to the miner or other employee or to any 
other miner or employee. 
‘‘(ii) STANDARD.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the circumstances causing the 
miner’s or other employee’s good-faith be-
lief that performing such duties would pose 
a safety or health hazard shall be of such 
a nature that a reasonable person, under 
the circumstances confronting the miner or 
other employee, would conclude that there 
is such a hazard. In order to qualify for 
protection under this paragraph, the miner 
or other employee, when practicable, shall 
have communicated or attempted to com-
municate the safety or health concern to 
the operator and have not received from 
the operator a response reasonably cal-
culated to allay such concern. 
‘‘(2) COMPLAINT.—Any miner or other em-
ployee or representative of miners or applicant for 
employment who believes that he or she has been 
discharged, disciplined, or otherwise discriminated 
against by any person in violation of paragraph (1) 
may file a complaint with the Secretary alleging 
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such discrimination not later than 90 days after the 
later of— 
‘‘(A) the last date on which an alleged vio-
lation of paragraph (1) occurs; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the miner or other 
employee or representative knows or should rea-
sonably have known that such alleged violation 
occurred. 
‘‘(3) INVESTIGATION AND HEARING.— 
‘‘(A) COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION 
AND
INITIAL
DETERMINATION.—Upon receipt 
of such complaint, the Secretary shall forward 
a copy of the complaint to the respondent, and 
shall commence an investigation within 15 days 
of the Secretary’s receipt of the complaint, and, 
as soon as practicable after commencing such 
investigation, make the determination required 
under subparagraph (B) regarding the rein-
statement of the miner or other employee. 
‘‘(B) REINSTATEMENT.—If the Secretary 
finds that such complaint was not frivolously 
brought, the Commission, on an expedited basis 
upon application of the Secretary, shall order 
the immediate reinstatement of the miner or 
other employee until there has been a final 
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Commission order disposing of the underlying 
complaint of the miner or other employee. If ei-
ther the Secretary or the miner or other em-
ployee pursues the underlying complaint, such 
reinstatement shall remain in effect until the 
Commission has disposed of such complaint on 
the merits, regardless of whether the Secretary 
pursues such complaint by filing a complaint 
under subparagraph (D) or the miner or other 
employee pursues such complaint by filing an 
action under paragraph (4). If neither the Sec-
retary nor the miner or other employee pursues 
the underlying complaint within the periods 
specified in paragraph (4), such reinstatement 
shall remain in effect until such time as the 
Commission may, upon motion of the operator 
and after providing notice and an opportunity 
to be heard to the parties, vacate such com-
plaint for failure to prosecute. 
‘‘(C) INVESTIGATION.—Such investigation 
shall include interviewing the complainant 
and— 
‘‘(i) providing the respondent an op-
portunity to submit to the Secretary a 
written response to the complaint and to 
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present statements from witnesses or pro-
vide evidence; and 
‘‘(ii) providing the complainant an op-
portunity to receive any statements or evi-
dence provided to the Secretary and rebut 
any statements or evidence. 
‘‘(D) ACTION
BY
THE
SECRETARY.—If, 
upon such investigation, the Secretary deter-
mines that the provisions of this subsection 
have been violated, the Secretary shall imme-
diately file a complaint with the Commission, 
with service upon the alleged violator and the 
miner or other employee or representative of 
miners alleging such discrimination or inter-
ference and propose an order granting appro-
priate relief. 
‘‘(E) ACTION OF THE COMMISSION.—The 
Commission shall afford an opportunity for a 
hearing (in accordance with section 554 of title 
5, United States Code, but without regard to 
subsection (a)(3) of such section) and there-
after shall issue an order, based upon findings 
of fact, affirming, modifying, or vacating the 
Secretary’s proposed order, or directing other 
appropriate relief. Such order shall become final 
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30 days after its issuance. The complaining 
miner or other employee, representative, or ap-
plicant for employment may present additional 
evidence on his or her own behalf during any 
hearing held pursuant to this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) RELIEF.—The Commission shall have 
authority in such proceedings to require a per-
son committing a violation of this subsection to 
take such affirmative action to abate the viola-
tion and prescribe a remedy as the Commission 
considers appropriate, including— 
‘‘(i) the rehiring or reinstatement of 
the miner or other employee with back pay 
and interest and without loss of position or 
seniority, and restoration of the terms, 
rights, conditions, and privileges associated 
with the complainant’s employment; 
‘‘(ii) any other compensatory and con-
sequential damages sufficient to make the 
complainant whole, and exemplary dam-
ages where appropriate; and 
‘‘(iii) expungement of all warnings, 
reprimands, or derogatory references that 
have been placed in paper or electronic 
records or databases of any type relating 
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to the actions by the complainant that 
gave rise to the unfavorable personnel ac-
tion, and, at the complainant’s direction, 
transmission of a copy of the decision on 
the complaint to any person whom the 
complainant reasonably believes may have 
received such unfavorable information. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE TO AND ACTION OF COMPLAIN-
ANT.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE
TO
COMPLAINANT.—Not 
later than 90 days of the receipt of a complaint 
filed under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
notify, in writing, the miner or other employee, 
applicant for employment, or representative of 
miners of his determination whether a violation 
has occurred. 
‘‘(B) ACTION
OF
COMPLAINANT.—If the 
Secretary, upon investigation, determines that 
the provisions of this subsection have not been 
violated, the complainant shall have the right, 
within 30 days after receiving notice of the Sec-
retary’s determination, to file an action in his 
or her own behalf before the Commission, 
charging discrimination or interference in viola-
tion of paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(C) HEARING AND DECISION.—The Com-
mission shall afford an opportunity for a hear-
ing (in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
United States Code, but without regard to sub-
section (a)(3) of such section), and thereafter 
shall issue an order, based upon findings of 
fact, dismissing or sustaining the complainant’s 
charges and, if the charges are sustained, 
granting such relief as it deems appropriate as 
described in paragraph (3)(D). Such order shall 
become final 30 days after its issuance. 
‘‘(5) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In adjudicating a 
complaint pursuant to this subsection, the Commis-
sion may determine that a violation of paragraph (1) 
has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates 
that any conduct described in paragraph (1) with re-
spect to the complainant was a contributing factor 
in the adverse action alleged in the complaint. A de-
cision or order that is favorable to the complainant 
shall not be issued pursuant to this subsection if the 
respondent demonstrates by clear and convincing 
evidence that the respondent would have taken the 
same adverse action in the absence of such conduct. 
‘‘(6) ATTORNEYS’ FEES.—Whenever an order is 
issued sustaining the complainant’s charges under 
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this subsection, a sum equal to the aggregate 
amount of all costs and expenses, including attor-
ney’s fees, as determined by the Commission to have 
been reasonably incurred by the complainant for, or 
in connection with, the institution and prosecution of 
such proceedings shall be assessed against the per-
son committing such violation. The Commission 
shall determine whether such costs and expenses 
were reasonably incurred by the complainant without 
reference to whether the Secretary also participated 
in the proceeding. 
‘‘(7) EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS; JUDICIAL RE-
VIEW.—Proceedings under this subsection shall be 
expedited by the Secretary and the Commission. Any 
order issued by the Commission under this sub-
section shall be subject to judicial review in accord-
ance with section 106. Violations by any person of 
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the provisions of 
sections 108 and 110(a)(4). 
‘‘(8) PROCEDURAL
RIGHTS.—The rights and 
remedies provided for in this subsection may not be 
waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition 
of employment, including by any pre-dispute arbitra-
tion agreement or collective bargaining agreement. 
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‘‘(9) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to diminish the rights, privileges, or 
remedies of any employee who exercises rights under 
any Federal or State law or common law, or under 
any collective bargaining agreement.’’. 
