[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 2910 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2910

    To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the 
 Territory of Guam in the list of affected areas with respect to which 
 claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing shall be allowed, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2005

 Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the 
 Territory of Guam in the list of affected areas with respect to which 
 claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing shall be allowed, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF AFFECTED AREA TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DOWNWIND 
              AREA EXPOSED TO RADIATION.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) the Territory of Guam; and''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY TO FILE A CLAIM BASED ON PRESENCE DURING PERIOD OF 
              TESTING.

    (a) Claims Relating to Leukemia.--Section 4(a)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) in subclauses (I) and (II), by inserting ``described in 
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(1)'' after 
        ``affected area'';
            (2) in subclause (II)--
                    (A) by striking ``in the'' before ``affected area'' 
                and inserting ``in an''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (3) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (V); and
            (4) by inserting after subclause (II) the following:
                                    ``(III) was physically present in 
                                the affected area described in 
                                subsection (b)(1)(D) for a period of at 
                                least 1 year during the period 
                                beginning on June 30, 1946, and ending 
                                on August 18, 1958;
                                    ``(IV) was physically present in 
                                the affected area described in 
                                subsection (b)(1)(D) for the period 
                                beginning on April 25, 1962, and ending 
                                on November 4, 1962; or''.
    (b) Claims Relating to Specified Diseases.--Section 4(a)(2) of the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``in the'' before ``affected area'' 
                and inserting ``in an''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``described in subparagraph (A), 
                (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(1)'' after ``affected 
                area'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) was physically present in the affected area 
                described in subsection (b)(1)(D) for a period of at 
                least 2 years during the period beginning on June 30, 
                1946, and ending on August 18, 1958,
                    ``(D) was physically present in the affected area 
                described in subsection (b)(1)(D) for the period 
                beginning on April 25, 1962, and ending on November 4, 
                1962, or''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Claims Relating to Leukemia.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A)(ii)(I) and (B)(i), by striking 
        ``in subclause (I) or (II)'' and inserting ``in subclause (I), 
        (II), (III), or (IV)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``in clause 
        (i)(III)'' and inserting ``in clause (i)(V)''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``in subclause 
        (III)'' and inserting ``in subclause (V)''.
    (b) Claims Relating to Specified Diseases.--Section 4(a)(2) of the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in subparagraph (A) or (B))'' and 
        inserting ``in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D))''; and
            (2) by striking ``in subparagraph (C))'' and inserting ``in 
        subparagraph (E))''.
    (c) Determination and Payment of Claims.--Section 6 of the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (b)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(B), by striking 
        ``under section 4(a)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``under section 
        4(a)(2)(E)''; and
            (2) in subsections (c)(2)(A) and (e), by striking ``or 
        (a)(2)(B) of section 4'' each place that it appears and 
        inserting ``(a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4''.
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