Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation

What this funds

OWCP's Black Lung Program provides benefits to coal industry workers totally disabled by Lung disease - is a debilitating condition resulting from exposure to coal mine dust, which currently has no cure. OWCP draws its mandate from Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended. The core mission and budget activities of the Program are to develop and adjudicate claims and pay benefits. Claims examiners and supporting staff in district offices across the country process benefit applications, make initial decisions on benefit eligibility, and perform benefit maintenance for all Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF) beneficiaries. In addition, staff members monitor benefit payments and medical treatment 6 The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund appropriation is subject to a sequestration reduction pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. All amounts displayed for that appropriation are pre- 7 The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund appropriation is subject to a sequestration reduction pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. All amounts displayed for that appropriation are pre-

Extracted from Federal Programs for Workers' Compensation, p. 9. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

Contracts funded by this line

1 linked contract. These are obligations — lifetime awarded money — and they are not comparable to the request above and are never added to it. No total is shown: an award linked to several lines is counted in full on each, so the sum would not be a fact.

Confidence mix · 1 medium

Linked contracts are a floor, not a census. Coverage is bounded by how distinctively a program is named and, for performer links, to RDT&E and Procurement — O&M and military construction publish no performers. Budget figures are FY2027 request dollars; contract figures are obligations. The two measure different things and must never be summed together.

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