[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2509]
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  SA 300. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XXXI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. AMENDMENTS TO THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 
                   ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Beryllium Testing Fairness Act''.
       (b) Modification of Demonstration of Beryllium 
     Sensitivity.--Section 3621(8)(A) of the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7384l(8)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``established by an abnormal'' and 
     inserting the following: ``established by--
       ``(i) an abnormal'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) three borderline beryllium lymphocyte proliferation 
     tests performed on blood cells over a period of 3 years.''.
       (c) Extension of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
     Worker Health.--Section 3687(j) of the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7385s-16(j)) is amended by striking ``10 years'' and 
     inserting ``15 years''.
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