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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part C · Chapter 84 — Department of Energy

§ 7385h. Certain claims not affected by awards of damages

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dC)(tXXXVI)(s3649) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 7385h

    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3649], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3649], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  2. Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 div. C title XXXI § 3162(g) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 7385h

    Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B” in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B” in two places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (g) Certain Claims Not Affected By Awards of Damages.— Section 3649 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7385h) is amended by striking “subtitle B” both places such term appears and inserting “this title”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “this subchapter” for “part B” in two places.

Credits

2000–2004 · 2 acts
  1. 2000Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3649], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511
  2. 2004Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(g), , 118 Stat. 2186.
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(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3649], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(g), , 118 Stat. 2186.)

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