1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Oil Spill Compensation Act of
2010
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Deepwater Horizon claims resolution
Sec. 101. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims
Compensation
Sec. 111. Establishment of Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims
Compensation.
Sec. 112. Claimant assistance.
Sec. 113. Compensation program startup.
Sec. 114. Authority of Administrator.
Sec. 115. Advisory Committee on Deepwater Horizon
Compensation.
Subtitle B—Deepwater Horizon compensation
procedures
Sec. 121. Essential elements of eligible claim.
Sec. 122. General rule concerning no-fault
compensation.
Sec. 123. Filing of claims.
Sec. 124. Eligibility determinations and claim
awards.
Subtitle C—Awards
Sec. 131. Amount.
Sec. 132. Payment.
Sec. 133. Setoffs for collateral source compensation and prior
awards.
Sec. 134. Subrogation.
Subtitle D—Judicial review
Sec. 141. Judicial review of rules and regulations.
Sec. 142. Judicial review of award decisions.
Sec. 143. Other judicial challenges.
Subtitle E—Effect on other laws
Sec. 151. Effect on other laws.
TITLE II—National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill
Prevention
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Establishment of Commission.
Sec. 203. Purposes.
Sec. 204. Composition of Commission.
Sec. 205. Functions of Commission.
Sec. 206. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 207. Public meetings and hearings.
Sec. 208. Staff of Commission.
Sec. 209. Compensation and travel expenses.
Sec. 210. Security clearances for Commission members and
staff.
Sec. 211. Reports of Commission; adjournment.
Sec. 212. Funding.
Sec. 213. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
TITLE III—Oil spill liability
Subtitle A—Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Sec. 301. Liability limits.
Sec. 302. Advance payment.
Subtitle B—Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Sec. 311. Rate of
tax for Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
Sec. 312. Limitations on expenditures and borrowing
authority.
TITLE IV—Federal oil spill research
Sec. 401. Federal oil
spill research.
Sec. 402. National
Academy of Science participation.
Sec. 403. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 404. Oil spill response authority.
TITLE V—Oil and gas leasing
Sec. 501. Revenue sharing from outer Continental Shelf areas in
certain coastal States.
Sec. 502. Revenue sharing from areas in Alaska Adjacent
zone.
Sec. 503. Accelerated revenue sharing to promote coastal
resiliency among Gulf producing States.
Sec. 504. Production of oil from certain Arctic offshore
leases.
Sec. 505. Use of stimulus funds to offset spending.
TITLE VI—Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deepwater Horizon claims
resolution</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID055903d68f6a48ff95a05996ee43e43c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings and purpose</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4eae581a77624280ae901c8157d75317"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f825eeb0be149a689072b9276e22e14"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the oil spill resulting from the Deepwater
Horizon incident has caused major economic damage to the residents of the
States bordering the Gulf of Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID429e239736a94f2bb0190603006505bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the limits on strict liability imposed by
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) will be exceeded by the
claims resulting from the Deepwater Horizon incident; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa55deb58d06b4094ad77880eb4860800"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">while the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) places no restrictions on liability for damages from the
accident under State law, litigation of such cases may take decades, and
consume in litigation expenses and contingent fees, funds that could otherwise
be used to quickly and efficiently compensate the citizens of the Gulf States
for damages resulting from the Deepwater Horizon incident.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdeef535aae574123a03d64fd1fc306cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to create a
fair and efficient system for the payment of legitimate present and future
claims for damages resulting from the Deepwater Horizon incident.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fe2931c080a4d078b5ce02a6ba1d362" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3a45efc3bd4406086046240bdc47528"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D29DF6DF2014210930338C9D74355C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Advisory Committee</term>
means the Advisory Committee on Deepwater Horizon Compensation established
under section 115(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3e43128ca3e4a36bb6a113e2d0ea128"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>claim</term> means any
claim, based on any theory, allegation, or cause of action, for damages
presented in a civil action or bankruptcy proceeding, directly, indirectly, or
derivatively arising out of, based on, or related to, in whole or in part, the
effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dd75b091ab546cd8348964f34443577"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Claimant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>claimant</term> means a
person or State who files a claim under section 123.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8026ae20bb44228b7384870aef22da9"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil action</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9688B588044948C1BA8082264FA8F435"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>civil action</term> means a
civil action filed in Federal or State court, whether cognizable as a case at
law, in equity, or in admiralty.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9936DF584E454E8CA73BCB0EAA1C70C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>civil action</term> does not
include an action relating to any workers’ compensation law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0f87a53e00649c0874806a3dfeedb0f"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collateral source
compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>collateral source compensation</term> means the compensation that a
claimant received, or is entitled to receive, from a responsible party as a
result of a final judgment, settlement, or other payment for damages that are
the source of a claim under section 123, including payments made under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96D40D96A04E42BCBDAC46ADE719A1E0"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>compensation program</term>
means the compensation program established under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dfb3eaa1b8d4e0ba4c6f4bed3965c12"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>damages</term> means damages
specified in section 131(b), including the cost of assessing those
damages.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8fedf62419d4938b593f5f4e27acc60"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deepwater Horizon incident</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Deepwater Horizon
incident</term> means the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling
unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting
hydrocarbon releases into the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id787A6B64CE4C451A90FC9C19FAD4E1CC"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Department</term> means the
Department of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FDF8FCCE6B34F9C808E6856807DC813"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Fund</term> means the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb290306fc1ff4caf8892fd7569e37dec"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>law</term> includes all law,
judicial or administrative decisions, rules, regulations, or any other
principle or action having the effect of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id814FED6473D04C6FB355CAA68471B2B7"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Office</term> means the
Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims Compensation established under section
111.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8e98b30aa7849e28a54fa85fb2ef052"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>parties</term> means, with
respect to an individual claim, the claimant and the responsible party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd9aa4f3b6d524943b0dd5303c267da90"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Person</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CD688F673EB4822B4ABD617C8191832"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>person</term> means an
individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, partnership, association,
insurance company, reinsurance company, or corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fd4e58b75e7426493947b97301fd3b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>person</term> does not
include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1AB76DE25404145A55EA8C08D0F3A9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC737E35EFEA4C14BA4BDB5C646AC8F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7699855D92B84492B0B77E1BB7571B40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political subdivision of a State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7cf527654a354e36acc88fb6e840ed95"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsible party</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>responsible party</term>
means a responsible party (as defined in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701)) for the Deepwater Horizon incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE99AACEE0424170AC7C3494E0649933"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID921a1696e6214f61a7b463404052cdc1"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF879DE85E0E4FEC9C688D61E9026CDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each of the several States of the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32C27061274442F382CB1733506BBDE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3101047A4BF14895A4996D0E3B56607E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7162086E82BE4862A921D0568448B976"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guam;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC397CB348D70414D852ED0B69C50A495"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">American Samoa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC09872E97EB435AA63029F6A624BB53"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA047B181B08F4BBB82D242D53C80EF1F"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federated States of Micronesia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A5ECA5967DA43868BF48973945D5E95"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Republic of the Marshall
Islands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEE3C0A255D341F193E516DB29CE0938"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Republic of Palau; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4A3C144F18045C0A7AB89919A6D3CAB"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Virgin Islands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53b6d1df180a4ebdbaf52aea0ef11751"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Successor in interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>successor in interest</term>
means any person that acquires assets, and substantially continues the business
operations, of a responsible party, considering factors that include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcf13e4a43f94369bf17c23a22ef6079"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retention of the same facilities or
location;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa333062b062549caa6d7c81d774f249d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retention of the same employees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID783d6d3fa085471fb217ca39b5da8033"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining the same job under the same
working conditions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab3c5bf620ce411b84cc0e34f2852961"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retention of the same supervisory
personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbea995a495dc495f9f9ea4fcf8b148ca"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuity of assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ac534a0c4554ba7b2967a7ff21a65e2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production of the same product or offer of
the same service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ddd80dd1df44cc29ad3be8f50c5e143"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retention of the same name;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fe453ce4c954540b7e22ee8fe08e234"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintenance of the same customer
base;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7036e8fa6cb94523a09f34b377cf14ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identity of stocks, stockholders, and
directors between the asset seller and the purchaser; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a761f015dfb4eaebf144807a6191066"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the successor holds itself out as
continuation of previous enterprise, but expressly does not include whether the
person actually knew of the liability of the responsible party under this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><subtitle commented="no" id="idDE56EA04363C44328CB27A860B956235" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims
Compensation</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c2c611be85e42bea925fc662420f590" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Office of Deepwater
Horizon Claims Compensation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ed9060ce0ab49488e000579d8a88526"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ca409b11b02412398d8d5328facd4df"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Department
the Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims Compensation, which shall be headed by
the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID808b7f5b4dce41908f674ae643840dd2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the Office shall be to
provide timely, fair compensation, under the terms specified in this title, on
a no-fault basis and in a nonadversarial manner, to persons and State or local
governments that have incurred economic damages as a result of the Deepwater
Horizon incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd39d9eb8ae7f4f36b24435d65a342908"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of the Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office shall terminate effective not
later than 1 year following the date of certification by the Administrator that
the Fund has neither paid a claim in the previous 1-year period nor has debt
obligations remaining to pay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5df68174b2240908baca0b995f33430"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Fund shall be available to the
Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation and without fiscal
year limitation, as necessary for any and all expenses associated with the
Office, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6abb9e1ea2f41019b4ad40268c2ea05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personnel salaries and expenses, including
retirement and similar benefits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2babdee9e1d54151a0c184eaef641419"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all administrative and legal
expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60e8e69910dd46bdb38548de0d220526"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of Administrator</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c56c955b42644688332d40f8892aef7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Office shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7E7F9196B54E9F8124A39A87677FBA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of the Administrator shall be 5
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1190ca2438d94998bf988d0855154f29"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall report directly to
the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc66585bc09614dd0a63e66597a2b2992"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of Administrator</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID522c7feba3764638a772717abbe93107"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall be responsible
for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5c8e6ad544b46e3ac2bc09d4f3ac47f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processing claims for compensation for
damages to eligible claimants in accordance with the criteria and procedures
established under subtitle B;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0605464073a24dd2b8fe0edf938417b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appointing or contracting for the services
of such personnel, making such expenditures, and taking any other actions as
may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Office, including
entering into cooperative agreements with other Federal or State agencies and
entering into contracts with nongovernmental entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd5197da50a0440ab5308a78cf16132f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting such audits and additional
oversight as necessary to assure the integrity of the compensation
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ad1685b4fce4bc0bfc28e4b7127e851"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promulgating such rules, regulations, and
procedures as may be necessary to carry out this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7df15d04a1644749c9be6c4aae7a3bc"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making such expenditures as may be
necessary in carrying out this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9150d4adf99349a79dc8cc0d29671731"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">excluding evidence and disqualifying or
debarring any attorney or other individual or entity who provide evidence in
support of the application of the claimant for compensation if the
Administrator determines that materially false, fraudulent, or fictitious
statements or practices have been submitted or engaged in by the individual or
entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c38147d60754a88996abd28de101f84"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">having all other powers incidental,
necessary, or appropriate to carrying out the functions of the Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ae7b9c3e48f414a954615024c0a2d8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain enforcement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CC6C28CC803429785885AD80A0D586C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False statements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each infraction described in paragraph
(1)(F), the Administrator may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 on
any individual or entity found to have submitted or engaged in a materially
false, fraudulent, or fictitious statement or practice under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B51474389DA426DA6036D55FD7C8140"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall issue appropriate
regulations to carry out paragraph (1)(G).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475a1b15d6ce43b3ab5d5748d4d748cc"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audit and personnel review
procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall establish audit and personnel review procedures for evaluating the
accuracy of eligibility recommendations of agency and contract
personnel.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47292169d6874faa956a1074dbb32bf3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Claimant assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c8c39ffb4b1431e8dd59cdb1c04ecec"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a comprehensive
claimant assistance program—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf249e3f5b634ff1831f249b22f4f1bf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to publicize and provide information to
potential claimants about—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BAE2B4B68DB4A668B2FBCB980C786A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of benefits for eligible
claimants under this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DA14F61DBB84F38956B227020C8BE61"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procedures for filing claims and for
obtaining assistance in filing claims;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd7778a2159c43539340e6626d0d4329"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide assistance to potential
claimants in preparing, substantiating, and submitting claims, including
assistance in obtaining the documentation necessary to support a claim;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd39d1fae0c2e46088cc188654e08d151"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to respond to inquiries from claimants and
potential claimants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id377A7A9DBDBA41D69C40847F6BBBAD9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide translation services to
claimants and potential claimants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f064f91955141ce82992aa84e66f52c"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide training with respect to the
applicable procedures for the preparation and filing of claims to persons who
provide assistance or representation to claimants, including nonprofit
organizations and State and local government entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a48be2ce1c04a3eb3ca8e53e3df4dae"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide for the establishment of a
website on which claimants may access all relevant forms and
information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b54378bfbf04f088b8bf81a1c4ab0d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resource centers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041B2C1E60F74A11A56738CFEA4B7063"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The claimant assistance program shall
provide for the establishment of resource centers in areas in which there are
determined to be large concentrations of potential claimants, including at
least 1 resource center in each affected State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92D49C045F6845C08C0CF3DAD137F51F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The centers shall be located, to the
maximum extent practicable, in facilities of the Department or other Federal
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78cd180ba48747c7a223f3cd1de09f15"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attorney’s fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35720f1c3e8848d7bfb073e05aed7d12"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in
connection with the claim of an individual under this title, more than 5
percent of a final award made (whether by the Administrator initially or as a
result of administrative review) on the claim.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ee070bda59c40a1b03df8133f8526d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any representative of a claimant who
violates this subsection shall be fined not more than the greater of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefed1c84b1af41dd90da8a32f46eac3f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf03719fc83cf4348b2970a0313c8ba78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">twice the amount received by the
representative for services rendered in connection with each violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20a5260f12f144ec802d630e87382c2b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation program startup</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48b8bae293ea4c02a3f3c56b9daf42cf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue interim regulations and
procedures for the processing of claims under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa2b4fe6b46444abba0b5ce2680c1af0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CE1AFA24FDD496080DCCE35EF99E1C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management, and Budget of the Department may make available to the
Administrator on a temporary basis such personnel and other resources as may be
necessary to facilitate the expeditious startup of the compensation
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE436C857CBCE40FD9710443ACED88C66"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may contract with
individuals or entities having relevant experience to assist in the expeditious
startup of the compensation program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcbf8fe024b3443c8b88ef2e1c9fd00e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extreme financial hardship
claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the final
regulations promulgated under section 111(c), the Administrator shall designate
categories of claims to be handled on an expedited basis as a result of extreme
financial hardship.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3e8e4aeabcf4d8b859b76be12665676"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until an Administrator is appointed and
confirmed under section 111(b), the responsibilities of the Administrator under
this title shall be performed by the Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management, and Budget of the Department, who shall have all the authority
conferred by this title on the Administrator and who shall be considered to be
the Administrator for purposes of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d94d984710e41ac9af6ed53a65c89c2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of claims; return to tort
system</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9061649b5aba4627bd0e955dc9794484"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of claims</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2ca2172823f46b19e9b16193d0d3298"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pending actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, any claim for damages pending in any Federal or State court for monetary
damages related to the Deepwater Horizon incident as of the date of enactment
of this Act shall be subject to a stay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeee699c084a541fd9cb2dfe8a522fd46"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Future
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title, any claim for damages filed in any Federal or
State court for monetary damages related to the Deepwater Horizon incident
after the date of enactment of this Act shall be subject to a stay 60 days
after the date of the filing of the claim, unless the claimant has filed an
election to pursue the claim for damages in the Federal or State court under
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68be246bfdb749b582a593fbbafb4c5f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a claim, any person or
State that has filed a timely claim seeking a judgment or order for monetary
damages related to the Deepwater Horizon incident in any Federal or State court
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall file with the
Administrator and serve on all defendants in the pending court action an
election to pursue the claim for damages under this title or continue to pursue
the claim in the Federal or State court—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f051572044d469191cfaa991129eaad"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, if the claim was filed in a Federal or State court
before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbef63cb6d4524be28a369b1487f929d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of
the filing of the claim, if the claim is filed in a Federal or State court on
or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b620845868b499d95a5819583bbd74e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until the claimant files an election under
paragraph (2) to continue to pursue the claim in the Federal or State court,
the stay under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa30bb08f18f44c67b52b20fc4dd06706"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of election</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id885B9F4C116148429D1D3A14CE89A55D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claimant that has elected to pursue a
claim for damages in Federal or State court under paragraph (2) shall not be
eligible for an award for those damages under section 131.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BF83AE07B9B48FAA293C68F1EF743F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 131 claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claimant that has been awarded damages
for a claim under section 131 shall not be eligible for an award of damages for
the same claim in Federal or State court.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D539307ACD34245B8474C2CD8F9F118"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OSLTF claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claimant that has received payment for
damages from a responsible party or through the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
pursuant to chapter 40 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, (or a
successor regulation) shall not be eligible for an award for those damages
under section 131.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6438df7f672440bfad72ec03b120de15"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of operational or nonoperational
fund</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e69e81f160547c0b2f2356673c9d2b5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reinstatement of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator cannot certify to Congress that the
Office is operational and awarding claims at a reasonable rate, each person or
State that has filed a claim stayed under this subsection may continue the
claims of the person or State in the court in which the case was pending prior
to the stay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9135b928e08e4985a869555fe306c246"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operational office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator subsequently certifies
to Congress that the Office has become operational and awarding all valid
claims at a reasonable rate, any claim in a civil action in Federal or State
court that is not actually on trial before a jury that has been impaneled and
presentation of evidence has commenced, but before deliberation, or before a
judge and is at the presentation of evidence, may, at the option of the
claimant, be considered a reinstated claim before the Administrator and the
civil action before the Federal or State court shall be null and void.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ecf807bf3d04212b6d671f3cacf624a"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonoperational office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, if the Administrator certifies to Congress that the Office cannot become
operational and awarding all valid claims at a reasonable rate, all claims that
have a stay may be filed or reinstated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d9bfcb810cf46daa282acf756beff60" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of Administrator</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On any matter within the jurisdiction of the
Administrator under this title, the Administrator may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6942661cc1645d1a82938d035592212"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue subpoenas for and compel the
attendance of witnesses within a radius of 200 miles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78300c099dca4cf283d72729a7bfd7a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administer oaths;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bad657f6ae444f68f824de1408cc729"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine witnesses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73bc2cfc81524fe2ad2d9f296abd28b7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the production of books, papers,
documents, and other potential evidence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID604957ca0ea24c489519c7cdcf96cf1a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request assistance from other Federal
agencies with the performance of the duties of the Administrator under this
title.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd88f6a4e65b44b328bdd3b5cd50e0553" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory Committee on Deepwater Horizon
Compensation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13013ad017a146cd97171946b12c2cc7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bd7c30641de4b8f9ffeb7cb9f505c7c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish an Advisory Committee
on Deepwater Horizon Compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a1fd58a764e43f29b6e54c82a9094bd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition and appointment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBC52798E8574FFEAC856B1213FBED3D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall be composed of
24 members, appointed in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID988d1c9f23cb46a592ef52066ba6f6b9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legislative appointments</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id811D5E13701D41D688638E749F55BFEB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The majority leader of the Senate, the
minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 4
members to the Advisory Committee.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FB38C58DF8C476FBCA621FBC9E833F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the 4 members appointed by each Member
under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d02e99309514396b477f94de9b67e14"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall represent the interests of
