Section text and notes
In general
This part shall apply to—
a section 5 payment recipient who contracted a section 5 illness through a section 5 exposure at a section 5 facility, or
section 7385s–4(c) of this title
section 7385s–4 of this title(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 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).
a section 5 uranium worker determined under to have contracted a covered illness through exposure to a toxic substance at a section 5 mine or mill,Definitions
In this section:
42 U.S.C. 2210 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 ( note) for a claim made under that Act.
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.
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)).
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.
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3676]Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3161118 Stat. 2182 (, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
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Pub. L. 101–426104 Stat. 920 section 2210 of this titleThe Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , which is set out as a note under .