[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1800 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1800

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to provide compensation for certain persons injured in the 
course of employment at the Feed Materials Production Center (commonly 
 referred to as ``Fernald'') or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor in 
                                 Ohio.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 20, 2009

   Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to provide compensation for certain persons injured in the 
course of employment at the Feed Materials Production Center (commonly 
 referred to as ``Fernald'') or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor in 
                                 Ohio.

    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 THE 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:
                    ``(D) The employee was so employed for a number of 
                work days aggregating at least 250 work days before 
                January 1, 2009, by the Department of Energy or a 
                Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor at the 
                Feed Materials Production Center (commonly referred to 
                as `Fernald') or the Piqua Organic Moderated Reactor in 
                State of Ohio.''.
    (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)), for 
compensation or benefits under that Act shall be considered for 
compensation or benefits notwithstanding any denial of any other claim 
for compensation with respect to the individual.
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