SEC. 100201. Extension of fund.
Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting “The Fund shall terminate on December 31, 2028.”; and
(2) by striking “the end of that 2-year period” and inserting “such date”.
SEC. 100202. Claims relating to atmospheric testing.
(a) Leukemia claims relating to trinity test in New Mexico and tests at the Nevada site.—Section 4(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking “October 31, 1958” and inserting “November 6, 1962”;
(B) in subclause (II)—
(i) by striking “in the affected area” and inserting “in an affected area”; and
(ii) by striking “or” after the semicolon;
(C) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (IV); and
(D) by inserting after subclause (II) the following:
“(III) 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”; and
(2) 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), or (III) of clause (i) or onsite participation described in clause (i)(IV)”.
(b) Amounts for claims related to leukemia.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “an amount” and inserting “the amount”;
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) AMOUNT.—If the conditions described in subparagraph (C) are met, an individual who is described in subparagraph (A) shall receive $100,000.”; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) No payment under this paragraph previously has been made to the individual, on behalf of the individual, or to a survivor of the individual.”.
(c) Conditions for claims related to leukemia.—Section 4(a)(1)(C) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (i); and
(2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.
(d) Specified diseases claims relating to trinity test in New Mexico and tests at the Nevada site.—Section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking “in the affected area” and inserting “in an affected area”;
(B) by striking “2 years” and inserting “1 year”; and
(C) by striking “October 31, 1958,” and inserting “November 6, 1962;”;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking “in the affected area” and inserting “in an affected area”; and
(B) by striking “, or” at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
“(C) 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”.
(e) Amounts for claims related to specified diseases.—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 (D) (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section)—
(1) 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 “$100,000”;
(2) in clause (i), by striking “, and” and inserting a semicolon;
(3) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) no payment under this paragraph previously has been made to the individual, on behalf of the individual, or to a survivor of the individual.”.
(f) Downwind states.—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:
“(1) ‘affected area’ means—
“(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B)—
“(i) the States of New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho;
“(ii) in the State of Nevada, the counties of White Pine, Nye, Lander, Lincoln, Eureka, and that portion of Clark County that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71; and
“(iii) in the State of Arizona, the counties of Coconino, Yavapai, Navajo, Apache, and Gila, and Mohave; and
“(B) with respect to a claim by an individual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(III) or subsection (a)(2)(C), only New Mexico; and”.
SEC. 100203. Claims relating to uranium mining.
(a) Employees of mines and mills.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended to read as follows:
“(i) (I) was employed in a uranium mine or uranium mill (including any individual who was employed in the transport of uranium ore or vanadium-uranium ore from such mine or mill) located in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Washington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, or Texas at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 1942, and ending on December 31, 1990; or
“(II) was employed as a core driller in a State referred to in subclause (I) during the period described in such subclause; and”.
(b) Miners.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting “or renal cancer or any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury” after “nonmalignant respiratory disease”.
(c) Millers, core drillers, and ore transporters.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) by inserting “, core driller,” after “was a miller”;
(2) by inserting “, or was involved in remediation efforts at such a uranium mine or uranium mill,” after “ore transporter”;
(3) by inserting “(I)” after “clause (i)”; and
(4) by striking “or renal cancers” and all that follows and inserting “or renal cancer or any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury; or”.
(d) Combined work histories.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended—
(1) in subclause (I), by striking “or” at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(III) (aa) does not meet the conditions of subclause (I) or (II);
“(bb) worked, during the period described in clause (i)(I), in 2 or more of the following positions: miner, miller, core driller, and ore transporter;
“(cc) meets the requirements under paragraph (4) or (5); and
“(dd) submits written medical documentation that the individual developed lung cancer, a nonmalignant respiratory disease, renal cancer, or any other chronic renal disease, including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury after exposure to radiation through work in one or more of the positions referred to in item (bb);”.
(e) Special rules relating to combined work histories.—Section 5(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:
“(4) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO COMBINED WORK HISTORIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE.—An individual meets the requirements under this paragraph if the individual worked in one or more of the positions referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(III)(bb) for a period of at least one year during the period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).
“(5) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO COMBINED WORK HISTORIES FOR MINERS.—An individual meets the requirements of this paragraph if the individual, during the period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), worked as a miner and was exposed to such number of working level months that the Attorney General determines, when combined with the exposure of such individual to radiation through work as a miller, core driller, or ore transporter during the period described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), results in such individual being exposed to a total level of radiation that is greater or equal to the level of exposure of an individual described in paragraph (4).”.
(f) Definition of core driller.—Section 5(b) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(9) the term ‘core driller’ means any individual employed to engage in the act or process of obtaining cylindrical rock samples of uranium or vanadium by means of a borehole drilling machine for the purpose of mining uranium or vanadium.”.
SEC. 100204. Claims relating to Manhattan Project waste.
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following:
“SEC. 5A. Claims relating to Manhattan Project waste.
“(a) In general.—A claimant shall receive compensation for a claim made under this Act, as described in subsection (b) or (c), if—
“(1) a claim for compensation is filed with the Attorney General—
“(A) by an individual described in paragraph (2); or
“(B) on behalf of that individual by an authorized agent of that individual, if the individual is deceased or incapacitated, such as—
“(i) an executor of estate of that individual; or
“(ii) a legal guardian or conservator of that individual;
“(2) that individual, or if applicable, an authorized agent of that individual, demonstrates that such individual—
“(A) was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 2 years after January 1, 1949; and
“(B) contracted a specified disease after such period of physical presence;
“(3) the Attorney General certifies that the identity of that individual, and if applicable, the authorized agent of that individual, is not fraudulent or otherwise misrepresented; and
“(4) the Attorney General determines that the claimant has satisfied the applicable requirements of this Act.
“(b) Losses available to living affected individuals.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a claim qualifying for compensation under subsection (a) that is submitted to the Attorney General to be eligible for compensation under this section at a time when the individual described in subsection (a)(2) is living, the amount of compensation under this section shall be in an amount that is the greater of $50,000 or the total amount of compensation for which the individual is eligible under paragraph (2).
“(2) LOSSES DUE TO MEDICAL EXPENSES.—A claimant described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible to receive, upon submission of contemporaneous written medical records, reports, or billing statements created by or at the direction of a licensed medical professional who provided contemporaneous medical care to the claimant, additional compensation in the amount of all documented out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the specified disease suffered by that claimant, such as any medical expenses not covered, paid for, or reimbursed through—
“(A) any public or private health insurance;
“(B) any employee health insurance;
“(C) any workers’ compensation program; or
“(D) any other public, private, or employee health program or benefit.
“(3) LIMITATION.—No claimant is eligible to receive compensation under this subsection with respect to medical expenses unless the submissions described in paragraph (2) with respect to such expenses are submitted on or before December 31, 2028.
“(c) Payments to beneficiaries of deceased individuals.—In the event that an individual described in subsection (a)(2) who qualifies for compensation under subsection (a) is deceased at the time of submission of the claim—
“(1) a surviving spouse may, upon submission of a claim and records sufficient to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the deceased individual, receive compensation in the amount of $25,000; or
“(2) in the event that there is no surviving spouse, the surviving children, minor or otherwise, of the deceased individual may, upon submission of a claim and records sufficient to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the deceased individual, receive compensation in the total amount of $25,000, paid in equal shares to each surviving child.
“(d) Affected areas.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘affected area’ means—
“(1) in the State of Missouri, the ZIP Codes of 63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63045, 63074, 63114, 63135, 63138, 63044, 63121, 63140, 63145, 63147, 63102, 63304, 63134, 63043, 63341, 63368, and 63367;
“(2) in the State of Tennessee, the ZIP Codes of 37716, 37840, 37719, 37748, 37763, 37828, 37769, 37710, 37845, 37887, 37829, 37854, 37830, and 37831;
“(3) in the State of Alaska, the ZIP Codes of 99546 and 99547; and
“(4) in the State of Kentucky, the ZIP Codes of 42001, 42003, and 42086.
“(e) Specified disease.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘specified disease’ means any of the following:
“(1) Any leukemia, provided that the initial exposure occurred after 20 years of age and the onset of the disease was at least 2 years after first exposure.
“(2) Any of the following diseases, provided that the onset was at least 2 years after the initial exposure:
“(A) Multiple myeloma.
“(B) Lymphoma, other than Hodgkin’s disease.
“(C) Primary cancer of the—
“(i) thyroid;
“(ii) male or female breast;
“(iii) esophagus;
“(iv) stomach;
“(v) pharynx;
“(vi) small intestine;
“(vii) pancreas;
“(viii) bile ducts;
“(ix) gall bladder;
“(x) salivary gland;
“(xi) urinary bladder;
“(xii) brain;
“(xiii) colon;
“(xiv) ovary;
“(xv) bone;
“(xvi) renal;
“(xvii) liver, except if cirrhosis or hepatitis B is indicated; or
“(xviii) lung.
“(f) Physical presence.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the Attorney General may not determine that a claimant has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) unless demonstrated by submission of—
“(A) contemporaneous written residential documentation or at least 1 additional employer-issued or government-issued document or record that the claimant, for at least 2 years after January 1, 1949, was physically present in an affected area; or
“(B) other documentation determined by the Attorney General to demonstrate that the claimant, for at least 2 years after January 1, 1949, was physically present in an affected area.
“(2) TYPES OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE.—For purposes of determining physical presence under this section, a claimant shall be considered to have been physically present in an affected area if—
“(A) the claimant’s primary residence was in the affected area;
“(B) the claimant’s place of employment was in the affected area; or
“(C) the claimant attended school in the affected area.
“(g) Disease contraction in affected areas.—For purposes of this section, the Attorney General may not determine that a claimant has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) unless the claimant submits—
“(1) written medical records or reports created by or at the direction of a licensed medical professional, created contemporaneously with the provision of medical care to the claimant, that the claimant, after a period of physical presence in an affected area, contracted a specified disease; or
“(2) other documentation determined by the Attorney General to demonstrate that the claimant contracted a specified disease after a period of physical presence in an affected area.”.
SEC. 100205. Limitations on claims.
Section 8(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking “2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA Extension Act of 2022” and inserting “December 31, 2027”.