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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Compliance and 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER APPROACH 
              FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--In the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
``Administrator''), in coordination with appropriate State, local, and 
regional authorities, shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Administrator shall work cooperatively with and facilitate the efforts 
of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to 
meet wastewater and stormwater obligations of the eligible 
municipalities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) in a more cost-effective and flexible manner.
    (b) Framework.--The Administrator shall carry out the pilot program 
in a manner that is consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater 
and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the Environmental 
Protection Agency and dated May 2012.
    (c) Selection of Eligible Municipalities.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        States that have approved National Pollutant Discharge 
        Elimination System programs, shall select not less than 15 
        eligible municipalities to participate in the pilot program.
            (2) Eligible municipality.--An eligible municipality is a 
        county, city, town, township, or subdivision of a State or 
        local government that--
                    (A) qualifies as a National Pollutant Discharge 
                Elimination System permit holder or designee; or
                    (B) is a party to an administrative order, 
                administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent 
                decree to comply with the requirements of the Federal 
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
            (3) Selection factors.--
                    (A) In general.--In selecting the eligible 
                municipalities to participate in the pilot program, the 
                Administrator shall give priority to--
                            (i) eligible municipalities that are 
                        operating under an administrative order, 
                        administrative consent agreement, or judicial 
                        consent decree to comply with the requirements 
                        of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                            (ii) eligible municipalities that are 
                        affected by affordability constraints in 
                        planning and implementing control measures to 
                        address wet weather discharges from wastewater 
                        and stormwater facilities of the eligible 
                        municipalities; and
                            (iii) eligible municipalities with a 
                        history of knowledgeable, detailed, and 
                        comprehensive efforts to develop integrated and 
                        adaptive clean water management practices.
                    (B) Use of adaptive management approaches.--In 
                selecting eligible municipalities to participate in the 
                pilot program, the Administrator may give priority to 
                an eligible municipality that is seeking to develop and 
                implement an integrated plan that includes adaptive 
                approaches to account for changed or future uncertain 
                circumstances, including--
                            (i) the use of new innovative technical or 
                        institutional approaches; and
                            (ii) the ability to adapt the integrated 
                        plan in response to new regulatory requirements 
                        and reductions in financial capability.
    (d) Approval of Integrated Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In approving the integrated plan of an 
        eligible municipality under the pilot program established under 
        subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
                    (A) account for the financial capability of the 
                eligible municipality to adequately address the 
                requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) that apply to the eligible 
                municipality;
                    (B) prioritize the obligations of the eligible 
                municipality under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
                Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) according to the most 
                cost-effective and environmentally beneficial outcomes;
                    (C) account for the maintenance, operational, and 
                regulatory obligations of the eligible municipality; 
                and
                    (D) enable the eligible municipality to implement 
                innovative and flexible approaches to meet the 
                obligations of the eligible municipality under the 
                Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Additional authorities.--In carrying out the pilot 
        program established under subsection (a), the Administrator 
        may, in full coordination and mutual agreement with an eligible 
        municipality selected to participate in the pilot program--
                    (A) extend the allowable national pollutant 
                discharge elimination system permit term under section 
                402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1342) to a maximum of 25 years, and make 
                corresponding changes to any associated implementation 
                schedule;
                    (B) modify the implementation terms of a consent 
                decree entered into by the eligible municipality with 
                the Administrator pursuant to that Act; and
                    (C) provide additional regulatory flexibility under 
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
                et seq.) in approving and implementing an integrated 
                plan that includes adaptive approaches in order to 
                encourage the innovation integral to such approaches.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for 5 years, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
pilot program established under subsection (a), including a description 
of the specific outcomes expected to be achieved that will reduce the 
costs of complying with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for--
            (1) eligible municipalities participating in the pilot 
        program; and
            (2) eligible municipalities that are similarly situated but 
        not participating in the pilot program.
[EX A]: Clean Water Compliance and Affordability Act  This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the efforts of eligible municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the EPA in May 2012. The pilot program must facilitate the efforts of at least 15 municipalities. A municipality is eligible to participate in the pilot program if it is: (1) a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holder or designee; or (2) a party to an administrative order, administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent decree to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The EPA must give priority to municipalities that: (1) are affected by affordability constraints in planning and implementing control measures addressing wet weather discharges from wastewater and stormwater facilities; and (2) have a history of knowledgeable, detailed, and comprehensive efforts to develop integrated and adaptive clean water management practices. The EPA may give priority to municipalities seeking to develop and implement an integrated plan that includes approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances. With the mutual agreement of participating municipalities, the EPA may: (1) extend the allowable NPDES permit term by up to 25 years, (2) modify the implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) provide additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Assistance and Counseling 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle C as subtitle D;
            (2) by redesignating sections 761 through 764 as sections 
        791 through 794, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subtitle B the following:

                    ``Subtitle C--Pension Counseling

``SEC. 761. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Pension and other retirement benefits.--The term 
        `pension and other retirement benefits' means private, civil 
        service, and other public pensions and retirement benefits, 
        including benefits provided under--
                    ``(A) the Social Security program carried out under 
                title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(B) the railroad retirement program carried out 
                under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
                231 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the government retirement benefits programs 
                carried out under--
                            ``(i) the Civil Service Retirement System 
                        set forth in subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
                        title 5, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) the Federal Employees Retirement 
                        System set forth in chapter 84 of title 5, 
                        United States Code;
                            ``(iii) title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(iv) any other government retirement 
                        system, including any Government pension plan 
                        as such term is defined under section 9502 of 
                        title 31, United States Code; or
                    ``(D) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
                of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            ``(2) Pension counseling program.--The term `pension 
        counseling program' means a program described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
carry out pension counseling projects. In carrying out the projects, 
the Assistant Secretary shall award grants under subsection (c) and 
(d).
    ``(c) Pension Counseling Programs.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects specified 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award grants 
        to eligible entities to establish programs that create or 
        continue a sufficient number of pension assistance and 
        counseling projects to provide outreach, information, 
        counseling, referral, and other assistance regarding pension 
        and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such 
        benefits, to individuals throughout the United States.
            ``(2) Award of grants.--
                    ``(A) Type of entity.--The Assistant Secretary 
                shall award under this subsection--
                            ``(i) grants to State agencies or area 
                        agencies on aging; and
                            ``(ii) grants to nonprofit organizations 
                        with a proven record of providing--
                                    ``(I) services related to 
                                retirement of older individuals; or
                                    ``(II) specific pension counseling.
                    ``(B) Panel.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall use a citizen 
                advisory panel that shall include representatives of 
                business, labor, national senior advocates, and 
                national pension rights advocates.
                    ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary, after consultation 
                with the panel, shall use as criteria--
                            ``(i) evidence of commitment of an agency 
                        or organization to carry out a proposed pension 
                        counseling program;
                            ``(ii) the ability of the agency or 
                        organization to perform effective outreach to 
                        affected populations, particularly populations 
                        identified as in need of special outreach;
                            ``(iii) reliable information that the 
                        population to be served by the agency or 
                        organization has a demonstrable need for the 
                        services proposed to be provided under the 
                        program; and
                            ``(iv) evidence of ability of the agency or 
                        organization to provide services under the 
                        program on a statewide or regional basis.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Assistant Secretary may require, including, at a 
                minimum--
                            ``(i) a plan for the establishment of a 
                        pension counseling program to serve a specific 
                        geographic area; and
                            ``(ii) an assurance that staff members 
                        (including volunteer staff members) have no 
                        conflict of interest in providing the services 
                        described in the plan.
                    ``(B) Plan.--The plan described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall provide for a program that--
                            ``(i) establishes or continues a State or 
                        area pension counseling service;
                            ``(ii) provides counseling (including 
                        direct counseling and assistance to individuals 
                        needing information) and information that may 
                        assist individuals in establishing rights to, 
                        obtaining, and filing claims or complaints 
                        related to, pension and other retirement 
                        benefits;
                            ``(iii) provides information on sources of 
                        pension and other retirement benefits, 
                        including the benefits under programs described 
                        in subsection (a)(1);
                            ``(iv) makes referrals to legal services 
                        and other advocacy programs;
                            ``(v) establishes a system of referral to 
                        Federal, State, and local departments or 
                        agencies related to pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vi) provides a sufficient number of 
                        staff positions (including volunteer positions) 
                        to ensure information, counseling, referral, 
                        and assistance regarding pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vii) provides training programs for 
                        staff members, including volunteer staff 
                        members of the programs described in subsection 
                        (a)(1);
                            ``(viii) makes recommendations to the 
                        Administration, the Department of Labor, and 
                        other Federal, State, and local agencies 
                        concerning issues for older individuals related 
                        to pension and other retirement benefits; and
                            ``(ix) establishes or continues to provide 
                        projects to provide outreach, information, 
                        counseling, referral, and other assistance 
                        regarding pension and other retirement 
                        benefits, with particular emphasis on outreach 
                        to women, minorities, and low-income retirees.
    ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects described 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant 
        to an eligible entity to establish a training and technical 
        assistance program to provide--
                    ``(A) information and technical assistance to the 
                staffs of entities operating pension counseling 
                programs; and
                    ``(B) assistance to the entities, including 
                assistance in designing program evaluation tools.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--Entities eligible to receive grants 
        under this subsection include nonprofit private organizations 
        with records of providing national information, referral, and 
        advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement 
        benefits.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the 
        Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Pension Assistance Hotline and Interagency Coordination.--The 
Assistant Secretary shall enter into interagency agreements for the 
establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, 
a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, 
counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other 
retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits. The Assistant 
Secretary shall also enter into agreements with the Secretary of Labor 
and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the 
provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as the Assistant 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, in order to carry out this 
subsection and to develop a nationwide public-private pension 
assistance system.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Preparation.--The Assistant Secretary shall prepare a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the distribution of funds 
                authorized for grants under this section and the 
                expenditure of such funds;
                    ``(B) summarizes the scope and content of training 
                and assistance provided under a program carried out 
                under this section and the degree to which the training 
                and assistance can be replicated;
                    ``(C) outlines the problems that individuals 
                participating in programs funded under this section 
                encountered concerning rights related to pension and 
                other retirement benefits; and
                    ``(D) makes recommendations regarding the manner in 
                which services provided in programs funded under this 
                section can be incorporated into the ongoing programs 
                of State agencies, area agencies on aging, multipurpose 
                senior centers, and other similar entities.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 30 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
        the Senate.
    ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (h) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more 
than $100,000 may be used by the Administration for administrative 
expenses in carrying out this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repealer.--Section 429J of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3035r) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 794 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (as redesignated in section 2(2)) is 
amended by striking ``entities described in section 751(c)'' and 
inserting ``persons and entities described in section 793(b)''.
[EX A]: Specifies that such grants shall be awarded to: (1) State agencies or area agencies on aging; (2) nonprofit organizations with a proven record of providing services related to retirement of older individuals or specific pension counseling; and (3) an eligible entity to establish a training and technical assistance program to provide information and technical assistance to the staffs of entities operating pension counseling programs and assistance to such entities, including assistance in designing program evaluation tools. Makes nonprofit private organizations with records of providing national information, referral, and advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement benefits eligible to receive training and technical assistance grants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to enter into: (1) interagency agreements for the establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits; and (2) agreements with the Secretary of Labor and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as appropriate, in order to carry out this Act and to develop a nationwide public-private pension assistance system.
Authorizes appropriations.
Repeals provisions of the Act that establish pension rights demonstration projects.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTIONS OF ELIGIBLE SMALL ASSIGNED OPERATORS 
              TO COAL MINERS COMBINED BENEFIT FUND.

    (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 99 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to financing of Combined 
Benefit Fund) is amended by inserting after section 9704 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 9704A. REDUCTIONS IN ANNUAL PREMIUMS OF ELIGIBLE SMALL ASSIGNED 
              OPERATORS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--The annual premium of an assigned operator 
under section 9704(a) shall, in the case of an eligible small assigned 
operator, be reduced as provided in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Reductions for Eligible Small Assigned Operators.--
            ``(1) In general.--If this subsection applies to an 
        eligible small assigned operator for any plan year of the 
        Combined Fund, the annual premium under section 9704(a) for 
        such operator for such plan year shall not exceed 5 percent of 
        the operator's average annual taxable income for purposes of 
        chapter 1 for the 5-taxable year period ending with the 
        operator's most recent taxable year ending before the beginning 
        of the plan year.
            ``(2) Credit for overpayments.--To the extent that an 
        eligible small assigned operator has paid annual premiums in 
        excess of such premiums required by paragraph (1) for plan 
        years beginning before the date of the enactment of this 
        section, any annual premiums owed by such operator on or after 
        October 1, 1996 (after the application of paragraph (1)) shall 
        be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of such excess.
    ``(b) Years to Which Section Applies.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to any plan 
        year of the Combined Fund which begins after January 31, 1993 
        and before October 1, 2003.
            ``(2) Coordination.--This section shall not apply to any 
        eligible small assigned operator for any plan year for which no 
        annual premium is imposed on such operator.
    ``(c) Eligible Small Assigned Operators.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible small assigned 
        operator' means any assigned operator--
                    ``(A) the average annual gross income of which for 
                purposes of chapter 1 for the 5-taxable year period 
                ending with the operator's most recent taxable year 
                ending before October 1, 1993, did not exceed 
                $25,000,000, and
                    ``(B) which is not engaged in the production of 
                coal for the plan year for which the determination is 
                being made.
            For purposes of this subparagraph, production by a related 
        person shall be treated as production by the assigned operator.
            ``(2) Production of coal.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        an assigned operator or related person shall be treated as 
        engaged in the production of coal if it has employed employees 
        in--
                    ``(A) the extraction of coal, or
                    ``(B) the preparation, processing, or changing of 
                coal for sale.
    ``(d) Aggregation Rules.--In determining gross income or taxable 
income for purposes of this section, an assigned operator and any 
related persons shall be treated as 1 person.
    ``(e) Overall Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In no event shall the total reductions 
        in annual premiums payable to the Combined Fund under this 
        section for any plan year exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(2) Calculation of reductions.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), the total reductions in annual premiums for any plan year 
        shall not include any reductions under this section in premiums 
        payable by an eligible small assigned operator who, prior to 
        the date of the enactment of this section, has not paid at 
        least 50 percent of the premiums assessed such assigned 
        operator for the period October 1, 1993, through September 30, 
        1996.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part II of 
subchapter B of chapter 99 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 9704 the 
following new item:

        ``Sec. 9704A. Reductions in annual premiums of eligible small 
                            assigned operators.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to plan years beginning after January 31, 1993.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--In the case of an eligible small assigned operator 
(as defined in section 9704A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
as added by section 2), no penalty shall be imposed under section 9707 
of such Code on any failure of such operator to pay any installment of 
a premium due under section 9704 of such Code before January 1, 1997, 
if the operator pays such installment before such date. For purposes of 
this subsection, the amount of the installment shall be determined 
after application of the amendments made by section 2.
    (b) Compliance.--An operator shall not be treated as failing to 
meet the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to any installment 
if--
            (1) the failure to pay the installment before January 1, 
        1997, was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, 
        and
            (2) the failure is corrected within 90 days of the later 
        of--
                    (A) notice of the failure, or
                    (B) a final administrative or judicial 
                determination of the amount of the installment which is 
                not reviewable or appealable.

SEC. 4. SUSPENSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN ASSIGNED OPERATORS TO 
              THE COMBINED FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 9704 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to liability of assigned operators) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) One-Time Suspension of Contributions for Certain Assigned 
Operators.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective on and after the date of the 
        enactment of the Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity Act, 
        whenever the net assets in the Combined Fund (as reported in 
        the monthly UMWA Combined Fund Financial Statements) first 
        exceed 10 percent of the benefits and administrative costs paid 
        by the Combined Fund during the preceding plan year, no further 
        monthly premium payments shall be made by assigned operators 
        which are not 1988 agreement operators for the succeeding 24-
        month period. In the case of assigned operators which sought 
        protection under title 11 of the United States Code before 
        October 24, 1992, the preceding sentence shall be applied 
        without regard to section 9706(b)(1)(A).
            ``(2) Termination of suspension.--The period of suspension 
        under paragraph (1) shall terminate whenever such net assets no 
        longer exceed 10 percent of such costs, and assigned operators 
        which are not 1988 agreement operators shall resume making 
        monthly premium payments with the next monthly installment due 
        after such termination.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than the end of the first 12-month 
period of the 24-month period described in paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall report to Congress on 
the current operations of the Combined Fund for such 12-month period 
and the background history of the Combined Fund.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9704(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``Except as 
provided in subsection (j), each''.

SEC. 5. AMOUNT OF PER BENEFICIARY PREMIUM.

    Paragraph (2) of section 9704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to per beneficiary premium) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) $2,116.67, plus'', and
            (2) by striking ``the amount determined under subparagraph 
        (A)'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``$2,116.67''.

SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9704(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to information) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(h) Information.--The'' and inserting:
    ``(h) Information.--
            ``(1) Information to secretary.--The'', and
            (2) 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 written request, make 
                available to any assigned operator information relating 
                to the employment history of assigned beneficiaries.
                    ``(B) Fees.--The trustees may charge reasonable 
                fees (not in excess of actual expenses) for providing 
                documents under this paragraph.''
    (b) Additional Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 9703(b)(2)(A) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(without 
regard to any reduction under section 9704(e)(3)(B)(ii))'' after ``for 
the plan year''.

SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY.

    (a) Withdrawal Liability.--Subsection (g) of section 9711 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to continued obligations of 
individual employer plans) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Certain 1988 agreement operators.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of this chapter, in the case of 1988 
        agreement operators which either have contingent liability for, 
        or which were assessed by and did pay contractual withdrawal 
        liability to, the 1950 UMWA Benefit Plan, the 1974 UMWA Benefit 
        Plan or the Combined Fund; the following shall apply as of the 
        date of the enactment of the Coal Industry Retiree Health 
        Equity Act:
                    ``(A) The Combined Fund shall immediately cease 
                assessing, collecting, or attempting to collect 
                contractual withdrawal liability under Article XX, 
                Section (i) or (j), or both, of the 1988 agreement, and 
                promptly shall segregate from its other assets a sum 
                equal to the contractual withdrawal liability 
                previously paid by any such 1988 agreement operator.
                    ``(B) Each such 1988 agreement operator and any 
                related persons are hereafter exempted from the 
                requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
                    ``(C) The 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan hereafter shall 
                provide health benefits coverage to all beneficiaries 
                who would have been eligible to receive health benefits 
                under such 1988 agreement operator's individual 
                employer plans, but for this paragraph.
                    ``(D) The 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan shall assess no 
                premiums against any such 1988 agreement operator under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 9712(d)(1) and, 
                instead, shall assess such premiums against the 
                Combined Fund, which shall promptly pay such premiums 
                until the sum segregated with respect to such 1988 
                Agreement operator from the Combined Fund's other 
                assets pursuant to this paragraph has been exhausted. 
                The segregated sum shall continue to earn interest at 
                the rate prescribed under section 6621 until such sum 
                is exhausted, at which time the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan 
                shall commence assessing premiums against such 1988 
                agreement operator.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsections (a) and (b)(2) of section 
9711 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking 
the period at the end of the second sentence thereof and inserting ``, 
except as provided in subsection (g)(3).''
[EX A]:
Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce annual premiums to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund for eligible small assigned operators. 
Waives specified installment nonpayment penalties.  Provides a one-time suspension of contributions for certain assigned operators. 
Revises the per beneficiary premium calculation. 
Provides for the disclosure of beneficiary employment history to a requesting assigned operator. 
Sets forth treatment of withdrawal liability provisions for certain 1988 agreement operators.