[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2401 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2401

To provide for monthly payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  certain children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation while in 
                           military service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 1995

 Mr. Hyde (for himself and Mr. Fawell) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for monthly payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  certain children of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation while in 
                           military service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN OF RADIATION- EXPOSED VETERANS.

    (a) Payment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay to an 
individual described in subsection (b) a monthly amount determined in 
the same manner as applies under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code, in the case of veterans with service-connected disabilities. 
Payments under this section shall be made in the same manner, and in 
accordance with the same procedures, as apply to payments of 
compensation under such chapter.
    (b) Covered Individuals.--This section applies to any person--
            (1) who is the biological child of an individual who is a 
        radiation-exposed veteran; and
            (2) who has incurred a disease that (A) is a statutory 
        radiation-associated disease, or (B) is specified in the 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary under subsection 
        (c)(2).
    (c) Determination of Additional Conditions in Children Related to 
Radiation Exposure.--(1) The Secretary shall determine for purposes of 
this section those diseases (in addition to statutory radiation-
associated diseases) with respect to which there is reason to believe 
that occurrence in a person may be attributable to exposure to 
radiation of a biological parent of that person.
    (2) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation each disease that 
the Secretary determines under paragraph (1).
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``radiation-exposed veteran'' has the meaning 
        given such term in paragraph (3) of section 1112(c) of title 
        38, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``statutory radiation-associated disease'' 
        means a disease specified in paragraph (2) of section 1112(c) 
        of title 38, United States Code.
    (e) Effective Date.--No payment may be made under this section for 
any month before the month in which this Act is enacted.
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