, 1988). Prohibits appropriations to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund on and after any expenditure from the Fund which is not permitted by specified Federal law. 2025-08-21T16:14:11Z  

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