Sec. 2134. termination of program

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## Sec. 2134 termination of program **[**300aa–34**]** ###

(a)Reviews The Secretary shall review the number of awards of compensation made under the program to petitioners under section 2111 for vaccine-related injuries and deaths associated with the administration of vaccines on or after the effective date of this part29 as follows: 29Effective December 22, 1987. ####

(1)The Secretary shall review the number of such awards made in the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of this part.29 ####

(2)At the end of each 3-month period beginning after the expiration of the 12-month period referred to in paragraph

(1)the Secretary shall review the number of such awards made in the 3-month period. ###

(b)Report ####

(1)If in conducting a review under subsection

(a)the Secretary determines that at the end of the period reviewed the total number of awards made by the end of that period and accepted under section 2121(a) exceeds the number of awards listed next to the period reviewed in the table in paragraph (2)— #####

(A)the Secretary shall notify the Congress of such determination, and #####

(B)beginning 180 days after the receipt by Congress of a notification under paragraph (1), no petition for a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine on or after the effective date of this part29 may be filed under section 2111. Section 2111(a) and part B shall not apply to civil actions for damages for a vaccine-related injury or death for which a petition may not be filed because of subparagraph (B). ####

(2)The table referred to in paragraph

(1)is as follows: **Total number of awards** **by the end of the period** ** Period reviewed:** **reviewed** 12 months after the effective date of part 15013th through the 15th month after such date 18816th through the 18th month after such date 22519th through the 21st month after such date 26322nd through the 24th month after such date 30025th through the 27th month after such date 33828th through the 30th month after such date 37531st through the 33rd month after such date 41334th through the 36th month after such date45037th through the 39th month after such date 48840th through the 42nd month after such date 52543rd through the 45th month after such date 56346th through the 48th month after such date600.