-Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in the case of a mine accident, to (Sec. 101):
          -Determine why the accident occurred;
          -Determine whether any laws were violated, and if so, refer the evidence to the Attorney General; and
          -Make recommendations to avoid any recurrence of the accident.

-Requires an independent investigation by an independent investigation panel, with members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if either of the following is true (Sec. 101):
          -The accident had 3 or more deaths; or
          -The accident was of such severity or scale for potential or actual harm that the Secretary determines the accident merits an independent investigation.

-Requires any independent investigation panel to (Sec. 101):
          -Assess and identify any factors or actions that caused or contributed to the accident;
          -Review any determinations made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
          -Prepare and publish a report that includes the findings of the panel, the strengths and weaknesses of the Secretary's investigation, and any recommendations that would prevent the recurrence of the accident at other mines.

-Authorizes the Secretary, or his or her designee, to issue subpoenas for the testimony of witnesses and for the production of information related to an inspection or investigation (Sec. 102).

-Requires mine inspections to be conducted during various shifts and days of the week in which miners are normally present in the mine (Sec. 104).

-Requires a mine to be placed in a status of "pattern", meaning that it has a pattern of recurring noncompliance or accidents and is therefore subject to increased inspections of 8 per year, if it is found to have any of the following (Sec. 202):
          -Citations for significant violations;
          -Citations issued for failure to comply with health and safety standards;
          -Citations for "flagrant violations";
          -Any withdrawal orders issued;
          -Accidents and injuries; or
          -A combination of citations, orders, accidents, or injuries.

-Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the performance of each mine that is placed in pattern status every 90 days to determine if (Sec. 202):
          -The rate of citations during that time is in the top performing 35th percentile of such rates for mines of similar size and type;
          -The accident and injury rates during that time are in the top performing 35th percentile of such rates for mines of similar size and type;
          -The rate of citations has been reduced by 70 percent from the date that the mine was placed in pattern status; or
          -Any citations or withdrawal orders were issued during the time frame.

-Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove a mine from pattern status if during a 1-year period (Sec. 202):
          -The rate of citations and the accident and injury rates of the mine are in the top performing 25th percentile of such rates for mines of similar size and type;
          -The rate of citations has been reduced by 80 percent from the date that the mine was placed on pattern status; and
          -No citations or withdrawal orders were issued during the time frame.

-Requires the following penalties to be issued if the provisions in the bill are violated (Secs. 302-303):
          -For operators who have not committed a previous violation, the operator shall be fined no more than $250,000, imprisoned for no more than 1 year, or both; or
          -For operators who have committed a previous violation, the operator shall be fined no more than $1 million, imprisoned for no more than 5 years, or both.

-Prohibits discharge of or discrimination against mining employees in cases where the miner or another employee, representative, or applicant for employment has (Sec. 401):
          -Made a complaint regarding a safety or health violation in a mine;
          -Testified or is about to testify before any proceeding related to mine safety or health in a mine;
          -Refused to violate any provision of the act; or
          -Refused to perform his or her duties based on a "good-faith and reasonable belief" that the performance of such duties would pose a safety or health hazard to the miner or other mine employees.

-Defines "good-faith belief" as a belief arising from circumstances in which a reasonable person concludes that there is a safety or health hazard, has communicated or attempted to communicate this concern to a mine operator, and has not received a response reasonably calculated to allay such concern (Sec. 401).

-Requires temporary reinstatement of any employee terminated as the result of a safety or health complaint while the complaint of that termination is received by the Secretary, investigated by the Secretary, and remedied by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (Sec. 401).

-Establishes new health and safety standards that include, but are not limited to, the following (Secs. 501-507):
          -Requires that coal miners be notified of any hazardous conditions, or conditions that violate a health or safety standard;
          -Increases the maximum amount of rock dust permissible in an underground area from 65 percent to 80 percent, and increases the amount of incombustible content allowed when methane is present in a ventilating current 0.4 percent for each 0.1 percent of methane;
          -Requires the operator of an underground coal mine to take samples that measure the total incombustible content of coal dust, rock dust, and other dust in the mine; and
          -Requires the Secretary to issue regulations regarding the utilization and installation of atmospheric monitoring systems.

-Increases the federal assistance to states for development and enforcement of health and safety regulations from $10 million per fiscal year to $20 million per fiscal year (Sec. 602).

-Exploration, development, production, processing, or transportation of oil or gas; or -Oil spill cleanup, emergency response, environmental surveillance, protection, restoration, or other oil spill activities related to occupational safety and health.

