,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ahf  #aae?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bjec 
,report ,no4 #aae-bef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag  
,ms4 ,mc,sally 7= h]self1 ,mr4          
,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 & 
,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,july #be1 #bjag    
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4  
,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4 ,bo/   
,july #be1 #bjag ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+      
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic ,=   
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,april #f1 #bjag  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,surface ,m9+        
,control & ,reclamation ,act ( #aigg to 
enhance & support m9+ & m9]al eng9e]+   
programs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by fund+     
activities at 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$--  7#a7 by  
/rik+ ,! ,(fice ( ,surface ,m9+         
,reclamation & ,en=cem5t & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to       
subsection 7b71 ! ,(fice ( ,surface ,m9+
 ,reclamation & ,en=cem5t  2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,m9+       
program support  7#a7 ,( ! am\nts made  
available "u subsection 7d7 = activities
 au?oriz$ "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 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 exports2  7,g7 ! 
extraction or process+ ( co9cid+        
m9]alization1 includ+ r>e e>? elem5ts1  
)9 coal1 coal process+ byproduct1       
ov]burd5 or coal residue2 &  7,h7       
enhanc+ te*nologies & practices relat$  
to mitigation ( acid m9e dra9age1       
re=e/ation1 & revegetation 9 !          
reclamation ( l& & wat] res\rces        
adv]sely affect$ by coal m9+4  7c7 ,m9+ 

s*ool def9$ ,9 ?is section ! t]m m9+    
s*ool means a m9+1 metallurgical1 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  7d7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah   
?r\gh #bjbd4  4  ,july #be1 #bjag       
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$