[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 612

  To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain 
                  communities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

 Mr. Stanton 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 certain 
                  communities, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Downwinders Parity Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``that portion of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that consists of townships 13 
                through 16 at ranges 63 through 71''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``all acreage in any 
        county all or part of which is located in'' before ``that 
        part''.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the House 
of Representatives and of the Senate a report that outlines efforts to 
educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for 
benefits under the amendments made by section 2 of this Act.
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