Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§7385e Certification of Treatment of Payments Under Other Laws
Title 42 › CHAPTER 84 — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVI — ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM › Part C — Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits › § 7385e
Summary
Payments are treated under tax rules as pain-and-suffering damages. Not counted for benefits (section 3803(c)(2)(C), title 31).
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Title 42, §7385e
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Compensation or benefits provided to an individual under this subchapter—
(1)shall be treated for purposes of the internal revenue laws of the United States as damages for human suffering; and
(2)shall not be included as income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31 or the amount of such benefits.
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2004—Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B”.
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42 U.S.C. § 7385e
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102