claimants; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID355021bc1c9e43219988e9f8d389d768"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall represent the interests of
responsible parties.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbef6513c4de84786b8cf7740d6d6f5e2"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointments by Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall appoint 8 members
to the Advisory Committee, who shall be individuals with qualifications and
expertise relevant to the compensation program, including experience or
expertise in marine or coastal ecology, oil spill remediation, fisheries
management, administering compensation programs, or audits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4c6be5430c0d47ef9e7e44cbee2e826d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall advise the
Administrator on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9647a2b68ba4a088ac807938e4a0e18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">claims filing and claims processing
procedures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75ec1be9ae744ffbb783e307b43fc255"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">claimant assistance programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f123a3476e949ffbec9567cc93f32f5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">audit procedures and programs to ensure the
quality and integrity of the compensation program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0faac106838f4b7fa1c3eec579b44383"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyses or research that should be
conducted to evaluate past claims and to project future claims under the
compensation program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40010cd5e85843d7a917c3e6ae4130d0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other matters related to the
implementation of this title as the Administrator considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52a92d4575674bcb9c3a4980e5d55d94"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation of Committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf95e798ac7b44a88fe568ea326f2619"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a member of the Advisory
Committee shall be 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b15dd037dc6422592e9a28c2ef3ac80"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall designate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Committee
from among the members appointed under subsection (a)(2)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa57a84edaf144e3d8b50145db9302307"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall meet—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EE90BC75B864B24801FA5343BDBB240"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the call of the Chairperson or a
majority of the members of the Advisory Committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4274C3E8897746278DFE123A145F83D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B7C35EF3E6D4D00A36BD739DD0EA5C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 times per year during the first 3 years
of the compensation program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A5E94F076154CFDA4F5F5813E6180DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 times per year thereafter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c3cb51b9b0244c5a2f68801d2cf601a"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68657F06B3454000880B7F4DCAE9DF0A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall provide to the
Advisory Committee such information as is necessary and appropriate for the
Advisory Committee to carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74EAA5FBCDA4490181B17616913FC43A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other agencies</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE10C4E047CE45D1B81DFBA01ED05A62"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Advisory Committee, the
Administrator may secure directly from any Federal, State, or local department
or agency such information as may be necessary to enable the Advisory Committee
to carry out this section.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21EDE12281AB411B8B8A3824BA75A2C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Administrator, the head
of the department or agency described in clause (i) shall furnish such
information to the Advisory Committee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID315fb8ca1e2346a4adf8d8046adb5650"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall provide the
Advisory Committee with such administrative support as is reasonably necessary
to enable the Advisory Committee to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb51fc7a1fbc48b787d758fa5985d1b1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Advisory Committee, other
than a full-time Federal employee, while attending a meeting of the Advisory
Committee or while otherwise serving at the request of the Administrator, and
while serving away from the home or regular place of business of the member,
shall be allowed travel and meal expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for
individuals in the Federal Government serving without pay.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idFC512D13FE074053883382622013C44B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deepwater Horizon compensation
procedures</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E5C5C438E344970903CCA78BBDB1DC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Essential elements of eligible
claim</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To be eligible for an
award under this title for damages, a claimant shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccfa00d8b3164ccca6916465b26f921a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">file a claim in a timely manner in
accordance with section 123; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a2885128ea348f196ef0ae8d60b1170"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prove, by a preponderance of the evidence,
that the claimant has suffered damages as a result of the Deepwater Horizon
incident.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5638f3844c0f4caf9bc59fdf0edd9c6d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General rule concerning no-fault
compensation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To be eligible
for an award under this title for damages, a claimant shall not be required to
demonstrate that the damages for which the claim is being made resulted from
the negligence or other fault of any other person.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e401adac1de429597c50dc6e88799cc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing of claims</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19737d28dba44094b4b1a3aee8db309b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible claimants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86b0c93018a14569bbf10e1371c9a3e9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person or State that has suffered
monetary damage as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident may file a claim
with the Office for an award with respect to the damage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5af9f3aafebb43baad80ef30714d1f80"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim may not be filed by any person or
State under this title for contribution or indemnity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4be60b56e37f4578a364ca2e90e07f77"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statute of limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if a person or State fails to file a claim with the Office under
this section during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the person
or State first discovered facts that would have led a reasonable person to
conclude that damage had occurred, any claim relating to the damage, and any
other claim related to that damage, shall be extinguished, and any recovery on
the damage shall be prohibited.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID090f92fc884b41fda59a93fe52e8c5a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Future claims not precluded</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing of a claim under subsection (a)
shall not preclude the filing of additional claims for damages arising from the
Deepwater Horizon incident that are manifested at a later date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdb24f6bb7e94a12a5406e9e917824e5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim filed under subsection (a) shall be
in such form, and contain such information in such detail, as the Administrator
shall by regulation prescribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a200345e68e40038485f8a8862dddbf"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date
of filing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim shall be
considered to be filed on the date that the claimant mails the claim to the
Office, as determined by postmark, or on the date that the claim is received by
the Office, whichever is the earliest determinable date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa58837efe7324d1ba3738b3f2832cd7d"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incomplete claims</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DC63195981345CE9863861593AD2962"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a claim filed under subsection (a) is
incomplete, the Administrator shall, not later than 30 days after the date of
receipt of the incomplete claim, notify the claimant of the information
necessary to complete the claim and inform the claimant of such services as may
be available through the claimant assistance program established under section
112 to assist the claimant in completing the claim.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id471B915D0B2C4FBDB6DD3940377AAB29"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time periods</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BB84F4EA81F41E5B965D815F3886EB2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any
time period for the processing of the claim shall be suspended until such time
as the claimant submits the information necessary to complete the claim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id472A0BBEB5B441D7B7299D393451C44B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the information described in
subparagraph (A) is not received during the 1-year period beginning on the date
of the notification, the claim shall be dismissed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID847711e3073243a7998c6c5cdc81ccf1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility determinations and claim
awards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID323db5212ac14608aeedd6153f924d88"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa7cc0e92260e40a19336d2d7a3c5ed2c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall, in accordance with
this section, determine whether each claim filed satisfies the requirements for
eligibility for an award under this title and, if so, the value of the
award.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F26F972D4DF427892644DB9C45143E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under paragraph
(1), the Administrator shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7449D3D4FC054F1F8F6CC44955D989EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the claim presented by the claimant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ED5237AA48C4CAA8EF2815DCD1A2A6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the factual evidence submitted by the
claimant in support of the claim; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB39BB33148C4FA3BFF3B1FDB8352963"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of such investigation as the
Administrator may consider necessary to determine whether the claim satisfies
the criteria for eligibility established by this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa4d933df4b16412ca5900984b7c2596d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional evidence</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0FCB726F00C44AF8ECEE39C636EFFC8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may request the
submission of evidence in addition to the minimum requirements of section 123
if necessary to make a determination of eligibility for an award.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7C68D3764ED47459CB16F2551C88EE8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator requests additional
evidence under subparagraph (A), the cost of obtaining the additional evidence
shall be borne by the Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID297111a923ca416dbc2e218b2156b6fd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposed decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1DF97292A414EBA87E63A09A359D29A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the filing of a claim, the Administrator shall provide to the parties a
proposed decision—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23F77DEDBF36401BBA093CEDE22FE0F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accepting or rejecting the claim in whole
or in part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA198932756347799720FB7F6DC0D9E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the amount of any proposed
award.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id970F675F76354D47AC99CD04AB05BCCF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proposed decision shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D4E08E33E3F4B069B0214FE23592BCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be in writing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87FB61F0C9024533899FEF4DAF5365F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain findings of fact and conclusions of
law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24936235C7CC41C5A9447489C19437DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contain an explanation of the procedure for
obtaining review of the proposed decision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID864e2cd38c95434490d99f8dbfeac008"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of proposed decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56d35d5399624c5294366d1a81f4ed87"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Right to hearing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6e6bf78f4404a44992c1e7a6d92f95c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any party not satisfied with a proposed
decision of the Administrator under subsection (b) shall be entitled, on
written request made not later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of
the decision, to a hearing on the claim of the claimant before a representative
of the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6D725239CDF468EBC9F0235A2E303B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Testimony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the hearing, the party shall be entitled
to present oral evidence and written testimony in further support of the
claim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ef6b81e82cc40138cc126c3aa1dbf97"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct of hearing</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3221755428A4A01B45B93F72B847BD6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The hearing shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, be conducted at a time and place convenient for the
claimant.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA21C21C11E34A119947C41E72DF18AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title,
in conducting the hearing, the representative of the Administrator shall
conduct the hearing in a manner that best determines the rights of the parties
and shall not be bound by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC65F652837DB4E2BAEFEC3EC1FB7D6D4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">common law or statutory rules of
evidence;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4D11AC2E185472F8820DB5FB0F901FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical or formal rules of procedure;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA818270734984503A7FF5E952A8752FC"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 554 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CF8C46CB3AB4E2A95768B08D5B735B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause (ii), the
representative of the Administrator shall receive such relevant evidence as the
claimant adduces and such other evidence as the representative determines
necessary or useful in evaluating the claim.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5106edafbb0645b6ba55f21e60c81491"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request for subpoenas</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID801242138c4f45a6a76ca51c7175c07a"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (iv), a party may request
a representative of the Administrator to issue a subpoena but the decision to
grant or deny the request is within the discretion of the
representative.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F7832B092F246E2848B97C1EAC9ADBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (iii), the representative
