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5 U.S.C. § 8146a — Cost-of-living adjustment of compensation

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5 U.S.C. § 8146a — Cost-of-living adjustment of compensation

**(a)** Compensation payable on account of disability or death which occurred more than one year before March 1 of each year shall be annually increased on that date by the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor to represent the percent change in the price index published for December of the preceding year over the price index published for the December of the year prior to the preceding year, adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent. **(b)** The regular periodic compensation payments after adjustment under this section shall be fixed at the nearest dollar. However, the regular periodic compensation after adjustment shall reflect an increase of at least $1. **(c)** This section shall be applicable to persons excluded by section 15 of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1966 (Public Law 89–488) under the following statutes: Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351); Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 2035); Act of April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115); Act of July 25, 1942 (56 Stat. 710); Public Law 84–955 (August 3, 1956); Public Law 77–784 (December 2, 1942); Public Law 84–879 (August 1, 1956); Public Law 80–896 (July 3, 1948); Act of September 8, 1959 (73 Stat. 469). Benefit payments to these persons shall initially be increased by the total percentage of the increases in the price index from the base month of July 1966, to the next most recent base month following the effective date of this subsection.

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5 U.S.C. § 8101 — Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) “employee” means— (A) a civil officer or employee in any branch of the Government of the United States, including an officer or employee of an instrumentality wholly owned by the United States; (B) an individual rendering personal service to the United States similar to the service of a civil officer or employee of the United States, without pay or for nominal pay, when a statute authorizes the acceptance or use of the service, or authorizes payment of travel or other expenses of the individual; (C) an individual, other than an independent contractor or an individual employed by an independent contractor, employed on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin in operations conducted under a statute relating to tribal timber and logging operations on that reservation; (D) an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; (E) an individual appointed to a position on the office staff of a former President under section 1(b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838); (F) an individual selected pursuant to chapter 121 of title 28, and serving as a petit or grand juror; and (G) an individual who is a System member of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System during a period of appointment into Federal service pursuant to section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; but does not include— (i) a commissioned officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service; (ii) a commissioned officer of the Reserve Corps 11 See Change of Name note below. of the Public Health Service on active duty; (iii) a commissioned officer of the Environmental Science Services Administration; or (iv) a member of the Metropolitan Police or the Fire D

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5 U.S.C. § 8103 — Medical services and initial medical and other benefits

**(a)** The United States shall furnish to an employee who is injured while in the performance of duty, the services, appliances, and supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the Secretary of Labor considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of the monthly compensation. These services, appliances, and supplies shall be furnished— (1) whether or not disability has arisen; (2) notwithstanding that the employee has accepted or is entitled to receive benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 of this title or another retirement system for employees of the Government; and (3) by or on the order of United States medical officers and hospitals, or, at the employee’s option, by or on the order of physicians and hospitals designated or approved by the Secretary. The employee may initially select a physician to provide medical services, appliances, and supplies, in accordance with such regulations and instructions as the Secretary considers necessary, and may be furnished necessary and reasonable transportation and expenses incident to the securing of such services, appliances, and supplies. These expenses, when authorized or approved by the Secretary, shall be paid from the Employees’ Compensation Fund. **(b)** The Secretary, under such limitations or conditions as he considers necessary, may authorize the employing agencies to provide for the initial furnishing of medical and other benefits under this section. The Secretary may certify vouchers for these expenses out of the Employees’ Compensation Fund when the immediate superior of the employee certifies that the expense was incurred in respect to an injury which was accepted by the employing agency as probably compensable u

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22 U.S.C. § 3715c — Operation of Fund

