[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 594 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 594

To amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the 
               health benefits of certain retired miners.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2005

  Mr. Specter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, to preserve the 
               health benefits of certain retired miners.

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

SECTION 1. PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN RETIRED MINERS.

    Section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
benefits required to be provided by a last signatory operator under 
chapter 99 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, may not be terminated 
or modified by any court in a proceeding under this title.''.
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