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42 U.S.C. § 239d — Medical benefits
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**(a) In general** Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, the Secretary shall make payment or reimbursement for medical items and services as reasonable and necessary to treat a covered injury of an eligible individual, including the services, appliances, and supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the Secretary considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of monthly compensation.
**(b) Benefits secondary to other coverage** Payment or reimbursement for services or benefits under subsection (a) shall be secondary to any obligation of the United States or any third party (including any State or local governmental entity, private insurance carrier, or employer) under any other provision of law or contractual agreement, to pay for or provide such services or benefits.
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**(a) In general** Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, the Secretary shall make payment or reimbursement for medical items and services as reasonable and necessary to treat a covered injury of an eligible individual, including the services, appliances, and supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the Secretary considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of monthly compensation.
**(b) Benefits secondary to other coverage** Payment or reimbursement for services or benefits under subsection (a) shall be secondary to any obligation of the United States or any third party (including any State or local governmental entity, private insurance carrier, or employer) under any other provision of law or contractual agreement, to pay for or provide such services or benefits.
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**(a) Death benefit**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall pay, in the case of an eligible individual whose death is determined to have resulted from a covered injury or injuries, a death benefit in the amount determined under paragraph (2) to the survivor or survivors in the same manner as death benefits are paid pursuant to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program under subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ([42 U.S.C. 3796](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3796&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) 11 See References in Text note below. with respect to an eligible deceased (except that in the case of an eligible individual who is a minor with no living parent, the legal guardian shall be considered the survivor in the place of the parent).
(2) **Benefit amount**
(A) *In general* — The amount of the death benefit under paragraph (1) in a fiscal year shall equal the amount of the comparable benefit calculated under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program under subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ([42 U.S.C. 3796](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3796&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) 1 in such fiscal year, without regard to any reduction attributable to a limitation on appropriations, but subject to subparagraph (B).
(B) *Reduction for payments for lost employment income* — The amount of the benefit as determined under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the total amount of any benefits paid under [section 239d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section239d&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to lost employment income.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 239b
1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.
such compensation or payment, the Secretary
shall have the discretion to make a lump-sum
payment, purchase an annuity or medical insur-
ance policy, or execute an appropriate struc-
tured settlement agreement, provided that such
payment, annuity, policy, or agreement is actu-
arially determined to have a value equal to the
present value of the projected total amount of
benefits or compensation that the individual is
eligible to receive under such section or sec-
tions.
(f) Review of determination
(1) Secretary’s review authority
The Secretary may review a determination
under this section at any time on the Sec-
retary’s own motion or on application, and
may affirm, vacate, or modify such determina-
tion in any manner the Secretary deems ap-
propriate. The Secretary shall develop a proc-
ess by which an individual may file a request
for reconsideration of any determination made
by the Secretary under this section.
(2) Judicial and administrative review
No court of the United States, or of any
State, District, territory or possession thereof,
shall have subject matter jurisdiction to re-
view, whether by mandamus or otherwise, any
action by the Secretary under this section. No
officer or employee of the United States shall
review any action by the Secretary under this
section (unless the President specifically di-
rects otherwise).
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 262, as added Pub.
L. 108–20, § 2, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 640.)
§ 239b. Smallpox vaccine injury table
(a) 1 Smallpox vaccine injury table
(1) Establishment required
The Secretary shall establish by interim
final regulation a table identifying adverse ef-
fects (including in
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