,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbd,mr4   
,mc,garvey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,grijalva7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,national        
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e to c>ry out a /udy to exam9e !  
pot5tial relation%ip betwe5 increas$    
heal? risks & liv+ 9 proximity to sites 
t h be5 or are be+ m9$ = surface coal   
deposits1 & ! pot5tial human heal?      
effects ( surface coal m9+ op]ations 9  
,c5tral ,appala*ia1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,/udy on pot5tial relation%ip betwe5
 increas$ heal? risks & liv+ 9 proximity
 to coal m9es  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,deputy  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,surface ,m9+    
,reclamation ,en=cem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior %all ent] into an agreem5t ) !
 ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces1         
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to c>ry out1 9      
accordance ) subsection 7c71 a /udy to  
exam9e ! pot5tial relation%ip betwe5    

increas$ heal? risks & liv+ 9 proximity 
to sites t h be5 or are be+ m9$ =       
surface coal deposits1 & ! pot5tial     
human heal? effects ( surface coal m9+  
op]ations 9 ,c5tral ,appala*ia1 includ+ 
! effects ( unreclaim$1 idle1 & ab&on$  
coal m9es4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! /udy "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an id5tification & description ( !
 ma9 types ( coal deposits 9 ,c5tral    
,appala*ia t are extract$ us+ surface   
m9+ te*niques1 includ+ geologic &       
geo*emical *>act]i/ics1 m9+ &           
reclamation op]ations1 & wa/e managem5t 
approa*es4  7#b7 ,a summ>y ( ,f$]al &   
,/ate regulatory frameworks = surface   
coal m9+ op]ations1 includ+ coal        
prep>ation plants & ! associat$ co>se   
coal refuse facilities & slurry         
imp\ndm5ts4  7#c7 ,a discussion (       
relevant sci5tific rese>* on ! pot5tial 
human heal? effects relat$ to surface   
coal m9+ op]ations1 includ+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,an id5tification ( effects f      
surface coal m9+ op]ations on air1      

surface wat]1 gr\ndwat]1 & dr9k+ wat]   
quality t c\ld pot5tially lead to human 
heal? conc]ns4  7,b7 ,an evaluation ( ! 
pot5tial = %ort-t]m & long-t]m human    
heal? effects1 includ+ consid]ation (   
pot5tial exposure pa?ways & relevant    
environm5tal contam9ants1 noise &       
vibrations f op]ations1 & o!r /ressors &
 quality ( life conc]ns4  7,c7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ! sci5tific & me?odologic   
quality1 rigor1 & suffici5cy ( su*      
sci5tific rese>*4  7#d7 ,an             
id5tification ( basel9e data & approa*es
 necess>y to monitor environm5tal &     
human heal? indicators t may be affect$ 
by surface coal m9+ op]ations4  7#e7 ,an
 id5tification ( gaps 9 rese>* & ne$s = 
additional rese>* t may assi/ 9 !       
developm5t ( new approa*es to safegu>d !
 heal? ( resid5ts liv+ ne> surface coal 
m9+ op]ations4  7#f7 ,recomm5dations =--
 7,a7 additional rese>* ne$$ to und]/& !
 impact ( surface coal m9e op]ations on 
human heal?2 &  7,b7 developm5t ( new   
approa*es to safegu>d ! heal? ( resid5ts

 liv+ ne> surface coal m9+ op]ations4   
7#g7 ,an id5tification ( ! effects (    
unreclaim$1 idle1 & ab&on$ coal m9es4   
7#h7 ,recomm5dations to rem$y any       
negative heal? effects f\nd f ! /udy4   
7c7 ,committee ,! ,national ,academies (
 ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e %all     
e/abli% a committee to c>ry out ! /udy  
"u subsection 7a74 ,memb]s ( su*        
committee %all h relevant exp]tise f    
academia1 ,/ate gov]nm5t ag5cies1       
indu/ry1 & nongov]nm5tal organizations1 
& %all h individual exp]tise 9 te*nical 
areas su* z m9+ eng9e]+ 7includ+ coal   
m9+ op]ations71 exposure sci5ce1        
monitor+ & control ( environm5tal &     
human exposure to products f surface    
coal m9e op]ations1 epidemiology1 public
 heal?1 environm5tal m$ic9e1 /ati/ics1  
regulatory decision mak+ = surface m9+1 
& control & reclamation op]ations4  7d7 
,input ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1
 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e %all solicit input 
f impact$ memb]s ( ! g5]al public4  7e7 

,report ,n lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,national 
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e %all issue a report conta9+ !   
f9d+s ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71       
includ+ any recomm5dations on           
rem$iations ( pot5tial human heal?      
effects ( surface coal m9+ op]ations 9  
,c5tral ,appala*ia1 includ+ ! effects ( 
unreclaim$1 idle1 & ab&on$ coal m9es4