[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3813 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3813


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 2, 2002

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that accrues 
                to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Accountability and Retired 
Employee Act for the 21st Century''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND INTEREST.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
interest credited to the fund established by section 401 of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) shall be 
transferred to the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of 
such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)), up to such amount as is estimated by 
the trustees of such Combined Fund to offset the amount of any deficit 
in net assets in the Combined Fund.
    (b) Prohibition on Other Transfers.--Except as provided in 
subsection (a), no principal amounts in or credited to the fund 
established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) may be transferred to the 
Combine Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 
1232(h)(2)).
    (c) Limitation.--This section shall cease to have any force and 
effect after September 30, 2004.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.