,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,ms4  
,lee ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,deluzio1 & ,mr4 ,mc,garvey7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,black ,lung ,b5efits
 ,act to provide adequate b5efits = m9]s
 suff]+ f black lung disease1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support ,our ,m9]s ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,t5s ( ?\s&s ( coal m9]s across !  
c\ntry are disabl$ by1 or h di$ f1 black
 lung disease4 ,su* m9]s & _! families  
rely on black lung b5efits z provid$ "u 
section #dab ( ! ,black ,lung ,b5efits  
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb7 to pay = _!   
heal?c>e & to provide mon?ly            
comp5sation4  7#b7 ,:5 section #dab ( ! 
,black ,lung ,b5efits ,act 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #ibb7 0 enact$ 9 #aifi1 a m9] 
receiv$ ab\t #add4ej p] mon? to help    
support _! co/ ( liv+1 equat+ to ab\t   

#a1beb4ec annually 9 today's curr5cy1   
adju/+ = inflation4  7#c7 ,! b5efit     
rate1 z e/abli%$ 9 #aifi1 has n kept up 
) ! co/ ( liv+4 ,today1 m9]s receive    
ne>ly #dj p]c5t less ?an ! value ( !    
orig9al am\nt adju/+ = inflation4  #c4  
,adequate b5efits = m9]s ,section       
#dab7;a7 ( ! ,black ,lung ,b5efits ,act 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb7;a77#a77 is am5d$ 9 
! fir/ p>agraph--  7#a7 by /rik+ dur+ ! 
disability & ins]t+ dur+ ! disability32 
7#b7 by /rik+ at a rate & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,= any cal5d> ye> prec$+  
#bjbf1 at a rate  2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ /ep
 #a4 & ins]t+  /ep #a4 7,b7 ,= cal5d>   
ye> #bjbf1 = ea* mon? aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ! ,support ,our ,m9]s ,act = 
:i* b5efits are payable to su* m9]1 at a
 mon?ly pay rate equal to ! quoti5t (-- 
7i7 #ae1jcj1 &  7ii7 #ab4  7,c7 ,=      
cal5d> ye> #bjbg & ea* succe$+ cal5d>   
ye>-- 7i7 at an annual rate equal to !  
product (--  7,i7  7aa7 = cal5d> #bjbg1 
#ae1jcj2 or  7bb7 = a cal5d> ye> aft]   
cal5d> ye> #bjbg1 ! annual rate det]m9$ 

"u ?is subp>agraph = ! cal5d> ye>       
imm$iately prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> = :i* !  
det]m9ation is be+ made "u ?is          
subp>agraph1 &  7,,ii7 ! great] ( "o or 
! ratio (-- 7aa7 ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical 
,work]s1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor
 ,/ati/ics1 = ! cal5d> ye> imm$iately   
prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> = :i* ! det]m9ation 
is be+ made "u ?is subp>agraph2 to  7bb7
 su* ,consum] ,price ,index = ! second  
cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> = :i* !  
det]m9ation is be+ made "u ?is          
subp>agraph2 &  7ii7 at a mon?ly rate   
equal to ! quoti5t (--  7,i7 ! annual   
rate det]m9$ "u clause 7i7 = ! cal5d>   
ye> = :i* ! det]m9ation is be+ made "u  
?is subp>agraph2 &  7,,ii7 #ab4  4