SEC. 1. Short Title.
This division may be cited as the “American Miner Benefits Improvement Act of 2020”.
Division Y — American Miner Benefits Improvement
DIVISION Y American Miner Benefits Improvement
SEC. 2. Transfers to 1974umwa Pension Plan.
In General.— 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—
by striking “ the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019” each place it appears and inserting “ the American Miner Benefits Improvement Act of 2020”,
by striking “ or 2019” in subclause (II) and inserting “ 2019, or any year thereafter,”
by inserting before “ ; and” in subclause (II) the following: “ (or, in the case of any such health benefits confirmed in any bankruptcy proceeding, would be subsequently denied or reduced)”, and
by striking “ January 1, 2019” in the second sentence and inserting “ January 1, 2020”.
Increase in Limitation to Account for Calculation of Health Benefit Plan Excess.— Section 402(i)(3) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(i)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) Increase in limitation to account for calculation of health benefit plan excess.—The dollar limitation under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the amount of the cost to provide benefits which are taken into account under subsection (h)(2)(C)(ii) solely by reason of the amendments made by section 2(a) of the American Miner Benefits Improvement Act of 2020.”
Application.—
In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subsection (a)(3).— The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall apply to denials and reductions after December 31, 2019.