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HR 4657 101th Congress House

To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases…

Official title: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.

Introduced: April 26, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 1990
See H.R.5326.
Apr 26, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 1990

See H.R.5326.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that members of the Reserve or National Guard who participated in atmospheric nuclear detonation testing during active duty for training or inactive-duty training and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases within specified periods following such testing shall be deemed to have contracted such diseases during active military services for purposes of eligibility for the following benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) disability compensation; (2) dependency and indemnity compensation; (3) hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care; (4) burial, cemetery, and memorial benefits; and (5) survivors' and dependents' educational benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5326 Procedurally related Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 26, 1990
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 26, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4657: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4657/
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"H.R. 4657: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4657/.
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H.R. 4657, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4657/.
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[H.R. 4657: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4657/)
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