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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Union Member Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Labor unions make significant political contributions 
        and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the 
        election of candidates and support or oppose political causes. 
        Decisions to use union dues for political contributions and 
        expenditures are usually made by union leadership and 
        management, rather than union membership.
            (2) Unions, acting through their management, should be 
        obligated to conduct business in the best interests of their 
        membership.
            (3) Historically, union members have not had a way to know, 
        or to influence, the political activities of unions that are 
        supposed to represent them. Union members and the public have a 
        right to know how unions are spending members' dues to make 
        political contributions or expenditures benefitting candidates, 
        political parties, and political causes.
            (4) Unions should be accountable to their membership in 
        making political contributions or expenditures affecting 
        Federal governance and public policy. Requiring the express 
        approval of a union's membership for political contributions or 
        expenditures will establish necessary accountability.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 201 the following:

``SEC. 201A. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES 
              BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Disclosure.--The report required under section 201 shall 
contain, in a clear and simple format--
            ``(1) a description of the specific nature of any 
        expenditures for political activities proposed to be made by 
        the labor organization for the forthcoming fiscal year, to the 
        extent the specific nature is known to the labor organization 
        and including the total amount of such proposed expenditures; 
        and
            ``(2) a disclosure of how each officer of the labor 
        organization voted to authorize or not to authorize each 
        expenditure for political activities made by the labor 
        organization during the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(b) Restriction on Expenditures.--No labor organization shall 
make any expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year 
unless--
            ``(1) such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed 
        by the labor organization pursuant to subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the full, free, and written authorization for such 
        expenditures has been granted by a majority of the members of 
        the labor organization.
    ``(c) Mechanism for Obtaining Authorization.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Union Member Protection Act, every 
labor organization shall adopt a mechanism for obtaining, by secret 
ballot, the authorization of its members as required under subsection 
(b)(2).
    ``(d) Liability.--The officers of a labor organization who 
authorize an expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of 
members required under subsection (b)(2) shall be jointly and severally 
liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to 
any member of the labor organization or class of members for the amount 
of dues paid by such member or class of member during the 1 year period 
prior to the date that such expenditure was made.
    ``(e) Definition of Expenditure for Political Activities.--As used 
in this section:
            ``(1) The term `expenditure for political activities' 
        means--
                    ``(A) an independent expenditure, as such term is 
                defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election 
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17));
                    ``(B) contributions to any political party, 
                committee, or electioneering communication, as such 
                term is defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal 
                Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)); 
                and
                    ``(C) dues or other payments to trade associations 
                or other tax exempt organizations that are, or could 
                reasonably be anticipated to be, used for the purposes 
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Such term shall not include--
                    ``(A) direct lobbying efforts through registered 
                lobbyists employed or hired by the labor organization;
                    ``(B) communications by a labor organization to its 
                members and executive or administrative personnel and 
                their families; or
                    ``(C) the establishment, administration, and 
                solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated 
                fund to be utilized for political purposes by a labor 
                organization.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 201(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``make available the information required 
        to be contained in'' and inserting ``provide''.
            (2) Section 209(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 439(a)) is 
        amended by inserting ``other than section 201A'' after ``this 
        title''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF VOTE BY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

    Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
(29 U.S.C. 431) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The bylaws required under this section shall expressly 
provide for a vote of the principal officers of the labor organization 
on any individual expenditure for political activities (as such term is 
defined in section 201A(e)) in excess of $50,000. A labor organization 
shall make publicly available the individual votes of principal 
officers required by the preceding sentence within 48 hours of the 
vote, including in a clear and conspicuous location on the Internet 
website of the labor organization.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct 
a study on the compliance with the requirements of this Act by labor 
organizations and their management. Not later than April 1 of each 
year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report of such 
study.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of the Shareholder Protection Act of 2010.

SOLUTION: Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) to require a labor organization's mandatory report to the Secretary of Labor on its constitution, officers, and basic organization to include, in a clear and simple format, both: (1) a description of the specific nature and total amount of political expenditures the labor organization proposes to make for the upcoming fiscal year; and (2) a disclosure of how each labor organization officer voted on each political expenditure made by the organization during the preceding fiscal year.

