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139 STAT. 396 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: ‘‘(C) was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 1 year during the period beginning on September 24, 1944, and ending on November 6, 1962; or’’. (e) AMOUNTS FOR CLAIMS RELATED TO SPECIFIED DISEASES.— Section 4(a)(2) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended in the matter following subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section)— (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000 (in the case of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B)) or $75,000 (in the case of an individual described in subparagraph (C)),’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a semi- colon; (3) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(iii) no payment under this paragraph previously has been made to the individual, on behalf of the individual, or to a survivor of the individual.’’. (f) DOWNWIND STATES.—Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Expo- sure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(1) ‘affected area’ means— ‘‘(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B)— ‘‘(i) the States of New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho; ‘‘(ii) in the State of Nevada, the counties of White Pine, Nye, Lander, Lincoln, Eureka, and that portion of Clark County that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71; and ‘‘(iii) in the State of Arizona, the counties of Coconino, Yavapai, Navajo, Apache, and Gila, and Mohave; and ‘‘(B) with respect to a claim by an individual under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(III) or subsection (a)(2)(C), only New Mexico; and’’. SEC. 100203. CLAIMS RELATING TO URANIUM MINING. (a) EMPLOYEES OF MINES AND MILLS.—Section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(i)(I) was employed in a uranium mine or uranium mill (including any individual who was employed in the transport of uranium ore or vanadium-uranium ore from such mine or mill) located in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Washington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon, or Texas at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 1942, and ending on December 31, 1990; or ‘‘(II) was employed as a core driller in a State referred to in subclause (I) during the period described in such subclause; and’’. State listing. Definition.