SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
ACCEPTANCE 143
ACTION ON CLAIM 80
ACTION ON CLAIMS 18
ACTION ON CLIAM 48
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA 94 136 181 223
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 168 226
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION 81
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS PROCEDURE AND JUDICIAL REVIE 51 82
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NOT PAID FROM FUND 18
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE 127 215
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 147
AMOUNT 108 195
APOLOGY 13
APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL LAWS 164
APPLICABLE LAW 148
APPLICATION 102 110 126 189 197 213
APPLICATION OF SECTION 133 221
APPLICATION OF TITLE 107 194
APPLICATION TO EXISTING ASBESTOS TRUSTS 164
ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUS CONDUCT 108 195
ASBESTOS CLAIM 156
ASBESTOS COMPENSATION FUND 138
ASBESTOS TRUST 157
AUTHORITY 45 78 118 154 206
AUTHORITY OF BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD 106 192
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 14 45 77
AVAILABILITY OF THE FUND 14
AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS 98 122 185 209
AWARD OF FEES 132 219
BAIRD 74
BERKLEY 254
BERYLLIUM INDUSTRY SITE 20
BERYLLIUM VENDOR 54 177
BIGGERT 21
BOARD AUTHORITY 129 216
BRADY 21
BROWN 21 74 171
CANNON 446 447 448 449 450
CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY 157
CERTIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER 19
CERTIFIED B-READER 157
CERTIFIED LABS 152
CHEST X-RAYS 157
CINDY BLACKSTON 4
CIVIL ACTION 157
CLAIM DETERMINATION 127 214
CLAIM IN ANOTHER FORUM 156
CLAIMANT 157
CLAIMS 51
CLAIMS NOT ASSIGNABLE OR TRANSFERABLE 19
CLASS ACTION SUITS 147
CLEMENT 171
CLINICAL EVIDENCE OF ASBESTOSIS 158
COMPENSATION 55 91 96 116 178 183 203
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS LIMITATION 136 222
COMPENSATION BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE 122 209
COMPENSATORY DAMAGES 158
CONFIDENTIALITY 144
CONFORMITY WITH SECTION 15
CONSOLIDATIONS 147
CONSTRUCTION 104 108 120 130 131 190 194 208 218
CONSULTATION ON DETERMINATIONS 16
CONSULTATION ON GUIDELINES 15
CONTENT 111 198
CONYERS 352 354
CORE CLAIM 158
COSTS 131 167 218 225
COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THE ADJUDICATIONS 50 81
COURT REVIEW 106 193
COVERED EMPLOYEE 55 92 115 178 203
COVERED EMPLOYEE DIES 125 212
COVERED ILLNESS 56 92 116 179 203
CREDIT REFORM PRINCIPLES 154
D SESSION 83 171
DEAR MARCY 316
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN 316
DEAR MR. SPEAKER 319
DEATH OF COVERED EMPLOYEE 101 188
DECEASED 79
DECEASED OR DYING EMPLOYEE 79
DECISION DENYING CLAIM 82
DECISION NOTICE 105 128 192 216
DEEMED EXPERT PANEL 167 225
DEFENDANT 159
DEFINITIONS 18 80
DENIAL SET ASIDE 131 219
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 57
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITY 57
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 57 75 91 115 177 201
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACTOR 115 201
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 229
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITY 57 91 115 177 201
DETERMINATION 46 78 102 188
DETERMINATION IN LAST QUARTER 134 222
DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS 15
DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY 139
DETERMINATION PERIOD 80
DETERMINATIONS 111 198
DIES 80
DLCO 159
DOE NUCLEAR EMPLOYEE 75
DOUBT 130 217
DUDEO 344 345 346 350
DUTIES 145
EFFECT OF DECISION 105 192
EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECISION 129 216
ELECTION 99 164
ELECTION OF BENEFITS 123 124 210 211
ELECTION TO RECEIVE RETROACTIVE COMPENSATION 101 188
ELIGIBLE BERYLLIUM WORKER 14
ELISBURG 432 433 444
EQUIVALENT-YEAR 159
ESTABLISHING EXISTENCE 150
ESTABLISHMENT 14 44 77
ESTABLISHMENT OF FILING PROCEDURES 15
ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM; ADMINISTRATOR 138
EVIDENCE OF BILATERAL PLEURAL THICKENING WITH IMPAI 159
EXCEPTION 112 135
EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CLAIMS 140
EXCEPTIONS 146
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION 138
EXPOSED PERSON 160
EXPOSURE INFORMATION 168 226
EXPOSURE VERIFICATION 152
FEE AWARD 131 219
FEV 160
FILING PROCEDURES 46 78
