,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,mr4  
,:itfield 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 &
 ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation 
,act ( #aigg to protect ! heal? c>e     
b5efits ( our ,nation's m9]s4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>+ = 
,coal ,m9]s ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion (     
retirees aft] #bjjf  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #djb7;h77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,surface 
,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation ,act (     
#aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7;h77#b77;,c77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7i7 be=e ,a 
transf]2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7i7
 & 7ii7 7z 9 effect imm$iately be=e !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 z subclauses 7,i7 &
 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i7 z designat$ by !   
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is     
section1 & mov+ su* subclauses #b ems to
 ! "r2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ ! matt] foll[+  
su* subclause 7,,ii7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 

7ii7 ,su* excess %all be calculat$ by   
tak+ into acc\nt only--  7,i7 ^?        
b5efici>ies actually enroll$ 9 ! ,plan z
 ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,c>+ = ,coal   
,m9]s ,act1 :o are eligible to receive  
heal? b5efits "u ! ,plan on ! fir/ day (
 ! cal5d> ye> = :i* ! transf] is made2 &
  7,,ii7 ^? b5efici>ies :o w\ld be d5i$ 
heal? b5efits payable directly by an    
employ] 9 ! bitum9\s coal indu/ry "u a  
coal wage agreem5t1 z t t]m is def9$ 9  
section #igja7;b77#a7 ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4    
#igja7;b77#a771 z a result ( a          
bankruptcy proce$+ comm5c$ 9 #bjab4     
7iii7 ,an individual ref]r$ to 9 clause 
7ii77,,ii7 %all be consid]$ eligible to 
receive heal? b5efits "u ! ,plan4  4    
7b7 ,limitation on duplication ( b5efits
  7#a7 ,limitation ,! am\nt made        
available z a result ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act %all be r$uc$ by ! am\nt ( any     
b5efits actually paid by a ,volunt>y    
,employees' ,b5efici>y ,association to  
or on behalf ( a cov]$ b5efici>y1 s t no

 cov]$ b5efici>y receives a great]      
b5efit ?an w\ld h be5 payable be=e !    
e/abli%m5t ( su* association4  7#b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
cov]$ b5efici>y ,! t]m cov]$ b5efici>y  
means a p]son eligible = heal? b5efits  
"u bo? ! plan ref]r$ to 9 section       
#djb7;h77,c7 ( ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control 
& ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg 7#cj        
,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7;h77#b77;,c77 & a       
,volunt>y ,employees' ,b5efici>y        
,association4  7,b7 ,volunt>y           
,employees' ,b5efici>y ,association ,!  
t]m ,volunt>y ,employees' ,b5efici>y    
,association means su* an association   
e/abli%$ pursuant to ! ,ord] ent]$ ,may 
#bi1 #bjac1 by ! ,c\rt 9 ! case ,9 re3  
,patriot ,coal ,corporation 7,case ,no4 
#ab-eaejb1 ,bankruptcy ,c\rt = ! ,ea/]n 
,di/rict ( ,miss\ri74