[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1988 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1988

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2003

  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, 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 2003''.

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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