3.0.0 3404 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z House H HR 2011-11-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:H.R. 3404.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 18[Page H7578]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported by 2012-07-17T22:09:51Z Markup by 2011-11-17T22:34:04Z Referred to 2011-11-14T19:00:47Z H. Rept. 112-601 2012-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00436 2012-07-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-601. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-07-17 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-601. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-11-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 14. Committee 2011-11-17 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Alternative and renewable resources Department of the Interior Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Labor-management relations Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Mining Oil and gas Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Worker safety and health Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-11-14 Introduced in House 2012-02-14T20:16:10Z Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy (Bureau), with a comprehensive program of offshore mineral and renewable energy resources management; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service, administering safety and environmental enforcement activities related to offshore mineral and renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue (Office), with all functions, powers, and duties previously assigned to the Minerals Management Service regarding offshore royalty and revenue management.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish and maintain a National Offshore Energy Health and Safety Academy as an agency of the Ocean Energy Safety Service, and (2) develop and maintain adequate programs to provide for the continuing education of certain Department of the Interior personnel.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) certify annually that all Department personnel having regular, direct official contact with government contractors, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or overseeing energy programs, comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; and (3) conduct a random drug testing program of such personnel.

Abolishes the Minerals Management Service.

Directs the Secretary to establish an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.

]]> 17 2012-07-17 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2012-09-04T19:24:36Z (Sec. 1) Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy (Bureau), with a comprehensive program of offshore mineral and renewable energy resources management; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service, administering safety and environmental enforcement activities related to offshore mineral and renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); and (6) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue (Office), with all functions, powers, and duties previously assigned to the Minerals Management Service regarding offshore royalty and revenue management.

Prohibits Ocean Energy Safety Service personnel conducting permitting or inspections from either participating in a strike or asserting the right to strike.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish and maintain a National Offshore Energy Health and Safety Academy as an agency of the Ocean Energy Safety Service to train newly hired and experienced offshore oil and gas inspectors in all aspects of health, safety, environmental, and operational inspections; and (2) develop and maintain adequate programs to provide for the continuing education of certain Department of the Interior personnel.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to: (1) certify annually that all Department personnel having regular, direct official contact with government contractors, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or overseeing energy programs, comply fully with federal employee ethics laws and regulations; (2) conduct a random drug testing program of such personnel, and (3) issue supplementary ethics and drug testing guidance for employees for which certification is required.

(Sec. 6) Abolishes the Minerals Management Service.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to establish an Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board to: (1) give independent scientific and technical advice on safe, responsible, and timely mineral and renewable energy exploration, development, and production activities; (2) review operations of the National Offshore Energy Health and Safety Academy; and (3) assess every five years, for the Secretary and certain congressional committees, offshore oil and gas well control technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and regulations.

(Sec. 9) Requires the Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals, in administering the programs and authorities under this Act, to implement a hiring preference for eligible veterans and disabled veterans.

]]> To establish in the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes. Display Title To establish in the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To establish in the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2012-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3404rh/xml/BILLS-112hr3404rh.xml Introduced in House 2011-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3404ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3404ih.xml 2012-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.