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30 U.S.C. 922: Payment of benefits
Created in 1969 by Public Law 91-173. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 30 U.S.C. 921, 30 U.S.C. 924, 30 U.S.C. 931, 30 U.S.C. 932.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2002
- Pub. L. 107–275 substituted "Secretary" for "Commissioner of Social Security" wherever appearing. Law text · (a)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–296 substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary" wherever appearing. · (a)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954". · (c)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–119, §203(d), substituted "37½ per centum of the monthly pay rate for Federal employees in grade GS–2, step 1" for "50 per centum of the minimum monthly payment to which a Federal employee in grade GS–2, who is totally disabled, is entitled at the time of payment under ch… · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–119, §203(a)(1), inserted ", except with respect to a claim filed under part C of this subchapter on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Amendments of 1981," after "pneumoconiosis or". · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–119, §203(a)(2), inserted ", except with respect to a claim filed under part C of this subchapter on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981," after "pneumoconiosis or" and substituted "time of his death or" for "time of his death, or". · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–119, §203(a)(3), inserted ", except with respect to a claim filed under part C of this subchapter on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981," after "pneumoconiosis, or" and substituted "time of his death or who was totally" for "time of … · (a)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–239, §3(b)(1)(A), inserted reference to any child or children entitled to the payment of benefits under paragraph (5) of section 921(c) of this title. · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–239, §3(b)(1)(B), inserted references to the payment of benefits under par. (5) of section 921(c) of this title. · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–239, §4, substituted "on account of the disability of such miner due to pneumoconiosis" for "on account of the disability of such miner". · (b)
1972
- Pub. L. 92–303, §1(b)(1), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as par. (4). · (a), (4)
- Pub. L. 92–303, §1(b)(2), added pars. (5) and (6). · (a), (6)
- Pub. L. 92–303, §§1(c)(1), 2(a), substituted "widow, child, parent, brother, or sister" for "widow" wherever appearing, and inserted provision that this part would not be considered as a workmen's compensation law or plan for purposes of section 224 of such Act. · (b)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.