HR 1637 · 102th Congress · Labor and Employment

Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1992

Introduced 1991-03-22· Sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1992-10-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1991 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid for at least two years after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of such benefits will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility. Prohibits a party adverse to the black lung benefits claimant from submitting more than one: (1) opinion from an examining or consulting physician; and (2) X-ray reading to supplement such an opinion. Requires that reasonable weight be given to the evidence submitted by the physician who treated the person with respect to whom the claim is made. Requires award of black lung benefits to survivors or dependents of a deceased miner if any of the following conditions are met: (1) the miner worked 25 years or more in one or more coal mines; (2) the death as due in whole or part to pneumoconiosis; (3) the miner was receiving benefits for pneumoconiosis at the time of death; or (4) the miner had a pending claim at the time of death in which existing or additional medical evidence submitted by survivors or dependents, or lay evidence, qualifies under specified new eligibility standards. Requires…

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20 Democrats