[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 323 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 323

  To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain 
              eligible survivors, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

 Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
    Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, and Mr. McKinley) 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 equity for certain 
              eligible survivors, 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. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.

    (a) Limitation.--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''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to claims filed under part B or part C of the Black Lung 
Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921 et seq., 931 et seq.) after January 1, 
2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of any Act that repeals section 1556 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
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