[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 115-30
115th Congress

Joint Resolution


 
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for
other purposes. <>

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) <>  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) <>  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) <>  The provisions of section 167(d) of
Public Law 114-223 (as added by Public Law 114-254) shall apply to this
section.''.

Approved April 28, 2017.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 99:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
Apr. 28, considered and passed House and Senate.