Section, [Pub. L. 95–227, § 3(a)]–(c), Feb. 10, 1978, [92 Stat. 12]; [Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)], Oct. 17, 1979, [93 Stat. 695]; [Pub. L. 96–222, title I, § 108(b)(2)(A)], (3)(A), Apr. 1, 1980, [94 Stat. 226], established a Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, designated trustees for the fund, and provided for operation of the fund. See [section 9501 of Title 26], Internal Revenue Code.
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Jan. 1, 1982, see [section 103(d)(1) of Pub. L. 97–119], set out as an Effective Date note under [section 9501 of Title 26], Internal Revenue Code.
Provisions Relating to Payment of Benefits to Miners and Eligible Survivors of Miners To Take Effect as Rules and Regulations of Secretary of Labor
[Pub. L. 95–239, § 20(b)], Mar. 1, 1978, [92 Stat. 106], provided that in the event that the payment of benefits to miners and to eligible survivors of miners cannot be made from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund established by section 3(a) of the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977 [former subsec. (a) of this section], the provisions of the Act relating to the payment of benefits to miners and to eligible survivors of miners, as in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 1, 1978], shall take effect, as rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor until such provisions are revoked, amended, or revised by law, and that the Secretary of Labor may promulgate additional rules and regulations to carry out such provisions and shall make benefit payments to miners and to eligible survivors of miners in accordance with such provisions.