FINANCING OF THE FUND, SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS TO CLAIM 154
FINDINGS 13
FLOYD D. SPENCE 316
FORBES 74
FREE CHOICE OF COUNSEL 145
FULL COMPENSATORY DAMAGES IN WRONGFUL DEATH CASES 148
FUND 20 122 160 209
FUND REFERENCE 133 221
FUND USE 133 221
FVC 160
GEORGE FISHMAN 4
GIBBONS 171
GILLMOR 52
GORDON 74 171
GUTTMAN 412 441 445
HALL 171
HANSEN 52
HARDING 479 480 512 514 515
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 117 204
HEARING 104 191
HISTORY OF SMOKING 151
HOLDEN 21
IDENTIFICATION OF DEFENDANTS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK 141
ILO 161
ILO GRADE 161
IN GENERAL 14 15 16 17 79 94 97 98 100
102 103 104 106 107 108 109 110 111
113 118 120 121 122 124 125 126 127
129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 143
145 149 150 151 155 164 166 167 169
181 182 185 187 189 190 191 192 193
195 196 197 198 206 207 208 209 210
212 213 214 215 216 217 218 220 221
222 223 224 225 227
INCEPTION OF DISABILITY 93 117 181 205
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SURVIVORS 17
INFORMATION 96 112 119 135 183 207
INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL REVIEW 139
INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS IN THE FUND 14
ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS GUIDELINES, AND PROCEDURES 82
ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND PROCEDURES 19 50
J. DENNIS HASTERT 319
JACKSON LEE 233 240 322 324 325 326 327 346 347
349 350 351 352 441 442 443 444 445
446 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516
517
JEROME 345 350
JIM WILON 4
JOINT AUTHORITY 95 182
JUDICIAL REVIEW 129 153 217
JULIAN EPSTEIN 3
KANJORSKI 12 21 52 171 259
KAPTUR 21 52 74 273 274 311 315 323 324
326
KLINK 21
LAMPSON 301 325
LATENCY PERIOD 161
LEDWIDGE 357 439 442 443
LEGAL ASSISTANCE 145
LEON BUCK 4
LEVEL A 152
LEVEL B 152
LIMITATION 81 102 109 111 113 123 125 188 196
199 211 213
LIMITATION OF REMEDIES 19
LIMITATIONS 134
LIMITATIONS PERIOD 126 214
LIST OF PRESUMPTIONS 169 227
LOPEZ 501 516
LORA RIES 4
LUCAS 171
LUNG CANCER 161
MANDATORY OFFER FROM ASBESTOS COMPENSATION FUND 142
MANDATORY OFFER FROM DEFENDANTS 142
MANIFESTATION 161
MARCY KAPTUR 315
MARKOWITZ 372 376 439 440
MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 139
MEDICAL DIRECTOR 138
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS 140 168
MEDICAL SERVICES 130 217
MICHAELS 336 341 342 343 344 348 349 350 351
355
MILLER 388 391 440 442
MISCELLANEOUS TERMS 93 117 181 205
MONITORING ACCURACY OF DETERMINATIONS 141
MONTHLY PAY 58 93 117 180 204
NAMING AND NOTIFICATION OF DEFENDANTS 141
NET LITIGATION RISK 161
NEW LIMITATION PERIOD 103 190
NO OFFER 145
NOTE 371 492 518
NOTICE 142 143
OAC 161
OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE 150
OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY 161
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES 139
OFFSET FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS 16
OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT 155
OPT-OUT 141
ORDERS 104 191
ORICK 451 453 455 510 511 515
ORPHAN SHARES 143
OTHER COMPENSATION 165
OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS RELATED TO ARMED FORCES 186
OTHER TERMS 58
OTHER WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS 186
PALLONE 74
PANEL ACTION 168 226
PANEL AND CLAIMS 167 226
PARTY 162
PATHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF ASBESTOSIS 162
PAYMENT 46 79 132 220
PAYMENT AND EFFECTIVE DATE 97 184
PAYMENT FROM FUND 97 184
PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED 18
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 16
PAYMENT OF COSTS 108 194
PAYMENT UNDER THIS TITLE 109 196
PAYMENTS IN THE CASE OF DECEASED PERSONS 17
PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER ACTS LIMITED 81
PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER LAWS 50
PEASE 327
PENALTY 96 105 119 120 128 183 191 207 215
PENALTY FOR INADEQUATE OFFER 148
PENDING CLAIM 155
PERSON 162
PHELPS 74
PHYSICIAN 107 162 193
PREDICTED VALUE 162
PROCEDURES 140
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION 144
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING 163
PUNITIVE DAMAGES 149 163
PURPOSE 13 45 77
QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN 163
QUALIFYING NATIONAL SETTLEMENT PLAN 163
QUARTERLY 111 198
QUARTERLY DETERMINATIONS 134 221
QUARTERLY STATEMENTS 69
QUESTIONNAIRE 166 225
RAY 461 508 511 515
RECONSIDERATION 107 130 193 217
