Downwinders Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-463
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-02-16
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona

Cancer

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Congressional oversight

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Government liability

Nevada

Nuclear weapons

Radiation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Downwinders Parity Act of 2023</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.</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> <p>The Department of Justice must report on efforts to inform individuals newly eligible for compensation about the program.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 463 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2023 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Kelly , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Downwinders Parity Act of 2023 . 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. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that outlines efforts to educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for benefits under the amendments made by section 2.