Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Part C · Chapter 22 — Mine Safety and Health
§ 932a. Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits
Statutory text
Qualified individuals appointed by the Secretary of Labor may hear and determine claims for benefits under part B or part C of title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 1 [30 U.S.C. 921 et seq., 931 et seq.] and under section 415 of such Act [30 U.S.C. 925]. For purposes of this section, the term “qualified individual” means such an individual, regardless of whether that individual is a hearing examiner appointed under section 3105 of title 5. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to imply that there is or is not in effect any authority for such individuals to hear and determine such claims under any provision of law other than this section.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 94–504 · 90 Stat. 2428
Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 932a
Pub. L. 94–504, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2428
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 94–504, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2428Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act
Pub. L. 107–275 § 2(b)(5) · 116 Stat. 1925
Substituted · 30 U.S.C. § 932a
Pub. L. 107–275 substituted “under part B or part C” for “under part C”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 107–275 substituted “under part B or part C” for “under part C”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(5) Public Law 94-504 (30 U.S.C. 932a) is amended by striking “under part C” and inserting “under part B or part C”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–275 effective 90 days after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–275, set out as a note under section 902 of this title.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–173, , 83 Stat. 742, which was renamed the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 by Pub. L. 95–164, title I, § 101, , 91 Stat. 1290. Parts B and C of title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 are classified generally to part B (§ 921 et seq.) of this subchapter and to this part (§ 931 et seq.), respectively. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter or the Black Lung Benefits Act which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–275 substituted “under part B or part C” for “under part C”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–275 effective 90 days after , see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–275, set out as a note under section 902 of this title.
Extension of Adjudication Period Through March 1, 1979
Pub. L. 95–239, § 7(i), , 92 Stat. 100, authorized individuals appointed to hear and determine claims for benefits under this part and under section 925 of this title pursuant to this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 932(a) of this title, to continue to adjudicate such claims during the one-year period following .
Credits
1976–2002 · 2 acts
- 1976Pub. L. 94–504, , 90 Stat. 2428
- 2002Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(b)(5), , 116 Stat. 1926.
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(Pub. L. 94–504, , 90 Stat. 2428; Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(b)(5), , 116 Stat. 1926.)