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Veterans' Radiation Exposure Amendments of 1992

Introduced: August 2, 1991 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 30, 1992

See S.775.

Aug 5, 1992

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

Aug 4, 1992

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Aug 4, 1992

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Aug 4, 1992

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Aug 4, 1992

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Aug 4, 1992

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Aug 4, 1992

Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 30, 1992

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.

Jul 30, 1992

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 102-757.

Jul 23, 1992

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 23, 1992

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Jul 8, 1992

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 8, 1992

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

May 27, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Nov 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.

Nov 13, 1991

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Aug 2, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Aug 2, 1991

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends the presumption of service-connection, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits and medical care, in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation, to include reserve members exposed to such radiation during active and inactive duty training.

Expands the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation to include cancer of the salivary tract and cancer of the urinary tract. Terminates the current presumptive period (the maximum period allowed before manifestation of the illness or disease occurs in order to be presumed to be service-connected and, therefore, covered as a veterans' benefit) of 40 years after participation in the radiation-related activity (30 years in the case of leukemia).

Amends the Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish guidelines and standards for the resolution of claims for benefits where a claim is based on a veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation.

Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to identify not less than three activities in which individuals serving on active duty, or active or inactive duty training, have participated and which likely would have exposed such individuals to levels of ionizing radiation above background levels. Requires the Secretary to identify at least three additional activities no later than the beginning of FY 1993 through 1995. Requires the Secretary, immediately after identifying such an activity, to direct the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards to evaluate and make a finding as to whether participation in such activity resulted in potentially harmful exposure to ionizing radiation. Requires reports from the Committee and the Secretary concerning such activities. Directs the Secretary to list each ionizing radiation exposure identified, unless the Secretary determines that the activity did not result in an opportunity for potentially harmful exposure to ionizing radiation.

What's happening now September 30, 1992

See S.775.

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