Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026

(a) In general. The Secretary of Health and Human Services—

(1) in consultation with the Attorney General, shall submit a budget outlining the resource needs for each agency for purposes of carrying out the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under subtitle 2 of title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–10 et seq.) for fiscal years 2027 through 2031; and

(2) shall submit a budget outlining resource needs for purposes of carrying out the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program under section 319F–4 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6e) for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

(b) Inclusions. The budgets described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall include estimates of both—

(1) the resources necessary to process current backlogs under each program referred to in such subsection; and

(2) each program’s ability to reduce processing times for claims under the programs referred to in such paragraphs.