fied beneficiaries shall be eligible for benefits 
described in paragraph (1)(B). 
(4) DURATION OF BENEFITS.— 
(A) BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO COBRA 
CONTINUATION
COVERAGE.—The benefits de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) shall continue until 
the earlier of— 
(i) the date that is 5 years after clo-
sure of a coal mine or fossil-fuel intensive 
plant; or 
(ii) the date on which the qualified in-
dividual or qualified beneficiary becomes 
ineligible for continuation coverage pursu-
ant to subparagraph (C) or (D)(ii) of sec-
tion 602(2) of Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1162(2)) or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 
4980B(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
(B) OTHER BENEFITS.—The benefits de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) shall continue until 
the date that is 5 years after closure of a coal 
mine or fossil-fuel intensive plant. 
(C) SPECIAL
RULE.—With respect to a 
qualified individual and qualified beneficiaries, 
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section 602(2)(C) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
4980B(f)(2)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall apply only if, with respect 
to such individual and beneficiaries, at least 2 
consecutive premium payments are not made. 
(5) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
provide outreach consisting of public education and 
enrollment assistance relating to premium assistance 
provided under this subsection, that targets employ-
ers, group health plan administrators, public assist-
ance programs, States, health insurance issuers, and 
other entities as determined appropriate by such 
Secretaries. Such outreach shall initially focus on in-
dividuals electing COBRA continuation coverage. In-
formation on premium assistance, including enroll-
ment, shall be made available on the websites of the 
Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and 
Human Services. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the terms ‘‘group health plan’’, ‘‘health 
insurance coverage’’, and ‘‘health insurance 
issuer’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
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section 733 of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1191b); and 
(B) the term ‘‘qualified beneficiary’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 
607(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1167(3)(A)). 
(g) RETIREMENT SAVINGS CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified in-
dividual, the Secretary shall pay to such individual 
amounts equal to the amount of employer contribu-
tions (other than elective deferrals) which were made 
to a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 
4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of 
the individual as of the last month the individual 
was employed by the employer. Such payments shall 
be made on the same schedule as employer contribu-
tions under the plan. 
(2) TAX TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—If 
the qualified individual demonstrates that the pay-
ments made under paragraph (1) are contributed to 
a qualified retirement plan (as so defined) of the in-
dividual, such payments shall be treated for pur-
poses of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as if 
they had been made as employer contributions. 
(h) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.— 
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(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means, 
with respect to any qualified individual, a son 
or daughter of such individual. 
(B) PUBLIC, IN-STATE
INSTITUTION
OR 
VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘public, in- 
State institution or vocational school’’ means a 
public institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), or a public 
vocational school, of the State in which the 
qualified individual or child resides. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall carry out a program of educational assistance 
for any qualified individual and child of a qualified 
individual that is comparable to the program of edu-
cation assistance administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs under chapter 33 of title 38, 
United States Code, except that— 
(A) a qualified individual, and each child 
of a qualified individual, may receive the edu-
cational assistance provided under the program; 
and 
(B) the educational assistance shall only be 
available for use— 
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(i) at a public, in-State institution or 
vocational school; or 
(ii) for a program of training services 
included on the most recent list of eligible 
training programs issued under section 
122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) by 
the Governor of the State in which the 
qualified individual or child of a qualified 
individual resides. 
(i) PRIORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary 
of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy, shall, with re-
spect to any clean energy grants which are made available 
after the date of enactment of this Act, give priority to 
employers that intend to hire qualified individuals. 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the establishment of the Office of American 
Energy Workers (as described in subsection (a)). 
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