,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,coats 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1    
,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4   
,coburn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4  
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,risch1    
,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4        
,sessions1 and ,mr4 ,hatch7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to limit the authority of the  
,secretary of the ,interior to issue    
regulations before ,december #ca1 #bjag1
 under the ,surface ,mining ,control and
 ,reclamation ,act of #aigg4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,coal ,miner ,employment and ,domestic  
,energy ,infrastructure ,protection ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,limitation on authority
 to issue regulations under the ,surface
 ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act 
of #aigg ,the ,secretary of the         
,interior may not1 before ,december #ca1

 #bjag1 issue or approve any proposed or
 final regulation under the ,surface    
,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act  
of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et seq47  
that would--  7#a7 adversely impact     
employment in coal mines in the ,united 
,states2  7#b7 cause a reduction in     
revenue received by the ,federal        
,government or any ,state1 tribal1 or   
local government1 by reducing through   
regulation the quantity of coal in the  
,united ,states that is available for   
mining2  7#c7 reduce the quantity of    
coal available for domestic consumption 
or for export2  7#d7 designate any area 
as unsuitable for surface coal mining   
and reclamation operations2  7#e7 expose
 the ,united ,states to liability for   
taking the value of privately owned coal
 through regulation2 or  7#f7 cause     
further time delays to permitting or    
increase costs4