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 PUBLIC LAW 106-245—JULY 10, 2000 114 STAT. 505 "(8) the term 'uranium mill' includes milling operations involving the processing of uranium ore or vanadium-uranium ore, including both carbonate and acid leach plants.". (3) WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. — Section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (c) WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION.— " (1) DIAGNOSIS ALTERNATIVE TO ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS STUDY.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —For purposes of this Act, the written diagnosis and the accompanying interpretive reports described in subsection (b)(5)(A) shall— "(i) be considered to be conclusive; and "(ii) be subject to a fair and random audit procedure established by the Attorney General. "(B) CERTAIN WRITTEN DIAGNOSES.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of this Act, a written diagnosis made by a physician described under clause (ii) of a nonmalignant pulmonary disease or lung cancer of a claimant that is accompanied by written documentation shall be considered to be conclusive evidence of that disease. " (ii) DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICIANS. —^A physician referred to under clause (i) is a physician who— " (I) is employed by the Indian Health Service or the Department of Veterans Affairs; or "(II) is a board certified physician; and "(III) has a documented ongoing physician patient relationship with the claimant. " (2) CHEST X-RAYS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act, a chest x-ray and the accompanying interpretive reports described in subsection (b)(5)(B) shall— "(i) be considered to be conclusive; and "(ii) be subject to a fair and random audit procedure established by the Attorney General. "(B) CERTAIN WRITTEN DIAGNOSES.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of this Act, a written diagnosis made by a physician described in clause (ii) of a nonmalignant pulmonary disease or lung cancer of a claimant that is accompanied by written documentation that meets the definition of that term under subsection (b)(5) shall be considered to be conclusive evidence of that disease. " (ii) DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICIANS.—^A physician referred to under clause (i) is a physician who— "(I) is employed by— "(aa) the Indian Health Service; or "(bb) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and "(II) has a documented ongoing physician patient relationship with the claimant.". (d) DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.— (1) FILING PROCEDURES.—Section 6(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: "In establishing procedures under this subsection, the Attorney General shall take into

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