§7384e Establishment of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund

Summary

Creates the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund in the Treasury. The fund holds money appropriated under section 7384g(b) and amounts transferred under subsection (c). When the money from section 7384g(b) is used up, the Secretary of the Treasury must transfer from the General Fund of the Treasury, without further appropriation, whatever is needed to run the compensation program. Money in the fund is used to pay for the compensation program. Administrative costs cannot be paid from the fund or taken out of any payment to an individual. The fund may be invested under section 9702 of title 31, and any interest or sale proceeds go back into the fund.