Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act

Bill: 114-hr-4304
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2015-12-18
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cancer

Congressional oversight

Government liability

Government studies and investigations

Nuclear weapons

Radiation

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to oversee an independent study on residual nuclear contamination of workers at certain facilities owned or operated by contractors of the Department of Energy and subsidiaries of those contractors.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4304 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2015 Mr. Higgins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Department of Labor to conduct a study on residual contamination of workers at certain facilities related to the Department of Energy’s processing and production of materials that emit radiation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act . 2. Study on residual contaminations of workers at certain contractor and subsidiary facilities (a) Study The Secretary of Labor shall oversee a study on residual contamination of workers at certain facilities that are members of the Special Exposure Cohort (described in section 3621(14) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000) owned or operated by contractors of the Department of Energy and subsidiaries of such contractors. Such study shall be conducted by independent advisors and medical experts of each atomic energy employer designated by the Secretary of Energy under section 3621(4)(B) of such Act and Beryllium vendor (as defined in paragraph (6) of such section). (b) Report The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of such study not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.