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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4306

 To invest in workers and jobs, address important legacy costs in coal 
     country, and drive development of advanced manufacturing and 
                             technologies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2020

 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To invest in workers and jobs, address important legacy costs in coal 
     country, and drive development of advanced manufacturing and 
                             technologies.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Marshall Plan for 
Coal Country Act of 2020''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
                          TITLE I--HEALTHCARE

Sec. 101. Medicare coverage for individuals who lost their job at a 
                            coal mine or coal power plant.
                     TITLE II--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 201. Office of Economic Development at the Department of Energy.
Sec. 202. Coal communities as HUBZones.
Sec. 203. Extension of qualifying advanced energy project credit.
Sec. 204. Small business loans for entrepreneurs.
                    TITLE III--ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

Sec. 301. Abandoned mine reclamation.
Sec. 302. Grant program for coal power plants affiliated 
                            infrastructure.
Sec. 303. Contributions to employee benefit plans and environmental 
                            cleanup costs in bankruptcy.
Sec. 304. Securitization.
                          TITLE IV--WORKFORCE

Sec. 401. Minimum wage increases.
Sec. 402. Coal community benefits.
Sec. 403. Decommissioning work.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States is undergoing a rapid energy 
        transformation, particularly in the power sector;
            (2) booming natural gas production, declining costs for 
        renewable energy, increases in energy efficiency, flattening 
        electricity demand, and updated clean air standards are 
        changing the way electricity is generated and used across the 
        country;
            (3) the trends described in paragraph (2) are--
                    (A) producing cleaner air and healthier communities 
                and spurring new jobs and industries; but
                    (B) simultaneously impacting workers and 
                communities who have relied on the coal industry as a 
                source of good jobs and economic prosperity, 
                particularly in the Midwest and Appalachia; and
            (4) a Marshall plan for the Midwest would make necessary 
        investments into communities that have powered the United 
        States and ensure that those communities are able to benefit 
        and prosper in the energy transition taking place in the United 
        States.

                          TITLE I--HEALTHCARE

SEC. 101. MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR JOB AT A 
              COAL MINE OR COAL POWER PLANT.

    Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting 
after section 1881A the following new section:

``SEC. 1881B. MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR JOB AT A 
              COAL MINE OR COAL POWER PLANT.

    ``(a) Deeming of Individuals as Eligible for Medicare Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of eligibility for benefits 
        under this title, an individual determined under subsection (b) 
        to be an applicable individual be deemed to meet the conditions 
        specified in section 226(a).
            ``(2) Effective date of coverage.--An individual who is 
        deemed eligible for benefits under this title under paragraph 
        (1) shall be--
                    ``(A) entitled to benefits under the program under 
                Part A as of the date of such deeming; and
                    ``(B) eligible to enroll in the program under Part 
                B beginning with the month in which such deeming 
                occurs.
    ``(b) Determinations by the Commissioner of Social Security.--For 
purposes of this section, the Commissioner of Social Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and using 
the cost allocation method prescribed in section 201(g), shall 
determine whether individuals are applicable individuals. The 
Commissioner shall begin to make such determinations as soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Applicable Individual Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `applicable individual' means an individual who worked at a 
coal mine or coal power plant and has lost their job (other than a 
discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement).''.

                     TITLE II--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 201. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 218. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Definition of Coal Community.--In this section, the term 
`coal community' means a community that has a coal power plant or coal 
mine that closed not earlier than January 1, 2010, and has not been 
repurposed.
    ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, there shall be established within the 
Department an Office of Economic Development (referred to in this 
section as the `Office').
    ``(c) Mission.--The mission of the Office shall be to use the 
technical expertise and financial resources of the Department to assist 
a wide group of external stakeholders, including State and local 
governments, private sector energy and manufacturing businesses, 
nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and labor unions, 
with--
            ``(1) implementing Federal programs aimed at helping coal 
        communities;
            ``(2) developing and deploying clean energy in coal 
        communities; and
            ``(3) carrying out workforce training in coal communities.
    ``(d) Director.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by a Director 
        (referred to in this section as the `Director'), who shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
        of the Senate.
            ``(2) Duties of director.--The Director shall--
                    ``(A) collaborate with National Laboratories to 
                establish partnerships between the Department and coal 
                communities for the purpose of matching skilled workers 
                to fill current and future energy jobs in the energy 
                sectors described in subsection (e);
                    ``(B) engage stakeholders about assessment and 
                analysis of the skills necessary to fill those jobs; 
                and
                    ``(C) carry out any other activity in support of 
                the mission of the Office described in subsection (c).
    ``(e) Energy Sectors Described.--The energy sectors referred to in 
subsections (d)(2)(A) and (g)(1) are--
            ``(1) the electric power generation and fuel sector;
            ``(2) the transmission, distribution, and storage sector;
            ``(3) the energy efficiency sector;
            ``(4) the motor vehicle and component parts manufacturing 
        sector; and
            ``(5) any other energy sector determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Grant Specialists.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish within the 
        Office a team of grant specialists (referred to in this 
        subsection as the `team') that shall--
                    ``(A) assist with soliciting applications from coal 
                communities for grants administered by the Department 
                or any other relevant Federal agency that are for the 
                purpose of helping coal communities, including grants 
                made available under the Marshall Plan for Coal Country 
                Act of 2020 or by the amendments made by that Act;
                    ``(B) provide technical assistance to coal 
                communities with applications for the grants described 
                in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) oversee the implementation of grant programs 
                authorized by the Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 
                2020 or by the amendments made by that Act.
            ``(2) Coal communities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each specialist on the team 
                shall--
                            ``(i) work with only 1 coal community at a 
                        time; and
                            ``(ii) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                        reside in that coal community for the duration 
                        of the work.
                    ``(B) Minimum duration.--Each specialist on the 
                team shall work with a coal community for a period of 
                not less than 10 years.
                    ``(C) Existing federal office.--If a Federal office 
                building exists in the coal community with which a 
                specialist on the team shall work, the Director may 
                consider locating the specialist in that office 
                building.
            ``(3) Team positions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director shall ensure that 
                the team comprises the number of grant specialists 
                necessary to assist coal communities.
                    ``(B) Filling of vacancy.--A vacant position on the 
                team shall be filled not later than 90 days after the 
                date on which the position becomes vacant.
            ``(4) Collaboration.--The team shall collaborate with other 
        Federal and State agencies that implement programs aimed at 
        supporting coal communities.
    ``(g) Report.--The Director shall publish and make publicly 
available an annual report, to be entitled the `U.S. Energy and 
Employment Report', that--
            ``(1) provides consistent, usable data measuring job growth 
        throughout each energy sector described in subsection (e);
            ``(2) compiles analyses of the job skills necessary for 
        entry-level jobs in each of those energy sectors;
            ``(3) identifies barriers to entry (such as education, 
        training, and physical demands) to jobs in those energy 
        sectors;
            ``(4) designs strategies to eliminate or minimize the 
        barriers identified under paragraph (3); and
            ``(5) completes career pathway analysis ladders for each of 
        those energy sectors.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 91 Stat. 565) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following:

