[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1286 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1286

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases 
  presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1999

  Mr. Evans (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
Brown of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
 Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frank 
 of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kleczka, 
and Mr. Frost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases 
  presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed 
                               veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF LIST OF DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE SERVICE CONNECTED 
              FOR RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS.

    Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(P) Lung cancer.
            ``(Q) Bone cancer.
            ``(R) Skin cancer.
            ``(S) Colon cancer.
            ``(T) Posterior subcapsular cataracts.
            ``(U) Non-malignant thyroid nodular disease.
            ``(V) Ovarian cancer.
            ``(W) Parathyroid adenoma.
            ``(X) Tumors of the brain and central nervous system.
            ``(Y) Rectal cancer.''.
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