Sec. 1027. Sense of Congress on establishment of an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
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It is the sense of Congress that the President should establish an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health, as described in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled Energy Employees Compensation: Additional Independent Oversight and Transparency Would Improve Program’s Credibility , numbered GAO–10–302, to— advise the President concerning the review and approval of the Department of Labor site exposure matrix; conduct periodic peer reviews of, and approve, medical guidance for part E claims examiners with respect to the weighing of a claimant’s medical evidence; obtain periodic expert review of evidentiary requirements for part B claims related to lung disease regardless of approval; provide oversight over industrial hygienists, Department of Labor staff physicians, and Department of Labor’s consulting physicians and their reports to ensure quality, objectivity, and consistency; and coordinate exchanges of data and findings with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health to the extent necessary (under section 3624 the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7384o ).
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Sec. 1027
Sense of Congress on establishment of an Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
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