,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,black ,lung   
,benefits ,act to provide equity for    
certain eligible survivors1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,equity for certain
 eligible survivors  7a7 ,limitation    
,section #daa7;c77#d7 of the ,black     
,lung ,benefits ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4     
#iba7;c77#d77 is amended by striking the
 last sentence4  7b7 ,continuation of   
benefits ,section #dbb7l7 of the ,black 
,lung ,benefits ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4     
#icb7l77 is amended by striking 1 except
 with respect to a claim filed under    
this part on or after the effective date
 of the ,black ,lung ,benefits          
,amendments of #aiha4  7c7              
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this section shall apply with respect to
 claims filed under part ,b or part ,c  

of the ,black ,lung ,benefits ,act 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #iba et seq41 #ica et seq47   
after ,january #a1 #bjje1 that were     
pending on or after ,march #bc1 #bjaj4  
#b4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on the  
date of enactment of any ,act that      
repeals section #aeef of the ,patient   
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7,public ,law #aaa-adh74