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[CITE: 5USC8149]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart G--Insurance and Annuities
 
               CHAPTER 81--COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 8149. Regulations

    The Secretary of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations necessary 
for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter including 
rules and regulations for the conduct of hearings under section 8124 of 
this title. The rules and regulations shall provide for an Employee's 
Compensation Appeals Board of three individuals designated or appointed 
by the Secretary with authority to hear and, subject to applicable law 
and the rules and regulations of the Secretary, make final decisions on 
appeals taken from determinations and awards with respect to claims of 
employees. In adjudicating claims under section 8146 of this title, the 
Secretary may determine the nature and extent of the proof and evidence 
required to establish the right to benefits under this subchapter 
without regard to the date of injury or death for which claim is made.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(71), 
Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 213.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
                                1966 Act
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 783 (less last 9     Sept. 7, 1916, ch.
                      words).                       458, Sec.  32 (less
                                                    last 9 words), 39
                                                    Stat. 749.
                     [Uncodified].                 1946 Reorg. Plan No.
                                                    2, Sec.  3 (2d
                                                    sentence), eff. July
                                                    16, 1946, 60 Stat.
                                                    1095.
                     [Uncodified].                 1950 Reorg. Plan No.
                                                    19, Sec.  2, eff.
                                                    May 24, 1950, 64
                                                    Stat. 1272.
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    The words ``administration and'' are added for clarity.
    Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary 
of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271 (see 
section 8145).
    The first sentence of section 2 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19 is 
omitted as executed. The word ``employees'' is coextensive with and 
substituted for ``employees of the Federal Government or of the District 
of Columbia'' in view of the definition of ``employee'' in section 8101.
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

                                1967 Act
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                                                    Source (Statutes at
 Section of title 5       Source (U.S. Code)               Large)
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8149...............  5 App.: 783.                  July 4, 1966, Pub. L.
                                                    89-488, Secs.
                                                    11(a), 12, 80 Stat.
                                                    255.
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    In the first sentence, the words ``section 8124 of this title'' are 
substituted for ``section 36'' to reflect the codification of that 
section in title 5, United States Code.
    In the second sentence, the word ``adjudicating'' is substituted for 
``in the adjudication of''. The words ``section 8146 of this title'' and 
``this subchapter'' are substituted for ``section 42 of this Act'' and 
``this Act'', respectively, to reflect the codification of the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act in title 5, United States Code.


                 Personnel Not Affected by 1967 Increase

    Increases authorized under amendment by section 1(71) of Pub. L. 90-
83 not applicable to specified personnel, see section 7 of Pub. L. 90-
83, set out as a note under section 8103 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 8146 of this title.
