Sec. 3. Reports by the Government Accountability Office
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— carry out a review of interim benefit payments under the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) for miners and survivors who have submitted a claim for benefits under such Act and are waiting for a final determination, including— an examination of the financial impact on beneficiaries of such payments in the case the claims of such beneficiaries are denied and the payments are recouped; a study of the impact that the stress caused by such recoupment, or the threat of such recoupment, has on beneficiaries of such payments; and a study of the financial impact on the Federal Government and taxpayers of the process for recouping such interim benefit payments in the case of claims that are denied; carry out a review of benefit payments for miners and survivors under the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), including— an examination of whether such payments are sufficient to meet the expenses of such miners and survivors; an examination of the economic impact of a possible increase in the amount of benefit payments for such miners and survivors; and based on such examination, recommendations on the amount of benefit payments that such miners and survivors should receive from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; carry out a review that examines the impact of a possible change to regulations of the Secretary of Labor to permit a survivor of a miner to, after a final determination of benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is made with respect to such survivor, file a subsequent claim for benefits under such Act; and submit to Congress reports on the results of the reviews under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
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