Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 538 To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2021 Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to in- clude certain communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Downwinders Parity 4 Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 6 COMPENSATION ACT. 7 Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com- 8 pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101– 9 426) is amended— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H538.IH H538 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 538 IH (1) in subparagraph (B)— 1 (A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and 2 (B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships 3 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and 4 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre- 5 age in any county all or part of which is located in’’ 6 before ‘‘that part’’. 7 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FUND. 8 Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensa- 9 tion Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is 10 amended— 11 (1) by striking ‘‘22 years’’ and inserting ‘‘27 12 years’’; and 13 (2) by striking ‘‘22-year’’ and inserting ‘‘27- 14 year’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:24 Feb 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H538.IH H538 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS