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The "Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2023" (H.R. 4426) proposes several changes to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Key provisions include:

Extension of Fund: Extends the duration of the compensation fund for an additional 19 years.

Expansion of Eligibility for Atmospheric Testing Claims:

Expands the affected areas and timeframes for individuals claiming compensation related to leukemia and other specified diseases due to atmospheric testing, including the Trinity test in New Mexico and tests at the Nevada Test Site and in the Pacific.

Reduces the required period of physical presence in affected areas to one year in some cases.

Increases the compensation amount for leukemia and other specified diseases to $150,000.

Provides medical benefits to individuals receiving payments under this section.

Includes Guam as an affected area for certain claims.

Includes chronic lymphocytic leukemia as a specified disease.

Expansion of Eligibility for Uranium Mining Claims:

Expands eligibility to core drillers and those involved in remediation efforts at uranium mines and mills.

Extends the period of uranium mine operation to December 31, 1990.

Adds renal cancer and other chronic renal diseases to the list of compensable diseases for miners, millers, core drillers, and ore transporters.

Establishes special rules for individuals with combined work histories in uranium mining-related occupations.

Expansion of Use of Affidavits:

Allows the use of affidavits to substantiate employment history, physical presence in affected areas, and participation at testing sites.

Resubmittal of Claims:

Allows claimants who were previously denied compensation to resubmit their claims up to three times.

Allows claimants who previously received compensation to request additional compensation and benefits.

Grant Program:

Establishes a grant program for studying the epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling among non-occupationally exposed individuals.

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program:

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act to include uranium miners and millers in the Special Exposure Cohort.

Action Timeline

Action Date	Type	Text	Source
2023-07-07	Committee	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.	House committee actions
2023-06-30	IntroReferral	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House floor actions
2023-06-30	IntroReferral	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House floor actions
2023-06-30	IntroReferral	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	House floor actions
2023-06-30	IntroReferral	Introduced in House	Library of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]

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Policy Area :

Labor and Employment

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