may issue subpoenas for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23759945F81F4DBF8A0E9059B98FD116"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the attendance and testimony of witnesses;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B671FD9D2FA4904B42DA004F2A48856"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production of books, records,
correspondence, papers, or other relevant documents.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB565610A7C684E708B4D95AD4F5B3F6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prerequisites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas may be issued for documents under
this subparagraph only if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65C74D26975E4D05B8932FADFB8769A5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of documents, the documents are
relevant and cannot be obtained by other means; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFE2743F1E52423A9B479314F873F76A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of witnesses, oral testimony is
the best way to ascertain the facts.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2abc2102d0d64f398508367fafc7da38"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F531BC1A3FF4B01AB765763D2158E85"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearing process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A party may request a subpoena under this
subparagraph only as part of the hearing process.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08778A7CDE5246FDAC79AF549F3EF45B"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To request a subpoena, the requester
shall—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde7e92b0d2fb4d1a985a16cf144383c3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the request in writing and send the
request to the representative as early as practicable, but not later than 30
days, after the date of the original hearing request; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa19348c4f361432d8313705c427f03d8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explain why the testimony or evidence is
directly relevant to the issues at hand, and a subpoena is the best method or
opportunity to obtain the evidence because there are no other means by which
the documents or testimony could have been obtained.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a34fbdc6cac46ba83a2a61b8d836306"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees and mileage</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54F4AD81776F4A7DA9719F38D0850DE2"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person required by a subpoena to attend
as a witness shall be allowed and paid the same fees and mileage as are paid
witnesses in the district courts of the United States.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id886B75BCD6064175BE4B8890CB2851FF"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees and mileage shall be paid from the
Fund.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b583f10fae44fc99f30462fc2abf731"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of written record</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EA6B3AEAFB447328837829C3A0B7519"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Instead of a hearing under paragraph (1),
any party not satisfied with a proposed decision of the Administrator shall
have the option, on written request made not later than 90 days after the date
of the issuance of the decision, of obtaining a review of the written record by
a representative of the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CF02786950B46A6B95C9D87230733F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunity to be heard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a review is requested under subparagraph
(A), the parties shall be afforded an opportunity to submit any written
evidence or argument that the claimant believes relevant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb590ab663a784c14a17ed3d38beca898"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47464cee85bf41eeb27409cf8f7ce036"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the period of time for requesting review
of the proposed decision expires and no request has been filed, or if the
parties waive any objections to the proposed decision, the Administrator shall
issue a final decision.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76D82D80DF614D729CC07D321B850E2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Variance from proposed
decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the decision
materially differs from the proposed decision, the parties shall be entitled to
review of the decision under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfcade16c240442bdb25c9f80acc71fca"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the parties request review of all or
part of the proposed decision the Administrator shall issue a final decision on
the claim not later than—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90EF72BBB3D34259986EE807628F8C2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">180 days after the date the request for
review is received, if a party requests a hearing; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id713D36364E9E4819867A07B6761FD7C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">90 days after the date the request for
review is received, if the claimant requests review of the written
record.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0671522FFE3547498A899C4E1CB2049D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision shall be in writing and
contain findings of fact and conclusions of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77fca57acad1477ea171cf1c3f18ced7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A party may authorize an attorney or other
individual to represent the party in any proceeding under this title.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id87399AE660B544769CD9BE1B88C3687B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awards</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0447a893111443239e1988581be36ea5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb3ee26987d94ec6acd2ed4158f75e01"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claimant that meets the requirements of
section 121 shall be entitled to an award in an amount equal to the damages
specified in subsection (b) sustained as a result of Deepwater Horizon
incident.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b41d9d074db44da9d22526e94e28c05"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered damages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (a), covered
damages shall be 1 or more of the following types of damages (if
applicable):</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf897204e86074359b9b505e76967cd08"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Real or personal property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages for injury to, or economic losses
resulting from destruction of, real or personal property, which shall be
recoverable by a claimant who owns or leases that property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03293998e5794e5691040d3e7b0a7349"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsistence use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages for loss of subsistence use of
natural resources, which shall be recoverable by any claimant who so uses
natural resources that have been injured, destroyed, or lost, without regard to
the ownership or management of the resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae0e0fa183a04e6ebc6750598224d32d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages equal to the net loss of taxes,
royalties, rents, fees, or net profit shares due to the injury, destruction, or
loss of real property, personal property, or natural resources, which shall be
recoverable by a State or a political subdivision of a State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb86f84aa425045eeb9fac1a65ba5ad08"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Profits and earning capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages equal to the loss of profits or
impairment of earning capacity due to the injury, destruction, or loss of real
property, personal property, or natural resources, which shall be recoverable
by any claimant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98df8f1d821c4d1e8b11975e64710ba5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Damages for net costs of providing
increased or additional public services during or after removal activities,
including protection from fire, safety, or health hazards, caused by a
discharge of oil, which shall be recoverable by a State or a political
subdivision of a State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID111090f90ea8497c81e296088701cb24" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c3e617ab9584fc999bf804f6d77920a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after a final
determination of an award under this title, a claimant that is entitled to an
award under this title shall receive the amount of the award through payments
from the responsible parties.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa48d613888954b91b36b1a183c33fe5e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on transferability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim filed under this title shall not be
assignable or otherwise transferable under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73b9c211895a46cda54430815362eef0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment from Fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedc42135526f45a6851ed5abc4c9a8ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the responsible parties fail to pay an
award within the time period for payment under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall pay any such award from the Fund not later than 15 days
after the date of expiration of that time period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7c9459d8c234aafa9114f8ed19e38fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subrogation of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of any claim from the Fund under
this section shall be subject to the acquisition, by the Federal Government, of
subrogation of rights of the claimant to recover those damages for which the
Federal Government has compensated the claimant from the responsible
parties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d1feb0c4d5c4ba786f3c242f08e8283"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial action</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A8DCE9CE0CD46B98D171814B215A760"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the Administrator, the
Attorney General shall bring a civil action on behalf of the Fund to recover
any compensation paid to any claimant pursuant to this title, and, without
regard to any limitation of liability, all interest, administrative and
adjudicative costs, and attorney’s fees incurred by the Fund by reason of the
claim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F7C7DB61C504422B591BC9B7F171CBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A civil action may be brought under
subparagraph (A) against any responsible party that is liable, pursuant to any
law, to the compensated claimant, for the damages or costs for which
compensation was paid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89d6817eb1294edda30dcd2e81a8ce28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>133.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Setoffs for collateral source compensation
and prior awards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amount of
an award otherwise available to a claimant under this title shall be reduced by
the amount of collateral source compensation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6166f70d4ccd4c4fb46d7869ce00c32b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subrogation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person that pays compensation pursuant
to this title to any claimant for damages shall be subrogated to all rights,
claims, and causes of action the claimant has under any other law.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id977160C601504A7FAA47736DE738E122" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfee0a10723fb4311b473ea0341e51c1f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review of rules and
regulations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c42c0c0ef62431d9f0357756f34e275"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action
to review rules or regulations promulgated by the Administrator under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0db75f5514a4db38985c278803d762a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period for filing petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition for review under this section
shall be filed not later than 60 days after the date notice of the promulgation
of the rules or regulations appears in the Federal Register.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10f0f23583a8471db0ea79ebb7e00820"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit shall provide for expedited procedures for reviews
under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5c0276109c94ac9b7f3a48546510945" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review of award decisions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2941cac97e354a1baa1444cb4fa948cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claimant or responsible party adversely
affected or aggrieved by a final decision of the Administrator awarding or
denying compensation under this title may petition for judicial review of the
decision.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF91963F3124441DB2F82B9906EA99FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period for filing petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any petition for review under this section
shall be filed not later than 90 days after the date of issuance of a final
decision of the Administrator.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d5d02be77f446e78a8f298933f47aea"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition for review may only be filed in
the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the claimant
resides at the time of the issuance of the final order.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc582c14bc9054256b2bcd6a6049680f0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall uphold the decision of the
Administrator unless the court determines, on review of the record as a whole,
that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence, is contrary to law,
or is not in accordance with procedure required by law.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID509c561c7a3844078790bb1086f61a90"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Court of Appeals shall
provide for expedited procedures for reviews under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5ef3ba2cb584523bec601317c5ab5cc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>143.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other judicial challenges</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e694a00b0934b98bbb9d4d72b4f6216"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States District Court for the
District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action for
declaratory or injunctive relief challenging any provision of this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id568058F6D8EC42129C64A0BAF0963AF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period for filing petitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An action under this section shall be filed
not later than the later of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6476B97C13354282856D7571186F25BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date that is 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D16E550EF9249BB8AEA469D85566133"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date that is 60 days after the final
action by the Administrator or the Office giving rise to the action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbbf1864770cb4139a8177794ef8536e9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct appeal</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11DB6CAD923A4D609193562F361942CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A final decision in the action shall be
reviewable on appeal directly to the Supreme Court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2311A2BFA1C7449DAAFF58405BA547FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appeal shall be taken by the filing of
a notice of appeal not later than 30 days, and the filing of a jurisdictional
statement not later than 60 days, after the date of the entry of the final
decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87d9dc70da064661b11575b3eef9c619"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the
Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
are urged to advance on the docket and otherwise expedite, to the maximum
extent practicable, the disposition of an action covered by this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id59DC03DEF6D44F708AAFDAFBAA5ECC1E" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other laws</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd59a0fadceee4279a411d3b97c218fcd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall supersede any Federal or
