[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: 28CFR79.24]

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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 C--Eligibility Criteria for Claims Relating to Certain Specified 
                      Diseases in an Affected Area
 
Sec. 79.24  Proof of initial or first exposure after age 20 for claims under Sec. 79.22(b)(1).

    (a) Proof of the claimant's date of birth must be established in 
accordance with the provisions of Sec. 79.14(a).
    (b) Absent any indication to the contrary, the Program will presume 
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 was the date of initial or first exposure.