§ 7385b - Payment in full settlement of claims

CHAPTER 84— DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVI— ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Except as provided in part E, the acceptance by an individual of payment of compensation under part B with respect to a covered employee shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of or on behalf of that individual against the United States, against a Department of Energy contractor or subcontractor, beryllium vendor, or atomic weapons employer, or against any person with respect to that person’s performance of a contract with the United States, that arise out of an exposure referred to in section 7385 of this title.

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Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “Except as provided in part E, the acceptance” for “The acceptance”.