SEC. 203. ADJUSTMENTS TO DEATH BENEFIT AND UNAS-
SIGNED BENEFICIARIES PREMIUMS.
(a) DEATH BENEFIT PREMIUM.—Section 9704(c)
(relating to death benefit premium) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) DEATH BENEFIT PREMIUMS.—The death bene-
fit premium for any plan year for any assigned operator
shall be equal to—
‘‘(1) in the case of a reachback signatory opera-
tor, the amount which the Combined Fund was re-
quired to pay during the preceding plan year for
death benefits coverage described in section 9703(c)
for eligible beneficiaries assigned to such operator,
and
‘‘(2) in the case of any other assigned operator,
the applicable percentage of the amount, actuarially
determined, which the Combined Fund will be re-
quired to pay during the plan year for death benefits
coverage described in section 9703(c) for eligible
beneficiaries assigned to operators other than
reachback signatory operators.’’
(b) UNASSIGNED BENEFICIARIES PREMIUM.—
(1) PREMIUM ONLY TO APPLY TO 1988 AGREE-
MENT OPERATORS.—Section 9704(a)(3) (relating to
annual premiums) is amended by inserting ‘‘in the
case of an assigned operator which is a 1988 agree-
ment operator,’’ before ‘‘the unassigned beneficiaries
premium’’.
(2) 
COMPUTATION
OF
PREMIUM.—Section
9704(d) (relating to unassigned beneficiaries pre-
mium) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) UNASSIGNED BENEFICIARIES PREMIUM.—The
unassigned beneficiaries premium for any 1988 agreement
operator for any plan year shall be the applicable percent-
age of the sum of—
‘‘(1) the product of the per beneficiary premium
for the plan year under subsection (b)(2) for 1988
agreement operators (other than captive coal produc-
ing operators) and the number of eligible bene-
ficiaries who are not assigned under section 9706 to
any person for such plan year, plus
‘‘(2) the amount, actuarially determined, which
the Combined Fund will be required to pay during
the plan year for death benefits coverage for such
unassigned beneficiaries.’’
(c) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—
(1) REACHBACK OPERATORS DISREGARDED.—
Section 9704(f)(1) (defining applicable percentage)
is amended by striking ‘‘all such operators’’ and in-
serting ‘‘all 1988 agreement operators’’.
(2) 
ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
STATUTORY
CHANGES.—Section 9704(f)(2)(A) (relating to an-
nual adjustments) is amended by inserting ‘‘and to
changes in the provisions of this chapter after Octo-
ber 24, 1992’’ before the period at the end.
(d) COORDINATION WITH PREMIUM ACCOUNT AD-
JUSTMENTS.—Section 9704(e) (relating to premium ac-
counts; adjustments) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
DEATH
BENEFIT
PREMIUMS.—In the case of plan years of the Com-
bined Fund beginning on and after October 1, 1996,
the trustees of the Combined Fund shall establish
and maintain a separate subaccount in the death
benefits premium account for each of the following:
‘‘(A) Death benefit premiums of reachback
signatory operators.
‘‘(B) Death benefit premiums of other as-
signed operators.
‘‘(C) The portion of the unassigned bene-
ficiaries premiums attributable to death benefits
coverage of unassigned beneficiaries.
Each such subaccount shall be treated as a separate
death benefit premium account for purposes of ap-
plying this subsection. Any item taken into account
under subparagraph (C) shall not be taken into ac-
count for purposes of the unassigned beneficiaries
premium account.’’
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to plan years of the Combined
Fund beginning on and after October 1, 1996.
SEC. 204. CALCULATION OF PREMIUMS PAID BY RELATED
PERSONS.
Section 9704(g) (relating to payment of premiums)
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR RELATED PERSONS.—
If any related person of an assigned operator is re-
quired under subsection (a) to pay the annual pre-
mium of that operator, the amount of such premium
shall be the same as the amount assessed the as-
signed operator.’’
