42 U.S.C. § 7385j–1 — Social Security earnings information

Notwithstanding the provision of section 552a of title 5 or any other provision of Federal or State^* law, the Social Security Administration shall make available to the Secretary^* of Labor, upon written request, the Social Security earnings information of living or deceased employees who may have sustained an illness that is the subject of a claim under this subchapter, which the Secretary of Labor may require to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.