To amend the Public Health Service Act to include neuropathy in the list of conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2636 To amend the Public Health Service Act to include neuropathy in the list of conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 17, 2023 Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to include neurop- athy in the list of conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. INCLUDING NEUROPATHY IN WORLD TRADE 3 CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM. 4 (a) LIST OF HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR WTC RE- 5 SPONDERS.—Section 3312(a)(3) of title XXXIII of the 6 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)(3)) 7 is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2636.IH H2636 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2636 IH (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub- 1 paragraph (E); and 2 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘(D) NEUROPATHY.—Any neuropathy (or 5 type of neuropathy).’’. 6 (b) LIST OF WTC-RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS 7 FOR SURVIVORS.—Section 3322(b) of title XXXIII of the 8 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–32(b)) is 9 amended— 10 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- 11 graph (4); and 12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 13 lowing: 14 ‘‘(3) NEUROPATHY.—Any neuropathy (or type 15 of neuropathy).’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2636.IH H2636 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB