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104 STAT. 1288 PUBLIC LAW 101-502—NOV. 3, 1990 (A) by inserting before the last sentence the following: "If a person elects to receive compensation under a judgment of the court in an action for a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine before the effective date of this part or is deemed to have accepted the judgment of the court in such an action, such person may not bring or maintain a civil action for damages against a vaccine administrator or manufacturer for the vaccine-related injury or death for which the judgment was entered.", and (B) by inserting after "actions" in the last sentence the following: "for vaccine-related injuries or deaths associated with the administration of a vaccine after the effective date of this part". (2) WITHDRAWAL OF PETITION.— Section 2121(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-21(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) WITHDRAWAL OF PETITION.— "(1) A petitioner under a petition filed under section 2111 may submit to the United States Claims Court a notice in writing withdrawing the petition if— "(A) a special master fails to make a decision on such petition within the 240 days prescribed by section 2112(d)(3)(A)(ii) (excluding (i) any period of suspension under section 2112(d)(3)(C) or 2112(d)(3)(D), and (ii) any days the petition is before a special master as a result of a remand under section 2112(e)(2)(C)), or "(B) the court fails to enter a judgment under section 2112 on the petition within 420 days (excluding (i) any period of suspension under section 2112(d)(3)(C) or 2112(d)(3)(D), and (ii) any days the petition is before a special master as a result of a remand under section 2112(e)(2)(C)) after the date on which the petition was filed. Such a notice shall be filed within 30 days of the provision of the notice required by section 2112(g). If such a notice is not filed before the expiration of such 30 days, the petition with respect to which the notice was to be filed shall be considered withdrawn under this paragraph. "(2) If a special master or the court does not enter a decision or make a judgment on a petition filed under section 2111 within 30 days of the provision of the notice in accordance with section 2112(g), the special master or court shall no longer have jurisdiction over such petition and such petition shall be considered as withdrawn under paragraph (1).". (g) SECTION 322. — Section 322 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-l note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "of title XXI" and inserting "part A or B of subtitle 2 of title XXI", and (B) by striking "such title XXI" and inserting "both such parts", and (2) by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 300aa-l2 "(c) REVIEW UNDER SECTION 2112(f).—I f the review authorized by "°^- section 2112(f) is held invalid because the judgment of the United States Claims Court being reviewed did not arise from a case or controversy under Article III of the Constitution, such judgment shall be reviewed by a 3-judge panel of the United States Claims