State law to the extent that the law relates to any claim for damages
compensated under this title.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Commission on Outer Continental
Shelf Oil Spill Prevention</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA6F564567364700ACF09E2E37824597" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote>National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention Act
of 2010</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a6a9d257b404679b9380d29debad958" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is established in the Legislative
branch the National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention
(referred to in this title as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b0fc1ea486646eb9302f03b3269ec8e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of the Commission are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa91c9b51731046bc8c6d84359f400fe9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to examine and report on the facts and
causes relating to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill of
2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf69ef402c52d4f13916c9572c40c1fc9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ascertain, evaluate, and report on the
evidence developed by all relevant governmental agencies regarding the facts
and circumstances surrounding the incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID735435050a3a4397bd5f514a733024eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to build upon the investigations of other
entities, and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID802c24c2a0dc49a69c8efed89e4cc7c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Energy and Natural
Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88273CE433AB4914907D3C69B63EE423"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Natural Resources and the
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House of Representatives;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18594e92d2754d2db051bfa18343b6d3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Executive branch, congressional, or
independent commission investigations into the Deepwater Horizon incident of
2010, other fatal oil platform accidents and major spills, and major oil spills
generally;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88a862bfa6104449b857663affbe0f1d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make a full and complete accounting of
the circumstances surrounding the incident, and the extent of the preparedness
of the United States for, and immediate response of the United States to, the
incident; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41d5ea16b9ab4d59b797b93ec75432c3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to investigate and report to the President
and Congress findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures
that may be taken to prevent similar incidents.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0845cbabc5654a289ad063de62181c86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition of Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID705358fbce384b17ad91505c6a1123da"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall be composed of 10
members, of whom—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbedf3b2a98714a45bb33a99d9aa2409f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by the
President, who shall serve as Chairperson of the Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d628e063a41455d8f41dbb06dda5f84"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 member shall be appointed by the majority
or minority (as the case may be) leader of the Senate from the Democratic
Party, in consultation with the majority or minority (as the case may be)
leader of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party, who shall
serve as Vice Chairperson of the Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa09ee822f9804be9b0f4be2ed69ed2df"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be appointed by the senior
member of the leadership of the Senate from the Democratic Party;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa7d781b7778b4c2c92630160f5b0a2b4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be appointed by the senior
member of the leadership of the House of Representatives from the Republican
Party;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf7978b4d1ec4942aa037d9481cef8da"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be appointed by the senior
member of the leadership of the Senate from the Republican Party; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd0a7a9c805d947fdaa13d1e3d875811d"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be appointed by the senior
member of the leadership of the House of Representatives from the Democratic
Party.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a4423d72e4a49a786a9353580bb1a4a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications; initial meeting</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc354d522e62447f19a837e53c35d8d82"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Political party affiliation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 members of the Commission
shall be from the same political party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d54c6168c14463a9171d421430caec1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nongovernmental appointees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed to the Commission
may not be a current officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State
or local government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6288446557524ab0ba9ddd0b2422fb52"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that
individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent United States
citizens, with national recognition and significant depth of experience and
expertise in such areas as—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49A9E44F91A846D0ABF1E16FBAD3F088"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engineering;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9036DDEF8E9F416184CBAD86EF1659A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental compliance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0749A6413EBB49D6A7A995C1C11BE140"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health and safety law (particularly oil
spill legislation);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04AEBB83CC5C454C94089D645C6F3830"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil spill insurance policies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62C95D418BBD49949B90113B94E73A30"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB27BAFFE9D94C2D9A2901D6CAF6C92D"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil and gas exploration and
production;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE5A3EE707DD4B61AD1372E7B94B817F"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental cleanup; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47FE240204E442859E12947D877BB946"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fisheries and wildlife management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ac68a7f502847749fb0eda69d3872e6"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All members of the Commission shall be
appointed on or before September 15, 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb365c5cab41946b08934364ee5d4ae2c"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall meet and begin the
operations of the Commission as soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf4ef273396fb4c4290ea34fd9e4696cd"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum; vacancies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A4358D0B3D942ABAA4A1AB2C8491ECC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the initial meeting of the
Commission, the Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chairperson or a
majority of the members of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id883708817DDA4F39A5D2BC63F4F83520"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6 members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FD11B09BDB54EF9A3A6CBA2A00B1824"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac2dc6d82ffc49f68922dac18eab6763" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0746de868224a7e9cb84c04c50a53e4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The functions of the Commission are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfff273b92f024fe98451d59833a4bc83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct an investigation that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11fa555ebf3a44e1a1dbe181ca52126e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigates relevant facts and
circumstances relating to the Deepwater Horizon incident of April 20, 2010, and
the associated oil spill thereafter, including any relevant legislation,
Executive order, regulation, plan, policy, practice, or procedure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f283d4ce90345a2815f5c7b7f3d5f68"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include relevant facts and
circumstances relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f69a52b61f84848950d4e35c96ac3d5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permitting agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62a25b154b6943d9be1accdce1cc7f56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental and worker safety law
enforcement agencies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde4c22acb6f4488f8d66ee7691e56a90"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">national energy requirements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd37337f5f46143feb9fd0dc7e4d326d3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deepwater and ultradeepwater oil and gas
exploration and development;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7685c1a6555e4354b0c8cfc041d98a12"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regulatory specifications, testing, and
requirements for offshore oil and gas well explosion prevention;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe48fe11237df4c019f80b405ceb3aa41"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regulatory specifications, testing, and
requirements offshore oil and gas well casing and cementing regulation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ef77d31382b4802b2e3f1b17341ed95"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the role of congressional oversight and
resource allocation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4fffbb20e7f54355864cbfab7e730af1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other areas of the public and private
sectors determined to be relevant to the Deepwater Horizon incident by the
Commission;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc1f1e40784d47a4a20f593fb925c699"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify, review, and evaluate the
lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon incident of April 20, 2010,
regarding the structure, coordination, management policies, and procedures of
the Federal Government, and, if appropriate, State and local governments and
nongovernmental entities, and the private sector, relative to detecting,
preventing, and responding to those incidents; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeac2bfc357dd40649601adea0dceb8bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit to the President and Congress
such reports as are required under this title containing such findings,
conclusions, and recommendations as the Commission determines to be
appropriate, including proposals for organization, coordination, planning,
management arrangements, procedures, rules, and regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID306713439f274277916f1e4fc9042bc7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to inquiry by congressional
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In investigating
facts and circumstances relating to energy policy, the Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ed1ef92a2084babb6a00477dbdcbaa2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first review the information compiled by,
and any findings, conclusions, and recommendations of, the committees
identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 203(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e16817e27e243d7b2eaa091270aa0d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after completion of that review, pursue any
appropriate area of inquiry, if the Commission determines that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37f2ddc7fbaa4012bda62053f58c687e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">those committees have not investigated that
area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8de5dc085a43411e97a2c7c1fab6d28f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investigation of that area by those
committees has not been completed; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97b5498e3cba42debbbd279ea37f30f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new information not reviewed by the
committees has become available with respect to that area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29872aae523b4e7589f12ceef15f7b61" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4adc768e6f2b441d9ac2f82ce6945e08"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings and evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission or, on the authority of the
Commission, any subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose
of carrying out this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2331865C6314531A9A20DE16B175BAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold such hearings, meet and act at such
times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer
such oaths; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42FA11C119604607AC6CA1FF6FE9CBBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books,
records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and
materials;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">as the Commission or such subcommittee
or member considers to be advisable.</continuation-text></section><appropriations-major id="LEXA-Repairid7E1DA3E141D64D078C0A65670280CB3E"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ca8d47aa50b4ef1815a6c31f65dbc1d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf50ce5e60f142b2aa8e16e836b63e3b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID910ad7f1a6534711baf21be4df8b8756"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A subpoena may be issued under this
subsection only—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8d7591069bc4387b7caab561c4833da"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the agreement of the Chairperson and the
Vice Chairperson; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd03ffc1e186413e9f118d38f33e42b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the affirmative vote of 6 members of the
Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7bd5aff019b4dd3a4279b280ebd0f2e"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Signature</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (A), a subpoena
issued under this subsection—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0316D445DE1C40F39EFB1232D3070091"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall bear the signature of the Chairperson
or any member designated by a majority of the Commission;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC1FB73DA5384BA0AD5D780F4CE3B2DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and may be served by any person or class of
persons designated by the Chairperson or by a member designated by a majority
of the Commission for that purpose.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0dd406716d354fe09b76df2e453aba3a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc67a4125fa494cee93a0ca42dd183d5d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of contumacy or failure to obey
a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the United States district court for the
district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found, or
where the subpoena is returnable, may issue an order requiring the person to
appear at any designated place to testify or to produce documentary or other
evidence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16147700A5F7427199CD609D8F7D1D1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial action for
noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any failure to
obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of that
court.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc53c1c8ff20b454cb8d141cfea282236"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any failure of any witness
to comply with any subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of this
section, the Commission may, by majority vote, certify a statement of fact
constituting such failure to the appropriate United States attorney, who may
bring the matter before the grand jury for action, under the same statutory
authority and procedures as if the United States attorney had received a
certification under sections 102 through 104 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C.
