Sec. 7. Limitation on claims
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Section 8(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking 22 years and inserting 45 years . Section 8(b) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( Public Law 101–426 ; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended to read as follows: After the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 , any claimant who has been denied compensation under this Act may resubmit a claim for consideration by the Attorney General in accordance with this Act not more than three times.
Any resubmittal made before the date of the enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 shall not be applied to the limitation under the preceding sentence. After the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 , any claimant who received compensation under this Act may submit a request to the Attorney General for additional compensation and benefits. Such request shall contain— the claimant’s name, social security number, and date of birth; the amount of award received under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 ; any additional benefits and compensation sought through such request; and any additional information required by the Attorney General.
If the claimant received compensation under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 and submits a request under subparagraph
(A), the Attorney General shall— pay the claimant the amount that is equal to any excess of— the amount the claimant is eligible to receive under this Act (as amended by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 ); minus the aggregate amount paid to the claimant under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 ; and in any case in which the claimant was compensated under section 4, provide the claimant with medical benefits under section 4(a)(5). .
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