What is the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program?
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), Public Law 106-398, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-1231 (October 30, 2000), was enacted as Title XXXVI of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. The EEOICPA established a compensation program to provide a lump sum payment of $150,000 and medical benefits as compensation to covered employees suffering from designated illnesses incurred as a result of their exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while in the performance of duty for DOE and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors. This legislation also provided for payment of compensation to certain survivors of these covered employees, as well as for payment of a smaller lump sum ($50,000) to individuals (who would also receive medical benefits), or their survivor(s), who were determined to be eligible for compensation under section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note). The EEOICPA f
