Black Lung Disability Trust Fund
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The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is a U.S. federal fund that pays disability benefits and medical expenses to coal miners (and their survivors) suffering from black lung disease when no responsible coal operator can be held liable.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Lung Disability Trust Fund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1606277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Context triple: [Black Lung Benefits Act, relatedTo, Black Lung Disability Trust Fund]
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A.
Black Lung Benefits Act
The Black Lung Benefits Act is a U.S. federal law that provides compensation and medical benefits to coal miners (and their survivors) who are disabled by pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease.
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B.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is the U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing safety and health regulations in the nation’s mines to protect miners from workplace hazards.
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C.
Carter Coal Company
Carter Coal Company was a U.S. coal mining company best known as the corporate party in the landmark 1936 Supreme Court case Carter v. Carter Coal Co., which limited federal power over labor relations.
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D.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
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E.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating coal mining and overseeing the restoration of abandoned mine lands to protect the environment and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Target entity description: The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is a U.S. federal fund that pays disability benefits and medical expenses to coal miners (and their survivors) suffering from black lung disease when no responsible coal operator can be held liable.
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A.
Black Lung Benefits Act
The Black Lung Benefits Act is a U.S. federal law that provides compensation and medical benefits to coal miners (and their survivors) who are disabled by pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease.
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B.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is the U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing safety and health regulations in the nation’s mines to protect miners from workplace hazards.
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C.
Carter Coal Company
Carter Coal Company was a U.S. coal mining company best known as the corporate party in the landmark 1936 Supreme Court case Carter v. Carter Coal Co., which limited federal power over labor relations.
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D.
Mon Valley Works
Mon Valley Works is a large integrated steel production complex in Pennsylvania operated by United States Steel that manufactures a range of steel products for industrial and commercial use.
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E.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating coal mining and overseeing the restoration of abandoned mine lands to protect the environment and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government program
ⓘ
federal trust fund ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
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United States Department of Labor ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| associatedIndustry | coal industry ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
coal miners with black lung disease
ⓘ
survivors of coal miners with black lung disease ⓘ |
| conditionForPayment |
coal operator is insolvent or out of business
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no coal mine operator identified as liable ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| debtTo |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Treasury
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| eligibilityCriterion |
diagnosis of pneumoconiosis
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employment in coal mine work ⓘ total disability due to pneumoconiosis or death due to pneumoconiosis ⓘ |
| finances | Part C black lung claims when operators do not pay ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
excise tax on domestically mined coal
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repayable advances from the U.S. Treasury ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BLDTF ⓘ |
| hasDebtHistory | yes ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Black Lung Benefits Act
ⓘ
Internal Revenue Code ⓘ
surface form:
Internal Revenue Code coal excise tax provisions
|
| locatedInGovernmentBranch | executive branch of the United States ⓘ |
| medicalConditionCovered |
black lung disease
ⓘ
coal workers’ pneumoconiosis ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Government Accountability Office
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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| oversightBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Congress
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| partOf | federal black lung benefits program ⓘ |
| pays |
medical treatment costs related to black lung disease
ⓘ
monthly disability benefits ⓘ survivor benefits ⓘ |
| policyArea |
occupational health
ⓘ
public health ⓘ workers’ compensation ⓘ |
| purpose |
pay disability benefits to coal miners with black lung disease
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pay medical expenses for coal miners with black lung disease ⓘ provide benefits when no responsible coal operator can be held liable ⓘ |
| regulator |
United States Department of Labor
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor
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| relatedProgram |
Black Lung Benefits Act
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surface form:
Part C Black Lung Benefits
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| relatedTo |
Black Lung Benefits Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Lung Benefits Program
Subtitle D – Miscellaneous Excise Taxes ⓘ
surface form:
Coal Excise Tax
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| replaces | earlier black lung benefits financing through general revenues ⓘ |
| sector | coal mining ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| typeOfBenefit | workers’ compensation–style federal benefit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund Description of subject: The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is a U.S. federal fund that pays disability benefits and medical expenses to coal miners (and their survivors) suffering from black lung disease when no responsible coal operator can be held liable.
Referenced by (1)
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