,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eji  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cgcd  ,report ,no4 #aad-feh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,october #i1 #bjae ,mr4 ,hardy 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,perlmutter7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,july #e1 #bjaf ,additional sponsors3 
,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4         
,westerman1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4
 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,thompson of
 ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,smith of          
,missouri1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,zinke1   
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4       
,gosar1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 
and ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia     
,july #e1 #bjaf ,committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,surface ,mining ,control and           
,reclamation ,act of #aigg to provide   
support to mining schools1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 

may be cited as the ,mining ,schools    
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,support for    
mining schools ,section #gba of the     
,surface ,mining ,control and           
,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #acji;b7 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking ,the ,office of ,surface      
,mining ,reclamation and ,enforcement   
and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in   
general ,subject to subsection 7b71 the 
,office of ,surface ,mining ,reclamation
 and ,enforcement  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7b7 ,mining 
program support  7#a7 ,of the amounts   
made available under this ,act for      
activities authorized under this        
section1 the ,director of the ,office of
 ,surface ,mining ,reclamation and      
,enforcement shall ensure that at least 
#gj percent is expended to enhance and  
support mining and mineral engineering  
programs in the ,united ,states by      
funding activities at mining schools4   
7#b7 ,in expending funds under this     
section1 the ,director shall consult    

with relevant stakeholders and ensure a 
significant opportunity for             
participation by undergraduate and      
graduate students at mining schools4    
7#c7 ,the ,director shall ensure that   
the activities conducted under this     
section relate to conventional fuel     
resource development and production1 and
 include--  7,a7 studies of mining1     
mineral extraction efficiency1 and      
related processing technology2  7,b7    
mineral economics1 reclamation          
technology1 and practices for active    
mining operations2  7,c7 the development
 of remining systems and technologies   
that facilitate reclamation that fosters
 the recovery of resources at abandoned 
mine sites2  7,d7 investigations of     
mineral resource extraction methods that
 reduce environmental and human impacts2
  7,e7 reducing dependence on foreign   
energy supplies2 and  7,f7 enhancing the
 competitiveness of ,united ,states     
energy technology exports4  7c7 ,mining 
school defined ,in this section the term

 mining school means a mining or mineral
 engineering program or department      
accredited by the ,accreditation ,board 
for ,engineering and ,technology1 ,inc41
 that is located at an institution of   
higher education 7as that term is       
defined in section #fca7;a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7;a777 in the ,united    
,states4  4  ,july #e1 #bjaf ,committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed