1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Miners Pension Act of 2017 . 2. Transfers to 1974 UMWA Pension Plan (a) In general Subsection (i) of section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1232 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)