Bill > HR1126

This bill, the Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2021, aims to provide compensation to certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of the island by the U.S. military for readiness training. The bill establishes a process for individual claimants who were residents of Vieques, or their immediate heirs, to receive monetary compensation if they can demonstrate they contracted certain chronic, life-threatening diseases or illnesses due to exposure to environmental contamination from the military's activities on the island. The bill also requires the appointment of a Special Master to oversee the claims process and provide compensation to the Municipality of Vieques, including funding to build and operate a medical facility to address the critical health needs of Vieques residents resulting from the environmental contamination.