Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/307

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PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3043 (2) the death benefit premium determined under subsection (c) for such plan year, plus "(3) the unassigned beneficiaries premium determined under subsection (d) for such plan year. Any related person with respect to an assigned operator shall be jointly and severally liable for any premium required to be paid by such operator. "(b) HEALTH BENEFIT PREMIUM. —For piuposes of this chaptered) IN GENERAL.— The health benefit premiimi for any plan year for any assigned operator shall be an amount equal to the product of the per beneficiary premium for the plan year multiplied by the number of eligible beneficiaries assigned to such operator under section 9706. "(2) PER BENEFICIARY PREMIUM. — The Secretary of Health and Hviman Services shall calculate a per beneficiary premium for each plan year beginning on or after February 1, 1993, which is equal to the sum of— "(A) the amount determined by dividing— "(i) the aggregate amount of pa3anents from the 1950 UMWA Benefit Plan and the 1974 UMWA Benefit Plan for health benefits (less reimbursements but including administrative costs) for the plan year beginning July 1, 1991, for all individuals covered under such plans for such plan year, by "(ii) the number of such individuals, plus "(B) the amount determined under subparagraph (A) multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which the medical component of the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year in which the plan year begins exceeds such component for 1992. "(3) ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEDICARE REDUCTIONS. — If, by reason of a reduction in benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the level of health benefits under the Combined Fund would be reduced, the trustees of the Combined Fund shall increase the per beneficiary premium for the plan year in which the reduction occurs and each subsequent plan year by the amount necessary to maintain the level of health benefits which would have been provided without such reduction. "(c) DEATH BENEFIT PREMIUM. —The death benefit premium for any plan year for any assigned operator shall be equal to the applicable percentage of the amount, actuarially determined, which the Combined Fund will be required to pay during the plan year for death benefits coverage described in section 9703(c). "(d) UNASSIGNED BENEFICIARIES PREMIUM. — The unassigned beneficiaries premium for any plan year for any assigned operator shall be equal to the applicable percentage of the product of the per beneficiary premium for the plan year multiplied by the number of eligible beneficiaries who are not assigned under section 9706 to any person for such plan year. "(e) PREMIUM ACCOUNTS; ADJUSTMENTS.— "(1) ACCOUNTS. —The trustees of the Combined Fund shall establish and maintain 3 separate accounts for each of the premiums described in subsections (b), (c), and (d). Such accounts shall be credited with the premiums received and debited with expenditures allocable to such premiums. "(2) ALLOCATIONS.—