HR 1132 IH

To ensure the timely payment of benefits to eligible persons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).

March 20, 2001

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. MATHESON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

To ensure the timely payment of benefits to eligible persons under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST FUND.

(a) APPROPRIATIONS- There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, $84,000,000 to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund to remain available until expended for the purpose of making payments to eligible beneficiaries under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note).

(b) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT- The entire amount made available under subsection (a)--

(1) shall be available only to the extent that the President submits to Congress an official budget request for up to $84,000,000 that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); and

(2) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

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