BLDTF

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BLDTF is a U.S. federal trust fund that pays disability benefits and related expenses to coal miners (and their survivors) who are totally disabled by pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal trust fund ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
beneficiaries coal miners ⓘ
survivors of coal miners ⓘ
benefitType disability benefits ⓘ
medical benefits ⓘ
survivor benefits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
coveredDisease pneumoconiosis ⓘ
coveredDiseaseCommonName black lung disease ⓘ
covers eligible dependents and survivors of covered miners ⓘ
totally disabled coal miners with black lung disease ⓘ
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
eligibilityCriterion total disability due to pneumoconiosis ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
fullName Black Lung Disability Trust Fund ⓘ
fundingSource excise taxes on domestically sold coal ⓘ
repayable advances from the U.S. Treasury ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
pays medical treatment costs for covered conditions ⓘ
monthly cash benefits ⓘ
purpose pay benefits to eligible survivors of coal miners disabled by pneumoconiosis ⓘ
pay disability benefits to coal miners totally disabled by pneumoconiosis ⓘ
pay related medical and administrative expenses for black lung benefits ⓘ
relatedLegislation Black Lung Benefits Act ⓘ
relatedProgram Federal Black Lung Benefits Program ⓘ
sector occupational disease compensation ⓘ
social insurance ⓘ

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