3.0.0 977 2023-01-13T04:48:04Z 2023-01-13T04:48:04Z Senate S S 2005-05-09 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-05-09T19:00:45Z 2005-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13776-13777) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4861-4862) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-05-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4648) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. N Law Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Compensation (Law) Government liability Health Health education Leukemia Montana Nuclear weapons Law 00 2005-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-21T20:26:34Z Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include specified counties in Montana among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests.

Allows residents in other counties in Montana to apply for compensation and requires the National Cancer Institute to evaluate eligibility on a case-by-case basis for such applicants.

Allows eligible individuals to receive additional compensation for the costs of screening, complications of screening, follow-up referrals, work-up diagnosis, and treatment related to the specific disease contracted by the individual.

Requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a program of education and communication about the health risks posed by radiation exposure from fallout from U.S. nuclear weapons testing.

]]> Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2005 Display Title Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to include claims for injuries and death due to exposure during certain time periods from fallout emitted during the Government's above-ground nuclear tests in Nevada that exposed individuals who lived in the downwind affected area in the State of Montana. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s977is/xml/BILLS-109s977is.xml 2005-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13776-13777) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.