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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)In general
This part shall apply to--
(1) a section 5 payment recipient who contracted a section 5 illness through a section 5 exposure at a section 5 facility, or
(2) a section 5 uranium worker determined under section 7385s-4(c) of this title to have contracted a covered illness through exposure to a toxic substance at a section 5 mine or mill,
(or to the survivor of that employee, as applicable) on the same basis as it applies to a Department of Energy contractor employee determined under section 7385s-4 of this title to have contracted a covered illness through exposure to a toxic substance at a Department of Energy facility (or to the survivor of that employee, as applicable).
(b)Definitions
In this section:
(1) The term “section 5 payment recipient” means an individual who receives, or has received, $100,000 under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) for a claim made under that Act.
(2) The terms “section 5 exposure”, “section 5 facility”, and “section 5 illness” mean the exposure, facility, and illness, respectively, to which an individual's status as a section 5 payment recipient relates.
(3) The term “section 5 uranium worker” means an individual to whom subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) of section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act applies (whether directly or by reason of subsection (a)(2)).
(4) The term “section 5 mine or mill” means the mine or mill to which an individual's status as a section 5 uranium worker relates.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 42 U.S.C. § 7385s-5 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 7385s-5. Applicability to certain uranium employees - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-42-the-public-health-and-welfare/42-usc-sect-7385s-5/
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