Amendment102nd Congress
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.
- 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