[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6016 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6016


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for a GAO investigation and audit of the operations of the 
   fund created by BP to compensate persons affected by the Gulf oil 
                                 spill.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION AND AUDIT.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an ongoing 
independent investigation and audit of the operations of the fund and 
claims process created by BP to compensate persons affected by the BP 
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico beginning on April 
20, 2010, as those operations take place to determine their 
effectiveness, including the timeliness of claim payments and the 
accuracy of those operations in determining amounts of damages 
compensated.
    (b) Use of Subpoena Power.--The Comptroller General may use any 
investigative powers, including those of subpoena granted to the 
Comptroller General for the purposes of other investigations and 
audits, to conduct this investigation and audit.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Every 90 days during the operations, and 
once after all those operations are completed, the Comptroller General 
shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of those operations.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) BP should fully cooperate with the Comptroller General 
        to assure that the BP relief fund is accurately, expediently, 
        and efficiently compensating Gulf coast victims of the BP 
        Deepwater Horizon oil spill for their losses; and
            (2) the costs incurred by the Comptroller General to carry 
        out responsibilities under this Act should be reimbursed by BP.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.