[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECA EXTENSION ACT OF 2022

  Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4119, introduced 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4119) to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered 
read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 4119) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 4119

       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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