Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015

S. 1895 · 114th Congress · Jul 29, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.

This Act may be cited as the “Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015”.

Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (B)—

(A)

by striking “that portion of”; and

(B)

by striking “that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71”; and

(2)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting “all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in” before “that part”.