[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2132 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2132

 To include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making 
 claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 
        note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2005

    Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Craig) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making 
 claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 
        note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF IDAHO AND MONTANA IN RADIATION EXPOSURE 
              COMPENSATION.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) the State of Idaho; and
                    ``(E) the State of Montana; and''.
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