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 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 103 STAT. 2285 (1) by subsections (b) and (c) of section 6503 shall apply to payments for allotments for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1991, and (2) by section 6504 shall apply to annual reports for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1991. Subtitle D—Vaccine Compensation Technicals SEC. 6601. VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TECHNICALS. (a) REFERENCE.— Whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act. (b) PUBLICATiON OP PROGRAM.— Section 2110 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-10) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(c) PuBLicrry,—The Secretary shall undertake reasonable efforts to inform the public of the availability of the Program.". (c) PETITIONS. — (1) Section 2111(a)(l) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(a)(l)) is amended— (A) by striking out "filing of a petition" and inserting in ^ - lieu thereof "filing of a petition containing the matter prescribed by subsection (c)", and (B) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) "The clerk of the United States Claims Court shall immediately forward the filed petition to the chief special master for assignment to a special master under section 2112(d)(l).". (2) Section 2111(a)(2)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking out "under subsection (b)". (3) Section 2111(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(a)(5)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out "elect to with- draw such action" and inserting in lieu thereof "petition to have such action dismissed without prejudice or costs", and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out "on the effective date of this part had pending" and inserting in lieu thereof "has pending" and by striking out "does not withdraw the action under subparagraph (A)". . (4) Section 2111(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(a)(6)) is amended by striking out "the effective date of this part" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "November 15, 1988". (5) Section 2111(a) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(a)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: "(8) If on the effective date of this part there was pending an appeal or rehearing with respect to a civil action brought against a vaccine administrator or manufacturer and if the outcome of the last appellate review of such action or the last rehearing of such action is the denial of dsimages for a vaccine- related injury or death, the person who brought such action may file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death.". (6) Section 2111(c) (42 U.S.C. 300aa-ll(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting "except as provided in paragraph (3)," after "(1)" and in paragraph (2), by insert- ing "except as provided in paragraph (3)," after "(2),

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