Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§7385i Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVI— - ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM › Part Part C— - Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits › § 7385i

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a person is convicted of fraud related to applying for or getting workers’ compensation or similar benefits, they lose any right to get compensation or benefits under this law for any injury, illness, or death that happened on or before the date of their conviction. Federal, state, or local agencies must give the President, if he asks in writing and needs it to enforce this rule, the names and Social Security numbers of people jailed for felony convictions in facilities they run, even if other privacy laws would normally block that.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §7385i

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(a)Any individual convicted of a violation of section 1920 of title 18, or any other Federal or State criminal statute relating to fraud in the application for or receipt of any benefit under this subchapter or under any other Federal or State workers’ compensation law, shall forfeit (as of the date of such conviction) any entitlement to any compensation or benefit under this subchapter such individual would otherwise be awarded for any injury, illness or death covered by this subchapter for which the time of injury was on or before the date of the conviction.

(b)Notwithstanding section 552a of title 5, or any other Federal or State law, an agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State shall make available to the President, upon written request from the President and if the President requires the information to carry out this section, the names and Social Security account numbers of individuals confined, for conviction of a felony, in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of that agency.

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2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B” wherever appearing.

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42 U.S.C. § 7385i

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73