Brown Lung Benefits Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Brown Lung Benefits Act - Provides benefits for suffers from byssinosis. Defines the term "byssinosis" to mean a chronic dust disease of the lung arising out of employment in a textile plant. Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations promulgated by him under this Act, make payments of benefits with respect to the total disability of any textile worker due to byssinosis, and to the death of any such worker whose death was due to byssinosis. Asserts that the Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe standards for determining whether a textile worker is totally disabled due to byssinosis and for determining whether the death of a textile worker was due to byssinosis. Provides that such regulations shall be promulgated and published in the Federal Register at the earliest practicable date after the date of enactment of this Act, and in no event later than the end of the third month following the month in which this Act is enacted. Provides that such regulations may be modified or additional regulations promulgated from time to time thereafter. Provides that benefit payments shall be made by the…