Sec. 3681. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

463 words·~2 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-10420/sec-3681

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 3681 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS **[**[42 U.S.C. 7385s–10](/us/usc/t42/s7385s–10)**]** ###

(a)In General The Secretary shall administer this subtitle. ###

(b)Contract Authority The Secretary may enter into contracts with appropriate persons and entities to administer this subtitle. ###

(c)Records ####

(1)#####

(A)The Secretary of Energy shall provide to the Secretary all records, files, and other data, whether paper, electronic, imaged, or otherwise, developed by the Secretary of Energy that are applicable to the administration of this subtitle, including records, files, and data on facility industrial hygiene, employment of individuals or groups, exposure and medical records, and claims applications. #####

(B)In providing records, files, and other data under this paragraph, the Secretary of Energy shall preserve the current organization of such records, files, and other data, and shall provide such description and indexing of such records, files, and other data as the Secretary considers appropriate to facilitate their use by the Secretary. ####

(2)The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary shall jointly undertake such actions as are appropriate to retrieve records applicable to the claims of Department of Energy contractor employees for contractor employee compensation under this subtitle, including employment records, records of exposure to beryllium, radiation, silica, or other toxic substances, and records regarding medical treatment. ###

(d)Information At the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy and any contractor who employed a Department of Energy contractor employee shall, within time periods specified by the Secretary, provide to the Secretary and to the employee information or documents in response to the request. ###

(e)Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subtitle. The initial regulations shall be prescribed not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle. The Secretary may prescribe interim final regulations necessary to meet the deadlines specified in this subtitle. ###

(f)Transition Provisions ####

(1)The Secretary shall commence the administration of the provisions of this subtitle not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle. ####

(2)Until the commencement of the administration of this subtitle, the Department of Energy Physicians Panels appointed pursuant to subtitle D shall continue to consider and issue determinations concerning any cases pending before such Panels immediately before the date of the enactment of this subtitle. ####

(3)The Secretary shall take such actions as are appropriate to identify other activities under subtitle D that will continue until the commencement of the administration of subtitle E. ###

(g)Previous Applications Upon the commencement of the administration of this subtitle, any application previously filed with the Secretary of Energy pursuant to subtitle D shall be considered to have been filed with the Secretary as a claim for benefits pursuant to this subtitle.

Connections1 off-index

1 reference not yet in our index

42 USC 7385s–10

Citation graph

cites case law

Sec. 3681

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Cite42 USC 7385s–10

Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources