(a) The following requesters may, as determined by the Secretary, be eligible to receive benefits from this Program:
(1) Smallpox vaccine recipients, as described in Sec. 102.3(x);
(2) Vaccinia contacts, as described in Sec. 102.3(bb); or
(3) Survivors, as described in Sec. 102.3(z) and Sec. 102.11.
(4) Representatives of the estates of deceased smallpox vaccine recipients or vaccinia contacts (i.e., individuals authorized to act on behalf of the deceased person's estate under applicable state law, such as an executor).
(b) If a smallpox vaccine recipient or vaccinia contact dies, his or her survivor(s) or the representative of his or her estate may file a new Request Package (or Request Package(s)) or amend a previously filed Request Package. A new Request Package may be filed whether or not a Request Package was previously submitted by or on behalf of the deceased person, but must be filed within the filing deadlines described in Sec. 102.42. Amendments to previously filed Request Packages and the filing deadlines for such amendments are described in Sec. 102.46.
(c) The benefits available to different categories of requesters are described in Sec. 102.30.