Black Lung Benefits Act (US)

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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 7