SEC. 402. PROTECTION FROM LOSS OF PAY. 
Section 111 (30 U.S.C. 821) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 111. ENTITLEMENT OF MINERS. 
‘‘(a) PROTECTION FROM LOSS OF PAY.— 
‘‘(1) WITHDRAWAL ORDER.—If a coal or other 
mine or area of such mine is closed by an order 
issued under section 103, 104, 107, 108, or 110 all 
miners who are idled by such order shall be entitled 
to full compensation by the operator at their regular 
rates of pay and in accordance with their regular 
schedules of pay for the remainder of the current 
shift and the next 8 hour shift for which they are 
idled. Nothing in this section shall prevent the oper-
ator of a coal or other mine from transferring min-
ers from the area of the mine effected by the with-
drawal order to another area of the mine not under 
the withdrawal order. 
‘‘(2) REFUSAL TO COMPLY.—Whenever an op-
erator violates or fails or refuses to comply with any 
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order issued under section 103, 104, 107, 108, or 
110, all miners employed at the affected mine who 
would have been withdrawn from, or prevented from 
entering, such mine or area thereof as a result of 
such order shall be entitled to full compensation by 
the operator at their regular rates of pay, in addi-
tion to pay received for work performed after such 
order was issued, for the period beginning when 
such order was issued and ending when such order 
is complied with, vacated, terminated, or up to 10 
days. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) COMMISSION
ORDERS.—The Commission 
shall have authority to order compensation due 
under this section upon the filing of a complaint by 
a miner or his representative and after opportunity 
for hearing subject to section 554 of title 5, United 
States Code. Whenever the Commission issues an 
order sustaining the complaint under this subsection 
in whole or in part, the Commission shall award the 
complainant reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PAY COMPENSATION DUE.— 
Consistent with the authority of the Secretary to 
order miners withdrawn from a mine under this Act, 
the Secretary shall order a mine that has been sub-
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ject to a withdrawal order under section 103, 104, 
107, 108, or 110, and has reopened, to be closed 
again if compensation in accordance with the provi-
sions of this section is not paid by the end of the 
next regularly scheduled payroll period following the 
lifting of a withdrawal order.’’. 
TITLE 
V—MODERNIZING 
HEALTH AND SAFETY STAND-
ARDS 
SEC. 501. PRE-SHIFT REVIEW OF MINE CONDITIONS. 
Section 303(d) (30 U.S.C. 863(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Not later than 30 days after the issuance of 
the interim final rules promulgated under subparagraph 
(C), each operator of an underground coal mine shall im-
plement a communication program at the underground 
coal mine to ensure that each miner entering the mine 
is made aware, at the start of such miner’s shift, of the 
current conditions of the mine, including— 
‘‘(i) any conditions that are hazardous; and 
‘‘(ii) the general conditions of that miner’s as-
signed working section or other area. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Mine Safety Accountability and Improved 
Protection Act, the Secretary shall promulgate interim 
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final rules implementing the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B).’’. 
SEC. 502. ROCK DUST STANDARDS. 
(a) STANDARDS.—Section 304(d) (30 U.S.C. 864(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Where rock’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘ROCK DUST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Where rock’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘65 per centum’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘80 percent.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) METHODS OF MEASUREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Mine Safety Accountability and Im-
proved Protection Act, promulgate an interim 
final rule that prescribes methods for sampling 
of total incombustible content of coal dust using 
direct reading monitors and includes require-
ments for locations, methods, and intervals for 
mandatory operator sampling. 
‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—Each operator of an 
underground coal mine accurate samples of the 
combined coal dust, rock dust, and other dust 
deposited on rock-dusted surfaces, loose coal, 
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and other combustible materials in the active 
workings of such mines, to ensure that the coal 
dust is kept below explosive levels through the 
appropriate application of rock dusting. 
