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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6901 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6901
To establish the Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Horsford)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To establish the Atomic Civilians Commemorative Service Medal, and for
other purposes.
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 ``Atomic Civilians Recognition and
Compensation Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ATOMIC CIVILIANS COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE
MEDAL.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall design and produce
a commemorative service medal, to be known as the ``Atomic Civilians
Commemorative Service Medal'' (in this section referred to as the
``Medal''), to commemorate the service and sacrifice of civilian
employees and contractors of the Department of Defense and other
Federal agencies who were instrumental in the development of our
Nation's atomic and nuclear weapons programs.
(b) Eligibility Requirements.--
(1) Eligibility.--Current or former civilian employees, and
former employees of any contractor, of the United States
Government shall be eligible for the Medal if such individual--
(A) directly participated in the detonation of an
atomic weapon or device;
(B) directly participated in the cleanup of
radioactive material resulting from any such
atmospheric detonation;
(C) directly participated in the cleanup of
radioactive material resulting from an accident
associated with an atomic weapon; or
(D) was exposed to ionizing radiation resulting
from the operational use of atomic weapons during World
War II.
(2) Documentation.--The Secretary of Defense may require
individuals to submit supporting documentation for the medal
authorized in subsection (a) to determine eligibility under
paragraph (1).
(c) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to retired and former civilian employees.--At
the request of an eligible individual described under
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall issue the
Medal to such individual.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of am individual
who is deceased but would otherwise be eligible for the Medal,
the Secretary may provide for issuance of the Medal to the
next-of-kin of such individual. If applications for a Medal are
filed by more than one next of kin of such an individual, the
Secretary of Defense shall determine which next-of-kin will
receive the Medal.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which eligible
individuals and their next-of-kin may apply to receive the
Medal.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF COMPENSATION FOR ATOMIC CIVILIANS.
(a) Compensation Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
a program of compensation for individuals who directly participated in
the cleanup of radioactive material, subject to the requirements of
this section.
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) Eligibility.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, a current or former civilian employee or a
current or former employee of a contractor of the United States
Government--
(A) who directly participated in the cleanup of
radioactive material resulting from any such
atmospheric detonation or directly participated in the
cleanup of radioactive material resulting from an
accident associated with an atomic weapon; and
(B) who was diagnosed with a disease described in
paragraph (2)
shall be eligible for an award of $75,000 under the program
established by subsection (a).
(2) Diseases.--A disease described in this paragraph is any
of the following:
(A) Leukemia (other than chronic lymphocytic
leukemia).
(B) Cancer of the thyroid.
(C) Cancer of the breast.
(D) Cancer of the pharynx.
(E) Cancer of the esophagus.
(F) Cancer of the stomach.
(G) Cancer of the small intestine.
(H) Cancer of the pancreas.
(I) Multiple myeloma.
(J) Lymphomas (except Hodgkin's disease).
(K) Cancer of the bile ducts.
(L) Cancer of the gall bladder.
(M) Primary liver cancer (except if cirrhosis or
hepatitis B is indicated).
(N) Cancer of the salivary gland.
(O) Cancer of the urinary tract.
(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.
(Q) Cancer of the bone.
(R) Cancer of the brain.
(S) Cancer of the colon.
(T) Cancer of the lung.
(U) Cancer of the ovary.
(c) Requirements.--Before paying any award under this section to an
individual, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) require the individual to submit supporting
documentation to determine eligibility for compensation under
the program established under this section; and
(2) prepare and disseminate as appropriate an application
by which current and former civilian employees and current and
former contractors may apply to receive compensation.
(d) Offset.--The Secretary of Defense shall offset the amount of
any award under this section by subtracting from such award the amount
of any payment made to an otherwise eligible individual under the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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