; (3) in section 402(g) ( 30 U.S.C. 1232(g) )— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and section 416 after subsection (h) ; and (B) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following: (F) For the purpose of section 416(d)(2)(A). ; and (4) in section 403(c) ( 30 U.S.C. 1233(c) ), by inserting after the second sentence the following: As practicable, States and Indian tribes shall offer such amendments based on the use of remote sensing, global positioning systems, and other advanced technologies. . 4. Minimum State payments Section 402(g)(8)(A) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1232(g)(8) ) is amended by striking $3,000,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . 5. GAO study of use of funds Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall study and report to the Congress on uses of funds authorized by this Act, including regarding— (1) the solvency of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; and (2) the impact of such use on payments and transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1201 ) to— (A) States for which a certification has been made under section 411 of such Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1241 ); (B) States for which such a certification has not been made; and (C) transfers to United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund. 6. Payments to certified States not affected Nothing in this Act shall be construed to reduce or otherwise affect payments under section 402(g) of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1232(g) ) to States that have made a certification under section 411(a) of such Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1240a(a) ) in which the Secretary of the Interior has concurred.