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GAO-05-1002R 1 (2005-09-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptarbk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A ... nabiity * Integrty' Reliability Washington, DC 20548 September 28, 2005 Congressional Committees Subject: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Program Status From 1945 through 1962, the United States conducted a series of aboveground atomic weapons tests as it built up its Cold War nuclear arsenal. Many people who were exposed to radiation resulting from the nuclear weapons development and testing program subsequently developed serious diseases, including various types of cancer. On October 15, 1990, in order to establish a procedure to make partial restitution to these victims for their suffering associated with the radiation exposure, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted.' RECA provided that the Attorney General be responsible for processing and adjudicating claims under the act. The Department of Justice (DOJ) established the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (RECP), which is administered by its Civil Division. RECP began processing claims in April 1992. RECA has been amended several times,2 including on July 10, 2000, when the RECA Amendments of 2000 were enacted.' The amendments of 2000 broadened the scope of eligibility for benefits coverage to include new victim categories and modified the criteria for determining eligibility for compensation. The 2000 amendments also included a mandate that we report to the Congress on DOJ's administration of RECA not later than 18 months after 1Pub. L. No. 101-426, 104 Stat. 920 (1990). RECA recognizes that the amount of money paid does not completely compensate for the burdens placed upon such individuals. 2Early amendments included November 1990 amendments (Pub. L. No. 101-510, 104 Stat. 1835, 1837) that among other things expanded eligibility to include on-site participants and October 1992 amendments (Pub. L. No. 102-486, 106 Stat. 3131) that provided for the judicial review of denied claims. 3Pub. L. No. 106-245, 114 Stat. 501 (2000). GAO-05-1002R Radiation Exposure Compensation Page I

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