Prohibits a labor organization from making political expenditures unless: (1) they are of the nature of those proposed in such report; and (2) they have received a full, free, and written authorization by secret ballot by a majority of the labor organization members.

Makes officers jointly and severally liable for authorizing a political expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of labor organization members.

Requires labor organization bylaws to provide expressly for a vote of the organization's principal officers on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000. Requires a labor organization to make public the individual votes of such officers within 48 hours, including in a clear and conspicuous location on its website.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Competition Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) prescription drug prices are increasing at an alarming 
        rate and are a major worry of many senior citizens and American 
        families;
            (2) there is a potential for companies with patent rights 
        regarding brand name drugs and companies which could 
        manufacture generic versions of such drugs to enter into 
        financial deals that could tend to restrain trade and greatly 
        reduce competition and increase prescription drug expenditures 
        for American citizens; and
            (3) enhancing competition among these companies can 
        significantly reduce prescription drug expenditures for 
        Americans.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide timely notice to the Department of Justice 
        and the Federal Trade Commission regarding agreements between 
        companies with patent rights regarding brand name drugs and 
        companies which could manufacture generic versions of such 
        drugs; and
            (2) by providing timely notice, to enhance the 
        effectiveness and efficiency of the enforcement of the 
        antitrust and competition laws of the United States.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) ANDA.--The term ``ANDA'' means an Abbreviated New Drug 
        Application, as defined under section 201(aa) of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(aa)).
            (2) Assistant attorney general.--The term ``Assistant 
        Attorney General'' means the Assistant Attorney General in 
        charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
            (3) Brand name drug.--The term ``brand name drug'' means a 
        drug approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)).
            (4) Brand name drug company.--The term ``brand name drug 
        company'' means the party that received Food and Drug 
        Administration approval to market a brand name drug pursuant to 
        an NDA, where that drug is the subject of an ANDA, or a party 
        owning or controlling enforcement of any patent listed in the 
        Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations 
        of the Food and Drug Administration for that drug, under 
        section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
        U.S.C. 355(b)).
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (6) Generic drug.--The term ``generic drug'' means a 
        product that the Food and Drug Administration has approved 
        under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)).
            (7) Generic drug applicant.--The term ``generic drug 
        applicant'' means a person who has filed or received approval 
        for an ANDA under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)).
            (8) NDA.--The term ``NDA'' means a New Drug Application, as 
        defined under section 505(b) et seq. of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b) et seq.)

SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Requirement.--A generic drug applicant that has 
        submitted an ANDA containing a certification under section 
        505(j)(2)(vii)(IV) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(2)(vii)(IV)) and a brand name drug company 
        that enter into an agreement described in paragraph (2), prior 
        to the generic drug that is the subject of the application 
        entering the market, shall each file the agreement as required 
        by subsection (b).
            (2) Definition.--An agreement described in this paragraph 
        is an agreement regarding--
                    (A) the manufacture, marketing or sale of the brand 
                name drug that is the subject of the generic drug 
                applicant's ANDA;
                    (B) the manufacture, marketing or sale of the 
                generic drug that is the subject of the generic drug 
                applicant's ANDA; or
                    (C) the 180-day period referred to in section 
                505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
                Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B)(iv)) as it applies 
                to such ANDA or to any other ANDA based on the same 
                brand name drug.
    (b) Filing.--
            (1) Agreement.--The generic drug applicant and the brand 
        name drug company entering into an agreement described in 
        subsection (a)(2) shall file with the Assistant Attorney 
        General and the Commission the text of any such agreement, 
        except that the generic drug applicant and the brand-name drug 
        company shall not be required to file an agreement that solely 
        concerns--
                    (A) purchase orders for raw material supplies;
                    (B) equipment and facility contracts;
                    (C) employment or consulting contracts; or
                    (D) packaging and labeling contracts.
            (2) Other agreements.--The generic drug applicant and the 
        brand name drug company entering into an agreement described in 
        subsection (a)(2) shall file with the Assistant Attorney 
        General and the Commission the text of any other agreements not 
        described in subsection (a)(2) between the generic drug 
        applicant and the brand name drug company which are contingent 
        upon, provide a contingent condition for, or are otherwise 
        related to an agreement which must be filed under this Act.
            (3) Description.--In the event that any agreement required 
        to be filed by paragraph (1) or (2) has not been reduced to 
        text, both the generic drug applicant and the brand name drug 
        company shall file written descriptions of the non-textual 
        agreement or agreements that must be filed sufficient to reveal 
        all of the terms of the agreement or agreements.

