Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§7385h Certain Claims Not Affected by Awards of Damages
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 › § 7385h
Summary
Money paid under this part does not count as compensation or reimbursement for a loss. You cannot be made to repay an insurance company or someone who paid workers’ compensation because you got that money, and it does not change any insurance or workers’ compensation claims.
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Title 42, §7385h
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A payment under this subchapter shall not be considered as any form of compensation or reimbursement for a loss for purposes of imposing liability on any individual receiving such payment, on the basis of such receipt, to repay any insurance carrier for insurance payments, or to repay any person on account of worker’s compensation payments; and a payment under this subchapter shall not affect any claim against an insurance carrier with respect to insurance or against any person with respect to worker’s compensation.
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Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B” in two places.
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42 U.S.C. § 7385h
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102