Downwinders Parity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-538
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-01-28
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona

Cancer

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Government liability

Labor and Employment

Nevada

Nuclear weapons

Radiation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Downwinders Parity Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill expands a program that compensates individuals who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing and subsequently developed specified cancers. It also extends for five additional years the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund.</p> <p>Under current law, the program compensates, among others, individuals who were present in a designated geographic area during a period of nuclear testing. The bill expands that area to include all parts of Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Current law restricts eligibility to certain parts of those counties.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 538 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2021 Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities and to extend the fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 . 2. Inclusion under the radiation exposure compensation act Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking that portion of ; and (B) by striking that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71 ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in before that part . 3. Extension of fund Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended— (1) by striking 22 years and inserting 27 years ; and (2) by striking 22-year and inserting 27-year .