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Amendment Number
1977
Purpose
To provide a presumption of service connection to veterans (and survivors of such veterans) who participated in atmospheric nuclear tests as part of the United States nuclear weapons testing program or in the American occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, and who suffer from certain diseases that may be attributable to exposure to ionizing radiation; and for other purposes.
Congress
100
Type
SAMDT
Latest Action Date
Apr 25, 1988
Latest Action Text
Amendment SP 1977 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Proposed Date
Apr 25, 1988
Submitted Date
Apr 25, 1988
Chamber
Senate
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 1977 — Informed