A bill to provide for payment by the United States for certain medical services and treatment provided to United States citizens and permanent residents suffering from physical injuries attributable to the atomic bomb explosions on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.

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Introduced

8 February 1979

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to pay for medical services and treatment for any physical illness suffered by a United States citizen or permanent resident, which is directly attributable to the atomic explosions on Japan in August, 1945. Limits such assistance to medical services provided in the United States on or after the date of enactment.

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summary · EN · 8 February 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1924
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