42 U.S.C. § 8456 — Socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production and other energy development

(a) Committee. An interagency committee is created, made up of the heads of the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services, plus the Environmental Protection Agency, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Farmers' Home Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, and any other federal agencies the Secretary names. While doing its work, the committee must consult the National Governors' Conference and other interested people and organizations. The President names the chairman. The committee shuts down 90 days after it submits its report under (c). (b) Functions of committee. The committee studies how expanded coal production and rapid energy development generally affect states, local communities, and the public — including whether housing and public, recreational, and cultural facilities for coal miners and their families are adequate, and how federal or state laws affect providing that housing. The committee gathers data on: (1) how much help current impact-assistance programs provide; (2) how quickly that help arrives after federal energy decisions or private-sector decisions cause an impact; and (3) what regulatory obstacles get in the way of effective assistance under existing programs. (c) Report. Within one year after this chapter took effect, the committee must send Congress a detailed report on its study, along with any recommendations it thinks Congress should consider.