192 through 194).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73dc85e3cc484ec2b90562a25303603e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may, to such extent and in
such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to
enable the Commission to discharge the duties of the Commission under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce00b80f1f8d46ad845f6407ff8fbca4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from Federal agencies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID345f7af066f143b28ec5dda7c5e521ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may secure directly from any
Executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC77F0763C9E9419D841B99E29BCB46A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal department, bureau, agency,
board, commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality shall,
to the extent authorized by law, furnish information, suggestions, estimates,
and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the
Chairperson, the Chairperson of any subcommittee created by a majority of the
Commission, or any member designated by a majority of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff69401ca0604270b093fd03e50e7cd7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipt, handling, storage, and
dissemination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information
shall be received, handled, stored, and disseminated only by members of the
Commission and the staff of the Commission in accordance with all applicable
laws (including regulations and Executive orders).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID209afaacf36c4e28b24f7fe298c90481"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance from Federal agencies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa00d8bdc66794250b7ae5423e6d97819"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General services
administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission on a
reimbursable basis administrative support and other services for the
performance of the functions of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52408ca268d040378ee1742d4f67cbbd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other departments and
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and agencies of the United
States may provide to the Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff,
and other support services as are determined to be advisable and authorized by
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec9535b65fcd4b3b87cfab084446409f"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gifts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may accept, use, and dispose
of gifts or donations of services or property, including travel, for the direct
advancement of the functions of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8572470df5b64ffda7ce6ecc001f4b92"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and
agencies of the United States.</text>
</subsection></appropriations-major><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24D1159E851749679708C74509DF992F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public meetings and hearings</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6684bf471418497f80e3480b50322882"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public meetings and release of public
versions of reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1440b18c1f64f3c92992c2b81cd34c6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold public hearings and meetings, to the
extent appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29214d00a64d45cf97d21fb3524dd3bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">release public versions of the reports
required under subsections (a) and (b) of section 211.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf56d100016d74b388a1df1279174c48f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any public hearings of the Commission shall
be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of proprietary or
sensitive information provided to or developed for or by the Commission as
required by any applicable law (including a regulation or Executive
order).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6f5bbbba4bd44268af40736fade3794" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff of Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e4a64a4852842088b27aee008597521"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b66108704ed4d99a40ca5381200a740"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment and compensation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43FD71EDD79A4D129055365C3A86B249"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson, in consultation with the
Vice Chairperson and in accordance with rules agreed upon by the Commission,
may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint
and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as are
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out the functions of the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5385ABEDBFBE417DB8AE576C9B17343C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum rate of pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No rate of pay fixed under this paragraph
may exceed the equivalent of that payable for a position at level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafaedb5dd5a844df92dfffd55899a3d9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel as Federal employees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe16f9a522ac84eeeabde11afff0e8243"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The staff director and any personnel of the
Commission who are employees shall be considered to be employees under section
2105 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84,
85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDffa14a54e5ce4a019908292e62f3dcb2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to members
of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dc6dfe363414abb9dcf12e5751a18ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detailees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6494AD933D7D4EC79DB151E93E4BA5BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee of the Federal Government may
be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A4FD5B4FBB244FAA53CA36D5B4E7F64"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil service status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The detail of the employee shall be without
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32CBF1E064CB42AE9119628DE88B4883"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement of temporary and intermittent
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of
the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance
with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals
that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that
title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5135bb98783e4e1e9e413bb5c248b4b1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation and travel expenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40CD19C2755743E0A877328695537261"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation of members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A40196105E04287A11950D7E5282201"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-federal employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission who is not an
officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged
in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF170DB3F2EB24A4DA5FE6C27B54F1CFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission who is an
officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation
in addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an
officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2806C7831D624B0282FF382049442273"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of
the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc269f7bc0094212a62bdc42ad9c2a26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security clearances for Commission members
and staff</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72815C928DBC43339BF6E31744FDE02A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), the appropriate
Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate with the Commission in
expeditiously providing to the members and staff of the Commission appropriate
security clearances, to the maximum extent practicable, pursuant to existing
procedures and requirements.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B5162C19AED4C10AD2CBE5499412C0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall be provided with access to
proprietary information under this title without the appropriate security
clearances.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb05f3bbb01147b4a384e814fa5baa68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports of Commission; adjournment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5866af830c8144759ee33fb7f20de39e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may submit to the President
and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a majority of
members of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6aca52d12a8b4d6c9ffe8fd01c745b2c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a majority of
members of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66fb4e374cc44bc881a1429277b4c524"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary adjournment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fe5b948ddf14b1881229889279654c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission, and all the authority
provided under this title, shall adjourn and be suspended, respectively, on the
date that is 60 days after the date on which the final report is submitted
under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f8d38d4d91149d6a50efb07201ae3e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative activities before
termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of
concluding activities of the Commission, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164320AD399F469D99D76338C4E1EC6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing testimony to committees of
Congress concerning reports of the Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BE7F44B94054F58AF7911DE13F9F8E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminating the final report submitted
under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76deb303491f4518ac09f317972ded47"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconvening of Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall stand adjourned until
such time as the President or the Secretary of Homeland Security declares an
oil spill of national significance to have occurred, at which time—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A7DAE25B3294F55A1BAF8634F29DD6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commission shall reconvene in
accordance with section 204(c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13B9349E23B7451EB5D33551B94099FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority of the Commission under this
title shall be of full force and effect.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa657e398a7094e2fb16e2d7465d8e970" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcef1af473878430689a978281b1be676"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95910F0EC370473C92799D49D96B4FDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for the first fiscal year in
which the Commission convenes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id217038C256C04AA293F60338AC1B05BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter
in which the Commission convenes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABC3488CAB484006906542429E683EBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this
title shall be available—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB0D5CB0078844188B7283B63BA00461"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for transfer to the Commission for use in
carrying out the functions and activities of the Commission under this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f59fca6c1754a389b3c6f690e52a040"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">until the date on which the Commission
adjourns for the fiscal year under section 211(c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11454dde83284ee49b1587ef59cecb04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory
Committee Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil spill liability </header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id857CF3EB53EE4838931678705299E468" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil Pollution Act of 1990</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a6f9bc42c4e414da520246d05202970" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability limits</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95016D656AB14AF6919525B9BA72ECE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presidential establishment of
limits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1004 of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12FA2BB6EFFD47C88CB441F503E8482F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID047f1e491b654e11a4ba8b2f39098749"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limits for strict liability</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52884EBD16884563AA53E8B8FD1EF5D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of subsection (a)(3), after
a 60-day period of public notice and comment beginning on the date of enactment
of this subsection, and from time to time thereafter, the President shall
establish a set of limits for strict liability for damages for incidents
occurring from offshore facilities (other than deepwater ports) covered by
Outer Continental Shelf leases issued after the date of enactment of the Oil
Spill Compensation Act of 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id332316D4E7224A49A5D813EB37E5FF91"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limits for strict liability established
under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C55CE5D087F4918B68C293B0C5DC8FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account the availability of
insurance products for offshore facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DF257C899F7466D9100A00B16D9FC2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be otherwise based equally on and
categorized by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD2109D1830F49AE936CC3BD139CBA1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the water depth of the lease;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256D7FEF7F3048188667E41D1F4F509B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the minimum projected well depth of the
lease;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC89C78FE9FD4623AA985479D37ADC31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proximity of the lease to oil and gas
emergency response equipment and infrastructure;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF8E52BFB1EB48398517D1F24CB951B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of the offshore facility
covered by the lease to encounter broken sea ice;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87221CBBD6094A5B918AD64F4E257E29"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the record and historical number of
regulatory violations of the leaseholder under the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (or the absence of such a record or
violations);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6036EE2AC3AF46F5B879D15C0C6D6BAA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated hydrocarbon reserves of the
lease;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DC77957D81F48AFA5FFB438E73A412F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated well pressure, expressed in
pounds per square inch, of the reservoir associated with the lease;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6695DCC413164CC4B8F5E4529ED763B3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability and projected availability
of funds in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96F25E577CEC4C9985A7D1F50280ED79"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other available remedies under law;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B8D7CA0576E41B0A14CB4CFA3FC4D79"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated economic value of nonenergy
coastal resources that may be impacted by a spill of national significance
involving the offshore facility covered by the lease;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB31C72DCF2BC419283D8AE76F46609BB"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the offshore facility covered by
the lease employs a subsea or surface blowout preventer stack; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AFBC3EDEBA24556ADB86ADDE60323E3"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of industry payments under
subsection (f).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25e3d15495a84a09b1aacba6409d995b"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability of industry</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa9c89e58d99741b48c5f5d8acb702125"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an incident on the Outer Continental
Shelf results in claims exceeding the maximum amount for strict liability for
damages to be paid by the responsible party under subsection (a)(3), the claims
in excess of the maximum amount for strict liability for damages under
subsection (a)(3) shall be paid initially with not more than 50 percent of the
funds available in the Fund, with any remaining liability to be paid in full by
all other entities operating offshore facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf
on the date of the incident, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, in
accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab91ef7c6aeb499fba5e2de1d85cd845"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proportional payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of liability claims to be paid
under paragraph (1) by an entity described in that paragraph shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Interior based on the proportion
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd678e0932f92409db42588f1f08c9b49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of offshore facilities operated
by the entity on the Outer Continental Shelf; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b0b5d98b9754ab0a09c41ee4206f364"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of offshore facilities
