HR 1957
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Alaska
Atomic bomb
Bone diseases
Brain diseases
Cancer
Colon cancer
Disability evaluation
Disabled
East Asia
Environmental Protection
Eye diseases
Health
History
Ionizing radiation
Japan
Lung cancer
Nervous system diseases
Nuclear weapons
Ovarian cancer
Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 2001
Introduced: May 23, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 23, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 2001 - Includes in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of radiation-exposed veterans, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care, the following: lung, bone, skin, colon, ovarian, and rectal cancer; posterior subcapsular cataracts; non-malignant thyroid nodular disease; parathyroid adenoma; and tumors of the brain and central nervous system.
Includes as a radiation-risk activity for purposes of such compensation: (1) service at Amchitka Island, Alaska, involving duty related to certain underground nuclear testing between October 23, 1965, and December 31, 1973; and (2) service at such other locations that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be service comparable as a radiation-risk activity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Committees of jurisdiction
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