3.0.0 2803 2023-03-24T16:27:29Z 2023-03-24T16:27:29Z Senate S S 2006-05-16 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-25T01:42:05Z sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2006-05-23T16:43:01Z Markup by 2006-05-17T21:19:09Z Referred to 2006-05-16T14:02:49Z S. Rept. 109-365 Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 109 5432 HR 2006-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Related bill CRS MINERS for Mining Act 109 5481 HR 2006-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Related bill CRS 2006-12-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate By Senator Enzi from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 109-365. Floor 2006-12-06 By Senator Enzi from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 109-365. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2006-06-15 Became Public Law No: 109-236. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-15 Became Public Law No: 109-236. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-15 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-15 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-08 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-08 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-07 19:14:54 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-06-07 19:14:53 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 37 (Roll no. 234). (text: CR H3449-3452) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 234 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll234.xml House 109 2006-06-07T23:14:53Z 2 2006-06-07 19:14:53 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 37 (Roll no. 234).(text: CR H3449-3452) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 234 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll234.xml House 109 2006-06-07T23:14:53Z 2 2006-06-07 19:07:42 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3480) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-07 14:26:16 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2006-06-07 13:43:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2803. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-07 13:43:31 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3449-3458) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-06-07 13:43:22 Mr. McKeon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-05-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-05-24 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2006-05-24 12:45:20 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2006-05-24 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5045-5050; text as passed Senate: CR S5045-5048) Floor 2006-05-24 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5045-5050; text as passed Senate: CR S5045-5048) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-23 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. Calendars 2006-05-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Frist for Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2006-05-23 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Frist for Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2006-05-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2006-05-16 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/17/2006 S4707-4710) IntroReferral 2006-05-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4619) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2006-05-16 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2006-05-16 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2006-05-16 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2006-05-16 True B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2006-05-16 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-05-16 True S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2006-05-16 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2006-05-19 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2006-05-22 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2006-05-22 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2006-05-23 False 2006-06-06T04:00:00Z S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Act of 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17833 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 24, 2006</p> 2006-06-06T04:00:00Z S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Act of 2006 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17833 Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 24, 2006 2006-06-22T04:00:00Z S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17886 <p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006,<br />and signed by the President on June 15, 2006</p> 2006-06-22T04:00:00Z S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17886 Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 7, 2006,and signed by the President on June 15, 2006 Public Law 109-236 Labor and Employment Accident prevention Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Coal Collection of accounts Commerce Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Death Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Employee training Energy Executive reorganization Families Family services Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal officials Fines (Penalties) Fire prevention Government Operations and Politics Government and the press Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education Law Liability (Law) Materials Mine safety Miners Mining engineering National Institutes of Health (NIH) Oxygen Rescue work Research and development Research centers Research grants Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Standards Technological innovations Technology assessment Telephone Test facilities Wireless communication Labor and Employment 00 2006-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-08T19:49:09Z Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update an accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies: (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons.

Limits the liability of persons who carry out mine accident rescue or recovery operations.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour.

Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury.

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the Director of NIOSH to: (1) award competitive grants and contracts; and (2) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response.

Requires the Secretary to require: (1) the temporary assignment of a department official as a liaison with the families of victims of mine tragedies involving multiple deaths; and (2) MSHA to be as responsive as possible to family requests for information and to serve as the primary communicator.

Prescribes penalties for operator violations of health or safety standards or orders.

Requires the Secretary to finalize mandatory health and safety standards relating to the sealing of abandoned areas in coal mines, which shall increase the current 20 psi standard.

Establishes a Technical Study Panel to provide independent scientific review and recommendations regarding the use of belt air and the composition and fire retardent properties of belt materials in mines.

Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide scholarships to individuals to increase the skilled workforce for mine operators, mine safety inspectors, and other MSHA personnel.

Requires NIOSH to provide for research about various refuge alternatives in coal mines.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants for funding education and training programs to better identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines.

]]> 01 2006-05-23 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-07-13T22:28:59Z Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require underground coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies; (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons.

(Sec. 3) Declares that no one may bring an action against covered individuals or their regular employers for property damage or injury (or deaths) resulting from mine accident rescue operations, unless the damage or injury was the result of gross negligence, reckless conduct, or illegal conduct or where the regular employer is the operator of the mine where the rescue activity takes place. Defines "regular employer" to mean the entity that is the covered employee's legal or statutory employer pursuant to applicable state law.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour.

(Sec. 5) Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Imposes a civil penalty upon operators who do not provide such notification.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the NIOSH Director to: (1) award competitive grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment; (2) award contracts to educational institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology and equipment; and (3) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to require: (1) the temporary assignment of a departmental official as a liaison with the families of victims of mine tragedies involving multiple deaths; and (2) MSHA to be as responsive as possible to family requests for information and to serve as the primary communicator.

(Sec. 8) Prescribes penalties for operator violations of health or safety standards or orders, including withdrawal orders.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to institute a civil action for relief when an operator violates orders or decisions issued under this Act.

(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to finalize mandatory health and safety standards relating to the sealing of abandoned areas in coal mines which shall increase the current 20 psi standard.

(Sec. 11) Establishes a Technical Study Panel to provide independent scientific review and recommendations regarding the use of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in mines.

(Sec. 12) Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide scholarships to individuals to increase the skilled workforce for mine operators, mine safety inspectors, and other MSHA personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 13) Requires NIOSH to provide for research on various refuge alternatives in an underground coal mines.