``Sec. 218. Office of Economic Development.''.

SEC. 202. COAL COMMUNITIES AS HUBZONES.

    Section 31(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) qualified coal community areas.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Qualified coal community area.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified coal 
                        community area'--
                                    ``(I) means a community--
                                            ``(aa) with a coal power 
                                        plant or coal mine that closed; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) that, following the 
                                        closure, experienced--

                                                    ``(AA) an increase 
                                                in unemployment or 
                                                poverty; or

                                                    ``(BB) a decrease 
                                                in the median income of 
                                                the community; and

                                    ``(II) includes any area within a 
                                50-mile radius of the closed coal power 
                                plant or coal mine.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--A community may only be 
                        considered a qualified coal community area 
                        during the 5-year period beginning on the date 
                        on which the coal power plant or coal mine 
                        closed.''.

SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED ENERGY PROJECT CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 48C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f), and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(e) Additional Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of the Marshall Plan for Coal 
                Country Act of 2020, the Secretary, in consultation 
                with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an 
                additional qualifying advanced energy project program 
                to consider and award certifications for qualified 
                investments eligible for credits under this section to 
                qualifying advanced energy project sponsors.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount of credits that 
                may be allocated under the program described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $5,000,000,000.
            ``(2) Certification and other rules.--Rules similar to the 
        rules of paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) shall 
        apply for purposes of this subsection.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 48C(c)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by 
inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection (d)''.

SEC. 204. SMALL BUSINESS LOANS FOR ENTREPRENEURS.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 7(a) (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(36) Loans for former coal plant or coal mine workers.--
        The Administrator, acting through the Director of the Office of 
        Coal Country Small Business described in section 49, may 
        guarantee loans under this subsection to individuals who lost 
        their jobs at a coal power plant or coal mine and seek to 
        establish a small business concern.'';
            (2) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as 
        section 50; and
            (3) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u) the 
        following:

``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF COAL COUNTRY SMALL BUSINESS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
Administration the Office of Coal Country Small Business (in this 
section referred to as the `Office').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Office will be responsible for--
            ``(1) providing business training, counseling, and access 
        to credit and capital to small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by former coal power plant or coal mine workers; and
            ``(2) administering the loan program under section 
        7(a)(36).
    ``(c) Director.--The Office shall be headed by the Director of the 
Office of Coal Country Small Business, who shall--
            ``(1) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate;
            ``(2) be a former coal mine worker; and
            ``(3) appoint a coal country specialist to be located at 
        each regional office of the Administration, who shall be 
        responsible for soliciting small business concerns to 
        participate in the loan program carried out under this section.
    ``(d) Location.--The Office shall be located in an area of the 
United States that has been impacted by the decline of the coal 
industry.''.

