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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3497 
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act with respect to claims 
relating to uranium mining. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropria-
tions, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act with 
respect to claims relating to uranium mining. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uranium Miners and 
Workers Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. CLAIMS RELATING TO URANIUM MINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
5(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 
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(Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) that individual— 
‘‘(i) was employed— 
‘‘(I) in a uranium mine or ura-
nium mill (including any individual 
who was employed in the transport of 
uranium ore or vanadium-uranium ore 
from such mine or mill) located in Ar-
izona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, 
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, 
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, 
or any other State for which the At-
torney General makes a determination 
for inclusion of eligibility; and 
‘‘(II) at any time during the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 1942, 
and ending on December 31, 1978; 
and 
‘‘(ii)(I) was a miner exposed to 40 or 
more working level months of radiation or 
worked for at least 1 year during the pe-
riod described under clause (i)(II) and sub-
mits written medical documentation that 
the individual, after that exposure, devel-
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oped lung cancer, a nonmalignant res-
piratory disease, renal cancer, or any other 
chronic renal disease, including nephritis 
and kidney tubal tissue injury; or 
‘‘(II) was a miller, ore transporter, or 
core driller who worked for at least 1 year 
during the period described under clause 
(i)(II) and submits written medical docu-
mentation that the individual, after that 
exposure, developed lung cancer, a non-
malignant respiratory disease, renal can-
cer, or any other chronic renal disease, in-
cluding nephritis and kidney tubal tissue 
injury;’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—For individuals who are 
eligible for payments described in subparagraph (A) of 
section 5(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note), as 
amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall transfer, not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, $475,000,000 to the Radiation Ex-
posure Compensation Trust Fund established under sec-
tion 3 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, out 
of unobligated amounts appropriated for purposes of 
coronavirus response under any of the following: 
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(1) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–123; 134 Stat. 146). 
(2) The Families First Coronavirus Response 
Act (Public Law 116–127; 134 Stat. 178). 
(3) The CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 
Stat. 281). 
(4) The Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 
139; 134 Stat. 620). 
(5) Divisions M and N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 134 
Stat. 1182). 
(6) The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 4). 
(7) An amendment made by a provision of law 
described in any of paragraphs (1) through (6). 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 
COMPENSATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(d) of the Radiation Ex-
posure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 
U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘The Fund shall terminate on the date 
that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the Uranium 
Miners and Workers Act of 2023.’’. 
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