United States · Bill · S
S. 1756 (110th)
Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2008
Introduced
10 July 2007
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 976.
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Summary
Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2007 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy to periodically survey and report on radiological conditions on Runit Island. Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include a citizen of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands within the definitions of "covered employee," "atomic weapons employee," and "Department of Energy contractor employee." Coordinates specified benefits with respect to the Compact of Free Association (as defined by this Act). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts appropriated by this Act to supplement health care in the communities affected by the U.S. nuclear testing program, including outer island primary healthcare facilities of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in: (1) Enewetak Atoll, (2) Kili (until the resettlement of Bikini); (3) Majetto Island in Kwajalein Atoll (until the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll); and (4) Utrik Atoll. Provides for a National Academy of Sciences assessment of the U.S. nuclear testing program's health impacts on the residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 16 September 2008
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 16 September 2008
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 16 September 2008
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 July 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 July 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 July 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1756
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