Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1989

Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for black lung benefit checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if as a consequence of such modified delivery date the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion.

 
HR 521 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 521
To ensure that checks to pay benefits under title IV of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 are delivered early if the usual delivery date
falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 19, 1989
Mr. DWYER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PENNY, Mr. WISE, Mr. DERRICK,
Mr. FLORIO, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SHAW,
Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. ROE, Mr. BLAZ, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. VENTO,
Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. OAKAR,
Mr. ATKINS, Mr. SKELTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BUSTAMANTE, Mr. MYERS of Indiana,
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. WOLPE, and
Mr. SHUSTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To ensure that checks to pay benefits under title IV of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 are delivered early if the usual delivery date
falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance
  Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. EARLY DELIVERY OF BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.
  The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is
  amended by inserting after section 402 the following new section:
  `SEC. 403. (a) If the day regularly designated for the delivery of checks
  used to pay benefits provided under this title falls on a Saturday, Sunday,
  or legal public holiday (as defined in section 6103 of title 5, United States
  Code) in any month, the benefit checks that would otherwise be delivered on
  such day shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding such day
  that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday (as so defined),
  without regard to whether the delivery of such checks would have to be
  made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued.
  `(b) If more than the correct amount of any payment authorized under
  Federal law is made to any individual solely as a result of the receipt
  of a benefit check pursuant to subsection (a) before the end of the month
  for which such check is issued, no action shall be taken to recover such
  payment or the incorrect portion thereof.'.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
  The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to any benefit
  check the regularly designated day for delivery of which occurs on or
  after the day that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.