                    TITLE III--ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

SEC. 301. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Economic revitalization for coal country.--
                    (A) In general.--Title IV of the Surface Mining 
                Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231 et 
                seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 416. ABANDONED MINE LAND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to promote economic 
revitalization, diversification, and development in economically 
distressed mining communities through the reclamation and restoration 
of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried 
out before August 3, 1977.
    ``(b) In General.--From amounts deposited into the fund under 
section 401(b) before October 1, 2007, and not otherwise appropriated 
to the extent such funds are available, $200,000,000 shall be made 
available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for distribution to States and Indian 
tribes in accordance with this section for reclamation and restoration 
projects at sites identified as priorities under section 403(a): 
Provided, That if less than $200,000,000 is available in any fiscal 
year to the Secretary, such remaining amount shall be made available to 
the Secretary, without further appropriation, and such fiscal year 
shall end distributions made available under this section.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Funds distributed to a State or Indian tribe 
under subsection (d) shall be used only for projects classified under 
the priorities of section 403(a) that meet the following criteria:
            ``(1) Contribution to future economic or community 
        development.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The project, upon completion of 
                reclamation, is intended to create favorable conditions 
                for the economic development of the project site or 
                create favorable conditions that promote the general 
                welfare through economic and community development of 
                the area in which the project is conducted.
                    ``(B) Demonstration of conditions.--Such conditions 
                are demonstrated by--
                            ``(i) documentation of the role of the 
                        project in such area's economic development 
                        strategy or other economic and community 
                        development planning process;
                            ``(ii) any other documentation of the 
                        planned economic and community use of the 
                        project site after the primary reclamation 
                        activities are completed, which may include 
                        contracts, agreements in principle, or other 
                        evidence that, once reclaimed, the site is 
                        reasonably anticipated to be used for one or 
                        more industrial, commercial, residential, 
                        agricultural, or recreational purposes; or
                            ``(iii) any other documentation agreed to 
                        by the State or Indian tribe that demonstrates 
                        the project will meet the criteria set forth in 
                        this subsection.
            ``(2) Location in economically distressed community 
        affected by recent decline in mining.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The project will be conducted in 
                a community--
                            ``(i) that has been adversely affected 
                        economically by a recent reduction in coal 
                        mining related activity, as demonstrated by 
                        employment data, per capita income, or other 
                        indicators of economic distress; or
                            ``(ii)(I) that has historically relied on 
                        coal mining for a substantial portion of its 
                        economy; and
                            ``(II) in which the economic contribution 
                        of coal mining has significantly declined.
                    ``(B) Submission and publication of evidence or 
                analysis.--Any evidence or analysis relied upon in 
                selecting the location of a project under this 
                subparagraph shall be submitted to the Secretary for 
                publication. The Secretary shall publish such evidence 
                or analysis in the Federal Register within 30 days 
                after receiving such submission.
            ``(3) Stakeholder collaboration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The project has been the subject 
                of project planning under subsection (g) and has been 
                the focus of collaboration, including partnerships, as 
                appropriate, with interested persons or local 
                organizations.
                    ``(B) Public notice.--As part of project planning--
                            ``(i) the public has been notified of the 
                        project at minimum 30 days prior to submission 
                        to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
                        Enforcement and has been given an opportunity 
                        to request a public meeting convened in a 
                        community near the proposed project site; and
                            ``(ii) the State or Indian tribe published 
                        notice of the proposed project 30 days prior to 
                        submission to the Office of Surface Mining 
                        Reclamation and Enforcement and published 
                        notice of requested public meetings in local 
                        newspapers of general circulation, on the 
                        internet, and by any other means considered 
                        desirable by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Electronic notification.--The State or Indian 
                tribe established a way for interested persons to 
                receive electronically all public notices issued under 
                subparagraph (B) and any written declarations submitted 
                to the Secretary under paragraph (5).
            ``(4) Eligible applicants.--The project has been proposed 
        by entities of State, local, county, or tribal governments, or 
        local organizations, and will be approved and executed by State 
        or tribal programs, approved under section 405 or referred to 
        in section 402(g)(8)(B), which may include subcontracting 
        project-related activities, as appropriate.
            ``(5) Waiver.--If the State or Indian tribe--
                    ``(A) cannot provide documentation described in 
                paragraph (1)(B) for a project conducted under a 
                priority stated in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
                403(a), or
                    ``(B) is unable to meet the requirements under 
                paragraph (2),
        the State or Indian tribe shall submit a written declaration to 
        the Secretary requesting an exemption from the requirements of 
        those subparagraphs. The declaration must explain why achieving 
        favorable conditions for economic or community development at 
        the project site is not practicable, or why the requirements of 
        paragraph (2) cannot be met, and that sufficient funds 
        distributed annually under section 401 are not available to 
        implement the project. Such request for an exemption is deemed 
        to be approved, except the Secretary shall deny such request if 
        the Secretary determines the declaration to be substantially 
        inadequate. Any denial of such request shall be resolved at the 
        State's or Indian tribe's request through the procedures 
        described in subsection (e).
    ``(d) Distribution of Funds.--
            ``(1) Uncertified states.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From the amount made available 
                in subsection (b), the Secretary shall distribute 
                $195,000,000 annually for each of fiscal years 2020 
                through 2024 to States and Indian tribes that have a 
                State or tribal program approved under section 405 or 
                are referred to in section 402(g)(8)(B), and have not 
                made a certification under section 411(a) in which the 
                Secretary has concurred, as follows:
                            ``(i) Four-fifths of such amount shall be 
                        distributed based on the proportion of the 
                        amount of coal historically produced in each 
                        State or from the lands of each Indian tribe 
                        concerned before August 3, 1977.
                            ``(ii) One-fifth of such amount shall be 
                        distributed based on the proportion of 
                        reclamation fees paid during the period of 
                        fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for lands in 
                        each State or lands of each Indian tribe 
                        concerned.
                    ``(B) Supplemental funds.--Funds distributed under 
                this section--
                            ``(i) shall be in addition to, and shall 
                        not affect, the amount of funds distributed--
                                    ``(I) to States and Indian tribes 
                                under section 401(f); and
                                    ``(II) to States and Indian tribes 
                                that have made a certification under 
                                section 411(a) in which the Secretary 
                                has concurred, subject to the cap 
                                described in section 402(i)(3); and
                            ``(ii) shall not reduce any funds 
                        distributed to a State or Indian tribe by 
                        reason of the application of section 402(g)(8).
            ``(2) Additional funding to certain states and indian 
        tribes.--
                    ``(A) Eligibility.--From the amount made available 
                in subsection (b), the Secretary shall distribute 
                $5,000,000 annually for each of the five fiscal years 
                beginning with fiscal year 2020 to States and Indian 
                tribes that have a State program approved under section 
                405 and have made a certification under section 411(a) 
                in which the Secretary has concurred.
                    ``(B) Application for funds.--Using the process in 
                section 405(f), any State or Indian tribe described in 
                subparagraph (A) may submit a grant application to the 
                Secretary for funds under this paragraph. The Secretary 
                shall review each grant application to confirm that the 
                projects identified in the application for funding are 
                eligible under subsection (c).
                    ``(C) Distribution of funds.--The amount of funds 
                distributed to each State or Indian tribe under this 
                paragraph shall be determined by the Secretary based on 
                the demonstrated need for the funding to accomplish the 
                purpose of this section.
            ``(3) Reallocation of uncommitted funds.--
                    ``(A) Committed defined.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph the term `committed'--
                            ``(i) means that funds received by the 
                        State or Indian tribe--
                                    ``(I) have been exclusively applied 
                                to or reserved for a specific project 
                                and therefore are not available for any 
                                other purpose; or
                                    ``(II) have been expended or 
                                designated by the State or Indian tribe 
                                for the completion of a project;
                            ``(ii) includes use of any amount for 
                        project planning under subsection (g); and
                            ``(iii) reflects an acknowledgment by 
                        Congress that, based on the documentation 
                        required under subsection (c)(2)(B), any 
                        unanticipated delays to commit such funds that 
                        are outside the control of the State or Indian 
                        tribe concerned shall not affect its 
                        allocations under this section.
                    ``(B) Fiscal years 2023 and 2024.--For each of 
                fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the Secretary shall 
                reallocate in accordance with subparagraph (D) any 
                amount available for distribution under this subsection 
                that has not been committed to eligible projects in the 
                preceding 2 fiscal years, among the States and Indian 
                tribes that have committed to eligible projects the 
                full amount of their annual allocation for the 
                preceding fiscal year.
                    ``(C) Fiscal year 2025.--For fiscal year 2025, the 
                Secretary shall reallocate in accordance with 
                subparagraph (D) any amount available for distribution 
                under this subsection that has not been committed to 
                eligible projects or distributed under paragraph 
                (1)(A), among the States and Indian tribes that have 
                committed to eligible projects the full amount of their 
                annual allocation for the preceding fiscal years.
                    ``(D) Amount of reallocation.--The amount 
                reallocated to each State or Indian tribe under each of 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall be determined by the 
                Secretary to reflect, to the extent practicable--
                            ``(i) the proportion of unreclaimed 
                        eligible lands and waters the State or Indian 
                        tribe has in the inventory maintained under 
                        section 403(c);
                            ``(ii) the average of the proportion of 
                        reclamation fees paid for lands in each State 
                        or lands of each Indian tribe concerned; and
                            ``(iii) the proportion of coal mining 
                        employment loss incurred in the State or on 
                        lands of the Indian tribe, respectively, as 
                        determined by the Mine Safety and Health 
                        Administration, over the 5-year period 
                        preceding the fiscal year for which the 
                        reallocation is made.
    ``(e) Resolution of Secretary's Concerns; Congressional 
Notification.--If the Secretary does not agree with a State or Indian 
tribe that a proposed project meets the criteria set forth in 
subsection (c)--
            ``(1) the Secretary and the State or tribe shall meet and 
        confer for a period of not more than 45 days to resolve the 
        Secretary's concerns, except that such period may be shortened 
        by the Secretary if the Secretary's concerns are resolved;
            ``(2) during that period, at the State's or Indian tribe's 
        request, the Secretary may consult with any appropriate Federal 
        agency; and
            ``(3) at the end of that period, if the Secretary's 
        concerns are not resolved the Secretary shall provide to the 
        Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
        an explanation of the concerns and such project proposal shall 
        not be eligible for funds distributed under this section.
    ``(f) Acid Mine Drainage Treatment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State or 
        Indian tribe that receives funds under this section may use up 
        to 30 percent of such funds as necessary to supplement the 
        State's or tribe's acid mine drainage abatement and treatment 
        fund established under section 402(g)(6)(A), for future 
        operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of acid mine 
        drainage associated with the individual projects funded under 
        this section. A State or Indian tribe shall specify the total 
        funds allotted for such costs in its application submitted 
        under subsection (d)(2)(B).
            ``(2) Condition.--A State or Indian tribe may use funds 
        under this subsection only if the State or tribe can 
        demonstrate that the annual grant distributed to the State or 
        tribe pursuant to section 401(f), including any interest from 
        the State's or tribe's acid mine drainage abatement and 
        treatment fund that is not used for the operation or 
        maintenance of preexisting acid mine drainage treatment 
        systems, is insufficient to fund the operation and maintenance 
        of any acid mine drainage treatment system associated with an 
        individual project funded under this section.
    ``(g) Project Planning and Administration.--
            ``(1) States and indian tribes.--A State or Indian tribe 
        may use up to 10 percent of its annual distribution under this 
        section for the costs of administering this section consistent 
        with existing practice under sections 401(c)(7) and 
        402(g)(1)(C) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
        Enforcement Federal Assistance Manual.
            ``(2) Secretary.--The Secretary may expend, from amounts 
        made available to the Secretary under section 402(g)(3)(D), not 
        more than $3,000,000 during the fiscal years for which 
        distributions occur under subsection (b) for staffing and other 
        administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(h) Regulations and Guidelines.--To the extent necessary to 
implement the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall propose rules 
or develop guidelines not later than 90 days following enactment of the 
Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020 and shall publish them as 
final rules or guidelines not later than 90 days thereafter. Within 60 
days following the adoption of any such final rules or guidelines, the 
Secretary shall distribute the funds under subsection (d). Furthermore, 
project proposals under this Act shall be initially reviewed, vetted 
and approved by OSMRE Field Offices within 45 days of receipt and 
authorizations to proceed shall be issued by the Field Office within 45 
days of request by the State or Tribe.
    ``(i) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall provide to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
at the end of each fiscal year for which such funds are distributed a 
detailed report--
            ``(1) on the various projects that have been undertaken 
        with such funds;
            ``(2) the extent and degree of reclamation using such funds 
        that achieved the priorities described in paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of section 403(a);
            ``(3) the community and economic benefits that are 
        resulting from, or are expected to result from, the use of the 
        funds that achieved the priorities described in paragraph (3) 
        of section 403(a); and
            ``(4) the reduction since the previous report in the 
        inventory referred to in section 403(c).
    ``(j) Prohibition on Certain Use of Funds.--Any State or Indian 
tribe that uses the funds distributed under this section for purposes 
other than reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures, as made 
eligible by section 404, and for the purposes authorized under 
subsections (f) and (g), shall be barred from receiving any subsequent 
funding under this section.''.
                    (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in 
                the first section of the Surface Mining Control and 
                Reclamation Act of 1977 is amended by adding at the end 
                of the items relating to title IV the following:

``Sec. 416. Abandoned mine land economic revitalization.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--The Surface 
        Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 is amended--
                    (A) in section 401(c) (30 U.S.C. 1231(c)), by 
                striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
                paragraph (10), by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
                paragraph (12), and by inserting after paragraph (10) 
                the following:
            ``(11) to implement section 416; and'';
                    (B) in section 401(d)(3) (30 U.S.C. 1231(d)(3)), by 
                striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (f) and section 416(a)'';
                    (C) in section 402(g) (30 U.S.C. 1232(g))--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
                        section 416'' after ``subsection (h)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) 
                        the following:
                    ``(F) For the purpose of section 416(d)(2)(A).''; 
                and
                    (D) in section 403(c) (30 U.S.C. 1233(c)), by 
                inserting after the second sentence the following: ``As 
                practicable, States and Indian tribes shall offer such 
                amendments based on the use of remote sensing, global 
                positioning systems, and other advanced 
                technologies.''.
            (3) Minimum state payments.--Section 402(g)(8)(A) of the 
        Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
        1232(g)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``$3,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$5,000,000''.
            (4) GAO study of use of funds.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall study and report to the 
        Congress on uses of funds authorized by the amendments made by 
        this subsection, including regarding--
                    (A) the solvency of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
                Fund created by section 401 of the Surface Mining 
                Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231); 
                and
                    (B) the impact of those uses on payments and 
                transfers under the Surface Mining Control and 
                Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) to--
                            (i) States for which a certification has 
                        been made under section 411(a) of that Act (30 
                        U.S.C. 1240a(a));
                            (ii) States for which such a certification 
                        has not been made; and
                            (iii) transfers to United Mine Workers of 
                        America Combined Benefit Fund under section 
                        402(h)(2)(A) of that Act (30 U.S.C. 
                        1232(h)(2)(A)).
            (5) Payments to certified states not affected.--Nothing in 
        this subsection reduces or otherwise affects payments under 
        section 402(g) of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Control 
        Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)) to States that have made a 
        certification under section 411(a) of that Act (30 U.S.C. 
        1240a(a)) in which the Secretary of the Interior has concurred.
    (b) Additional Amendments to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977.--
            (1) Abandoned mine land reclamation fund.--Section 
        401(f)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
        1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231(f)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2037''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2037''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
                        striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2038'';
                            (ii) by striking ``2023'' and substituting 
                        ``2038''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
                        ``2037''.
            (2) Emergency powers.--
                    (A) State reclamation program.--Section 405(d) of 
                the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
                (30 U.S.C. 1235(d)) is amended by striking ``sections 
                402 and 410 excepted'' and inserting ``section 402 
                excepted''.
                    (B) Delegation.--Section 410 of the Surface Mining 
                Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240) is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), in the matter 
                        preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
                        including through reimbursement to a State or 
                        Indian tribe as described in subsection (c),'' 
                        after ``moneys''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) State and Indian Tribes.--A State or Indian tribe is eligible 
to receive reimbursement from the Secretary under subsection (a) if the 
State or Indian tribe has submitted to the Secretary as part of the 
approved abandoned mine reclamation program of the State or Indian 
tribe under section 405 an abandoned mine land emergency program.''.
            (3) Reclamation fee.--
                    (A) Duration.--
                            (i) In general.--Section 402(b) of the 
                        Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
                        1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking 
                        ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting 
                        ``September 30, 2036''.
                            (ii) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
                        clause (i) shall take effect on the date that 
                        is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
                        Act.
                    (B) Allocation of funds.--
                            (i) In general.--Section 402(g) of the 
                        Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
                        1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)) is amended--
                                    (I) in paragraph (6)(A), by 
                                striking ``paragraphs (1) and (5)'' and 
                                inserting ``paragraphs (1), (5), and 
                                (8)''; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
            ``(9) From amounts withheld pursuant to section 251A of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
        U.S.C. 901a) from payments to States under this title during 
        fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the Secretary shall distribute 
        for fiscal year 2019 an amount to each State equal to the total 
        amount so withheld.''.
                            (ii) Effective date.--The amendments made 
                        by clause (i) shall take effect on September 
                        30, 2020.
            (4) Exempt programs and activities.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) 
        of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
        1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
        ``Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (28-0404-0-1-651).'' 
        the following:
            ``Payments to States and Indian Tribes from the Abandoned 
        Mine Reclamation Fund, mandatory grants to States and Indian 
        Tribes (12-50q5-0-2-999).''.

