Historical and Revision Notes

1966 Act

Derivation

U.S. Code

Revised Statutes and

Statutes at Large

5 U.S.C. 770.

Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 20, 39 Stat. 747.

June 13, 1922, ch. 219, 42 Stat. 650.

July 28, 1945, ch. 328, § 1, 59 Stat. 503.

Sept. 13, 1960, Puspan. L. 86–767, § 205, 74 Stat. 908.

The last sentence of the Act of June 13, 1922, 42 Stat. 650, is omitted as obsolete.

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).

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

Section of title 5

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8122(span), (d)

5 App.: 770.

July 4, 1966, Puspan. L. 89–488, § 9, 80 Stat. 254.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

1974—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 93–416, § 14(1), substituted provisions requiring filing of claims for compensation within three years after death or disability, and setting forth conditions for waiver of filing within required time periods, for provisions requiring claim for death to be made within one year after death and for disability to be made within 60 days after injury and authorizing extension of time for good cause.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 93–416, § 14(2), substituted provisions relating to timeliness of claim for death when claim for injury was timely filed and death was based on same injury, for provisions relating to waiver of compliance with requirements for giving notice of injury and filing claim for compensation.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 93–416, § 14(3), substituted “(a) and (span)” for “(a)–(c)”, and added cl. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 93–416 effective Sept. 7, 1974, and applicable to any injury or death occurring on or after Sept. 7, 1974, see section 23(a) of Puspan. L. 93–416, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.

Personnel Not Affected by 1967 Increase

Increases authorized under amendment by section 1(57) of Puspan. L. 90–83 not applicable to specified personnel, see section 7 of Puspan. L. 90–83, set out as a note under section 8103 of this title.