1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 . ▁At omic ▁veter ans ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁atmos pher ic ▁nuclear ▁tests ▁may ▁be ▁el ig ible . ▁ ▁The ▁Rad iation ▁Ex pos ure ▁Comp ens ation ▁Act ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁expos ure ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁compens ation ▁pay able ▁to ▁At omic ▁V eter ans ▁and ▁people ▁living ▁down wind ▁of ▁the ▁tests . ▁Other ▁compens ation ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁under ▁section ▁SE C ▁of ▁the ▁Energy ▁Emp loy ees ▁Occ up ational ▁Ill ness ▁Comp ens ation ▁Program . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ological ▁studies ▁of ▁atomic ▁veter ans ▁have ▁shown ▁expos ure ▁to ▁radiation ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁dis orders ▁including ▁le uk emia , ▁various ▁can cers ▁and ▁cat ar act s . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁determined ▁that ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁atomic ▁veter ans , ▁however , ▁face ▁" ins ur mount able " ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁France ▁▁ ▁A ▁coh ort ▁of ▁workers ▁who ▁were ▁exposed ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁test ▁program ▁at ▁Mor uro a ▁At oll ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁Association ▁Mor uro a ▁E ▁Tat ou . ▁The ▁organization ▁has ▁been ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁government ' s ▁initial ▁den ial ▁of ▁harm , ▁and ▁limited ▁commit ment ▁to ▁compens