SEC. 302. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COAL POWER PLANTS AND AFFILIATED 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Grants for Coal Power Plants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall make 
        grants to eligible coal power plants to pay the Federal share 
        of the costs of installing carbon capture technology, including 
        the costs of equipment.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a coal power plant--
                    (A) shall be capable of sequestering 500,000 tons 
                of carbon dioxide annually; and
                    (B)(i) shall have not less than 8 years of economic 
                operational life left, as determined by the Director of 
                the Office of Economic Development of the Department of 
                Energy under paragraph (3); or
                    (ii) would be required to shut down absent the 
                installation of carbon capture technology.
            (3) Metrics for office of economic development 
        determination.--The Director of the Office of Economic 
        Development of the Department of Energy shall establish metrics 
        to determine how many years of economic life a coal power plant 
        has left under paragraph (2)(B)(i), based on data from--
                    (A) the Energy Information Administration;
                    (B) coal power plants;
                    (C) public utility commissions; and
                    (D) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
            (4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs 
        described in paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.
    (b) Loans and Loan Guarantees for Affiliated Infrastructure.--The 
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Executive Director of the Loan 
Programs Office of the Department of Energy, may provide not more than 
a total of $15,000,000,000 in loans and loan guarantees to eligible 
entities for the construction of pipeline infrastructure to transport 
sequestered carbon dioxide to potential geologic storage resources for 
carbon dioxide identified in the report prepared by the United States 
Geological Survey entitled ``Geologic Framework for the National 
Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Storage Resources''.
    (c) Effect on Eligibility for Other Financial Assistance.--Nothing 
in this section limits the eligibility of an entity that receives 
assistance under this section for any other Federal assistance under 
any other law.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 303. CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
              CLEANUP COSTS IN BANKRUPTCY.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(5A) The term `coal company' means an entity that was 
        engaged in the trade or business of the production, refining, 
        or processing of coal during the 100-year period ending on the 
        date on which a case is commenced under this title with respect 
        to the entity.''; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
            ``(15A) The term `environmental cleanup costs' means costs 
        associated with complying with the reclamation plan of a site 
        and any other requirements that a coal company is required to 
        meet, including under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
        seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1251 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the `Clean Water 
        Act').''.
    (b) Priorities.--Section 507 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``The following'' and inserting ``Except as 
        provided in subsection (e), the following''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) In a case commenced under this title with respect to a coal 
company--
            ``(1) allowed unsecured claims described in subsection 
        (a)(5) shall have first priority;
            ``(2) allowed unsecured claims for environmental cleanup 
        costs shall have second priority;
            ``(3) expenses and claims described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (4) of subsection (a) shall have third through sixth 
        priority, respectively; and
            ``(4) expenses and claims described in paragraphs (6) 
        through (10) of subsection (a) shall have seventh through 
        eleventh priority, respectively.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall only 
apply to a case commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 304. SECURITIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to make 
grants to States that satisfy the requirements under subsection (b) in 
an amount determined under subsection (c).
    (b) Requirements.--A State is eligible to receive a grant under 
this section if the State--
            (1) has filed with the Secretary of Energy an application 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the Secretary of Energy may require, and
            (2) has established a program that allows owners of coal 
        power plants within such State to shut down such plants prior 
        to the taxable year in which the total cost of such plant would 
        be fully depreciated through the issuance of ratepayer-backed 
        bonds.
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant made to any State 
shall be equal to 50 percent of the amount expended by the State for 
the program described in subsection (b)(2).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

