Guam delegate to introduce Radiation Exposure Compensation Act amendment

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire on June 7.

Efforts are ongoing in Washington DC focused on passing Senator Josh Hawley's Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would extend and expand the existing RECA program to include Guam.

This would be unprecedented, as downwinders from Guam, who were affected by the Castle Bravo nuclear tests on Bikini Atoll, have never been considered or compensated for radiation exposure.

This legislation would finally fix a long-standing injustice by including them.

Meantime, Guam Delegate James Moylan submitted a bipartisan RECA expansion amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to be addressed next week in session.