HR 3689 · 108th Congress · Law

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act.

Introduced 2003-12-08· Sponsored by Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.(2004-01-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within its Special Exposure Cohort certain employees engaged in the nuclear weapons program at the Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna, New York, who were directly exposed to material (including residual material) that emitted radiation beginning January 1, 1949, and ending on the date (to be determined by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Department of Health and Human Services) by which all such residual material was removed.…

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