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30 U.S.C. § 923 — Field offices
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**(a)** The Secretary of Labor shall establish and operate such field offices as may be necessary to assist miners and survivors of miners in the filing and processing of claims under this subchapter. Such field offices shall, to the extent feasible, be reasonably accessible to such miners and survivors. The Secretary, in connection with the establishment and operation of field offices, may enter into arrangements with other Federal departments and agencies, and with State agencies, for the use of existing facilities operated by such departments and agencies. Where the establishment of separate facilities is not feasible the Secretary may enter into such arrangements as he deems necessary with the heads of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and with State agencies for the use of existing facilities and personnel under their control.
**(b)** There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of subsection (a) such sums as may be necessary.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Labor shall establish and operate such field offices as may be necessary to assist miners and survivors of miners in the filing and processing of claims under this subchapter. Such field offices shall, to the extent feasible, be reasonably accessible to such miners and survivors. The Secretary, in connection with the establishment and operation of field offices, may enter into arrangements with other Federal departments and agencies, and with State agencies, for the use of existing facilities operated by such departments and agencies. Where the establishment of separate facilities is not feasible the Secretary may enter into such arrangements as he deems necessary with the heads of Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities and with State agencies for the use of existing facilities and personnel under their control.
**(b)** There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of subsection (a) such sums as may be necessary.
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The Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary may prescribe in any coal mine that rescue chambers, properly sealed and ventilated, be erected at suitable locations in the mine to which persons may go in case of an emergency for protection against hazards. Such chambers shall be properly equipped with first aid materials, an adequate supply of air and self-contained breathing equipment, an independent communication system to the surface, and proper accommodations for the persons while awaiting rescue, and such other equipment as the Secretary may require. A plan for the erection, maintenance, and revisions of such chambers and the training of the miners in their proper use shall be submitted by the operator to the Secretary for his approval.
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For purposes of this subchapter—
**(a)** The term “dependent” means—
(1) a child as defined in subsection (g) without regard to subparagraph (2)(B)(ii) thereof; or
(2) a wife who is a member of the same household as the miner, or is receiving regular contributions from the miner for her support, or whose husband is a miner who has been ordered by a court to contribute to her support, or who meets the requirements of section 416(b)(1) or (2) of title 42. The determination of an individual’s status as the “wife” of a miner shall be made in accordance with [section 416(h)(1) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section416/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) as if such miner were the “insured individual” referred to therein. The term “wife” also includes a “divorced wife” as defined in [section 416(d)(1) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section416/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim) who is receiving at least one-half of her support, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, from the miner, or is receiving substantial contributions from the miner (pursuant to a written agreement), or there is in effect a court order for substantial contributions to her support from such miner.
**(b)** The term “pneumoconiosis” means a chronic dust disease of the lung and its sequelae, including respiratory and pulmonary impairments, arising out of coal mine employment.
**(c)** The term “Secretary”, except where expressly otherwise provided, means the Secretary of Labor.
**(d)** The term “miner” means any individual who works or has worked in or around a coal mine or coal preparation facility in the extraction or preparation of coal. Such term also includes an individual who works o
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 923
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–296 substituted ‘‘Com-
missioner of Social Security’’ for ‘‘Secretary’’ wherever
appearing.
1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal
Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of
1954’’.
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–119, § 203(d), sub-
stituted ‘‘371⁄2 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 dis-
abled, is entitled at the time of payment under chapter
81 of title 5’’.
Subsec. (a)(2). 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 ‘‘pneumo-
coniosis or’’.
Subsec. (a)(3). 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 ‘‘pneu-
moconiosis or’’ and substituted ‘‘time of his death or’’
for ‘‘time of his death, or’’.
Subsec. (a)(5). 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 ‘‘pneu-
moconiosis, or’’ and substituted ‘‘time of his death or
who was totally’’ for ‘‘time of his death, or of a miner
who was totally’’.
1978—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95–239, § 3(b)(1)(A), in-
serted reference to any child or children entitled to the
payment of benefits under paragraph (5) of section
921(c) of this title.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 95–239, § 3(b)(1)(B), inserted ref-
erences t
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