[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 709 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 709

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2009

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) 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 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Susana Fair Compensation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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, 2009, 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)), 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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