SEC. 1714. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MANUFACTURER.
Section 2133(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-33(3)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking `under its label any vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table' and inserting `any vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury table, including any component or ingredient of any such vaccine'; and
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting `including any component or ingredient of any such vaccine' before the period.
(3) The term ''manufacturer'' means any corporation, organization, or institution, whether public or private (including Federal, State, and local departments, agencies, andinstrumentalities), which manufactures, imports, processes, or distributes under its label any vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table including any component or ingredient of any such vaccine, except that, for purposes of section 300aa-28 of this title, such term shall include the manufacturer of any other vaccine covered by that section. The term ''manufacture'' means to manufacture, import, process, or distribute a vaccine including any component or ingredient of any such vaccine.
Paraphrasing, He said this was slipped into the Homeland Security Bill by Dashule (I think it was) because he knew it would keep the bill stalled.
If it should pass with this in there our Health Care is going to go through the roof.
A woman radiologist from Mississippi called in and said because of the lawsuit on the Tobacco Companys they can't recruit doctors to come to their state because they know Mississippi lawyers are sue crazy.
Interesting tidbit: She said it was Trent Lotts, brother-in-law was the lawyer who sued the Tobacco Companys.