Medal’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Medal’’), to 
commemorate the service and sacrifice of civilian employ-
ees and contractors of the Department of Defense and 
other Federal agencies who were instrumental in the de-
velopment of our Nation’s atomic and nuclear weapons 
programs. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Current or former civilian 
employees, and former employees of any contractor, 
of the United States Government shall be eligible for 
the Medal if such individual— 
(A) directly participated in the detonation 
of an atomic weapon or device; 
(B) directly participated in the cleanup of 
radioactive material resulting from any such at-
mospheric detonation; 
(C) directly participated in the cleanup of 
radioactive material resulting from an accident 
associated with an atomic weapon; or 
(D) was exposed to ionizing radiation re-
sulting from the operational use of atomic 
weapons during World War II. 
(2) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense may require individuals to submit supporting 
documentation for the medal authorized in sub-
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section (a) to determine eligibility under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF MEDAL.— 
(1) ISSUANCE TO RETIRED AND FORMER CIVIL-
IAN EMPLOYEES.—At the request of an eligible indi-
vidual described under subsection (b)(1), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall issue the Medal to such indi-
vidual. 
(2) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—In the case of 
am individual who is deceased but would otherwise 
be eligible for the Medal, the Secretary may provide 
for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of such 
individual. If applications for a Medal are filed by 
more than one next of kin of such an individual, the 
Secretary of Defense shall determine which next-of- 
kin will receive the Medal. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and disseminate as appropriate an application by 
which eligible individuals and their next-of-kin may 
apply to receive the Medal. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF COMPENSATION 
FOR ATOMIC CIVILIANS. 
(a) COMPENSATION PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a program of compensation for in-
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dividuals who directly participated in the cleanup of radio-
active material, subject to the requirements of this section. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, a current or former civilian employee 
or a current or former employee of a contractor of 
the United States Government— 
(A) who directly participated in the clean-
up of radioactive material resulting from any 
such atmospheric detonation or directly partici-
pated in the cleanup of radioactive material re-
sulting from an accident associated with an 
atomic weapon; and 
(B) who was diagnosed with a disease de-
scribed in paragraph (2) 
shall be eligible for an award of $75,000 under the 
program established by subsection (a). 
(2) DISEASES.—A disease described in this 
paragraph is any of the following: 
(A) 
Leukemia 
(other 
than 
chronic 
lymphocytic leukemia). 
(B) Cancer of the thyroid. 
(C) Cancer of the breast. 
(D) Cancer of the pharynx. 
(E) Cancer of the esophagus. 
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(F) Cancer of the stomach. 
(G) Cancer of the small intestine. 
(H) Cancer of the pancreas. 
(I) Multiple myeloma. 
(J) Lymphomas (except Hodgkin’s dis-
ease). 
(K) Cancer of the bile ducts. 
(L) Cancer of the gall bladder. 
(M) Primary liver cancer (except if cir-
rhosis or hepatitis B is indicated). 
(N) Cancer of the salivary gland. 
(O) Cancer of the urinary tract. 
(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma. 
(Q) Cancer of the bone. 
(R) Cancer of the brain. 
(S) Cancer of the colon. 
(T) Cancer of the lung. 
(U) Cancer of the ovary. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Before paying any award 
under this section to an individual, the Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) require the individual to submit supporting 
documentation to determine eligibility for compensa-
tion under the program established under this sec-
tion; and 
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(2) prepare and disseminate as appropriate an 
application by which current and former civilian em-
ployees and current and former contractors may 
apply to receive compensation. 
(d) OFFSET.—The Secretary of Defense shall offset 
the amount of any award under this section by subtracting 
from such award the amount of any payment made to an 
otherwise eligible individual under the Radiation Exposure 
Compensation Act. 
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