§239c. Medical benefits — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 239c
Cited by 7 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 239c as a whole
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(e) In any case in which there is a reasonable likelihood that compensation or payment under section 239c, 239d, or 239e(b) of this title will be required for a period in excess of one year from the date an individual is determined eligible for such compensation or payment, the Secretary shall have the discretion to make a lump-sum payment, purchase an annuity or medical insurance policy, or execute an appropriate structured settlement agreement, provided that such payment, annuity, policy, or agreement is actuarially determined to have a value equal to the present value of the projected total amount of benefits or compensation that the individual is eligible to receive under such section or sections.
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(d) A benefit under subsection (a) shall be in addition to any amounts received by an eligible individual under section 239c of this title.
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(c) A benefit under subsection (a) or (b) shall be in addition to any amounts received by an eligible individual under section 239c of this title.
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For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007, to remain available until expended, including administrative costs and costs of provision and payment of benefits. The Secretary’s payment of any benefit under section 239c, 239d, or 239e of this title shall be subject to the availability of appropriations under this section.
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(2) The compensation that shall be provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have the same elements, and be in the same amount, as is prescribed by sections 239c, 239d, and 239e of this title in the case of certain individuals injured as a result of administration of certain countermeasures against smallpox, except that section 239e(a)(2)(B) of this title shall not apply.
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(6) In applying sections 239a, 239b, 239c, 239d, and 239e of this title for purposes of this section—(A) the terms “vaccine” and “smallpox vaccine” shall be deemed to mean a covered countermeasure;(B) the terms “smallpox vaccine injury table” and “table established under section 239b of this title” shall be deemed to refer to the table established under paragraph (4); and(C) other terms used in those sections shall have the meanings given to such terms by this section.