[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2685 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2685

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2002

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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 411(c) of the 
Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921(c)(4)) is amended by striking 
the last sentence.
    (b) Continuation of Benefits.--Section 422(l) of the Black Lung 
Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 932(l)) 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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