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 112 STAT. 2681-345 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 of any training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine: Provided further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration may obligate or expend funds to promulgate final training regulations that are designed for the above named industries by no later than September 30, 1999. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $344,724,000, of which $11,159,000 shall be for expenses of revising the Consumer Price Index and shall remain available until September 30, 2000, together with not to exceed $54,146,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including title hire of three sedans, and including up to $6,750,000 for the President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities, and including $500,000 to fund the activities of the Twenty- First Century Workforce Commission authorized by section 334 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, $190,832,000; together with not to exceed $299,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment 33 USC 921 note. Trust Fund: Provided, That no funds made available by this Act may be used by the Solicitor of Labor to participate in a review in any United States court of appeals of any decision made by the Benefits Review Board under section 21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs V. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S. Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure: Provided further. That no funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor to review a decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed and that has been pending before the Benefits Review Board for more than 12 montiis: Provided further, That any such decision pending a review by the Benefits Review Board for more than one year shall be considered affirmed by the Benefits Review Board on the one-year anniversary of the filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the United States courts of appeals: Provided further. That these provisions shall not be applicable to the review or appeal of any decision issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).

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