RECORD 105 128 192 216
REFERENCES 110 197
REGULATIONS 113 199
REGULATORY AUTHORITY 19 50 82
REIMBURSEMENT 81
REJECTION 143
REMOVAL 147
REPSHER 428 445 447 448 449
REQUIRED PROCEDURES 15
RESOLVING DOUBT 107 193
REVIEW OF DATA 170 228
RICHARDSON 329
RIGHT OF SUBROGATION 17
RIGHT TO SUE LETTER 156
ROSENMAN 405 445 448 450
RULES 153
SECRETARY 91 115 177 201
SECRETARY OF ENERGY REGULATIONS 136 223
SECTION 114 137 199 200 223
SETTLEMENT OFFERS; OFFER OF COMPENSATION BY THE TRU 142
SETTLEMENTS PRESERVED 164
SETTLEMENTS, JUDGMENTS, AND AWARDS 144
SHORT TITLE 53 84 172
SLAUGHTER 21 492 493 517
SMITH 12 229 233 235 239 240 243 251 253
254 256 259 263 267 268 269 270 273
274 276 282 284 288 290 291 300 301
303 304 306 310 312 313 314 315 321
322 327 328 329 335 336 341 342 343
344 345 346 347 352 355 356 372 375
387 391 405 412 428 432 433 438 439
440 441 451 452 455 461 479 480 492
493 501 507 509 512 513 518
SPECIFIED DISEASE 77
ST SESSION 12 21 52 73
STRICKLAND 74 171 267 269 314 325
SUBPOENA POWER 144
SUBROGATION 79
SUCCESSOR LIABILITY 165
SUIT 107 130 194 218
TABLE OF CONTENTS 84 172
TABLE OF SECTIONS 53
TAUSCHER 74
TERMINATION 14 45 77 81
TERMINATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DUTIES 50
TERMINATION OF DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 18
TH CONGRESS 12 21 52 73 83 171
THIRD-PARTY PRACTICE 142
THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR 3
TIME FOR ELECTION 125 212
TIME OF INJURY 58 93 117 180 205
TIMELY FILING 103 126 190 214
TLC 163
TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER LAWS 82
TRUSTEE 153 163
TRUSTEE PREVAILS 153
UDALL 21 74 83 171
UDALL OF COLORADO 288 321 322
UDALL OF NEW MEXICO 304 312 313 327
UDALL OF OHIO 290
USE 110 197
USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES 19
VENUE 147
VERIFIED PARTICULARIZED STATEMENT 141
VETERANS' BENEFITS PROGRAM 163
VOINOVICH 240
WAMP 21 251
WHISTLEBLOWERS 200 224
WHITFIELD 21 74 171 282 314 326
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW 164
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OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN SMITH
PAGE 11
STATEMENT OF HON. GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF OHIO
PAGE 240
STATEMENT OF HON. ZACH WAMP, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
PAGE 251
STATEMENT OF HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEVADA
PAGE 254
STATEMENT OF HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
PAGE 259
STATEMENT OF HON. TED STRICKLAND, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO
PAGE 267
STATEMENT OF HON. MARCY KAPTUR, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO
PAGE 274
STATEMENT OF HON. ED WHITFIELD, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
PAGE 282
STATEMENT OF HON. MARK UDALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO
PAGE 288
STATEMENT OF HON. NICK LAMPSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS
PAGE 300
STATEMENT OF HON. TOM UDALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
PAGE 303
STATEMENT OF BILL RICHARDSON, SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PAGE 329
STATEMENT OF DAVID MICHAELS, PH.D., MPH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT SAFETY AND
HEALTH, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
PAGE 335
STATEMENT OF LISA LEDWIDGE, INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
PAGE 357
STATEMENT OF STEVEN B. MARKOWITZ, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE BIOLOGY OF NATURAL SYSTEMS, QUEENS
COLLEGE, FLUSHING, NY
PAGE 372
STATEMENT OF RICHARD D. MILLER, POLICY ANALYST, PAPER, ALLIED-INDUSTRIAL, CHEMICAL AND ENERGY
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
PAGE 388
STATEMENT OF KENNETH D. ROSENMAN, M.D., PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST
LANSING, MI
PAGE 405
STATEMENT OF DAN GUTTMAN, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RADIATION EXPERIMENTS
PAGE 412
STATEMENT OF LAWRENCE REPSHER, M.D.
PAGE 428
STATEMENT OF DONALD ELISBURG, FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
PAGE 432
STATEMENT OF ANN H. ORICK, KNOXVILLE, TN
PAGE 451
STATEMENT OF SAM RAY, LUCASVILLE, OH
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STATEMENT OF CLARA HARDING, PADUCAH, KY
PAGE 479
STATEMENT OF RAY O. SLAUGHTER, LAS VEGAS, NV
PAGE 492
STATEMENT OF PETE LOPEZ, AMARILLO, TX
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