‘‘(C) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of the Mine 
Safety Accountability and Improved Protection 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall, based upon the latest research, rec-
ommend to the Secretary of Labor any revisions 
to the mandatory operator sampling locations, 
methods, and intervals included in the interim 
final rule described in subparagraph (B) that 
may be warranted in light of such research. 
Such recommendations shall include an analysis 
of the effects of and relationship between meth-
ane and the incombustible content of such com-
bined dusts, and appropriate recommendations 
for addressing methane in such context. 
‘‘(D) DIRECT
READING
MONITORS.—By 
the date that is 30 days after the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services has certified in 
writing that direct reading monitors are com-
mercially available to measure total incombus-
tible content in coal dust and the Department 
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of Labor has approved such monitors for use in 
underground coal mines, the Secretary shall re-
quire operators to develop a program to conduct 
sampling to ensure that sufficient quantities of 
rock dust have been deposited on take coal dust 
samples using direct reading monitors.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor, shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, a report— 
(1) regarding whether any direct reading device 
described in section 304(d)(2)(B) of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
864(d)(2)(B)) is sufficiently reliable and accurate 
for the enforcement of the mandatory health or safe-
ty standards by the Secretary of Labor under such 
Act, and whether additional improvement to such di-
rect reading device, or additional verification regard-
ing reliability and accuracy, would be needed for en-
forcement purposes; and 
(2) identifying any limitations or impediments 
for such use in underground coal mines. 
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SEC. 503. ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING SYSTEMS. 
Section 317 (30 U.S.C. 877) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) NIOSH RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Mine 
Safety Accountability and Improved Protection Act, 
the Director of the National Institute for Occupa-
tional Safety and Health, acting through the Office 
of Mine Safety and Health Research, in consulta-
tion, including through technical working groups 
with operators, vendors, State mine safety agencies, 
the Secretary, and labor representatives of miners, 
shall issue recommendations to the Secretary regard-
ing— 
‘‘(A) how to ensure that atmospheric moni-
toring systems are utilized in the underground 
coal mining industry to maximize the health 
and safety of underground coal miners; and 
‘‘(B) the implementation of redundant sys-
tems, such as the bundle tubing system, that 
can continuously monitor the mine atmosphere 
following incidents such as fires, explosions, en-
trapments, and inundations. 
‘‘(2) ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING SYSTEM REG-
ULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year following the re-
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ceipt of the recommendations described in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations re-
quiring that each operator of an underground coal 
mine install atmospheric monitoring systems, con-
sistent with such recommendations, that— 
‘‘(A) protect miners where the miners nor-
mally work and travel; 
‘‘(B) provide real-time information regard-
ing methane and carbon monoxide levels, and 
airflow direction, as appropriate, with sensing, 
annunciating, and recording capabilities; and 
‘‘(C) can, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, withstand explosions and fires.’’. 
SEC. 504. TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO RESPIRABLE DUST. 
Section 202(d) (30 U.S.C. 842(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘of Health and Human Services’’. 
SEC. 505. REFRESHER TRAINING ON MINER RIGHTS AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 115(a)(3) (30 U.S.C. 
825(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) all miners shall receive not less than 9 
hours of refresher training not less frequently than 
once every 12 months, and such training shall in-
clude one hour of training on the statutory rights 
and responsibilities of miners and their representa-
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tives under this Act and other applicable Federal 
and State law, pursuant to a program of instruction 
developed by the Secretary and delivered by the 
mine operator or by a trainer approved by the Sec-
retary;’’. 
(b) 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 subsection (e) as sub-
section (f) and inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO MANDATE ADDITIONAL TRAIN-
ING.—The Secretary is authorized to require that an oper-
ator of a coal provide additional training beyond what is 
otherwise required by law, and specifying the time within 
which such training shall be provided, if the Secretary 
finds that— 
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‘‘(1)(A) a serious or fatal accident has occurred 
at such mine; or 
‘‘(B) such mine has experienced accident and 
injury rates, citations for violations of this Act (in-
cluding mandatory health or safety standards or reg-
ulations promulgated under this Act), citations for 
significant and substantial violations, or withdrawal 
orders issued under this Act at a rate above the av-
erage for mines of similar size and type; and 
‘‘(2) additional training would benefit the 
health and safety of miners at the mine.’’. 
