[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1503 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1503

To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 respecting the 
participation in or attendance of operators at interviews conducted in 
            connection with an investigation of an accident.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1993

 Mr. Boucher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 respecting the 
participation in or attendance of operators at interviews conducted in 
            connection with an investigation of an accident.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTERVIEWS OF MINERS.

    Section 103(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 813(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
any interview of a current or former employee of an operator with 
respect to whose operation the Secretary conducts an investigation 
arising from an accident, the operator shall not be permitted, in 
person or through a representative, to participate in or attend such 
interview.''.

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