Sec. 2. Technology related to respirable dust
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Section 202(d) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 842(d) ) is amended— by striking of Health, Education, and Welfare ; and by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the . Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2013 , the Secretary shall issue a final regulation lowering permissible exposure levels to respirable dust and updating sampling and testing procedures, in order to provide the maximum feasible protection from respirable dust, including coal and silica dust, that is achievable through environmental and engineering controls.
Not later than 5 years after the date of issuance of such final regulation, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall reexamine the incidence of pneumoconiosis in miners and, unless there is a decline in pneumoconiosis, shall update the regulation.
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