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Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1998
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans.
Summary
This Act amends title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to radiation during their military service. The Act adds ten conditions to the presumed service-connected diseases list: lung cancer, bone cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer, posterior subcapsular cataracts, non-malignant thyroid nodular disease, ovarian cancer, parathyroid adenoma, tumors of the brain and central nervous system, and rectal cancer. By adding these conditions to the presumed list, veterans exposed to radiation who develop these diseases can receive veterans benefits without having to prove a direct connection between their radiation exposure and the disease.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
11 cosponsors
- Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] (D-FL)
- Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10] (D-IN)
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20] (D-PA)
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] (D-MN)
- Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] (R-NM)
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
Actions (4)
- Aug 12, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. · house
- Jul 31, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jul 31, 1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1510)
- Jul 31, 1998 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 1998
Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Lee, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Rodriguez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1998”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF LIST OF DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE SERVICE CONNECTED FOR RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS.
Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(P) Lung cancer.
“(Q) Bone cancer.
“(R) Skin cancer.
“(S) Colon cancer.
“(T) Posterior subcapsular cataracts.
“(U) Non-malignant thyroid nodular disease.
“(V) Ovarian cancer.
“(W) Parathyroid adenoma.
“(X) Tumors of the brain and central nervous system.
“(Y) Rectal cancer.”. <all>
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