42 U.S.C. § 7385

Offset for certain payments

A payment of compensation to an individual, or to a survivor of that individual, under this subchapter shall be offset by the amount of any payment made pursuant to a final award or settlement on a claim (other than a claim for worker’s compensation), against any person, that is based on injuries incurred by that individual on account of the exposure for which compensation is payable under this subchapter.

( Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3641] , Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–509; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(a) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2186 .)