114 STAT. 1654A-498 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (f) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS IN COMPENSATION FUND. — Amounts in the compensation fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be credited to and become a part of the compensation fund. SEC. 3613. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL. (a) LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL REQUIRED.— Not later than March 15, 2001, the President shall submit to Congress a proposal for legislation to implement the compensation program. The proposal for legislation shall include, at a minimum, the specific recommendations (including draft legislation) of the President for the following: (1) The types of compensation and benefits, including lost wages, medical benefits, and any lump-sum settlement pay- ments, to be provided under the compensation program. (2) Any adjustments or modifications necessary to appropriately administer the compensation program under subtitle B. (3) Whether to expand the compensation program to include other illnesses associated with exposure to toxic substances. (4) Whether to expand the class of individuals who are members of the Special Exposure Cohort (as defined in section 3621(14)). (b) ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL COVERED EMPLOYEES AND REQUIRED AMOUNTS. —The President shall include with the proposal for legislation under subsection (a) the following: (1) An estimate of the number of covered employees that the President determines were exposed in the performance of duty. (2) An estimate, for each fiscal year of the compensation program, of the amounts to be required for compensation and benefits anticipated to be provided in such fiscal year under the compensation program. SEC. 3614. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3103(a), $25,000,000 may be used for purposes of carrying out this title. (b) COMPENSATION FUND. — There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund established by section 3612. Subtitle B—Program Administration SEC. 3621. DEFINITIONS FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. In this title: (1) The term "covered employee" means any of the following: (A) A covered beryllium employee. (B) A covered employee with cancer. (C) To the extent provided in section 3627, a covered employee with chronic silicosis (as defined in that section). (2) The term "atomic weapon" has the meaning given that term in section 11 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(d)).
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