[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4235 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4235

     To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2002

 Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, 
 and Mr. Strickland) 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, and for other purposes.

    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 2002''.

SEC. 2. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.

    (a) Rebuttable Presumption.--Paragraph (4) of section 412(c)(4) of 
the Black Lung Benefits Act is amended by striking the last sentence of 
such paragraph.
    (b) Continuation of Benefits.--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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