TITLE III—OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. COVERAGE OF BENEFICIARIES OF 1988 AGREE-
MENT OPERATORS PAYING WITHDRAWAL LI-
ABILITY.
(a) TERMINATION OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER INDIVID-
UAL EMPLOYER PLANS.—Section 9711 (relating to con-
tinued obligation of individual employer plans) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR 1988 AGREEMENT OPERA-
TORS WITH CONTRACTUAL WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsections (a) and (b)
shall not apply to an applicable last signatory opera-
tor.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
LAST
SIGNATORY
OPERA-
TOR.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘ap-
plicable last signatory operator’ means a 1988
agreement operator which—
‘‘(A) was assessed and paid contractual
withdrawal liability to the 1950 UMWA Benefit
Plan, the 1974 UMWA Benefit Plan, or the
Combined Fund, or
‘‘(B) has a contingent liability for any con-
tractual withdrawal liability payment described
in subparagraph (A).’’
(b) COVERAGE
OF
INDIVIDUALS
UNDER
1992
PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9712(b)(2) (defining
eligible beneficiary) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B), and by inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) with respect to whom coverage would
be required to be provided under section 9711
but for subsection (h) thereof,’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(B), or (C)’’.
(2) FINANCING.—Section 9712(d) (relating to
guarantee of benefits) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULES FOR BENEFICIARIES OF
1988 WITHDRAWAL OPERATORS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any amount payable
under this subsection with respect to an eligible
beneficiary or potentially eligible beneficiary at-
tributable to a 1988 last signatory operator
which is an applicable last signatory operator—
‘‘(i) shall first be paid by the Com-
bined Fund from amounts segregated for
such purpose with respect to the operator
under subparagraph (B), and
‘‘(ii) if the amounts described in
clause (i) are exhausted, shall then be paid
by the operator.
‘‘(B) 
SEGREGATION
OF
FUNDS.—The
trustees of the Combined Fund shall establish
a separate segregated account for each applica-
ble last signatory operator. The trustees shall
transfer to each such account the amount of
withdrawal liability described in section 9711
(h)(2)(A) paid by such operator or any prede-
cessor. Any assets in such accounts (and any li-
abilities arising therefrom) shall not be taken
into account for purposes of subchapter A.
‘‘(C) APPLICABLE LAST SIGNATORY OPER-
ATOR.—For purposes of this paragraph, the
term ‘applicable last signatory operator’ has the
meaning 
given 
such 
term 
by 
section
9711(h)(2).’’
(3) PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OR ASSESS-
MENT
OF
WITHDRAWAL
LIABILITY.—Section 9708
(relating to effect on pending claims or obligations)
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘All liability’’ and insert-
ing:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All liability’’,
(B) by inserting ‘‘, except as provided in
subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘However’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN WITHDRAWAL LI-
ABILITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the trustees of
the Combined Fund shall, on and after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, cease to assess, collect, or
attempt to collect any contractual withdrawal liability
under Section (i) or (j) of Article XX of the 1988 National
Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to benefits provided to eligi-
ble beneficiaries for months beginning after the 60th
day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) PROHIBITION.—The amendment made by
subsection (b)(3) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9704(h) (relating to infor-
mation) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO CONTRIBUTORS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The trustees of the
Combined Fund shall, within 30 days of a writ-
ten request, make available to any person re-
quired to make contributions to the Combined
Fund or their agent—
‘‘(i) all documents which reflect the
Combined Fund’s financial and operational
status, including documents under which it
is operated, and
‘‘(ii) all documents prepared at the re-
quest of the trustees or staff of the Com-
bined Fund which form the basis for any
of its actions or reports, including the eli-
gibility of participants in predecessor
plans.
‘‘(B) FEES.—The trustees may charge rea-
sonable fees (not in excess of actual expenses)
for providing documents under this paragraph.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9704(h) is
amended by striking ‘‘(h) INFORMATION.—The’’ and in-
serting:
‘‘(h) INFORMATION.—
‘‘(1) INFORMATION TO SECRETARY.—The’’.
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