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This bill, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021, establishes a federal cause of action for individuals, including veterans, who resided, worked, or were otherwise exposed for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The bill sets the burden of proof and standards for establishing a causal relationship between the water exposure and harm, grants exclusive jurisdiction and venue to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and limits the remedy to the claims under this Act, offsetting any prior disability or health benefits related to the water exposure. The bill also waives certain government immunity defenses, prohibits punitive damages, and provides a 2-year statute of limitations from the date of enactment or 180 days after a claim is denied.

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