Parity for Pacific Radiation Survivors Act

This bill would change the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, a federal law that pays people who became sick after exposure to radiation from U.S. nuclear weapons testing. It would add the territory of Guam as an affected area for claims tied to atmospheric testing in the Pacific. People who were in Guam for at least 1 year between July 1, 1946, and November 1992, or between April 25 and November 6, 1962, could file claims for leukemia or other listed diseases. Members of the Armed Forces who took part in the radiation cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between May 1, 1977, and May 31, 1980, would also be covered. The bill would add renal (kidney) disease and renal cancer to the list of diseases that qualify for payment.

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Sponsors

• James C. Moylan Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors