Downwinders Compensation Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 776 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 13, 2019 Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Ms. SINEMA, 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 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- 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 Com- 4 pensation Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Mar 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S776.IS S776 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 776 IS SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 1 COMPENSATION ACT. 2 Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com- 3 pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101– 4 426) is amended— 5 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 6 (A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and 7 (B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships 8 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and 9 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre- 10 age in any county all or part of which is located in’’ 11 before ‘‘that part’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:22 Mar 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S776.IS S776 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS