Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2003
Last action on May 19, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim.
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