Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§7385j–1 Social Security earnings information
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 › § 7385j–1
Summary
SSA must, on written request, give the Secretary of Labor Social Security earnings for living or deceased employees in claims under this subchapter, as needed despite privacy laws.
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Title 42, §7385j–1
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Notwithstanding the provision of section 552a of title 5 or any other provision of Federal or State law, the Social Security Administration shall make available to the Secretary of Labor, upon written request, the Social Security earnings information of living or deceased employees who may have sustained an illness that is the subject of a claim under this subchapter, which the Secretary of Labor may require to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 7385j–1
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73