,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,griffi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,black    
,lung ,b5efits ,act to provide equity = 
c]ta9 eligible survivors1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,equity = c]ta9 eligible 
survivors  7a7 ,limitation ,section     
#daa7;c77#d7 ( ! ,black ,lung ,b5efits  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba7;c77#d77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ! la/ s5t5ce4  7b7       
,cont9uation ( b5efits ,section #dbb7l7 
( ! ,black ,lung ,b5efits ,act 7#cj     
,u4,s4,c4 #icb7l77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 1  
except ) respect to a claim fil$ "u ?is 
"p on or aft] ! effective date ( !      
,black ,lung ,b5efits ,am5dm5ts ( #aiha4
  7c7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by
 ?is section %all apply ) respect to    
claims fil$ "u "p ,b or "p ,c ( ! ,black
 ,lung ,b5efits ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba
 et seq41 #ica et seq47 aft] ,janu>y #a1
 #bjje1 t 7 p5d+ on or aft] ,m>* #bc1   

#bjaj4  #b4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is ,act %all take effect on !  
date ( enactm5t ( any ,act t repeals    
section #aeef ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law       
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