[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4119 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4119

        To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 28, 2022

 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Sinema, 
  Mr. Kelly, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
  Romney, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
        To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

    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 ``RECA Extension Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting ``The Fund 
        shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of the RECA Extension Act of 2022.''; and
            (2) by striking ``22-year period'' and inserting ``2-year 
        period''.
    (b) Limitation on Claims.--Section 8(a) of the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended 
by striking ``within 22 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2000'' and inserting 
``not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA 
Extension Act of 2022''.
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