[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1010 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1010

   To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity to certain 
            survivors with regards to claims under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2009

 Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Holden) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity to certain 
            survivors with regards to claims under that Act.

    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 2009''.

SEC. 2. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.

    (a) Rebuttable Presumption.--Section 411(c)(4) 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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