SEC. 6. FILING DEADLINES.

    Any filing required under section 5 shall be filed with the 
Assistant Attorney General and the Commission not later than 10 
business days after the date the agreements are executed.

SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.

    Any information or documentary material filed with the Assistant 
Attorney General or the Commission pursuant to this Act shall be exempt 
from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, and no such information 
or documentary material may be made public, except as may be relevant 
to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. Nothing in this 
section is intended to prevent disclosure to either body of Congress or 
to any duly authorized committee or subcommittee of the Congress.

SEC. 8. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Civil Penalty.--Any brand name drug company or generic drug 
applicant which fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall be 
liable for a civil penalty of not more than $11,000, for each day 
during which such entity is in violation of this Act. Such penalty may 
be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States, or brought 
by the Commission in accordance with the procedures established in 
section 16(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a)).
    (b) Compliance and Equitable Relief.--If any brand name drug 
company or generic drug applicant fails to comply with any provision of 
this Act, the United States district court may order compliance, and 
may grant such other equitable relief as the court in its discretion 
determines necessary or appropriate, upon application of the Assistant 
Attorney General or the Commission.

SEC. 9. RULEMAKING.

    The Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney 
General and by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5 United 
States Code, consistent with the purposes of this Act--
            (1) may define the terms used in this Act;
            (2) may exempt classes of persons or agreements from the 
        requirements of this Act; and
            (3) may prescribe such other rules as may be necessary and 
        appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Any action taken by the Assistant Attorney General or the 
Commission, or any failure of the Assistant Attorney General or the 
Commission to take action, under this Act shall not bar any proceeding 
or any action with respect to any agreement between a brand name drug 
company and a generic drug applicant at any time under any other 
provision of law, nor shall any filing under this Act constitute or 
create a presumption of any violation of any antitrust or competition 
laws.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall--
            (1) take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act; and
            (2) shall apply to agreements described in section 5 that 
        are entered into 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.

            Passed the Senate November 18, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.

SOLUTION: Drug Competition Act of 2002 - (Sec. 5) Requires a generic drug applicant that has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) and a brand name drug company that enter into an agreement, prior to the generic drug entering the market, regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of the brand name or the generic drug, or regarding the 180-day semi-exclusivity period referred to in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as it applies to such ANDA or any other ANDA based on the same brand name drug, to each file such agreement and any related agreements with the Assistant Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Makes an exception for agreements that solely concern purchase orders for raw material supplies, equipment and facility contracts, or employment or consulting contracts. Requires such agreements to be filed not later than ten business days after the date they are executed.(Sec. 7) Exempts any such information or documentary material filed from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Prohibits such information or material from being made public, except as relevant to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding.(Sec. 8) Subjects an applicant or company to a civil penalty of up to $11,000 for each day such entity fails to comply with this Act, recoverable in a civil action brought by the United States or the FTC. Authorizes a U.S. district court to order compliance and grant equitable relief.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation 
Reform Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SURFACE MINING ACT.

