3.0.0 1645 2020-02-10T16:50:43Z 2020-02-10T16:50:43Z House H HR 2013-04-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico:H.R. 1645.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2160]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-08T21:00:14Z Referred to 2013-04-18T14:07:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-30T20:20:41Z Referred to 2013-04-18T14:07:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-19T14:16:06Z Referred to 2013-04-18T14:07:15Z Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 113 773 S 2013-04-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2013-07-08 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2013-04-30 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2013-04-19 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2013-04-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-04-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2013-04-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 N P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-05-14 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2013-06-27 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2013-08-02 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2013-10-11 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2013-10-11 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2013-10-11 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2013-12-09 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Arizona Cancer Civil actions and liability Colorado Department of Justice Digestive and metabolic diseases Education programs funding Environmental health Government information and archives Government liability Government trust funds Guam Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care costs and insurance Higher education Idaho Legal fees and court costs Medical research Military history Mining Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Nuclear weapons Oregon Personnel records Public contracts and procurement Radiation Research administration and funding South Dakota Texas Utah Washington State Worker safety and health Wyoming Labor and Employment 00 2013-04-18 Introduced in House 2013-05-01T16:43:02Z Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act.

Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000.

Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as any county in Arizona, Nevada, or Utah.

Extends to December 31, 1990, the period during which an individual employed at any time in a uranium mine or uranium mill is made eligible to receive compensation for a disease claim due to radiation exposure. Makes a core driller eligible to receive compensation upon filing of a disease claim.

Makes miners, core drillers, and ore transporters who suffer renal cancer or any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury, eligible for compensation due to exposure to radiation while on the job.

Requires the Attorney General to accept written affidavits meeting specified requirements regarding employment history, physical presence in an affected area, or participation at a nuclear testing site in determining the eligibility of claimants.

Extends until 19 years after enactment of this Act the statute of limitations for the filing of such claims.

Increases from 2% to 10% of the payment received by a claimant the maximum amount of attorneys fees that can be charged for the filing of an initial claim.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to establish a program of grants to institutions of higher education to study the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals, including family members of uranium miners and millers.

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include as a member of the Special Exposure Cohort entitled to compensation with respect to chronic beryllium disease under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program any Department of Energy (DOE) employee or contractor who contracted cancer after beginning employment between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1990, in a uranium mine or mill located in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Washington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, or any other state the Attorney General includes.

]]> Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 Display Title Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1645ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1645ih.xml 2013-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. 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.