Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1585
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-03-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer

Marshall Islands

Nuclear weapons

Radiation

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.</p> <p>Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2021 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Titus , Mr. San Nicolas , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Kahele , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Welch , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Gallagher , Ms. Speier , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Takano , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Vargas , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Norton , Mr. Foster , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Garbarino , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Deutch , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Pingree , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Raskin , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Burgess , Ms. Stevens , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Kildee , Ms. Sherrill , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mrs. Demings , Ms. Chu , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Case , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Zeldin , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Baird , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Peters , Mr. Rush , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Kuster , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Evans , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Spanberger , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Sires , Mr. Costa , Mr. Carson , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Brown , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Phillips , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Himes , and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 Mark Takai 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. .