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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Black Lung Consolidation of
Administrative Responsibility Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PART B BLACK LUNG BENEFIT RESPONSIBILITIES FROM
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY TO SECRETARY OF LABOR.

(a) In General.--Part B of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C.
921 et seq.) other than section 415(b) (30 U.S.C. 925(b)) is amended by
striking ''Commissioner of Social Security'' each place such term
appears and inserting ''Secretary''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 402 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 902) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ''where used in part C''
and inserting '', except where expressly otherwise provided,'';
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after ''Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare'' the following: '', which were
in effect on the date of enactment of the Black Lung
Consolidation of Administrative Responsibilities Act,'';
(C) in subsection (f)(2)--
(i) by striking ''which is subject to review by the
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,'' and
inserting ''arising under part B''; and
(ii) by striking the comma after ''Secretary of
Labor''; and
(D) in subsection (i), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
''(1) for benefits under part B that was denied by the official
responsible for administration of such part; or''.
(2) Section 413(b) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 923(b)) is amended by
striking ''In carrying out the provisions of this part'' and all
that follows through ''Social Security Act, but no'' and inserting
''No''.
(3) Section 415 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 925) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2);
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
(iii) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
striking ''paragraph 4'' and inserting ''paragraph (2)'';
and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking '', after consultation
with the Commissioner of Social Security,''.
(4) Section 426 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 936) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking '', the Commissioner of
Social Security,''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by amending the first sentence to
read as follows: ''At the end of fiscal year 2003 and each
succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to
the Congress an annual report on the subject matter of parts B
and C of this title.''.
(5) Public Law 94-504 (30 U.S.C. 932a) is amended by striking
''under part C'' and inserting ''under part B or part C''.
(c) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--The following provisions of law
are repealed:
(1) Section 435 of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 945).
(2) Sections 11 and 19 of the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 924a, 904).

SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply to the transfer of all
functions relating to the administration of part B of subchapter IV (30
U.S.C. 901 et seq.) from the Commissioner of Social Security
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ''Commissioner'') to
the Secretary of Labor, as provided by this Act.
(b) Transfer of Assets, Liabilities, etc.--
(1) The Commissioner shall transfer to the Secretary of Labor
all property and records that the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget determines relate to the functions
transferred to the Secretary of Labor by this Act or amendments
made by this Act.
(2) Section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply
in carrying out this Act and amendments made by this Act, except
that, for purposes of carrying out this Act and amendments made by
this Act, the functions of the President under section 1531(b)
shall be performed by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget unless otherwise directed by the President.
(c) Continuation of Orders, Determinations, etc.--
(1) This Act shall not affect the validity of any order,
determination, rule, regulation, operating procedure (to the extent
applicable to the Secretary of Labor), or contract that--
(A) relates to a function transferred by this Act; and
(B) is in effect on the date this Act takes effect.
(2) Any order, determination, rule, regulation, operating
procedure, or contract described in paragraph (1) shall--
(A) apply on and after the effective date of this Act to
the Secretary of Labor; and
(B) continue in effect, according to its terms, until it is
modified, superseded, terminated, or otherwise deprived of
legal effect by the Secretary of Labor, a court of competent
jurisdiction, or operation of law.
(d) Continuation of Administrative Proceedings.--
(1) Any proceeding before the Commissioner involving the
functions transferred by this Act that is pending on the date this
Act takes effect shall continue before the Secretary of Labor,
except as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Any proceeding pending before an Administrative Law Judge
or the Appeals Council pursuant to part B and the applicable
regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
continue before the Commissioner consistent with the following
provisions:
(A) Any proceeding described in this paragraph shall
continue as if this Act had not been enacted, and shall include
all rights to hearing, administrative review, and judicial
review available under part B and the applicable regulations of
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(B) Any decision, order, or other determination issued in
any proceeding described in this subsection shall apply to the
Secretary of Labor and continue in effect, according to its
terms, until it is modified, superseded, terminated, or
otherwise deprived of legal effect by the Secretary of Labor, a
court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit
the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under
the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act
had not been enacted.
(3) Any proceeding before the Secretary of Labor involving the
functions transferred by this Act shall be subject to the statutory
requirements for notice, hearing, action upon the record,
administrative review, and judicial review that apply to similar
proceedings before the Commissioner conducted prior to the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Continuation of Actions and Causes of Action.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), this Act
shall not abrogate, terminate, or otherwise affect any action or
cause of action, that--
(A) relates to a function transferred by this Act; and
(B) is pending or otherwise in existence on the date this
Act takes effect.
(2) Any action pending before the Commissioner or any court on
the date this Act takes effect that involves a function transferred
by this Act shall continue before the Commissioner or court
consistent with the following provisions:
(A) Any proceeding described in this paragraph shall
continue as if this Act had not been enacted.
(B) Any decision, order, or other determination issued in
any proceeding subject to this paragraph shall apply to the
Secretary of Labor and continue in effect, according to its
terms, until it is modified, superseded, terminated, or
otherwise deprived of legal effect by the Secretary of Labor, a
court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
(3) Any cause of action by or against the Commissioner that
exists on the date this Act takes effect and involves any function
transferred by this Act may be asserted by or against the Secretary
of Labor or the United States.
(f) Continuation of Actions Against Officers.--No suit, action, or
other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in his official
capacity as an officer of the Social Security Administration, and
relating to a function transferred by this Act, shall abate by reason
of the enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against the
Social Security Administration, or by or against any officer thereof in
his official capacity, relating to a function transferred by this Act,
shall abate by reason of enactment of this Act.
(g) Preservation of Penalties, etc.--The transfer of functions
under this Act shall not release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture,
liability, prosecution, investigation, or right to initiate a future
investigation or prosecution involving any function transferred by this
Act.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Output:
Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to transfer part B black lung benefit responsibilities from the Commissioner of Social Security to the Secretary of Labor (thus consolidating all black lung benefit responsibility under the Secretary). (Current law makes the Commissioner responsible for part B benefits based on claims filed on or before December 31, 1973, and makes the Secretary responsible for part C benefits based on claims filed after such date.)