,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1 #bjac
 ,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,omnibus ,budget              
,reconciliation ,act of #aiic to require
 the ,bureau of ,land ,management to    
provide a claimant of a small miner     
waiver from claim maintenance fees with 
a period of #fj days after written      
receipt of #a or more defects is        
provided to the claimant by registered  
mail to cure the #a or more defects or  
pay the claim maintenance fee1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,small miner       
waivers to claim maintenance fees  7a7  
,in general ,section #ajaja7;d77#c7 of  
the ,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation    
,act of #aiic 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4            
#bh;f7d77#c77 is amended by striking for
 any reason1 the claimant shall have a  
period of #fj days after receipt of     

written notification of the defect or   
defects by the ,bureau of ,land         
,management to3 and inserting for any   
reason 7including the failure to timely 
file a small miner's maintenance fee    
waiver application or an affidavit of   
annual labor associated with the        
application and required application    
fees71 the claimant shall have a period 
of #fj days after receipt of written    
notification of the #a or more defects  
provided by the ,bureau of ,land        
,management by registered mail to4  7b7 
,transition rules ,the claimholder of   
claims numbered ,,aa#jbcadi1            
,,aa#jbcafc1 ,,aa#jdgiac1 ,,aa#jdgiad1  
,,aa#jdgiae1 ,,aa#jdgiaf1 ,,aa#jdgiag1  
,,aa#jdgiah1 and ,,aa#jdgiai 7as of     
,december #bi1 #bjjd7 shall be          
considered--  7#a7 to have received a   
first half final certificate for        
application ,,aa#jgbfdh 7associated with
 the claims7 before ,september #cj1     
#aiid2 and  7#b7 to qualify for relief  
under section #ajaja7;d77#c7 of the     

,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of
 #aiic 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bh;f7d77#c77 and 
have the opportunity to cure under that 
section for any prior period for which  
#a or more defects existed or there was 
a failure to pay claim maintenance fees4