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Black Lung Benefits Act (US)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Lung_Benefits_Act_(US)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, Title IV
gptkbp:amendedBy
1972
1977
1981
gptkbp:appliesTo
coal miners
survivors of coal miners
gptkbp:codifiedIn
gptkb:30_U.S.C._§_901_et_seq.
gptkbp:covers
total disability due to pneumoconiosis
gptkbp:dateEnacted
1969
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes
criteria for eligibility for black lung benefits
gptkbp:fundedBy
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Black Lung Benefits Act (US)
gptkbp:protectedBy
rights of coal miners with black lung disease
gptkbp:provides
medical benefits for black lung disease
monthly payments to eligible miners
gptkbp:purpose
provide compensation to coal miners disabled by pneumoconiosis
gptkbp:regulates
claims process for black lung benefits
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act
gptkb:Federal_Mine_Safety_and_Health_Act_of_1977
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Black_Lung
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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