# Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation

**Agency:** Labor  
**Account:** Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation  
**Source document:** Federal Programs for Workers' Compensation · p. 9  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/labor/division-of-coal-mine-workers-compensation  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 51.6 |
| FY2026 | enacted | 50.7 |
| FY2027 | request | 50.0 |

## Labor discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $10.30B, FY2026 $13.70B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## 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-


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Labor › Federal Programs for Workers' Compensation › Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*