§7384u Separate treatment of certain uranium employees

Summary

People who already got $100,000 under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act will get an extra $50,000. If that worker is dead, their survivor can get the $50,000. The worker will also get medical benefits for the same illness. These payments and benefits are separate from the earlier $100,000. The money must come from the federal compensation fund and is paid when the President approves it. If the worker died before filing, an eligible survivor can file for the payment. If the worker is dead when the $50,000 is paid, the law lists who gets it first: a living spouse, otherwise the living children equally, otherwise the living parents equally, otherwise the living grandchildren equally, otherwise the living grandparents equally. Definitions: a "covered uranium employee" is someone who got the $100,000 payment; a "spouse" is a husband or wife married at least one year before death; a "child" includes natural, adopted, and stepchildren who lived with the worker; a "parent" includes adoptive parents; a "grandchild" is a child of a child; a "grandparent" is a parent of a parent. The President must set up a process to find and tell each eligible person about these payments and benefits. The rule takes effect on July 31, 2001, unless Congress acts first.