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A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with…

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A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews.

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 10, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to require the President to establish an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.

Requires the Board to provide advice to the President on the review and approval of the Department of Labor site exposure matrix (SEM) used to determine the eligibility of Department of Energy (DOE) employee contractor claims for compensation for lung disease resulting from exposure to toxic substances.

What's happening now March 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1030 Related bill EEOICPA Amendment Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 30, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 545: A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-545/
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"S. 545: A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for part B lung disease claims and part E processes with independent reviews.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-545/.
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S. 545, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-545/.
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