[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR79.14]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 79--CLAIMS UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Leukemia
 
Sec. 79.14  Proof of initial exposure prior to age 21.

    (a) Proof of the claimant's date of birth must be established by the 
submission of any of the following:
    (1) Birth certificate;
    (2) Baptismal certificate;
    (3) Tribal records; or
    (4) Hospital records of birth.
    (b) Absent any indication to the contrary, the Program will assume 
that the earliest date within the designated time period indicated on 
any records accepted by the Program as proof of the claimant's physical 
presence in the affected area or participation during a period of 
atmospheric nuclear testing was also the date of initial exposure.