operated by all entities on the Outer Continental
Shelf.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19bb4e2d3de348aabc0161a6dcf80bc5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id859ED27F8B5146B08A43765D3C1AC706"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limit for offshore facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F5A249848814B419695A79321CC4F5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>,,</quote> and inserting a comma; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3bcbbf2874c4eec8e15ebabf653d2e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD193B77977544CF7AFDDF19DEDAF499D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE7AB4D03B9D4ACAA807D6CE7705C4A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an offshore facility (except a
deepwater port) covered by an Outer Continental Shelf lease—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08FFED2523AD4192A50C4EE5A1EAB8BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the lease was issued prior to the date
of enactment of the Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010, the total of all
removal costs plus $75,000,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3685FD7198C549D7BB88DBB6585E876D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the lease was issued on or after the
date of enactment of the Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010, the total of all
removal costs plus the limit for strict liability for damages for that offshore
facility established by the President under subsection (e);
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64ECDDC03B584CA9ACAD52064AF467B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2752(b)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting
<quote>1004(f),</quote> after <quote>sections</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf31949abd74f4f0dbe4f4b464fbf641c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance payment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id900178C390D34E949C5D4361B6452546" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e45375895ad49d09dcb9a19ed0f0d05"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall promulgate regulations
that allow advance payments to be made from the Fund to States and political
subdivisions of States for actions taken to prepare for and mitigate
substantial threats from the discharge of
oil.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id0D82C49638784933A5ABA9D363563C4F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rate of tax for Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id062EF45AE04140B9BD57C7A2044E6388"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4611 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to the imposition of tax) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4CE542276374430B590EED1E5616559"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1c61dbba22749e5a54da4b86d08cb03"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA29B8325E9E244F39A250402E6BBD254" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03932d85afe2493e8cb3df604644b380"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in paragraph (3), the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53F63A73A6ED4650B4A418200BCEC887"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any petroleum product
entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing from any
country which is not a WTO member country (as defined in section 2(10) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act), 60 cents a barrel, and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC5B3789B8A54860AA8C6F04FA98A5F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in any other case, 20 cents a
barrel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd82b5fea31b44db9733144c757d2f93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1CBD808B80F431FB9992A9750AF85C6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0300db1bfd844d1afcb5768d196b0ad"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments to temporary suspension of Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any calendar quarter in
which the Secretary estimates that, as of the close of the previous quarter,
the unobligated balance in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is greater than
$10,000,000,000, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing shall be 0 cents
a barrel.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C7615657E0A45939FB6C76CF4437A40"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7080bb4fa61e4c1ca06ae242d48e2def"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply on and after the first day of the first calendar
quarter after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95d7d3dce97c44ba84b5297f5a0784cd"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New revenues to the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the revenue resulting from any
increase in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate under this
section or the amendments made by this section shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37918a24cb3b417da6bbf45e0deac25e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be credited only as offsetting collections
for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb698a59cd7145f4aff68478de156bb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be available for expenditure only for
purposes of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60d03476b00948c6b9a023ecf79ce3a1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id739E908467EE414EBD60E9897ACAC6DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on expenditures and borrowing
authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac6f330eccbf44bb83aad64cbbe9b252"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on Expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9509(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4537b378fbe04e3e8c0f7bb308c51aee"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50492cc978184b9293f6bc7a7aa54451"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Expenditures</header-in-text></quote> in the
subsection heading and all that follows through <quote>Amounts in</quote> in
paragraph (1) and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Expenditures</header-in-text>.—Amounts in</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2c59b67641347ae8aca5ce96dfd810b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
(F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and indenting
appropriately.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0983c398e9f24af7814ed59b846f8431"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To Borrow</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9509(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to authority to borrow from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0c3806d61514494baaf324b7bbd18589"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>$1,000,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf4d51de2aed748afb58dd369db4733da"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37ae3464d6864094b45e110028df4220"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID502e51d2f93d402f9fe006eab2c9efb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal oil spill research </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12BAA4A4AB0040BCB0DC563D857DF664" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal oil spill research</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD840B552DE19445D9488469046216214"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4D503DDE1624C7D8B19FF8FFB823DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before section 7001 (33 U.S.C.
2761) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id752523F8E0EF4F299E26356BF8F41C5A" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id542CF425A88640F6B642DCBB1AE0A8CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7000.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6DFC63E01E241E888BEBC0466FD0038"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assessment</term> means the
research assessment on the status of the oil spill prevention and response
capabilities conducted under section 7004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id028A86D267DF45338119DFCD680C2DF8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Committee</term> means the
Interagency Committee established under section 7001.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA61C8EA9CFD04DF9AB6117ABAFDFE39B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>plan</term> means the
Federal oil spill research plan developed under section 7005.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A61241979B844AA92F35C4D0C1B70F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>program</term> means the
Federal oil spill research program established under section
7003.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDD4E96681BB4A4FBD20DAC1C14313EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 7002 (33 U.S.C.
2762) as section 7009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID757f89ffa4114a96bb7146f4d29bdc62"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 7001 (33 U.S.C. 2761), by
striking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8657C5AF0AF43AE8DA4BBE0CC9716D0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID707a505237214cfb8fb5cf4eab19a867"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional subcommittees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD942FEFACB5D43B3BAFADF1D877F27F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall establish—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D0C99C98249477BA890388B7F1DAB4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a regional subcommittee for each of the
Gulf of Mexico and Arctic regions of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id303836A94390417292B4C326BFC93757"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other regional subcommittees as the
Committee determines to be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D08BE05FAC04E4792DE532CDAF44712"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the program, each
regional subcommittee established under this subsection shall coordinate with
the Committee and other relevant State, national, and international bodies with
expertise in the region to research and develop technologies for use in the
prevention, detection, recovery, mitigation, and evaluation of effects of
incidents in the regional environment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC4F21058F0048699009288D7A7D38CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 7001 (33 U.S.C.
2761) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EFAB3A9B60A4AD98CB55C011DC75BDD" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56D6DF95B15B41BB9FC7C152DD9747FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of the Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD909A37766DB4DF48E5A0ED365B21E86"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate a comprehensive Federal oil
spill research and development program in accordance with section 7003 to
coordinate oil pollution research, technology development, and demonstration
among the Federal agencies, in cooperation and coordination with industry,
institutions of higher education, research institutions, State and tribal
governments, and other relevant stakeholders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD46ED708FA1F4BABBFF86CCE01753279"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a research assessment on the status
of the oil spill prevention and response capabilities in accordance with
section 7004; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F6C1C43FEFD41F6ADBE2799BC18513A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a Federal oil spill research plan
in accordance with section 7005.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009783E002BE49FE8548E9C3C711EF4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal oil spill research program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B43D0BA00F94CA2BFD2C825052B9C59"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall establish a program for
conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06D22C5385C54B55A8DF02C8BB04DFDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under subsection
(a) shall provide for research, development, and demonstration technologies,
practices, and procedures that provide for effective and direct response to
prevent, detect, recover, or mitigate oil discharges, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DC50149F22E4E1F943C961B3CCE1107"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new technologies to detect accidental or
intentional overboard oil discharges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C6B5FD848964015A16C597D549203CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">models and monitoring capabilities to
predict the transport and fate of oil, including trajectory and behavior
predictions due to location, weather patterns, hydrographic data, and water
conditions, including Arctic sea ice environments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CC50BF3DC9F4923A1C1133BC029BFA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">containment and well-control capabilities,
including drilling of relief wells, containment structures, and injection
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB900758EF72F4076900718483EB45306"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">response capabilities, such as improved
dispersants, biological treatment methods, booms, oil skimmers, containment
vessels, and offshore and onshore storage capacity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40BBEDC57991440C8139078A9CBB7ED2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and training, in coordination with
the National Response Team, to improve the removal of oil discharge quickly and
effectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6035108137643DDB4B937582896BCEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decision support systems for contingency
planning and response;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB38009579C784BE686848DB0A3FBA756"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvement of options for oily or oiled
waste dispersal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81AB06DFD6D14CB78199514F3F574A42"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies, methods, and standards for
use in protecting personnel and for volunteers that may participate in incident
responses, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0DD398F074A4228A9BDBB91692CAEE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E5D89B6282640468EBDC4825F12AD3A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequate supervision;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0D0B99748464C13976202FCDA592381"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protective equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A234A975808435AAA5A8EF221225D86"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximum exposure limits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4BEDD1496154CBAB8FFAE7837DF7CC7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decontamination procedures; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id624D0CC69AEF485187185F28000FCAD0"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technologies and methods to prevent,
detect, recover, and mitigate oil discharges in polar environments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf5fb36d1e7f49b9bd683212b6da7724"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of environmental effects of response
techniques</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Coast Guard shall conduct reasonable
environmental studies of oil discharge prevention or mitigation technologies,
including the use of small quantities of oil for testing of in situ burning,
chemical dispersants, and herding agents, upon and within navigable waters of
the United States, if the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Committee,
determines that the information to be obtained cannot be adequately obtained
through a laboratory or simulated experiment.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15FCA3B4F1F841DBB22EFF942813F9D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal research assessment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Oil Spill Compensation Act
of 2010</short-title>, the Committee shall submit to Congress an assessment of
the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3EE911B796C4DE5A3FBA4FD89310D66"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies research programs conducted and
technologies developed by governments, institutions of higher education, and
industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H372E8833388F4D5B95D5000E047557CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the status of knowledge on oil
pollution prevention, response, and mitigation technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36B20EB59E4E4EF3B4FD7753DED1DCAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies regional oil pollution research
needs and priorities for a coordinated program of research at the regional
level developed in consultation with State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA2E919F86674D76AD8A490806470E01"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the status of spill response
equipment and determines areas in need of improvement, including quantity, age,
quality, effectiveness, or necessary technological improvements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD093607D56314D68AA654ECAB12E7D97"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the status of real-time data
available to mariners, researchers, and responders, including weather,
hydrographic, and water condition data, and the impact of incomplete and
inaccessible data on preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D12B491EE2B48FAA37C7FE9BEB27C6B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to a 90-day public comment
period and addresses suggestions received and incorporates public input
received, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DB8240C17C5417A8CE733D5B3505DC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal interagency research plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC107A25303AC450C8F1F9FE81049F6B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D816EEBE2C34148B5188C414892DB67"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on
which the President submits to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, a budget for fiscal year 2012, and for each fiscal year
