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H.R. 6102, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested March 16, 2022
Requested By House Committee on Education and Labor
Date Sent Sept. 26, 2022
Description:
H.R. 6102 would increase benefits for miners, and their survivors, who are affected by coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (commonly referred to as black lung disease) or other lung diseases and would allow certain attorneys’ fees to be paid by the federal government. In addition, the bill would expand use of computerized tomography (CT) scans as medical evidence to substantiate miners’ black lung claims, resulting in more people receiving benefits. Some of those costs would be paid by responsible coal operators.

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