1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023 . 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. Providing assistance with claims for miners and their dependent family members. Sec. 102. Clarifying eligibility for black lung benefits. Sec. 103. Development of medical evidence by the Secretary. Sec. 104. False statements or misrepresentations, attorney disqualification, and discovery sanctions. Sec. 105. Readjudicating cases involving certain chest radiographs. Sec. 106. Attorneys’ fees and medical expenses payment program. Sec. 107. Restoring adequate benefit adjustments for miners suffering from black lung disease and for their dependent family members. Sec. 108. 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. PART C—Improvement in the Financial Security of the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Sec. 131. Policies for securing the payment of benefits. TITLE II—Establishing the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Sec. 201. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. TITLE III—Additional Provisions Sec. 301. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 302. 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 dust during their employment. Yet, the determination of a claimant’s eligibility for these benefits often requires complex, adversarial litigation. Resource disparities between coal companies and such claimants are widespread within the statutory