Limitation on claims
Title II — Compensation for workers involved in uranium mining and individuals living downwind of atmospheric nuclear testing
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(a) Extension of filing time Section 8(a) is amended— (1) by striking 2 years and inserting 5 years; and (2) by striking RECA Extension Act of 2022 and inserting Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025. (b) Resubmittal of claims Section 8(b) is amended to read as follows: (b) Resubmittal of claims (1) Denied claims After the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025, any claimant who has been denied compensation under this Act may resubmit a claim for consideration by the Attorney General in accordance with this Act not more than three times. Any resubmittal made before the date of the enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025 shall not be applied to the limitation under the preceding sentence. (2) Previously successful claims (A) In general After the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025, any claimant who received compensation under this Act may submit a request to the Attorney General for additional compensation and benefits. Such request shall contain— (i) the claimant’s name, social security number, and date of birth; (ii) the amount of award received under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025; (iii) any additional benefits and compensation sought through such request; and (iv) any additional information required by the Attorney General. (B) Additional Compensation If the claimant received compensation under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025 and submits a request under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall— (i) pay the claimant the amount that is equal to any excess of— (I) the amount the claimant is eligible to receive under this Act (as amended by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025); minus (II) the aggregate amount paid to the claimant under this Act before the date of enactment of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2025; and (ii) in any case in which the claimant was compensated under section 4, provide the claimant with medical benefits under section 4(a)(5)..