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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 757
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making
claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 2019
Mr. GOSAR (for himself and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for
purposes of making claims under such Act based on
exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Downwinders Com-
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pensation Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE
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COMPENSATION ACT.
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Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com-
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pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–
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426) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships
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13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre-
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age in any county all or part of which is located in’’
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before ‘‘that part’’.
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