[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1517 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1517

  To make appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for 
                           fiscal year 1996.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              January 5 (legislative day, January 3), 1996

   Mr. Robb introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make appropriations for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund for 
                           fiscal year 1996.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, namely:

                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, 
$998,080,000, of which $949,494,000 shall be available until September 
30, 1997, for payment of all benefits as authorized by section 9501(d) 
(1), (2), (4), and (7), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, and interest on advances as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) 
of that Act, and of which $28,655,000 shall be available for transfer 
to Employment Standards Administration, Salaries and Expenses, and 
$19,621,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and 
Expenses, and $310,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Office 
of Inspector General, for expenses of operation and administration of 
the Black Lung Benefits program as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(A) 
of that Act: Provided, That in addition, such amounts as may be 
necessary may be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the 
payment of compensation, interest, or other benefits for any period 
subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided further, That in 
addition such amounts shall be paid from this fund into miscellaneous 
receipts as the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be the 
administrative expenses of the Department of the Treasury for 
administering the fund during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 
section 9501(d)(5)(B) of that Act.

               special benefits for disabled coal miners

    For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 
of 1977, $485,396,000, to remain available until expended.
    For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such 
amounts as may be necessary.
    For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of fiscal year 
1997, $170,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                           repayable advances

    In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black Lung 
Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after September 15, 
1996, for costs incurred by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the 
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
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