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Contents
Letter 1
Results in Brief 2
Background 3
Since Fiscal Year 2000, RECA Claims Increased Significantly,
Processing Time Has Slowed, and the Number of Pending
Claims Has Grown 7
Funding to Pay Claims May Be Inadequate to Meet Projected Needs 12
Spending on Program Administration Has Increased 16
Agency Comments 19
Conclusions 19
Recommendation 19
Appendix I Scope and Methodology 22
Appendix II Summary of Key Radiation Exposure Compensation
Program Provisions by Claimant Category 23
Appendix III RECP's Claims Adjudication Process 26
Tables
Table 1: Number of RECA Claims Approved, Denied, and Pending
through Fiscal Year 2002 9
Table 2: Processing Time in Months for Approved and Denied
Claims for Fiscal Years 1992 through 2002 10
Table 3: Average Number of Days to Process a Claim for Fiscal
Years 1992 through 2002 11
Table 4: Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund Activity,
Fiscal Years 1992 through 2002 13
Table 5: Appropriations to Radiation Exposure Compensation
Trust Fund, Fiscal Years 2002 through 2011 14
Table 6: CBO Estimate of the Funding Shortfall for the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Trust Fund for Fiscal Years 2002
through 2011 14
Table 7: DOJ Estimate of the Funding Shortfall for the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Trust Fund, Fiscal Years 2002
through 2011 16GAO-03-481 Radiation Exposure Compensation
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