,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fija  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,tokuda 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mr4 ,horsford7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the 
,atomic ,civilians ,commemorative       
,service ,medal1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,atomic ,civilians         
,recognition and ,compensation ,act4    
#b4 ,establishment of the ,atomic       
,civilians ,commemorative ,service      
,medal  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall design and produce a  
commemorative service medal1 to be known
 as the ,atomic ,civilians              
,commemorative ,service ,medal 7in this 
section referred to as the ,medal71 to  
commemorate the service and sacrifice of
 civilian employees and contractors of  
the ,department of ,defense and other   
,federal agencies who were instrumental 

in the development of our ,nation's     
atomic and nuclear weapons programs4    
7b7 ,eligibility requirements  7#a7     
,eligibility ,current or former civilian
 employees1 and former employees of any 
contractor1 of the ,united ,states      
,government shall be eligible for the   
,medal if such individual-- 7,a7        
directly participated in the detonation 
of an atomic weapon or device2  7,b7    
directly participated in the cleanup of 
radioactive material resulting from any 
such atmospheric detonation2  7,c7      
directly participated in the cleanup of 
radioactive material resulting from an  
accident associated with an atomic      
weapon2 or  7,d7 was exposed to ionizing
 radiation resulting from the           
operational use of atomic weapons during
 ,world ,war ,,ii4  7#b7 ,documentation 
,the ,secretary of ,defense may require 
individuals to submit supporting        
documentation for the medal authorized  
in subsection 7a7 to determine          
eligibility under paragraph 7#a74  7c7  

,distribution of medal  7#a7 ,issuance  
to retired and former civilian employees
 ,at the request of an eligible         
individual described under subsection   
7b77#a71 the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall issue the ,medal to such          
individual4  7#b7 ,issuance to          
next-of-kin ,in the case of am          
individual who is deceased but would    
otherwise be eligible for the ,medal1   
the ,secretary may provide for issuance 
of the ,medal to the next-of-kin of such
 individual4 ,if applications for a     
,medal are filed by more than one next  
of kin of such an individual1 the       
,secretary of ,defense shall determine  
which next-of-kin will receive the      
,medal4  7#c7 ,application ,the         
,secretary shall prepare and disseminate
 as appropriate an application by which 
eligible individuals and their          
next-of-kin may apply to receive the    
,medal4  #c4 ,establishment of program  
of compensation for atomic civilians    
7a7 ,compensation program ,the          

,secretary of ,defense shall establish a
 program of compensation for individuals
 who directly participated in the       
cleanup of radioactive material1 subject
 to the requirements of this section4   
7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7 ,eligibility     
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations1 a current or former     
civilian employee or a current or former
 employee of a contractor of the ,united
 ,states ,government-- 7,a7 who directly
 participated in the cleanup of         
radioactive material resulting from any 
such atmospheric detonation or directly 
participated in the cleanup of          
radioactive material resulting from an  
accident associated with an atomic      
weapon2 and  7,b7 who was diagnosed with
 a disease described in paragraph 7#b7  
shall be eligible for an award of       
#ge1jjj under the program established by
 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,diseases ,a     
disease described in this paragraph is  
any of the following3 7,a7 ,leukemia    
7other than chronic lymphocytic         

leukemia74  7,b7 ,cancer of the thyroid4
  7,c7 ,cancer of the breast4  7,d7     
,cancer of the pharynx4  7,e7 ,cancer of
 the esophagus4  7,f7 ,cancer of the    
stomach4  7,g7 ,cancer of the small     
intestine4  7,h7 ,cancer of the         
pancreas4  7,i7 ,multiple myeloma4  7,j7
 ,lymphomas 7except ,hodgkin's disease74
  7,k7 ,cancer of the bile ducts4  7,l7 
,cancer of the gall bladder4  7,m7      
,primary liver cancer 7except if        
cirrhosis or hepatitis ,b is indicated74
  7,n7 ,cancer of the salivary gland4   
7,o7 ,cancer of the urinary tract4  7,p7
 ,bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma4  7,q7  
,cancer of the bone4  7,r7 ,cancer of   
the brain4  7,s7 ,cancer of the colon4  
7,t7 ,cancer of the lung4  7,u7 ,cancer 
of the ovary4  7c7 ,requirements ,before
 paying any award under this section to 
an individual1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall-- 7#a7 require the       
individual to submit supporting         
documentation to determine eligibility  
for compensation under the program      

established under this section2 and     
7#b7 prepare and disseminate as         
appropriate an application by which     
current and former civilian employees   
and current and former contractors may  
apply to receive compensation4  7d7     
,offset ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall offset the amount of any award    
under this section by subtracting from  
such award the amount of any payment    
made to an otherwise eligible individual
 under the ,radiation ,exposure         
,compensation ,act4