§ 7385s. Definitions

Type Statute

Publication 2026-03-26

State In force

Department United States Congress

Source OLRC

§ 7385s. Definitions

(1) The term “covered DOE contractor employee” means any Department of Energy contractor employee determined under section 7385s–4 of this title to have contracted a covered illness through exposure at a Department of Energy facility.

(2) The term “covered illness” means an illness or death resulting from exposure to a toxic substance.

(3) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3671], as added Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3161, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2178.)

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