(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. 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 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, quali-
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fied, or otherwise approved person, shall be permitted to 
perform such duties or provide such training only if such 
person has a current certification, registration, qualifica-
tion, or approval to perform such duties or provide such 
training consistent with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS AND PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Mine Safety Account-
ability and Improved Protection Act, 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 responds to requests for 
revocation. 
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‘‘(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) may provide 
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 
Mine Safety Accountability and Improved Protection 
Act, the Secretary shall assess and collect fees, in 
accordance with this subsection, from each operator 
for each person certified under this section. Fees 
shall be assessed and collected in amounts deter-
mined by the Secretary as necessary to fund the cer-
tification programs established under this section. 
‘‘(2) MINE
SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
CERTIFI-
CATION FUND.—There is established in the Treasury 
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of the United States a separate account for the de-
posit of fees collected under this subsection to be 
known as the Mine Safety and Health Certification 
Fund. The Secretary shall deposit any fees collected 
pursuant to paragraph (1) into the fund. 
‘‘(3) USE.—Amounts in the Mine Safety and 
Health Certification Fund shall be available to the 
Secretary, as provided in paragraph (4), for making 
expenditures to carry out the certification programs 
established under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to funds appropriated under section 114, 
there is authorized to be appropriated from the Mine 
Safety and Health Certification Fund to the Assist-
ant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health for each 
fiscal year in which fees are collected under para-
graph (1) an amount equal to the total amount col-
lected during the previous fiscal year from fees as-
sessed pursuant to this subsection. Such amounts 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(5) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
Fees authorized and collected under this subsection 
shall be available for obligation only to the extent 
and in the amount provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
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‘‘(d) CITATION; WITHDRAWAL ORDER.—Any oper-
ator who permits a person to perform any of the health 
or safety related functions described in subsection (a) 
without a current certification which meets the require-
ments of this section shall be considered to have com-
mitted an unwarrantable failure under section 104(d)(1), 
and the Secretary shall issue an order requiring that the 
miner be withdrawn or reassigned to duties that do not 
require such certification.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 318 (30 
U.S.C. 878) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating para-
graphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (C), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (g), by redesignating para-
graphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), respectively; and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) 
as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL MINE 
SAFETY PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF OPERATOR.—Section 3(d) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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(2) in subsection (n), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subsection (o), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ‘significant and substantial violation’ means a 
violation of this Act, including any mandatory health or 
safety standard or regulation promulgated under this Act, 
that is of such nature as could significantly and substan-
tially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other 
mine safety or health hazard as described in section 
104(d) and there is a substantial probability that such a 
violation could result in death.’’. 
SEC. 602. ASSISTANCE TO STATES. 
Section 503 (30 U.S.C. 953(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Health, Education, and Welfare and 
the Secretary of the Interior,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) to assist such State in developing and im-
plementing any certification program for coal or 
other mines required for compliance with section 
118.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 
for fiscal year 1970, and $10,000,000 in each suc-
ceeding fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for 
each fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 603. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 515 (30 U.S.C. 964) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B). 
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SEC. 604. ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF MINE INSPECTORS. 
Beginning during the 1 year period after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall require that each mine inspector con-
ducting inspections under the Federal Mines Safety and 
Health Act of 1977 receive a full additional week of train-
ing, in addition to the training that was provided to or 
required of such inspectors prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 605. REPORT ON STAFFING NEEDS OF THE MINE SAFE-
TY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall transmit 
a report to Congress detailing any specific need for addi-
tional inspectors or other employees of the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration in order for the Administra-
tion to carry out and fulfill the purposes of this Act. Such 
report shall include specific requests for additional appro-
priations, if so determined by the Secretary. 
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