Sec. 604. Study on workforce needs
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the workforce needs of the mining industry and Federal and State mining enforcement agencies, including the need for engineers and mine safety and health professionals. The study in subsection
(a)shall include— an analysis of the training and expertise of the mine engineers and the mine safety and health workforce; and the need for a highly trained workforce of engineers and safety and health professionals within— the mining industry; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; and State enforcement agencies responsible for mine safety and health. The Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on the study described in subsection (a). As needed, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide recommendations for improvement in the report in subsection (c).