Payment in full settlement of claims

  1. Law
  2. USC 42
  3. The Public Health And Welfare
  4. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  5. ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
  6. Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits
  7. Payment in full settlement of claims

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§7385b. Payment in full settlement of claims

Except as provided in part E, the acceptance by an individual of payment of compensation under part B with respect to a covered employee shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of or on behalf of that individual against the United States, against a Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor, beryllium vendor, or atomic weapons employer, or against any person with respect to that person's performance of a contract with the United States, that arise out of an exposure referred to in section 7385 of this title.

( Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [div. C, title XXXVI, §3643], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A-509; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, §3162(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2186 .)

Amendments

2004-Pub. L. 108–375 substituted "Except as provided in part E, the acceptance" for "The acceptance".


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