    (a) Amendments to Section 401.--(1) Section 401 of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) is amended 
as follows:
            (A) In subsection (c) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6) 
        and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) in order as 
        paragraphs (2) through (11).
            (B) In subsection (e)--
                    (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``the needs 
                of such fund'' and inserting ``achieving the purposes 
                of the transfers under section 402(h)''; and
                    (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting before the 
                period the following: ``for the purpose of the 
                transfers under section 402(h).''.
    (2) Section 712(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1302(b)) is amended by striking ``section 
401(c)(11)'' and inserting ``section 401(c)(9)''.
    (b) Amendments to Section 402.--Section 402 of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``35'' and inserting ``28'';
                    (B) by striking ``15'' and inserting ``12''; and
                    (C) by striking ``10 cents'' and inserting ``8 
                cents''.
            (2) In subsection (b) by striking ``June 30, 2005'' and all 
        that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2020.''.
            (3) In subsection (g)(1)(D) by striking ``in any area under 
        paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)'' and inserting ``under 
        paragraph (5)''.
            (4) Subsection (g)(2) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) In making the grants referred to in paragraph (1)(C) 
        and the grants referred to in paragraph (5), the Secretary 
        shall ensure strict compliance by the States and Indian tribes 
        with the priorities set forth in section 403(a) until a 
        certification is made under section 411(a).''.
            (5) In subsection (g)(3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``paragraphs (2) and'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``401(c)(11)'' 
                and inserting ``401(c)(9)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) For the purpose of paragraph (8).''.
            (6) In subsection (g)(5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' before the first sentence;
                    (B) in the first sentence by striking ``40'' and 
                inserting ``60'';
                    (C) in the last sentence by striking ``Funds 
                allocated or expended by the Secretary under paragraphs 
                (2), (3), or (4),'' and inserting ``Funds made 
                available under paragraph (3) or (4)''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) Any amount that is reallocated and available under section 
411(h)(3) shall be in addition to amounts that are allocated under 
subparagraph (A).''.
            (7) Subsection (g)(6) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(6)(A) Any State with an approved abandoned mine reclamation 
program pursuant to section 405 may receive and retain, without regard 
to the 3-year limitation referred to in paragraph (1)(D), up to 10 
percent of the total of the grants made annually to such State under 
paragraphs (1) and (5) if such amounts are deposited into an acid mine 
drainage abatement and treatment fund established under State law, from 
which amounts (together with all interest earned on such amounts) are 
expended by the State for the abatement of the causes and the treatment 
of the effects of acid mine drainage in a comprehensive manner within 
qualified hydrologic units affected by coal mining practices.
    ``(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term `qualified 
hydrologic unit' means a hydrologic unit--
            ``(i) in which the water quality has been significantly 
        affected by acid mine drainage from coal mining practices in a 
        manner that adversely impacts biological resources; and
            ``(ii) that contains lands and waters that are--
                    ``(I) eligible pursuant to section 404 and include 
                any of the priorities set forth in section 403(a); and
                    ``(II) the subject of expenditures by the State 
                from the forfeiture of bonds required under section 509 
                or from other States sources to abate and treat acid 
                mine drainage.''.
            (8) Subsection (g)(7) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(7) In complying with the priorities set forth in section 403(a), 
any State or Indian tribe may use amounts available in grants made 
annually to such State or tribe under paragraphs (1) and (5) for the 
reclamation of eligible lands and waters set forth in section 403(a)(3) 
prior to the completion of reclamation projects under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of section 403(a) only if the expenditure of funds for such 
reclamation is done in conjunction with the expenditure of funds for 
reclamation projects under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a).''.
            (9) Subsection (g)(8) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(8) In making the grants referred to in paragraph (1)(C), the 
Secretary, using amounts allocated to a State or Indian tribe under 
subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) or as necessary amounts 
available to the Secretary under paragraph (3), shall assure total 
grant awards of not less than $2,000,000 annually to each State and 
each Indian tribe. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this 
paragraph applies to the State of Tennessee.''.
    (c) Amendments to Section 403.--Section 403 of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``general 
                welfare,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``health, safety, 
                and general welfare'' and inserting ``health and 
                safety'', and inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at 
                the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by striking the semicolon at 
                the end and inserting a period; and
                    (D) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
            (2) In subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Water 
                Supply Restoration.--''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``up to 30 percent 
                of the''.
            (3) In subsection (c) by inserting ``, subject to the 
        approval of the Secretary,'' after ``amendments''.
    (d) Amendment to Section 406.--Section 406(h) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1236(h)) is amended by 
striking ``Soil Conservation Service'' and inserting ``Natural 
Resources Conservation Service''.
    (e) Further Amendment to Section 406.--Section 406 of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1236) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture, from amounts in the Treasury other than amounts in the 
fund, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (f) Amendment to Section 408.--Section 408(a) of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1238) is amended by 
striking ``who owned the surface prior to May 2, 1977, and''.
    (g) Amendments to Section 411.--Section 411 of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In subsection (a) by inserting ``(1)'' before the first 
        sentence, and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary may, on the Secretary's own volition, make the 
certification referred to in paragraph (1) on behalf of any State or 
Indian tribe referred to in paragraph (1) if on the basis of the 
inventory referred to in section 403(c) all reclamation projects 
relating to the priorities set forth in section 403(a) for eligible 
lands and water pursuant to section 404 in such State or tribe have 
been completed. The Secretary shall only make such certification after 
notice in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment.''.
            (2) By adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) State Share for Certain Certified States.--(1)(A) From moneys 
referred to in subsection (a) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191(a)) that are paid into the Treasury after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection and that are not paid to States under 
section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act or reserved as part of the 
reclamation fund under such section, the Secretary shall pay to each 
qualified State, on a proportional basis, an amount equal to the sum of 
the aggregate unappropriated amount allocated to such qualified State 
under section 402(g)(1)(A).
    ``(B) In this paragraph the term `qualified State' means a State 
for which a certification is made under subsection (a) and in which 
there are public domain lands available for leasing under the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)
    ``(2) Payments to States under this subsection shall be made, 
without regard to any limitation in section 401(d), in the same manner 
as if paid under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) 
and concurrently with payments to States under that section.
    ``(3) The amount allocated to any State under section 402(g)(1)(A) 
that is paid to such State as a result of a payment under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection shall be reallocated and available for grants under 
section 402(g)(5).''.
    (h) Extension of Limitation on Application of Prohibition on 
Issuance of Permit.--Section 510(e) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1260(e)) is amended by striking 
``2004'' and inserting ``2020''.

SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF INTEREST EARNED BY ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION 
              FUND.

    Section 402(h) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Transfers of Interest Earned by Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, as of the beginning 
        of each fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2005, and 
        before making any allocation with respect to the fiscal year 
        under subsection (g), use an amount not to exceed the amount of 
        interest that the Secretary estimates will be earned and paid 
        to the fund during the fiscal year to make the transfers 
        described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Transfers described.--The transfers referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are the following:
                    ``(A) United mine workers of america combined 
                benefit fund.--A transfer to the United Mine Workers of 
                America Combined Benefit Fund, in an amount equal to 
                the difference between--
                            ``(i) the amount that the trustees of the 
                        Combined Benefit Fund estimate will be expended 
                        from the premium accounts maintained by the 
                        Combined Benefit Fund for the fiscal year of 
                        the fund in which the transfer is made; minus
                            ``(ii) the amount the trustees of the 
                        Combined Benefit Fund estimate the Combined 
                        Benefit Fund will receive during such fiscal 
                        year in required health benefit premiums.
                    ``(B) United mine workers of america 1992 benefit 
                plan.--A transfer to the United Mine Workers of America 
                1992 Benefit Plan, in an amount equal to the difference 
                between--
                            ``(i) the amount that the trustees of the 
                        1992 Benefit Plan estimate will be expended 
                        from the 1992 Benefit Plan during the next 
                        calendar year to provide the benefits required 
                        by the 1992 Benefit Plan on the date of 
                        enactment of this subparagraph; minus
                            ``(ii) the amount that the trustees of the 
                        1992 Benefit Plan estimate the 1992 Benefit 
                        Plan will receive during such calendar year in 
                        required monthly per beneficiary premiums, 
                        including the amount of any security provided 
                        to the 1992 Benefit Plan that is available for 
                        use in the provision of benefits.
                    ``(C) Multiemployer health benefit plan.--A 
                transfer to the multiemployer health benefit plan 
                established after July 20, 1992, by the parties that 
                are the settlors of the 1992 Benefit Plan referred to 
                in subparagraph (B), in an amount equal to the 
                difference between--
                            ``(i) the amount that the trustees of the 
                        multiemployer health benefit plan estimate will 
                        be expended from such plan during the next 
                        calendar year, to provide benefits no greater 
                        than those provided by such plan on the date of 
                        enactment of this subparagraph; minus
                            ``(ii) the amount of income that such 
                        trustees estimate such plan will receive during 
                        such calendar year.
            ``(3) Adjustment.--If, for any fiscal year, the amount of a 
        transfer under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) 
        is more or less than the amount required to be transferred 
        under that subparagraph, the Secretary shall appropriately 
        adjust the amount transferred under that subparagraph for the 
        next fiscal year.
            ``(4) Additional amounts.--
                    ``(A) Previously credited interest.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
                interest credited to the fund that has not previously 
                been transferred to the Combined Benefit Fund referred 
                to in paragraph (2)(A) under this section shall be 
                used--
                            ``(i) to transfer to the Combined Benefit 
                        Fund such amounts as are estimated by the 
                        trustees of the Combined Benefit Fund to offset 
                        the amount of any deficit in net assets in the 
                        Combined Benefit Fund; and
                            ``(ii) to the extent any such interest 
                        remains after the transfer under clause (i), to 
                        make the transfers described in subparagraphs 
                        (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Previously allocated amounts.--All amounts 
                allocated under subsection (g)(2), including interest, 
                before the date of enactment of this subparagraph for 
                the program set forth under section 406, but not 
                appropriated prior to such date, shall be available to 
                the Secretary to make the transfers described in 
                paragraph (2).
            ``(5) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Availability of funds for next fiscal year.--
                The Secretary may make transfers under subparagraphs 
                (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) for a fiscal year only if 
                the Secretary determines, using actuarial projections 
                provided by the trustees of the Combined Benefit Fund 
                referred to in paragraph (2)(A), that amounts will be 
                available under paragraph (1), after such transfer, for 
                the next fiscal year for making the transfer under 
                paragraph (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Rate of contributions of obligors.--A 
                transfer under paragraph (2)(C) shall not be made for a 
                fiscal year unless the persons that are obligated to 
                contribute to the plan referred to in paragraph (2)(C) 
                on the date of the transfer are obligated to make such 
                contributions at rates that are no less than those in 
                effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Number of eligible beneficiaries.--Transfers 
                under paragraph (2)(C) shall not exceed the amount 
                required to provide benefits required by the plan 
                referred to in paragraph (2)(C) to the number of 
                eligible beneficiaries under such plan as of December 
                31, 2005.''.

SEC. 4. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.

    (a) Transition Rules.--(1) Amounts allocated under section 
402(g)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1232(g)(2)) (excluding interest) prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act for the program set forth under section 406 of that Act (30 
U.S.C. 1236), but not appropriated prior to such date, shall be 
available in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter for the transfers referred 
to in section 402(h) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)), as amended by 
this Act, in the same manner as are other amounts available for such 
transfers.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, interest credited 
to the fund established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) that is not transferred to 
the Combined Benefit Fund referred to in section 402(h) of such Act (30 
U.S.C. 1232(h)), as amended by this Act, prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act shall be available in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter for 
the transfers referred to in section 402(h) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 
1232(h)), as amended by this Act, in the same manner as are other 
amounts available for such transfers.
    (b) Inventory.--Within one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a review of all 
additions made, pursuant to amendments offered by States and Indian 
tribes after December 31, 1998, to the inventory referred to in section 
403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1233(c)) to ensure that such additions reflect eligible lands 
and waters pursuant to section 404 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1234) that 
meet the priorities set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
403(a) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1233(a) (1) and (2)), and are correctly 
identified pursuant to such priorities. Any lands or waters that were 
included in the inventory pursuant to the general welfare standard set 
forth in section 403(a) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)) before the date 
of enactment of this Act that are determined in the review to no longer 
meet the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 403(a) 
of such Act, as amended by this Act, shall be removed from the 
inventory.

SOLUTION:
Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the authorization that certain moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund may be used: (1) by the Secretary of Agriculture for reclamation of rural lands; and (2) by the Department of the Interior for studies by contract with organizations for advice and research and development projects technical assistance.

Reduces the reclamation fee required to be paid by operators of coal mining operations.

Revises Fund allocation requirements with respect to reclamation fees.

Repeals Fund objectives concerning: (1) protection , construction, or enhancement of public facilities affected by coal mining practices; and (2) development of publicly owned land adversely affected by coal mining practices, including land acquired for recreation and historic purposes, conservation, reclamation, and open space.

Expands certification guidelines to prescribe payments to: (1) qualified States and Indian tribes; and (2) non-qualified States and Indian tribes.

Prescribes procedural guidelines for transfers of interest earned by the Fund to: (1) the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund; (2) the United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan; and (3) a specified multiemployer health benefit plan.