Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Bill: 114-s-2791
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-04-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer

Marshall Islands

Nuclear weapons

Radiation

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2791 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 13, 2016 Mr. Franken (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act . 2. Treatment of veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by Department of Veterans Affairs Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 31, 1980. .