**(a) Deposits to Fund** The Panama Canal Commission shall make deposits on a regular basis to the Fund, beginning on October 1, 1988, to accumulate an amount sufficient to defray the estimated total cost of liability for the workers’ compensation benefits and other payments payable under chapter 81 of title 5 for the disability or death of employees of the Panama Canal Commission or any of its predecessor agencies on account of injuries sustained on or before December 31, 1999, except for those claims arising before, on, or after October 1, 1988, for which the Secretary of Labor has assumed fiscal responsibility. **(b) Calculation of amounts to be deposited** The amounts deposited under subsection (a) shall be based upon periodic actuarial studies conducted by experts or consultants whose services are procured by the Panama Canal Commission by contract. The amounts of such deposits shall take into consideration interest earnings in accordance with subsection (c) of this section and expected cost of living adjustments as provided in [section 8146a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8146a&num=0&edition=prelim), but not amounts payable by the Commission for continuation of pay pursuant to section 8118 of such title. **(c) Investment of amounts in Fund** The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of Labor, shall invest moneys in the Fund in public debt securities which shall bear interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. Such interest shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.

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5 U.S.C. § 8133 — Compensation in case of death

**(a)** If death results from an injury sustained in the performance of duty, the United States shall pay a monthly compensation equal to a percentage of the monthly pay of the deceased employee in accordance with the following schedule: (1) To the widow or widower, if there is no child, 50 percent. (2) To the widow or widower, if there is a child, 45 percent and in addition 15 percent for each child not to exceed a total of 75 percent for the widow or widower and children. (3) To the children, if there is no widow or widower, 40 percent for one child and 15 percent additional for each additional child not to exceed a total of 75 percent, divided among the children share and share alike. (4) To the parents, if there is no widow, widower, or child, as follows— (A) 25 percent if one parent was wholly dependent on the employee at the time of death and the other was not dependent to any extent; (B) 20 percent to each if both were wholly dependent; or (C) a proportionate amount in the discretion of the Secretary of Labor if one or both were partly dependent. If there is a widow, widower, or child, so much of the percentages are payable as, when added to the total percentages payable to the widow, widower, and children, will not exceed a total of 75 percent. (5) To the brothers, sisters, grandparents, and grandchildren, if there is no widow, widower, child, or dependent parent, as follows— (A) 20 percent if one was wholly dependent on the employee at the time of death; (B) 30 percent if more than one was wholly dependent, divided among the dependents share and share alike; or (C) 10 percent if no one is wholly dependent but one or more is partly dependent, divided among the dependents share and share alike. If there is a widow, widower, child, or de

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5 U.S.C. § 8146a — Cost-of-living adjustment of compensa-

Page 960 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 8146a HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 793 (1st 3 pars., less 2d sen- tence of 2d par.). Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 42 (less 2d sentence of 2d par.), 39 Stat. 750. Apr. 6, 1938, ch. 79 ‘‘Sec. 42 (less 2d sentence of 2d par.)’’, 52 Stat. 200. Aug. 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88–508, 78 Stat. 666. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘in which cases the words ‘Secretary’ and ‘his’ wherever they appear in sec- tions 751–756, 757–781, 783–791, and 793 of this title shall, so far as necessary to give effect to such transfer, be read, ‘Governor of the Canal Zone’ or ‘the general man- ager of The Alaska Railroad’, as the case may be, and ‘his’ ’’ are omitted as surplusage. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘the Employees’ Com- pensation Fund’’ are substituted for ‘‘appropriation for the work of the Secretary’’ in view of former section 771, which is carried into section 8123, which provides that all such expenses shall be paid from the Fund. In subsections (b) and (c), the words ‘‘Canal Zone Government’’, ‘‘Panama Canal Company’’, and ‘‘Gov- ernor of the Canal Zone’’ are substituted for ‘‘Panama Canal’’, ‘‘Panama Railroad Company’’, and ‘‘Governor of the Panama Canal’’, respectively, on authority of the Act of Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, § 2, 64 Stat. 1038. In subsection (e), the words ‘‘of other employees to whom this subchapter applies’’ are substituted for ‘‘of other employees of the Federal Government’’ for clar- ity and in view of the provisions of section 8149. The words ‘‘Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board’’ are substituted for ‘‘Appeals Board’’ to reflect the full title of the Board Administration of this subchapter

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