---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7385s–11"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7385s–11"
heading: "Coordination of benefits with respect to State workers compensation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7385s-11"
units:
  - "Chapter 84 — Department of Energy"
  - "Subchapter XVI — Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program"
  - "Part E — Contractor Employee Compensation"
---

# §7385s–11. Coordination of benefits with respect to State workers compensation

- (a) **In general—** An individual who has been awarded compensation under this part, and who has also received benefits from a [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) workers compensation system by reason of the same [covered illness](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=2), shall receive compensation specified in this part reduced by the amount of any workers compensation benefits, other than medical benefits and benefits for vocational rehabilitation, that the individual has received under the [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) workers compensation system by reason of the [covered illness](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=2), after deducting the reasonable costs, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3), of obtaining those benefits under the [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) workers compensation system.
- (b) **Waiver—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3) may waive the provisions of [subsection (a)](#a) if the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3) determines that the administrative costs and burdens of implementing [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to a particular case or class of cases justifies such a waiver.
- (c) **Information—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each [State](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=14) workers compensation authority shall, upon request of the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3), provide to the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3) on a quarterly basis information concerning workers compensation benefits received by any [covered DOE contractor employee](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=1) entitled to compensation or benefits under this part, which shall include the name, Social Security number, and nature and amount of workers compensation benefits for each such employee for which the request was made.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3682], as added Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3161, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2184.)