Sec. 6. Expansion of use of affidavits in determination of claims; regulations

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Section 6(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this Act, the Attorney General shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as evidence to substantiate the employment history of an individual as a miner, miller, core driller, or ore transporter if the affidavit— is provided in addition to other material that may be used to substantiate the employment history of the individual; attests to the employment history of the individual; is made subject to penalty for perjury; and is made by a person other than the individual filing the claim.

For purposes of this Act, the Attorney General shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as evidence to substantiate an individual’s physical presence in an affected area during a period described in section 4(a)(1)(A)(i) or section 4(a)(2) if the affidavit— is provided in addition to other material that may be used to substantiate the individual’s presence in an affected area during that time period; attests to the individual’s presence in an affected area during that period; is made subject to penalty for perjury; and is made by a person other than the individual filing the claim.

For purposes of this Act, the Attorney General shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as evidence to substantiate an individual’s participation onsite in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device if the affidavit— is provided in addition to other material that may be used to substantiate the individual’s participation onsite in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device; attests to the individual’s participation onsite in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device; is made subject to penalty for perjury; and is made by a person other than the individual filing the claim.

For purposes of this Act, the Attorney General shall accept a written affidavit or declaration as evidence to substantiate an individual’s participation onsite in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 31, 1980, if the affidavit— is provided in addition to other material that may be used to substantiate the individual’s participation onsite in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during such period; attests to the individual’s participation onsite in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during such period; is made subject to penalty for perjury; and is made by a person other than the individual filing the claim. .

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(C)of section 6(b)(2) is amended by striking under section 4(a)(2)(C) and inserting , or in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll, under section 4(a)(2)(E) . Section 6 is amended— in subsection (c)(2)— in subparagraph (A)— in the first sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of section 4 and inserting subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4 ; and in clause (i), by striking subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of section 4 and inserting subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4 ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking section 4(a)(2)(C) and inserting section 4(a)(2)(E) ; by adding or in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll after detonation of a nuclear device ; and in subsection (e)— by striking subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), or (a)(2)(B) of section 4 and inserting subsection (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D) of section 4 ; and by inserting or in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll after detonation of a nuclear device . Section 6(k) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the . Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 , the Attorney General shall issue revised regulations to carry out this Act.