30 U.S.C. § 932a | Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits

1 See References in Text note below.

30 U.S.C. 921 30 U.S.C. 925 section 3105 of title 5Qualified 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  [ et seq., 931 et seq.] and under section 415 of such Act []. For purposes of this section, the term “qualified individual” means such an individual, regardless of whether that individual is a hearing examiner appointed under . 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.

Pub. L. 94–504Oct. 15, 197690 Stat. 2428 Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(b)(5)Nov. 2, 2002116 Stat. 1926(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 91–173Dec. 30, 196983 Stat. 742 Pub. L. 95–164, title I, § 101Nov. 9, 197791 Stat. 1290 section 801 of this titleThe Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, referred to in text, is , , , which was renamed the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 by , , . 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 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

Pub. L. 107–2752002— substituted “under part B or part C” for “under part C”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–275Nov. 2, 2002section 4 of Pub. L. 107–275 section 902 of this titleAmendment by effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Extension of Adjudication Period Through March 1, 1979

Pub. L. 95–239, § 7(i)Mar. 1, 197892 Stat. 100 section 925 of this title section 932(a) of this titleMar. 1, 1978, , , authorized individuals appointed to hear and determine claims for benefits under this part and under pursuant to this section, notwithstanding the provisions of , to continue to adjudicate such claims during the one-year period following .