Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within the meaning of the term “member of the Special Exposure Cohort” a Department of Energy (DOE) employee, DOE contractor employee, or atomic weapons employee who was so employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California.
Provides that a claim that an individual qualifies for compensation or benefits under such Act shall be considered notwithstanding any denial of any other claim for compensation with respect to such individual.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9615-9616)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9616)
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