I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2255 
To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman 
under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. HASTINGS of Wash-
ington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Com-
pensation Program Act of 2000 to extend and increase 
the authority for the ombudsman under the Energy Em-
ployees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EEOICPA Ombuds-
man Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED AUTHORITY FOR OMBUDSMAN UNDER 
ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILL-
NESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 
Section 3686 of the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
7385s–15) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office shall be as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) To assist individuals in making claims 
under this title. 
‘‘(2) To provide information on the benefits 
available under this title and on the requirements 
and procedures applicable to the provision of such 
benefits. 
‘‘(3) To act as an advocate under this title in 
appropriate instances, as determined by the Om-
budsman. 
‘‘(4) To make recommendations to the Sec-
retary regarding the location of centers (to be known 
as ‘resource centers’) for the acceptance and devel-
opment of claims for benefits under this title. 
‘‘(5) To carry out such other duties as the Sec-
retary shall specify.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Proposed changes in the administra-
tive practices of the Department of Labor to 
mitigate difficulties identified under subpara-
graph (B) and potential legislative changes 
which may be appropriate to mitigate such dif-
ficulties.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (g) (establishing a 
sunset date) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The Ombudsman 
shall have authority to hire or contract for any supplies 
or services including the services of individuals with exper-
tise in relevant disciplines, including health physics, medi-
cine, industrial hygiene, and toxicology, as the Ombuds-
man may from time to time consider appropriate.’’. 
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