RECA Extension Act of 2024
This bill extends the authorization of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) fund and the statute of limitations for filing a claim under RECA until two years after the date of the bill's enactment.
RECA provides restitution to uranium miners and other individuals who may have developed cancer or other specified diseases after being exposed to radiation released from atomic weapons testing or uranium mining, milling, or transportation in connection with U.S. nuclear weapons programs.
Under current law, the fund is authorized until June 7, 2024, and the statute of limitations requires all claims under RECA to be filed no later than June 7, 2024. (Because the statute of limitations expires on a Saturday, the Department of Justice has announced that it will process all applications postmarked by June 10, 2024.)
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8097 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8097
To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 19, 2024
Ms. Maloy (for herself and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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 ``RECA Extension Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 3(d) of the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act (Public Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended
by striking the first sentence and inserting ``The Fund shall terminate
on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA
Extension Act of 2024.''.
(b) Limitation 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 ``the RECA Extension Act of 2022'' and inserting ``the RECA
Extension Act of 2024''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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