HR 4156
103th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Atomic bomb
Disability evaluation
Disabled
East Asia
Environmental Protection
Health
Ionizing radiation
Japan
Lung cancer
Nuclear weapons
Radiation victims
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
World War II
To amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-exposed veterans.
Introduced: March 24, 1994
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Mar 24, 1994
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Includes bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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