---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7384v"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7384v"
heading: "Assistance for claimants and potential claimants"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7384v"
units:
  - "Chapter 84 — Department of Energy"
  - "Subchapter XVI — Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program"
  - "Part B — Program Administration"
---

# §7384v. Assistance for claimants and potential claimants

- (a) **Assistance for claimants—** The President shall, upon the receipt of a request for assistance from a claimant under the compensation program, provide assistance to the claimant in connection with the claim, including—
  - (1) assistance in securing medical testing and diagnostic services necessary to establish the existence of a [covered beryllium illness](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=8), chronic silicosis, or cancer; and
  - (2) such other assistance as may be required to develop facts pertinent to the claim.
- (b) **Assistance for potential claimants—** The President shall take appropriate actions to inform and assist [covered employees](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=1) who are potential claimants under the compensation program, and other potential claimants under the compensation program, of the availability of compensation under the compensation program, including actions to—
  - (1) ensure the ready availability, in paper and electronic format, of forms necessary for making claims;
  - (2) provide such [covered employees](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=1) and other potential claimants with information and other support necessary for making claims, including—
    - (A) medical protocols for medical testing and diagnosis to establish the existence of a [covered beryllium illness](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=8), chronic silicosis, or cancer; and
    - (B) lists of vendors approved for providing laboratory services related to such medical testing and diagnosis; and
  - (3) provide such additional assistance to such [covered employees](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=1) and other potential claimants as may be required for the development of facts pertinent to a claim.
- (c) **Information from beryllium vendors and other contractors—** As part of the assistance program provided under subsections [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b), and as permitted by law, the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3) of Energy shall, upon the request of the President, require a [beryllium vendor](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=6) or other [Department of Energy](/usc/42/7384l.md?p=10) contractor or subcontractor to provide information relevant to a claim or potential claim under the compensation program to the President.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3631], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–508.)

## Notes

### Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

For delegation of certain functions of the President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 13179, Dec. 7, 2000, 65 F.R. 77487, set out as a note under section 7384 of this title.