(Sec. 14) Requires the Secretary of Labor to award Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for education and training programs to better identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Authorizes appropriations.

]]> 35 2006-05-24 Passed Senate amended 2006-07-14T20:21:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 23, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require underground coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies; (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons.

(Sec. 3) Declares that no one may bring an action against covered individuals or their regular employers for property damage or injury (or deaths) resulting from mine accident rescue operations, unless the damage or injury was the result of gross negligence, reckless conduct, or illegal conduct or where the regular employer is the operator of the mine where the rescue activity takes place. Defines "regular employer" to mean the entity that is the covered employee's legal or statutory employer pursuant to applicable state law.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour.

(Sec. 5) Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Imposes a civil penalty upon operators who do not provide such notification.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the NIOSH Director to: (1) award competitive grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment; (2) award contracts to educational institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology and equipment; and (3) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to require: (1) the temporary assignment of a departmental official as a liaison with the families of victims of mine tragedies involving multiple deaths; and (2) MSHA to be as responsive as possible to family requests for information and to serve as the primary communicator.

(Sec. 8) Prescribes penalties for operator violations of health or safety standards or orders, including withdrawal orders.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to institute a civil action for relief when an operator violates orders or decisions issued under this Act.

(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to finalize mandatory health and safety standards relating to the sealing of abandoned areas in coal mines which shall increase the current 20 psi standard.

(Sec. 11) Establishes a Technical Study Panel to provide independent scientific review and recommendations regarding the use of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in mines.

(Sec. 12) Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide scholarships to individuals to increase the skilled workforce for mine operators, mine safety inspectors, and other MSHA personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 13) Requires NIOSH to provide for research on various refuge alternatives in an underground coal mines.

(Sec. 14) Requires the Secretary of Labor to award Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for education and training programs to better identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Authorizes appropriations.

]]> 81 2006-06-07 Passed House without amendment 2006-07-19T21:25:17Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 23, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require underground coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies; (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons.

(Sec. 3) Declares that no one may bring an action against covered individuals or their regular employers for property damage or injury (or deaths) resulting from mine accident rescue operations, unless the damage or injury was the result of gross negligence, reckless conduct, or illegal conduct or where the regular employer is the operator of the mine where the rescue activity takes place. Defines "regular employer" to mean the entity that is the covered employee's legal or statutory employer pursuant to applicable state law.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour.

(Sec. 5) Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Imposes a civil penalty upon operators who do not provide such notification.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the NIOSH Director to: (1) award competitive grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment; (2) award contracts to educational institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology and equipment; and (3) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to require: (1) the temporary assignment of a departmental official as a liaison with the families of victims of mine tragedies involving multiple deaths; and (2) MSHA to be as responsive as possible to family requests for information and to serve as the primary communicator.

(Sec. 8) Prescribes penalties for operator violations of health or safety standards or orders, including withdrawal orders.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to institute a civil action for relief when an operator violates orders or decisions issued under this Act.

(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to finalize mandatory health and safety standards relating to the sealing of abandoned areas in coal mines which shall increase the current 20 psi standard.

(Sec. 11) Establishes a Technical Study Panel to provide independent scientific review and recommendations regarding the use of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in mines.

(Sec. 12) Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide scholarships to individuals to increase the skilled workforce for mine operators, mine safety inspectors, and other MSHA personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 13) Requires NIOSH to provide for research on various refuge alternatives in an underground coal mines.

(Sec. 14) Requires the Secretary of Labor to award Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for education and training programs to better identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Authorizes appropriations.

]]> 49 2006-06-15 Public Law 2006-07-13T22:38:45Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 23, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require underground coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies; (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons.

(Sec. 3) Declares that no one may bring an action against covered individuals or their regular employers for property damage or injury (or deaths) resulting from mine accident rescue operations, unless the damage or injury was the result of gross negligence, reckless conduct, or illegal conduct or where the regular employer is the operator of the mine where the rescue activity takes place. Defines "regular employer" to mean the entity that is the covered employee's legal or statutory employer pursuant to applicable state law.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour.

(Sec. 5) Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Imposes a civil penalty upon operators who do not provide such notification.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the NIOSH Director to: (1) award competitive grants to institutions and private entities to encourage the development and manufacture of mine safety equipment; (2) award contracts to educational institutions or private laboratories for the performance of product testing or related work with respect to new mine technology and equipment; and (3) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to require: (1) the temporary assignment of a departmental official as a liaison with the families of victims of mine tragedies involving multiple deaths; and (2) MSHA to be as responsive as possible to family requests for information and to serve as the primary communicator.

(Sec. 8) Prescribes penalties for operator violations of health or safety standards or orders, including withdrawal orders.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes the Secretary to institute a civil action for relief when an operator violates orders or decisions issued under this Act.

(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary to finalize mandatory health and safety standards relating to the sealing of abandoned areas in coal mines which shall increase the current 20 psi standard.

(Sec. 11) Establishes a Technical Study Panel to provide independent scientific review and recommendations regarding the use of belt air and the composition and fire retardant properties of belt materials in mines.

(Sec. 12) Requires the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide scholarships to individuals to increase the skilled workforce for mine operators, mine safety inspectors, and other MSHA personnel. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 13) Requires NIOSH to provide for research on various refuge alternatives in an underground coal mines.

(Sec. 14) Requires the Secretary of Labor to award Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for education and training programs to better identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Authorizes appropriations.

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