,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #eji  #aad?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cgcd
  ,report ,no4 #aad-feh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #i1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,h>dy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces     
,july #e1 #bjaf ,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1
 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4    
,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,amodei1    
,mr4 ,z9ke1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4        
,griffi?1 & ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia
  ,july #e1 #bjaf ,committ$ to !        
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,surface ,m9+ ,control &     
,reclamation ,act ( #aigg to provide    
support to m9+ s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,m9+ ,s*ools ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4 
,support = m9+ s*ools ,section #gba ( ! 
,surface ,m9+ ,control & ,reclamation   

,act ( #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #acji;b7 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,! ,(fice (      
,surface ,m9+ ,reclamation & ,en=cem5t &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject
 to subsection 7b71 ! ,(fice ( ,surface 
,m9+ ,reclamation & ,en=cem5t  2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,m9+   
program support  7#a7 ,( ! am\nts made  
available "u ?is ,act = activities      
au?oriz$ "u ?is section1 ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,surface ,m9+ ,reclamation &  
,en=cem5t %all ensure t at lea/ #gj     
p]c5t is exp5d$ to enhance & support m9+
 & m9]al eng9e]+ programs 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates by fund+ activities at m9+       
s*ools4  7#b7 ,9 exp5d+ funds "u ?is    
section1 ! ,director %all consult )     
relevant /akehold]s & ensure a          
significant opportunity = p>ticipation  
by und]graduate & graduate /ud5ts at m9+
 s*ools4  7#c7 ,! ,director %all ensure 
t ! activities conduct$ "u ?is section  
relate to conv5tional fuel res\rce      
developm5t & production1 & include--    
7,a7 /udies ( m9+1 m9]al extraction     

effici5cy1 & relat$ process+ te*nology2 
7,b7 m9]al economics1 reclamation       
te*nology1 & practices = active m9+     
op]ations2  7,c7 ! developm5t ( rem9+   
sy/ems & te*nologies t facilitate       
reclamation t fo/]s ! recov]y ( res\rces
 at ab&on$ m9e sites2  7,d7             
inve/igations ( m9]al res\rce extraction
 me?ods t r$uce environm5tal & human    
impacts2  7,e7 r$uc+ dep5d5ce on =eign  
en]gy supplies2 &  7,f7 enhanc+ !       
competitiv5ess ( ,unit$ ,/ates en]gy    
te*nology exports4  7c7 ,m9+ s*ool def9$
 ,9 ?is section ! t]m m9+ s*ool means a 
m9+ or m9]al eng9e]+ program or dep>tm5t
 accr$it$ by ! ,accr$itation ,bo>d =    
,eng9e]+ & ,te*nology1 ,inc41 t is      
locat$ at an in/itution ( high]         
education 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section   
#fca7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7;a777 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  4  ,july #e1 #bjaf      
,committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  
be pr9t$