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[CITE: 5USC8193]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart G--Insurance and Annuities
 
               CHAPTER 81--COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES
 
  SUBCHAPTER III--LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED 
                                 STATES
 
Sec. 8193. Administration

    (a) Definitions and Rules of Construction.--For the purpose of this 
subchapter--
        (1) The term ``Attorney General'' includes any person to whom 
    the Attorney General has delegated any function pursuant to 
    subsection (b) of this section.
        (2) The term ``Secretary of Labor'' includes any person to whom 
    the Secretary of Labor has delegated any function pursuant to 
    subsection (b) of this section.

    (b) Delegation.--
        (1) The Attorney General may delegate to any division, officer, 
    or employee of the Department of Justice any function conferred upon 
    the Attorney General by this subchapter.
        (2) The Secretary of Labor may delegate to any bureau, officer, 
    or employee of the Department of Labor any function conferred upon 
    the Secretary of Labor by this subchapter.

    (c) Applications.--An application for any benefit under this 
subchapter may be made only--
        (1) to the Secretary of Labor
        (2) by
            (A) any eligible officer or survivor of an eligible officer,
            (B) any guardian, personal representative, or other person 
        legally authorized to act on behalf of an eligible officer, his 
        estate, or any of his survivors, or
            (C) any association of law enforcement officers which is 
        acting on behalf of an eligible officer or any of his survivors;

        (3) within five years after the injury or death; and
        (4) in such form as the Secretary of Labor may require.

    (d) Consultation With Attorney General and Other Agencies.--The 
Secretary of Labor may refer any application received by him pursuant to 
this subchapter to the Attorney General for his assistance, comments and 
advice as to any determination required to be made pursuant to paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of section 8191. To insure that all Federal assistance 
under this subchapter is carried out in a coordinated manner, the 
Secretary of Labor is authorized to request any Federal department or 
agency to supply any statistics, data, or any other materials he deems 
necessary to carry out his functions under this subchapter. Each such 
department or agency is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of 
Labor and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such materials to 
him.
    (e) Cooperation With State Agencies.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
cooperate fully with the appropriate State and local officials, and 
shall take all other practicable measures, to assure that the benefits 
of this subchapter are made available to eligible officers and their 
survivors with a minimum of delay and difficulty.
    (f) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 90-291, Sec. 1(a), Apr. 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 99; amended 
Pub. L. 94-183, Sec. 2(31), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1058.)


                               Amendments

    1975--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94-183 redesignated subsec. (e), relating 
to appropriations, as subsec. (f).


                             Effective Date

    Section effective only with respect to personal injuries sustained 
on or after Apr. 19, 1968, see section 2 of Pub. L. 90-291, set out as a 
note under section 8191 of this title.
