CONTENTS Page No. iii Foreword Contents S. 2318, text of__ Brief explanation_- Section-by-section analysis- S. 525, text of___ Brief explanation--- Section-by-section analysis.. Changes in existing law- Defense Base Act (showing changes in existing law). District of Columbia Workmen's Compensation Act (showing changes in existing law). S. 1547, text of.. Brief explanation--- Appendix I-Comparison of Major Substantive Provisions of bills relating to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act-----Appendix II-Other statutes related to the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act-- (V) 92D CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2318 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 20 (legislative day, JULY 19), 1971 Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself, Mr. CRANSTON, Mr. EAGLETON, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JAVITS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MONDALE, Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. STEVENSON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Longshoremen's and 4 Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1971”. 5 6 STUDENT BENEFITS SEC. 2. (a) Section 2 of such Act is amended by re7 designating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20) and adding 8 a new paragraph (19) as follows: 9 "(19) The term 'student' means a person regularly 1 pursuing a full-time course of study or training at an institu 2 tion which is 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "(A) a school or college or university operated or directly supported by the United States, or by any State or local government or political subdivision thereof, "(B) a school or college or university which has been accredited by a State or by a State recognized or nationally recognized accrediting agency or body, "(C) a school or college or university not so accredited but whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited, or "(D) an additional type of educational or training institution as defined by the Secretary, 16 but not after he reaches the age of twenty-three or has com17 pleted four years of education beyond the high school level, 18 except that, where his twenty-third birthday occurs during a 19 semester or other enrollment period, he shall continue to be 20 considered a student until the end of such semester or other 21 enrollment period. A child shall not be deemed to have 22 ceased to be a student during any interim between school years if the interim does not exceed five months and if he 24 shows to the satisfaction of the deputy commissioner that he 25 has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a full-time 23 1 course of education or training during the semester or other 2 enrollment period immediately following the interim or dur3 ing periods of reasonable duration during which, in the judg4 ment of the deputy commissioner, he is prevented by factors 5 beyond his control from pursuing his education. A child shall 6 not be deemed to be a student under this Act during a period 7 of service in the Armed Forces of the United States or while 8 receiving educational or training benefits under any other 9 program authorized by the Congress of the United States." 10 (b) The last sentence of section 2 (14) of such Act 11 is amended to read as follows: "Child,' 'grandchild,' 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 'brother,' and 'sister' include only persons who are under eighteen years of age, and also persons who, though eighteen years of age or over, are (1) wholly dependent upon the employee and incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical disability, or (2) are students as defined in paragraph (19) of this section." (c) Section 8 (d) of such Act is amended by striking out the words "under the age of eighteen years" wherever 17 21 TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF COMPENSATION 22 SEC. 3. Section 6 (a) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor 23 24 25 Workers' Compensation Act (44 Stat. 1426, 33 U.S.C. 906) is amended by striking out "more than twenty-eight days" and inserting in lieu thereof "more than fourteen days". |