LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE

LONGSHORE MEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS'
COMPENSATION ACT AMENDMENTS
OF 1972

(S. 2318, Public Law 92-576)

85-526 O

PREPARED BY THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND

PUBLIC WELFARE

UNITED STATES SENATE

DECEMBER 1972

Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and
Public Welfare

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1972

COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin
WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota
THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri
ALAN CRANSTON, California
HAROLD E. HUGHES, Iowa

ADLAI E. STEVENSON III, Illinois

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York

PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania
BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon
ROBERT TAFT, JR., Ohio

J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland
ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont

CONTENTS

Foreword

S. 2318-Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1972:

Introductory remarks.

S. 2318, text of..

Bill as reported to Senate___.

Senate Report 92-1125---

Amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Act:

Congressional Record-Senate, September 14, 1972_.
Congressional Record-House, December 2, 1971-

139

155

Public bills and resolutions (from the Congressional Record-House,
Dec. 2, 1971.);

H.R. 12006.

143

Congressional Record-Senate, October 18, 1972---
Congressional Record-House, October 17, 1972___

383

385

Speech of Hon. Dominick V. Daniels of New Jersey, in the House of
Representatives, Saturday, October 14, 1972__

285

Amendment to S. 2318 by the House of Representatives, October 14, 1972 (engrossed amendment) –

333

APPENDIX

S. 525 (Senator Prouty's introductory remarks, Congressional Record-
Senate, Feb. 2, 1971).

391

Text of

393

Section-by-section analysis_____.

404

S. 1547 (Senator Tower's introductory remarks from the Congressional
Record-Senate, Apr. 15, 1971) –.

407

Text of.

409

H.R. 3505 (introductory remarks of Hon. Albert H. Quie from the Congressional Record-House, Feb. 3, 1971).

Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendment of 1972 Changes made by Public Law 92-576 approved October 27, 1972 (committee print).

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Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972

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