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

The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 84 — Department of Energy

Subchapter XVI — Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation

Part C — Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits

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 subchapterB shall not affect any claim against an insurance carrier with respect to insurance or against any person with respect to worker's compensation.

(Pub. L. 106-398, §1 (div. C, title XXXVI, §3649), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-511; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, §3162(g), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2186 .)