Sec. 4. Claims relating to atmospheric testing
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Section 4(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended— in clause (i)— in subclause (II)— by striking in the affected area and inserting in an affected area ; and by striking or after the semicolon; by redesignating subclause
(III)as subclause (V); and by inserting after subclause
(II)the following: was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on June 30, 1945, and ending on July 31, 1962; was physically present in an affected area— for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on June 30, 1946, and ending on August 19, 1958; or for the period beginning on April 25, 1962, and ending on November 5, 1962; or ; and in clause (ii)(I), by striking physical presence described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of clause
(i)or onsite participation described in clause (i)(III) and inserting physical presence described in subclause (I), (II), (III), of
(IV)of clause
(i)or onsite participation described in clause (i)(V) . Section 4(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended— in subparagraph
(A)by striking an amount and inserting the amount ; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: If the conditions described in subparagraph
(C)are met, an individual who is described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall receive $150,000. . Section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking in the affected area and inserting in an affected area ; in subparagraph (B)— by striking in the affected area and inserting in an affected area ; and by striking or at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following: was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on June 30, 1945, and ending on July 31, 1962; was physically present in an affected area— for a period of at least 2 years during the period beginning on June 30, 1946, and ending on August 19, 1958; or for the period beginning on April 25, 1962, and ending on November 5, 1962; or . Subparagraph
(E)of section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) (as redesignated by subsection
(c)of this section) is amended by striking a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device, and inserting the following: a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device, or the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 31, 1980, . Section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended in the matter following subparagraph
(E)(as redesignated by subsection
(c)of this section) by striking $50,000 (in the case of an individual described in subparagraph
(A)or (B)) or $75,000 (in the case of an individual described in subparagraph (C)), and inserting $150,000 . Section 4(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: An individual receiving a payment under this section shall be eligible to receive medical benefits in the same manner and to the same extent as an individual eligible to receive medical benefits under section 3629 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7384t ). . Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended to read as follows: affected area means— except as provided under subparagraphs
(B)and (C), Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah; with respect to a claim by an individual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(III) or (a)(2)(C), only New Mexico; and with respect to a claim by an individual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(IV) or (a)(2)(D), only Guam. .
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