Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act and defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Establishment and Administration of Benefits Program - Requires the Secretary of Labor to direct responsible parties (parties engaged in the manufacture, import, sale, or distribution of products or substances containing asbestos or cigarette tobacco) to pay benefits with respect to the disability or death of any person caused by an asbestos-related disease and occurring before January 1, 1983. Requires the payment under this Act of all benefit claims arising or accruing on or before December 31, 1982. Prohibits the payment of benefits for any period before the date a benefit claim is filed. Provides that benefit claims must be filed within three years after an initial medical determination of total disability or death due to an asbestos-related disease or within three years of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Establishes within the Department of Labor the Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Fund from which all valid benefit claims under this Act shall be paid. Provides for a Board of Directors to direct th…