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5 U.S.C. 8122: Time for making claim

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8118, 5 U.S.C. 8121.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1974Pub. L. 93-416

1967Pub. L. 90-83

1966Pub. L. 89-554created it

5 U.S.C. 8122Time for making claim

(a)An original claim for compensation for disability or death must be filed within…

(b)In a case of latent disability, the time for filing claim does not begin to run…

(c)The timely filing of a disability claim because of injury will satisfy the time…

(d)The time limitations in subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not—

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1974

Pub. 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 a… · (a)
Pub. 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 compens… · (c)
Pub. L. 93–416, §14(3), substituted "(a) and (b)" for "(a)–(c)", and added cl. (3). · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.