Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
Part B provides lump-sum monetary payments and medical benefits to covered employees and, where applicable, to survivors of such employees, of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors. Part B also provides lump-sum payments and medical benefits to individuals found eligible by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and, where applicable, to their survivors. Part E of the Act provides variable lump-sum payments (based on a worker's permanent impairment and/or calendar years of qualifying wage-loss) and medical benefits for covered DOE contractor employees and, where applicable, provides variable lump-sum payments to survivors of such employees (based on a worker's death due to a covered illness and percentage of wages lost in a given year. Part E also provides these same payments and benefits to uranium miners, millers and ore transporters covered by section 5 of RECA and, where applicable, to survivors of such employees.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
Employees and, where applicable, to survivors of such employees, of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors, and uranium miners, millers and ore transporters covered by section 5 of RECA, who are or were engaged in covered employment related to the testing or production of nuclear weapons.
Beneficiaries
- Unrestricted by Individual Type
Employees and, where applicable, to survivors of such employees, of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors, and uranium miners, millers and ore transporters covered by Section 5 of RECA, who are or were engaged in covered employment related to the testing or production of nuclear weapons.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Authority to issue recommended decisions under this program rests with OWCP district offices. Authority to issue final decisions rests with the Final Adjudication Branch.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: > 180 Days
- Appeal: From 120 to 180 days
The entire process (from receipt of claim to issuance of a final decision) could take more than 180 days. If you disagree with the recommended decision issued, you have 60 days to submit a written statement to explain why you object or request a hearing.
Program details & compliance
Description
The mission of this listing is to protect the interests of workers who were injured or became ill on the job, or their families, by making timely, appropriate, and accurate decisions on claims and providing prompt payment of benefits to eligible claimants.
Mission Categories
Primary: Social Security and Insurance
Other categories:
Atomic and NuclearDisabled and Handicapped Services
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
This program provides lump-sum monetary payments to employees and former employees (or their eligible survivors) as compensation for occupational illnesses under Part B, and covered illnesses under Part E; medical expenses (including hospital care). Benefits are paid from a mandatory appropriation of Federal funds.
Required Documentation
Necessary documentation is developed when claim is filed with the program.