,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ahf  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bjec  ,report ,no4 #aae-bef  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#f1 #bjag ,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mrs4   
,noem1 and ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,july #be1 #bjag ,additional
 sponsors3 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,pearce1   
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4       
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4    
,bost  ,july #be1 #bjag ,reported with  
an amendment1 committed to the          
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,april #f1 #bjag  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,surface ,mining  
,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 
to enhance and support mining and       

mineral engineering programs in the     
,united ,states by funding activities at
 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 subsection 7d7 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 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  7,f7 enhancing the           
competitiveness of ,united ,states      
energy technology exports2  7,g7 the    
extraction or processing of coinciding  
mineralization1 including rare earth    
elements1 within coal1 coal processing  
byproduct1 overburden or coal residue2  
and  7,h7 enhancing technologies and    
practices related to mitigation of acid 
mine drainage1 reforestation1 and       
revegetation in the reclamation of land 
and water resources adversely affected  
by coal mining4  7c7 ,mining school     
defined ,in this section the term mining
 school means a mining1 metallurgical1  
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  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjah through #bjbd4  4  ,july    
#be1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed