‘‘(c) Any health and safety training program of in-
struction provided under this section shall include dis-
tribution to miners of information regarding miners’ 
rights under the Act, as well as a toll-free hotline tele-
phone number, which the Secretary shall maintain to re-
ceive complaints from miners and the public regarding 
hazardous conditions, discrimination, safety or health vio-
lations, or other mine safety or health concerns. Informa-
tion regarding the hotline shall be provided in a portable, 
convenient format, such as a durable wallet card, to enable 
miners to keep the information on their person.’’. 
(c) TIMING OF INITIAL STATUTORY RIGHTS TRAIN-
ING.—Notwithstanding section 115 of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Act (as amended by subsection (a)) (30 
U.S.C. 825) or the health and safety training program ap-
proved under such section, an operator shall ensure that 
all miners already employed by the operator on the date 
of enactment of this Act shall receive the one hour of stat-
utory rights and responsibilities training described in sec-
tion 115(a)(3) of such Act not later than 180 days after 
such date. 
SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO MANDATE ADDITIONAL TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 115 (30 U.S.C. 825) is 
further amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) 
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(as redesignated) as subsections (f) and (g) and inserting 
after subsection (d) (as redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO MANDATE ADDITIONAL TRAIN-
ING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to issue an order requiring that an operator of a 
coal or other mine provide additional training be-
yond what is otherwise required by law, and speci-
fying the time within which such training shall be 
provided, if the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(A)(i) a serious or fatal accident has oc-
curred at such mine; or 
‘‘(ii) such mine has experienced accident 
and injury rates, citations for violations of this 
Act (including mandatory health or safety 
standards or regulations promulgated under 
this Act), citations for significant and substan-
tial violations, or withdrawal orders issued 
under this Act at a rate above the average for 
mines of similar size and type; and 
‘‘(B) additional training would benefit the 
health and safety of miners at the mine. 
‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL
ORDER.—If the operator 
fails to provide training ordered under paragraph 
(1) within the specified time, the Secretary shall 
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issue an order requiring such operator to cause all 
affected persons, except those persons referred to in 
section 104(c), to be withdrawn, and to be prohib-
ited from entering such mine, until such operator 
has provided such training.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 104(g)(2) 
(30 U.S.C. 814(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under 
paragraph (1)’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘under paragraph (1) or under section 115(e)’’. 
SEC. 507. BROOKWOOD-SAGO MINE SAFETY GRANTS. 
Section 14(e)(2) of the Mine Improvement and New 
Emergency Response Act of 2006 (30 U.S.C. 965(e)(2)) 
is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘, and under-
ground mine rescue training activities which simulate 
mine accident conditions’’. 
SEC. 508. CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 118. CERTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL. 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Any person who is 
authorized or designated by the operator of a coal or other 
mine to perform any duties or provide any training that 
this Act, including a mandatory health or safety standard 
or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act, requires 
to be performed or provided by a certified, registered, 
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qualified, or otherwise approved person, shall be permitted 
to perform such duties or provide such training only if 
such person has a current certification, registration, quali-
fication, or approval to perform such duties or provide 
such training consistent with the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS AND PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Robert C. Byrd Mine 
Safety Protection Act of 2011, the Secretary shall 
issue mandatory standards to establish— 
‘‘(A) requirements for such certification, 
registration, qualification, or other approval, in-
cluding the experience, examinations, and ref-
erences that may be required as appropriate; 
‘‘(B) time limits for such certifications and 
procedures for obtaining and renewing such cer-
tification, registration, qualification, or other 
approval; and 
‘‘(C) procedures and criteria for revoking 
such certification, registration, qualification, or 
other approval, including procedures that en-
sure that the Secretary (or a State agency, as 
applicable) responds to requests for revocation 
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and that the names of individuals whose certifi-
cation or other approval has been revoked are 
provided to and maintained by the Secretary, 
and are made available to appropriate State 
agencies through an electronic database. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH STATES.—In devel-
oping such standards, the Secretary shall consult 
with States that have miner certification programs 
to ensure effective coordination with existing State 
standards and requirements for certification. The 
standards required under paragraph (1) shall pro-
vide that the certification, registration, qualification, 
or other approval of the State in which the coal or 
other mine is located satisfies the requirement of 
subsection (a) if the State’s program of certification, 
registration, qualification, or other approval is no 
less stringent than the standards established by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) OPERATOR FEES FOR CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT
AND
COLLECTION.—Begin-
ning 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2011, 
the Secretary shall assess and collect fees, in accord-
ance with this subsection, from each operator for 
each person certified under this section. Fees shall 
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