                          TITLE IV--WORKFORCE

SEC. 401. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.

    (a) Minimum Wage Increases.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read 
        as follows:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
        less than--
                    ``(A) $8.55 an hour, beginning on the effective 
                date under section 401(f) of the Marshall Plan for Coal 
                Country Act of 2020;
                    ``(B) $9.85 an hour, beginning 1 year after such 
                effective date;
                    ``(C) $11.15 an hour, beginning 2 years after such 
                effective date;
                    ``(D) $12.45 an hour, beginning 3 years after such 
                effective date;
                    ``(E) $13.75 an hour, beginning 4 years after such 
                effective date;
                    ``(F) $15.00 an hour, beginning 5 years after such 
                effective date; and
                    ``(G) beginning on the date that is 6 years after 
                such effective date, and annually thereafter, the 
                amount determined by the Secretary under subsection 
                (h);''.
            (2) Determination based on increase in the median hourly 
        wage of all employees.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
        Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days before a new 
minimum wage rate determined under subsection (a)(1)(G) is to take 
effect, the Secretary shall determine the minimum wage rate to be in 
effect under this subsection for each period described in subsection 
(a)(1)(G). The wage rate determined under this subsection for a year 
shall be--
            ``(A) not less than the amount in effect under subsection 
        (a)(1) on the date of such determination;
            ``(B) increased from such amount by the annual percentage 
        increase, if any, in the median hourly wage of all employees as 
        determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and
            ``(C) rounded up to the nearest multiple of $0.05.
    ``(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in the median 
hourly wage rate of all employees for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall compile data 
on the hourly wages of all employees to determine such a median hourly 
wage and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent year for 
which data are available with the median hourly wage determined for the 
preceding year.''.
    (b) Tipped Employees.--
            (1) Base minimum wage for tipped employees and tips 
        retained by employees.--Section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(i) the cash wage rate paid such employee, which for 
        purposes of such determination shall be not less than--
                    ``(I) for the 1-year period beginning on the 
                effective date under section 401 of the Marshall Plan 
                for Coal Country Act of 2020, $3.60 an hour;
                    ``(II) for each succeeding 1-year period until the 
                wage rate under this clause equals the wage rate in 
                effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly 
                wage equal to the amount determined under this clause 
                for the preceding year, increased by the lesser of--
                            ``(aa) $1.50; or
                            ``(bb) the amount necessary for the wage 
                        rate in effect under this clause to equal the 
                        wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1) for 
                        such period, rounded up to the nearest multiple 
                        of $0.05; and
                    ``(III) for each succeeding 1-year period after the 
                increase made pursuant to subclause (II), the minimum 
                wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1); and''.
            (2) Tips retained by employees.--Section 3(m)(2)(A) of the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence of the matter following 
                clause (ii), by striking ``of this subsection, and all 
                tips received by such employee have been retained by 
                the employee'' and inserting ``of this subsection. Any 
                employee shall have the right to retain any tips 
                received by such employee''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``An 
                employer shall inform each employee of the right and 
                exception provided under the preceding sentence.''.
            (3) Scheduled repeal of separate minimum wage for tipped 
        employees.--
                    (A) Tipped employees.--Section 3(m)(2)(A) of the 
                Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                203(m)(2)(A)), as amended by paragraphs (1) and (2), is 
                further amended by striking the sentence beginning with 
                ``In determining the wage an employer is required to 
                pay a tipped employee,'' and all that follows through 
                ``of this subsection.'' and inserting ``The wage rate 
                required to be paid to a tipped employee shall be the 
                wage rate set forth in section 6(a)(1).''.
                    (B) Publication of notice.--Subsection (i) of 
                section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
                U.S.C. 206), as amended by subsection (d), is further 
                amended by striking ``or in accordance with subclause 
                (II) or (III) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i)''.
                    (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall take effect on the date 
                that is one day after the date on which the hourly wage 
                under subclause (III) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the 
                Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                203(m)(2)(A)(i)), as amended by paragraph (1), takes 
                effect.
    (c) Newly Hired Employees Who Are Less Than 20 Years Old.--
            (1) Base minimum wage for newly hired employees who are 
        less than 20 years old.--Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``a wage which is not less than $4.25 an hour.'' and 
        inserting the following: ``a wage at a rate that is not less 
        than--
            ``(A) for the 1-year period beginning on the effective date 
        under section 7 of the Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 
        2020, $5.50 an hour;
            ``(B) for each succeeding 1-year period until the hourly 
        wage under this paragraph equals the hourly wage in effect 
        under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage equal to 
        the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding 
        year, increased by the lesser of--
                    ``(i) $1.25; or
                    ``(ii) the amount necessary for the wage rate in 
                effect under this paragraph to equal the wage rate in 
                effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, rounded 
                up to the nearest multiple of $0.05; and
            ``(C) for each succeeding 1-year period after the increase 
        made pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii), the minimum wage rate in 
        effect under section 6(a)(1).''.
            (2) Scheduled repeal of separate minimum wage for newly 
        hired employees who are less than 20 years old.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor 
                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)), as amended 
                by paragraph (1), shall be repealed.
                    (B) Publication of notice.--Subsection (i) of 
                section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
                U.S.C. 206), as amended by subsection (b)(3)(B), is 
                further amended by striking ``or subparagraph (B) or 
                (C) of subsection (g)(1),''.
                    (C) Effective date.--The repeal and amendment made 
                by subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, shall take 
                effect on the date that is one day after the date on 
                which the wage rate under subparagraph (C) of section 
                6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
                U.S.C. 206(g)(1)), as amended by paragraph (1), takes 
                effect.
    (d) Publication of Notice.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as amended by the preceding subsections, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date of any 
increase in the required wage rate determined under subsection (a)(1) 
or subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (g)(1), or in accordance with 
subclause (II) or (III) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) or section 
14(c)(1)(A), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on 
the website of the Department of Labor a notice announcing each 
increase in such required wage rate.''.
    (e) Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency for Individuals With 
Disabilities.--
            (1) Wages.--
                    (A) Transition to fair wages for individuals with 
                disabilities.--Subparagraph (A) of section 14(c)(1) of 
                the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                214(c)(1)(a)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) at a rate that equals, or exceeds, for each year, the 
        greater of--
                    ``(i)(I) $4.25 an hour, beginning 1 year after the 
                date the wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1)(A) 
                takes effect;
                    ``(II) $6.40 an hour, beginning 2 years after such 
                date;
                    ``(III) $8.55 an hour, beginning 3 years after such 
                date;
                    ``(IV) $10.70 an hour, beginning 4 years after such 
                date;
                    ``(V) $12.85 an hour, beginning 5 years after such 
                date; and
                    ``(VI) the wage rate in effect under section 
                6(a)(1), on the date that is 6 years after the date the 
                wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1)(A) takes effect; 
                or
                    ``(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in effect on 
                the day before the date of enactment of the Marshall 
                Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020 for the employment, 
                under a special certificate issued under this 
                paragraph, of the individual for whom the wage rate is 
                being determined under this subparagraph,''.
                    (B) Prohibition on new special certificates; 
                sunset.--Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
                of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) (as amended by subparagraph 
                (A)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(6) Prohibition on New Special Certificates.--Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not issue a special certificate 
under this subsection to an employer that was not issued a special 
certificate under this subsection before the date of enactment of the 
Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020.
    ``(7) Sunset.--Beginning on the day after the date on which the 
wage rate described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(VI) takes effect, the 
authority to issue special certificates under paragraph (1) shall 
expire, and no special certificates issued under paragraph (1) shall 
have any legal effect.
    ``(8) Transition Assistance.--Upon request, the Secretary shall 
provide--
            ``(A) technical assistance and information to employers 
        issued a special certificate under this subsection for the 
        purposes of--
                    ``(i) transitioning the practices of such employers 
                to comply with this subsection, as amended by the 
                Marshall Plan for Coal Country Act of 2020; and
                    ``(ii) ensuring continuing employment opportunities 
                for individuals with disabilities receiving a special 
                minimum wage rate under this subsection; and
            ``(B) information to individuals employed at a special 
        minimum wage rate under this subsection, which may include 
        referrals to Federal or State entities with expertise in 
        competitive integrated employment.''.
                    (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this 
                paragraph shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
                this Act.
            (2) Publication of notice.--
                    (A) Amendment.--Subsection (i) of section 6 of the 
                Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as 
                amended by subsection (c)(2)(B), is further amended by 
                striking ``or section 14(c)(1)(A),''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the day after the 
                date on which the wage rate described in paragraph 
                (1)(A)(i)(VI) of section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as amended by 
                paragraph (1)(A), takes effect.
    (f) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act or the amendments made by this Act, this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the third month 
that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 402. COAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

