Amendment in the nature of a substitute expands the list of 13 cancer-related diseases eligible for compensation under the Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988 to include cancer of the salivary gland and cancer of the urinary tract; and removed the current requirement that any of these diseases suffered by radiation-exposed veterans be manifested within 40 years of exposure.

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Amendment Number
876
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute expands the list of 13 cancer-related diseases eligible for compensation under the Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988 to include cancer of the salivary gland and cancer of the urinary tract; and removed the current requirement that any of these diseases suffered by radiation-exposed veterans be manifested within 40 years of exposure.
Purpose
Amendment in the nature of a substitute expands the list of 13 cancer-related diseases eligible for compensation under the Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988 to include cancer of the salivary gland and cancer of the urinary tract; and removed the current requirement that any of these diseases suffered by radiation-exposed veterans be manifested within 40 years of exposure.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 30, 1992
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Montgomery amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
Latest Action Time
18:39:08
Submitted Date
Sep 30, 1992
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 876 — Informed