42 USC § 7385f - Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7385f"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7385f - Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7385f"
section_name: "Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XVI"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3647], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(f), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2186.)"
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# § 7385f. Claims not assignable or transferable; choice of remedies

**(a)** **Claims not assignable or transferable** No claim cognizable under this subchapter shall be assignable or transferable.

**(b)** **Choice of remedies** No individual may receive more than one payment of compensation under part B.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3647], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(f), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2186.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2004—Subsec. (a).  substituted “this subchapter” for “part B”.