RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: expand presumptions of exposure by members to toxic substances to include certain exposures related to Nevada Test and Training Range (see S. 4675), S2525 [3JN] (see H.R. 9127), H3828 [3JN]

Dept. of Energy: carry out program to provide payments to communities in which nuclear powerplant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel on-site is located (see H.R. 7796), H2419 [4MR]

——— ensure that economic assistance payments under Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act continue until closure of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (see S. 4252), S1669 [26MR]

Dept. of Justice: include Guam in Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (see H.R. 7672), H2326 [25FE]

Mesa County, CO: extend authorization of uranium waste disposal site until site is filled to designed capacity (see S. 4005), S881 [5MR] (see H.R. 7811), H2469 [5MR]

NIH: design and implement program to study health effects of nuclear radiation on women (see H.R. 8852), H3550 [15MY]

NRC: update role of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in licensing and oversight of nuclear reactor facilities (see H.R. 9613), H4379 [9JY]

Saudi Arabia: require congressional approval for entry into civilian nuclear cooperation agreement (see S. 4243), S1669 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (H.R. 4469), H809 [14JA]

Saudi Arabia: require congressional approval for entry into civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, H2772 [26MR]