Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2012 To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 10, 2021 Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. KELLY, and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, 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 05:01 Jun 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2012.IS S2012 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2012 IS (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. REPORT. 8 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 9 of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the rel- 10 evant committees of the Senate and the House of Rep- 11 resentatives a report that outlines efforts to educate and 12 conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for bene- 13 fits under the amendments made by section 2. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Jun 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2012.IS S2012 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS