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H.R. 6498 (97th)

A bill to permit temporary expansion of the Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor in order to cope with the current volume of claims.

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Introduced

26 May 1982

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Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

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21 July 2025

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Summary

Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to direct the Secretary of Labor, upon application of the Chairman of the Benefits Review Board, to designate up to four administrative law judges in the Department of Labor to temporarily serve on the Board. Revises procedures for adjudicative actions by the Board.

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