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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

Introduced: July 16, 2019 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Aug 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Jul 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 16, 2019

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 16, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019

This bill increases the amount of compensation provided to individuals exposed to radiation and expands eligibility requirements for compensation to include additional individuals.

Specifically, the bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 45 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War.

The bill revises the requirements governing the compensation of individuals who were exposed to radiation, including by

increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive;
expanding the affected area to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico;
expanding eligibility requirements to include additional individuals, such as certain employees of uranium mines or mills; and
extending until 45 years after this bill's enactment the statute of limitations for the filing of claims.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences must establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals.

The bill also expands eligibility requirements for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program with respect to certain employees with a specified cancer.

What's happening now August 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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