[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 228 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 228

   To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide for equity in the 
             treatment of benefits for eligible survivors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

  Mr. Rahall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide for equity in the 
             treatment of benefits for eligible survivors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.

    Section 422(l) of the Black Lung Benefits Act is amended by 
striking ``, except with respect to a claim filed under this part on or 
after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 
1981''.
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