Public Law 115–30: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.Public Law30Public Law 115–30131 Stat. 1342017-04-282017-04-28United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02115publicPUBLIC LAW 115–30—APR. 28, 2017131 STAT. 134Public Law115–30115th CongressJoint ResolutionMaking further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Apr. 28, 2017
[H.J. Res. 99]
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public Law 114–223) is further amended by—(1)
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striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “May 5, 2017”; and(2) inserting after section 201 the following new section:“Sec. 202. (a)
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This section may be cited as the ‘Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’.“(b) Section 402(h)(2)(C)(ii) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended—“(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘April 30, 2017’ and inserting ‘May 5, 2017’;“(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by striking ‘the Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’ and inserting ‘the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act’; and“(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘For purposes of subclause (II)(aa), a beneficiary enrolled in the Plan as of the date of the enactment of the Further Continued Health Benefits for Miners Act shall be deemed to have been eligible to receive health benefits under the Plan on January 1, 2017.’.“(c)
Applicability.
The provisions of section 167(d) of Public Law 114–223 (as added by Public Law 114–254) shall apply to this section.”.ApprovedApril 28, 2017.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 99:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):