Congress: 101th

Sponsor: Representative Harris, Claude (04/26/1990)

Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs

Description: To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States.

Lastest Action: 07/26/1990 See H.R.5326.  (All Actions)

Official: H.R.4657 -- 101th Congress