This part widens who may claim for atomic test fallout. New Mexico, Utah, Idaho and parts of two states count as affected. The test window runs to November 6, 1962. Payments are set at $100,000.
“in subclause (I), by striking ``October 31, 1958'' and inserting ``November 6, 1962'';”
The section amends section 4(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act by replacing October 31, 1958 with November 6, 1962, by changing the affected area to an affected area, and by adding a new subclause covering someone physically present in an affected area for at least 1 year between September 24, 1944 and November 6, 1962.
What the document actually says
“in subclause (I), by striking ``October 31, 1958'' and inserting ``November 6, 1962'';”
That sentence, in plain words
One date is taken out of a claim rule. It was October 31, 1958. The new date is November 6, 1962.
What this is about
That widens the window by four years. A new ground is also added. It covers a year spent in an affected area.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
“If the conditions described in subparagraph (C) are met, an individual who is described in subparagraph (A) shall receive $100,000.”
The section replaces subparagraph (B) of section 4(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act so a qualifying individual receives $100,000, adds a condition that no payment has been made before to the individual, on their behalf or to a survivor, and strikes one of the existing conditions.
What the document actually says
“If the conditions described in subparagraph (C) are met, an individual who is described in subparagraph (A) shall receive $100,000.”
That sentence, in plain words
A person who qualifies gets $100,000. They must meet the listed conditions.
What this is about
One new condition is added. No such payment may have been made before. That covers payments to a survivor too.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
“was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on September 24, 1944, and ending on November 6, 1962; or”
The section amends section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act by changing the affected area to an affected area, cutting 2 years to 1 year and October 31, 1958 to November 6, 1962, and adding a new subparagraph covering someone present in an affected area for at least 1 year between September 24, 1944 and November 6, 1962. It also replaces the $50,000 and $75,000 figures with $100,000 and adds the same no prior payment condition.
What the document actually says
“was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on September 24, 1944, and ending on November 6, 1962; or”
That sentence, in plain words
A new ground is added. It covers a year spent in an affected area. The window runs from 1944 to November 6, 1962.
What this is about
An older rule asked for two years. It now asks for one. The payment is set at $100,000.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The section rewrites section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act so an affected area means New Mexico, Utah and Idaho; in Nevada the counties of White Pine, Nye, Lander, Lincoln and Eureka and part of Clark County; and in Arizona the counties of Coconino, Yavapai, Navajo, Apache, Gila and Mohave. For a claim under the two new presence grounds, the affected area is only New Mexico.
What the document actually says
“the States of New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho;”
That sentence, in plain words
Three whole states are named. They are New Mexico, Utah and Idaho.
What this is about
Parts of Nevada and Arizona follow. Named counties there are covered. For the two new grounds only New Mexico counts.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Each distinct thing the section does: extend the leukemia claim window and add a new presence ground, set the leukemia payment at $100,000 with a no prior payment condition, drop one condition, widen the specified disease grounds and cut the presence period to one year, set those payments at $100,000, and rewrite the definition of an affected area.
The redesignations and punctuation edits that carry the new subclauses into the surrounding lists.
The section works by amending section 4 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which is not indexed here, so what the rest of that Act says cannot be checked against anything on this site.
