1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings. Title I—Black lung benefits Part A—Improving the process for filing and adjudicating claims for benefits Sec. 101. Mandatory disclosure of medical information and reports. Sec. 102. Attorneys’ fees and medical expenses payment program. Sec. 103. Clarifying eligibility for black lung benefits. Sec. 104. Restoring adequate benefit adjustments for miners suffering from black lung disease and for their dependent family members. Sec. 105. Treatment of evidence in equipoise. Sec. 106. Providing assistance with claims for miners and their dependent family members. Sec. 107. False statements or misrepresentations, attorney disqualification, and discovery sanctions. Sec. 108. Development of medical evidence by the Secretary. Sec. 109. Establishment of pilot program to provide impartial classifications of chest radiographs. Sec. 110. Medical evidence training program. Sec. 111. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 112. Readjudicating cases involving certain chest radiographs. Sec. 113. Disclosure of employment and earnings information for Black Lung benefits claims. Part B—Reports To improve the administration of benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act Sec. 121. Strategy to reduce delays in adjudication. Sec. 122. GAO report on black lung program. Title II—Standard for respirable dust concentration Sec. 201. Standard for respirable dust concentration. Title III—Establishing the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Sec. 301. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. Title IV—Severability Sec. 401. Severability. 3. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) was enacted to provide health care and modest benefits to coal miners who develop pneumoconiosis (referred to in this section as black lung disease ) resulting from exposure to coal