To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.

Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to increase from 5 to 10 the minimum number of years of practical mining experience a person selected by the Secretary of Labor for appointment as a mine inspector must have. Requires mine inspectors assigned to the inspection and investigation of individual mines to have at least 2 years previous experience in the particular type of mining operation where such inspections are to be made.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6547 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6547

  To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require 
      greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2012

  Mr. Shimkus (for himself and Mr. Bucshon) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require 
      greater experience of mine safety inspectors under that Act.

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

SECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS OF FEDERAL MINE SAFETY INSPECTORS.

    Section 505 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 954) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``to the maximum extent feasible,'';
            (2) by striking ``five years practical mine experience'' 
        and inserting ``10 years practical mine experience''; and
            (3) by striking ``due consideration shall be given to the 
        extent possible to their'' and inserting ``and at least 2 
        years''.
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