Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

IB Union Calendar No. 158 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 612 [Report No. 117–220] To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2021 Mr. STANTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary DECEMBER 20, 2021 Additional sponsors: Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. KIRK- PATRICK, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. NEGUSE, and Mr. LEVIN of California DECEMBER 20, 2021 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2021] VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:36 Dec 20, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H612.RH H612 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 612 RH A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:36 Dec 20, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H612.RH H612 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 612 RH 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 Compensa- 8 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426) is 9 amended— 10 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and 12 (B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships 13 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and 14 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre- 15 age in any county all or part of which is located in’’ 16 before ‘‘that part’’. 17 SEC. 3. REPORT. 18 Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 19 the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant commit- 20 tees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a 21 report that outlines efforts to educate and conduct outreach 22 to persons made newly eligible for benefits under the amend- 23 ments made by section 2 of this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:36 Dec 20, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H612.RH H612 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 158 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 612 [Report No. 117–220] A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 20, 2021 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:36 Dec 20, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H612.RH H612 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS