,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4  
,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,mr4        
,enyart7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct that certain coal mine     
safety grant funds be directed to study 
the prevention and treatment of ,black  
,lung ,disease4  #a4 ,grant funds to    
study the prevention and treatment of   
,black ,lung ,disease  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall award   
competitive grants under the            
,brookwood-,sago ,mine ,safety ,grants  
established by section #ad of the ,mine 
,improvement and ,new ,emergency        
,response ,act of #bjjf to entities     
eligible to receive grants under such   
section for research and outreach       
related to the prevention and treatment 
of ,black ,lung ,disease4  7b7 ,funding 
7#a7 ,establishment of fund ,there is   
established in the ,treasury of the     

,united ,states a separate account for  
the deposit of penalties described in   
paragraph 7#b7 to be known as the ,mine 
,safety ,grant ,fund4  7#b7 ,deposit of 
civil penalties ,the ,secretary of      
,labor shall deposit amounts determined 
by the ,secretary that are collected as 
penalties under section #aaj of the     
,federal ,mine ,safety and ,health ,act 
of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #hbj7 into the  
,mine ,safety ,grant ,fund established  
by paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,availability  
of funds ,amounts in the ,mine ,safety  
,grant ,fund shall be available to the  
,secretary of ,labor1 as provided in    
subsection 7c71 to award grants under   
the ,brookwood-,sago ,mine ,safety      
,grants established by section #ad of   
the ,mine ,improvement and ,new         
,emergency ,response ,act of #bjjf4     
#aj1jjj1jjj of such amounts 7or a       
greater amount as determined by the     
,secretary based on the availability of 
funds7 shall be used by the ,secretary  
to award grants for the purposes        

described in subsection 7a74  7c7       
,authorization of ,appropriations ,in   
addition to funds appropriated under    
section #aad of the ,federal ,mine      
,safety and ,health ,act of #aigg 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd71 there is authorized to 
be appropriated from the ,mine ,safety  
,grant ,fund to the ,secretary of ,labor
 an amount equal to the total amount    
deposited into the fund pursuant to     
subsection 7b77#b7 during the previous  
fiscal year4 ,such amounts are          
authorized to remain available until    
expended4