    (a) Coal Community Homebuying Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Covered loan.--The term ``covered loan'' means 
                a loan made under the Program.
                    (B) Disability.--The term ``disability'' has the 
                meaning given the term in section 3 of the Americans 
                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
                    (C) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
                means a State, a unit of general local government, or 
                an Indian tribe.
                    (D) Eligible household.--The term ``eligible 
                household'' means a household located in a community 
                that is located not more 50 miles from a closed power 
                plant of a coal mine.
                    (E) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means an 
                eligible entity that is awarded a Program grant.
                    (F) Household.--The term ``household'' means any 
                individual or group of individuals who are living 
                together as 1 economic unit.
                    (G) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Coal 
                Community Homebuying Program established by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (2)(A).
                    (H) Program grant.--The term ``Program grant'' 
                means a grant awarded under the Program.
                    (I) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (2) Program.--
                    (A) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                establish a program--
                            (i) that shall be known as the Coal 
                        Community Homebuying Program; and
                            (ii) under which the Secretary shall award 
                        grants to eligible entities that the eligible 
                        entities shall use to make loans to eligible 
                        households to purchase homes.
                    (B) Eligibility.--An eligible entity desiring a 
                Program grant shall submit to the Secretary an 
                application at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Secretary may 
                require.
                    (C) Priority.--In awarding Program grants, the 
                Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
                will make loans to low-income eligible households, 
                eligible households with an individual with a 
                disability, and eligible households with children.
                    (D) Program grants.--
                            (i) Use.--A grantee shall use funds awarded 
                        under a Program grant to make loans to eligible 
                        households.
                            (ii) Limitation.--A loan made using funds 
                        awarded under a Program grant may not require a 
                        down payment.
                            (iii) Interest rate.--A loan made using 
                        funds awarded under a Program grant may be made 
                        at an interest rate of not more than 4 percent.
                            (iv) Administrative costs.--A grantee may 
                        use not more than 5 percent of the amount of 
                        funds received under a Program grant for 
                        administrative costs relating to making loans 
                        to eligible homeowners using funds awarded 
                        under the Program grant.
            (3) Reports.--
                    (A) Grantee reports.--Each grantee shall, not later 
                than 6 months after the date on which the grantee is 
                awarded a Program grant, and every 6 months thereafter 
                in which the grantee makes loans using funds awarded 
                under the Program grant, submit to the Secretary a 
                report on the loans made using funds awarded under the 
                Program grant.
                    (B) HUD reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date on which the Secretary establishes the Program, 
                and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the 
                Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
                the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
                Representatives on the activities carried out, grants 
                awarded, and loans made under the Program.
            (4) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to carry out the Program.
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary for the period of fiscal 
        years 2020 through 2025 $5,000,000,000 to carry out the 
        Program.
    (b) Free Higher Education for Impacted Individuals.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this section:
                    (A) Employment loss.--The term ``employment loss'' 
                means a discharge from employment other than a 
                discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or 
                retirement.
                    (B) Impacted individual.--The term ``impacted 
                individual'' means an individual who has suffered an 
                employment loss at a coal power plant or coal mine, or 
                the son or daughter of an individual who has suffered 
                an employment loss at a coal power plant or coal mine.
                    (C) Institution of higher education.--The term 
                ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
                    (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Education.
            (2) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a program of 
        providing funds to impacted individuals to pay for the costs of 
        tuition and fees for the impacted individuals to earn an 
        associate degree or baccalaureate degree, or to complete a 
        career or technical education program, at a public institution 
        of higher education.
            (3) Application process.--An impacted individual desiring 
        funds under this subsection shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.

SEC. 403. DECOMMISSIONING WORK.

    (a) Requirement.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification 
Act is amended by inserting after section 5 (29 U.S.C. 2104) the 
following:

``SEC. 5A. DECOMMISSIONING WORK.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section:
            ``(1) Coal power plant.--The term `coal power plant' means 
        an electrical power generating station at which coal is the 
        fuel that creates the heat energy of combustion.
            ``(2) Covered plant closing.--The term `covered plant 
        closing' means a plant closing of a coal power plant.
            ``(3) Decommissioning.--The term `decommissioning' means 
        the process of shutting down a coal power plant (including 
        removing equipment and materials, complying with permits, 
        demolishing buildings as necessary, and cleaning up 
        contamination) to support new use of the plant, in accordance 
        with regulations issued by the Secretary of Energy after 
        consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
    ``(b) Requirement.--(1) If an employer is required to serve written 
notice under section 3(a) with respect to a covered plant closing, the 
employer shall offer to enter into, and negotiate in good faith, an 
agreement with an employee representative described in paragraph (2), 
to engage employees at the plant in employment related to 
decommissioning the plant.
    ``(2) The employee representative may be a labor organization or 
another representative (whether or not selected for the purposes of 
participating in the negotiations).''.
    (b) Enforcement.--Section 5 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``this Act'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``section 3'';
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking 
        ``this Act'' and inserting ``section 3'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Failure To Offer Decommissioning Work.--The Secretary may 
assess a civil penalty against an employer who violates the provisions 
of section 5A. The civil penalty shall be in amount based on the size 
of the business of the employer, measured as the average, over the past 
10 years preceding the assessment, of the annual amount of property tax 
paid by the employer to the corresponding unit of local government.''.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue the regulations 
described in section 5A(a)(3) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining 
Notification Act, as inserted by subsection (a).
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