S 3737 · 93th Congress · Health
Fluorspar Miners Respiratory Disease Compensation Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1974-07-09)
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Fluorspar Miners Respiratory Disease Compensation Act - Title I: General Provisions - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide disability payments, in cooperation with the States, to fluorspar miners who are totally disabled due to respiratory disease arising from their employment and to the surviving dependents of such miners. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Claims for Benefits Filed On or Before December 31, 1976 - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make payments of benefits in respect of total disability of any miner due to respiratory disease, and in respect of the death of any miner whose death was due to respiratory disease or who at the time of his death was totally disabled by respiratory disease. Sets forth the conditions and circumstances of the making of such payments. States that in carrying out the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall utilize the personnel and procedures he uses in determining entitlement to disability insurance benefit payments under the Social Security Act, but no claim for benefits under this title shall be denied solely on the basis of the results of…
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