-Providing, causing to provide, or being about to provide to the employer or a federal or state government official information on any act or omission that the employee "reasonably believes" to be a violation of any provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.); -Exercising any rights provided to employees under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; -Testifying, assisting, or participating in a proceeding, including a Congressional hearings, concerning an alleged violation of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; -Reporting an illness, injury, or "unsafe condition" related to the employer's activities to the employer or a state or federal government official; -Refusing to perform duties, or exercising stop work authority, if the employee had a "good faith belief" that performing such duties could result injury, impairment of health, or cause an oil spill, meaning a "reasonable" individual under the same circumstance would conclude there is such a hazard ; or -Objecting to, or refusing to participate in any activity, policy, practice, or assigned task that the employee "reasonably" believes to be in violation of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

-Take affirmative action to abate the violation; -Reinstate the employee to his or her former position together with compensation (including back pay and prejudgment interest), and restore the terms, conditions, and privileges associated with his or her employment; and -Provide compensatory and consequential damages, and exemplary damages if the judge determines it's appropriate.

-Has been eligible for emergency unemployment compensation; -The benefit year for which the individual was eligible for emergency unemployment compensation has expired; -Has remaining entitlement to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to that benefit year; and -Would qualify for a new benefit year in which the weekly benefit amount of regular compensation is at least either $100 or 25 percent less than the weekly benefit in the aforementioned previous benefit year.

-Has been eligible for emergency unemployment compensation; -The benefit year for which the individual was eligible for emergency unemployment compensation has expired; -Has remaining entitlement to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to that benefit year; and -Would qualify for a new benefit year in which the weekly benefit amount of regular compensation is at least either $100 or 25 percent less than the weekly benefit in the previous benefit year.

-Benefits are not provided to any individual on a current list of known or suspected terrorists; -Benefits are not provided to any individual convicted of a sex offense against a minor (42 USC 16911); and -Benefits are not provided to undocumented immigrants.

-A requirement that, in the case of a foreign tax credit splitting event, the relevant tax and credits (U.S. Code Title 26, Subpart A) shall be suspended until related income is taken into account; -A requirement that, in the case of a covered asset acquisition, the disqualified portion of foreign income tax attributable to income from relevant foreign assets shall not be taken into account under U.S. Code Title 26, Sections 901(a), 902, or 960; and -A requirement that, in the case of an investment partnership interest, any net income or loss with respect to such interest shall be treated as ordinary income or an ordinary loss.

Job performance appraisals; -Training, rewarding, reassigning, promoting, reducing in grade, retaining, or removing employees; -Work requirements; and -Other acts involving managerial discretion.

-Providing advice on teleworking to the head of the agency and the Chief Human Capital Officer; -Serving as a resource on teleworking for supervisors, managers, and employees; -Serving as primary point of contact on telework matters for agency employees, Congress, and other agencies; -Working with senior management to develop and implement a plan to incorporate telework into regular business strategies; -Establishing a system for receiving feedback from agency employees on the the telework policy; and -Ensuring that employees are notified of grievance procedures avaliable to them with respect to disputes related to telework.

-In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, establish regulations necessary to establish the government-wide telework policy within 180 days after the date of enactment; -In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, maintain a central, publicly avaliable telework website; and -Provide advice, assistance, and any necessary training to agencies to fulfill the telework requirements.

-Degree of participation by employees of the agency in teleworking; -Whether the total number of employees who telework is at least 10 percent higher or lower than the previous reporting period and the reason for such change; -Agency's goal for increasing the number of employees who telework and the extent to which the agency has met this goal; -The best practices in agency telework programs; and -The extent to which specific agencies (31 USC 901(b)) are incorporating telework in its continuity of operations plans and in response to emergencies.

-The "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008;" -The "Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act;" and -The "Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008."

-The employer must provide a signed affidavit that employees have not worked more than 40 hours a week in the 60 days prior to employment; -The employee was not hired to replace a worker that was fired; and -The employee is not a corporation, nor owns either directly or indirectly more than 50 percent of the company's capital.

-$1,000; or -6.2 times the amount of wages paid by the employer to workers.

-The amount of interest payable under the bond; or -The amount of interest that would have been payable under the bond if such interest is subject to an applicable credit rate under Section 54A of the Internal Revenue Code.

-Any required installment that is otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2009 shall be 123.25 percent of such amount; -Any required installment that is otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2015 shall be 121.5 percent of such amount; -Any required installment that is otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2019 shall be 106.5 percent of such amount; and -Any future installments shall be reduced appropriately.