Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 901 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 901 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 98-426, Sec.
27(d)(1), Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1654.)
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-426 substituted "Longshore" for
"Longshoremen's".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Section 28(a)-(g) of Pub. L. 98-426 provided that:
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amendments
made by this Act [enacting section 942 of this title, amending this
section, sections 902 to 910, 912 to 914, 917 to 919, 921 to 923,
928 to 935, 938 to 940, 944, and 948a of this title, and section
932 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, repealing sections 945
to 947 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section and section 907 of this title] shall be
effective on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 28, 1984] and
shall apply both with respect to claims filed after such date and
to claims pending on such date.
"(b) The amendments made by sections 7(a), 7(e), 8(f), 11(b),
11(c), and 13 [amending sections 907, 908, 912, and 914 of this
title] shall be effective 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act [Sept. 28, 1984] and shall apply both with respect to
claims filed after such 90th day and to claims pending on such 90th
day.
"(c) The amendments made by sections 2(a), 3(a), 5, and 8(b)
[amending sections 902, 903, 905, and 908 of this title] shall
apply with respect to any injury after the date of enactment of
this Act [Sept. 28, 1984].
"(d) The amendments made by sections 6(a), 8(d), and 9 [amending
sections 906, 908, and 909 of this title] shall apply with respect
to any death after the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 28,
1984].
"(e)(1) The amendments made by sections 2(c), 8(c)(1), 8(e)(4),
8(e)(5), 8(g), 10(b), 15 through 20, and 22 through 27 [enacting
section 942 of this title, amending this section and sections 902,
908 to 910, 914, 918, 919, 921 to 923, 928 to 932, 934, 935, 938 to
940, 944, and 948a of this title, repealing sections 945 to 947,
and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] shall
be effective on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 24, 1984].
"(2) The amendments made by sections 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), and 8(h)
[amending sections 907 and 908 of this title] shall be effective 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 28, 1984].
"(f) The amendments made by section 6(b) [amending section 906 of
this title] shall apply with respect to any injury, disability, or
death after the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 28, 1984].
"(g) For the purpose of this section -
"(1) in the case of an occupational disease which does not
immediately result in a disability or death, an injury shall be
deemed to arise on the date on which the employee or claimant
becomes aware, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence or by
reason of medical advice should have been aware, of the disease;
and
"(2) the term 'disability' has the meaning given such term by
section 2(10) of the Act [section 902(10) of this title] as
amended by this Act."
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 52, formerly Sec. 51, of act Mar. 4, 1927, renumbered
Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92-576, Sec. 19, 86 Stat. 1263, provided
that: "Sections 39 to 48, 50 to 52 [50 to 52, formerly 49 to 51,
renumbered Pub. L. 92-576, Sec. 19], inclusive [sections 939 to
948, 949, and 950 of this title], shall become effective upon the
passage of this Act [Mar. 4, 1927], and the remainder of this Act
shall become effective on July 1, 1927."
SHORT TITLE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 98-426 provided that: "this Act [enacting
section 942 of this title, amending this section, sections 902 to
910, 912 to 914, 917 to 919, 921 to 923, 928 to 935, 938 to 940,
944, and 948a of this title, and section 932 of Title 30, Mineral
Lands and Mining, repealing sections 945 to 947 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
907 of this title] may be cited as the 'Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1984'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 92-576, Sec. 1, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1251, provided:
"That this Act [enacting section 948a, amending sections 902, 903,
905 to 910, 912 to 914, 917, 919, 921, 921a, 923, 927, 928, 933,
935, 939, 940, and 944 of this title, and enacting and amending
provisions set out as notes under this section and section 902 of
this title] may be cited as the 'Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act Amendments of 1972'."
REFERENCES TO LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
Section 27(d)(2) of Pub. L. 98-426 provided that: "Reference in
any other statute, regulation, order, or other document to the
Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act shall be deemed
to refer to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act."