[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 136 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 136

 To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the 
     course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in 
                              California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Gallegly (for himself and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To better provide for compensation for certain persons injured in the 
     course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in 
                              California.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF MEMBER OF SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3621(14) of the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
7384l(14)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(D) The employee was so employed for a number of 
                work days aggregating at least 250 work days before 
                January 1, 2006, by the Department of Energy or a 
                Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor at the 
                Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.''.
    (b) Reapplication.--A claim that an individual qualifies, by reason 
of section 3621(14)(D) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (as added by subsection (a) of this 
Act), for compensation or benefits under such Act shall be considered 
for compensation or benefits notwithstanding any denial of any other 
claim for compensation with respect to such individual.
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