S 1506
109th Congress
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A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.
Introduced: July 27, 2005
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Jul 27, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 27, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) modify regulations and procedures to conform to amendments under this Act; and (2) initiate a petition to include workers employed at the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, New York, as a class to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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