To improve the efficiency of the Department of Energy's Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

HR 4298

Introduced

May 5, 2004

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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Topics

Administrative remedies Department of Energy Environmental Protection Federal-state relations Government contractors Government Operations and Politics Health Labor and Employment Law Occupational health and safety Physicians Radiation victims State laws Workers' compensation

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Summary

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 regarding the composition of physician panels to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) select an individual to serve as panel member based on experience and competency in diagnosing occupational illnesses; and (2) either appoint such individual as a panel member, or obtain by contract the individual's services as a panel member.

Actions

May 21, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 20, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
May 5, 2004

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 5, 2004

Introduced in House

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