thereafter, the Committee shall submit to Congress a plan that establishes the
priorities for Federal oil spill research and development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C2D37979DC745F79B76504588CB37D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the development of the plan, the
Committee shall consider recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences
and information from State, local, and tribal governments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H490DA2D1AEAA478C8363417582E9E72D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65BC01B19E7F4D68BF78C01A7F8BBE88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to improve
technologies and practices to prevent oil spills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F03548F4DA84F5CA2998B7F2C27AEA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suggest changes to the program to improve
the rates of oil recovery and spill mitigation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09CB926F95F74058AC7322F95113F19E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to improve
technologies, practices, and procedures to provide for effective and direct
response to oil spills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CCAA8AEE3C04BB399B5A29767647383"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to improve the quality
of real-time data available to mariners, researchers, and responders;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B2B8F085C684105AEECDE61D02B0298"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be subject to a 90-day public comment
period and address suggestions received and incorporate public input received,
as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2A00C0C7EA0487186AF1A4C5ED72A2F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extramural grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7102EF976E8742D287FC3B1630A942AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the Committee
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D5854BC1A1A42B695143D7B34D711E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award competitive grants to institutions of
higher education or other research institutions to carry out projects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8012710CB4AD4ACB9ADB8764AD1FB8E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advance research and development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5559F52446D5482EAAB6352A7AC22003"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate technologies for preventing,
detecting, or mitigating oil discharges that are relevant to the goals and
priorities of the plan; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D347531F28A43D197DB13B8B6FDACE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate a competitive, merit-based
process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other
participating agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ee9e7e8dd054c108003b0014c1d5a22"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional research program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id038C9228B09D483E87A07DB196718C5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<term>region</term> means a Coast Guard district as described in part 3 of
subchapter A of chapter I of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations
(1989).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD80915D2EF0942B58F7E6DD19C01E272"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the program, the Committee
shall coordinate the provision of competitive grants to institutions of higher
education or other research institutions (or groups of those institutions) for
the purpose of conducting a coordinated research program relating to the
aspects of oil pollution with respect to each region, including research on
such matters as—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D4DBBA591424FD6A8ED790F5121BEF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevention;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id067E385D13BA4D62B69F07EE751DD591"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removal mitigation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E55A4B1D321471E8E11759FF3C18EE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effects of discharged oil on regional
environments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDDA184939B349959F99060E5CF642C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3756DFEAEF4147AEACDB10375C3D2BE1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall coordinate the
publication by the agencies represented on the Committee of a solicitation for
grants under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF1619A64A5B4B889539602C8777B436"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form and content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The application for a grant under this
subsection shall be in such form and contain such information as shall be
required in the published solicitation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66A620452B8A4419A7001622125AE01E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application for a grant under this
subsection shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E383117C40E4C1E88228008FACD7695"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewed by the Committee; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1405FC62A1894D77BDFB5DAA2D5ABA25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the option of the Committee, included
among applications recommended by the Committee for approval in accordance with
paragraph (5).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E1DA165B1A44277A5DC3F4B8B420D00"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of grants</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id370673A9703841E7990A0D189987B3FD"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A granting agency represented on the
Committee shall provide the grants recommended by the Committee unless the
granting agency—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09C1C3AC014D46D3B9D5EA4244227EE6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decides not to provide the grant due to
budgetary or other compelling considerations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6DA4C80935B4E3291C91536C8299964"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publishes in the Federal Register the
reasons for such a determination.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1473FCF367EA42C0AF9494A0BC599683"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds for grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No grants may be provided by any agency
under this subsection from any funds authorized to carry out this paragraph
unless the grant award has first been recommended by the Committee under
subparagraph (C)(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F5D4299469E4A97AB85B8C9B5FDD4AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible applicants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD291E42AA12476F8C647991233FCA81"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any institution of higher education or
other research institution (or a group of those institutions) may apply for a
grant for the regional research program established under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB6293F3DDAE49E2BBD80FE48E2D6A77"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location of applicant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant described in subparagraph (A)
shall be located in the region, or in a State a part of which is in the region,
for which the project covered by the grant application is proposed to be
carried out as part of the regional research program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EECE168DA214DF5AC0E14703991E64E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Group applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an application described in
subparagraph (A) from a group of institutions referred to in that subparagraph,
the 1 or more entities that will carry out the substantial portion of the
proposed project covered by the grant shall be located in the region, or in a
State a part of which is in the region, for which the project is proposed as
part of the regional research program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C8079B3403E4673BD06F65B9DE34C36"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA0FAFBE61D446AFA3D0A56EBDFA9D49"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall make recommendations on
grants in such a manner as to ensure an appropriate balance within a region
among the various aspects of oil pollution research, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id655DD7C63EF14A398B569BF0C2451B21"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevention;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ACA4BD22B0C47B3AEE1C106C69A01CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removal;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA40B3917542465493801F253B4D1A26"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mitigation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7780CD77944A465E8AE0D3B94624C0B6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effects of discharged oil on regional
environments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EF0B25A202748C8971737D34AE96A5E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements described
in subparagraph (A), the Committee shall make recommendations for the approval
of grants based on whether—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC8D3FB6034E406282D263BA11281435"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are available to the applicant for
use in carrying out this paragraph demonstrated research resources;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C7092C9051048CB9B3D57C7FDE31954"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant demonstrates the capability
of making a significant contribution to regional research needs; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEDA86BE6BE846BFB39DEE48024B00B1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projects that the applicant proposes to
carry out under the grant—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id539D526880004072A0B4A12FC408EA09"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are consistent with the plan under section
7005; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD516AD8B8C3B4518A1F4BD0D77E4928E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would further the objectives of the program
established under section 7003.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68726E8CF67E4812B08095537CC5FDA8"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of grants; review;
cost-sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant provided
under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E5025D3CCB644FB9D5DCD905342EFDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be for a period of up to 3 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEA366BC50B847AE8B6DC6C5FECD31EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be subject to annual review by the granting
agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BCF3036B8D5429A93A88E5E13971ABD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide not more than 80 percent of the
costs of the research activities carried out in connection with the
grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBB86766FE1844C78FF47C2B9181869C"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on use of grant
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds made available
to carry out this subsection may be used for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD64E510C61C485189D2CE0407C86232"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acquisition of real property (including
buildings); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4AD2FD67B9D423EBCCEACA90099A192"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction of any building.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id659496A95BAE405984AF5B418A71050A"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph alters or
abridges the authority under existing law of any Federal agency to provide
grants, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, using funds other
than those authorized in this Act for the purpose of carrying out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7AF5ADB43E74A82871F3458DE061E71"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86C1BF2B66114B8B99AA9BC609DF94E1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, not less than $32,000,000 of amounts in
the Fund shall be available to carry out the regional research program under
this subsection, to be available in equal amounts for the regional research
program in each region.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BE1F6CCAF4549FAB66C493F79D8F87A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the agencies represented on the
Committee determine that regional research needs exist that cannot be addressed
by the amount of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the agencies may
use authority under subsection (a) to make additional grants to meet those
needs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5342F4FDF8184B9EB4F15D61250DDAE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7007.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Concurrent with the submission of the
Federal interagency research plan pursuant to section 7005, the Committee shall
submit to Congress an annual report that describes the activities and results
of the program during the previous fiscal year and described the objectives of
the program for the next fiscal year.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f90c00b98dd44c18a16d3b30394cf41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FE166F3FF9F49FBB335E074B491C09C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts in the Fund for each fiscal
year, not more than $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out this section
(other than section 7006(b)) for the fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD17F36B733554F2495467BF3A15EFB36"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All activities authorized under this title,
including under section 7006(b), shall be subject to the availability of
appropriations.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE897CBE6BD20471CB35D47DC4A844678" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Academy of Science
participation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commandant
of the Coast Guard shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9487D30EB62549F1BA98E9CF460D092B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, assess and evaluate the status of Federal oil spill
research and development as of the day before the date of enactment of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BA7B5DA381C4F19A655ECC20B1B332B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress and the Federal Oil
Spill Research Committee established under section 7002 of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 a report evaluating the conclusions and recommendations from the
Federal research assessment under section 7004 of that Act to be used in the
development of the Federal oil spill research plan under section 7005 of that
Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CA5F8CFB23F4830BEDB9C9CB7DF34C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the Federal
interagency research plan is submitted to Congress under section 7005 of that
Act, evaluate, and report to Congress on, the plan.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0CEAF527B024DD7901F4A6661387ACB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming
amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94396E607850456A82ABC76E830DCFE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1012(a)(5)(A) of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking
<quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5B1E0894C6B4FB594EA74CCEA2616A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 2 of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. prec. 2701) is amended by striking the
items relating to sections 7001 and 7002 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3913703F3983409E8ED73DBFE6854457" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="id542CF425A88640F6B642DCBB1AE0A8CB" level="section">Sec. 7000. Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 7001. Oil pollution
research and development program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="id56D6DF95B15B41BB9FC7C152DD9747FE" level="section">Sec. 7002. Functions of the Committee.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H009783E002BE49FE8548E9C3C711EF4A" level="section">Sec. 7003. Federal
oil spill research program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H15FCA3B4F1F841DBB22EFF942813F9D2" level="section">Sec. 7004. Federal
research assessment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H2DB8240C17C5417A8CE733D5B3505DC3" level="section">Sec. 7005. Federal
interagency research plan.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="HA2A00C0C7EA0487186AF1A4C5ED72A2F" level="section">Sec. 7006. Extramural
grants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="H5342F4FDF8184B9EB4F15D61250DDAE5" level="section">Sec. 7007. Annual
report.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID7f90c00b98dd44c18a16d3b30394cf41" level="section">Sec. 7008. Funding.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 7009. Submerged oil
program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID761038be7325413f8555210777360c8a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil spill response authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Incident Commander of the Coast Guard may authorize the use of dispersants
in response to a spill of oil from—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E74DE86067B458E85AF6BC7513A50E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any facility or vessel located in, on, or
under any of the navigable waters of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8715D748C00B446C9BA097B7E61B3460"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any facility of any kind that is subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States and that is located in, on, or under any
other waters.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil and gas leasing</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaeea9361f2b44ab3a9c9068e1d48112e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue sharing from outer Continental
Shelf areas in certain coastal States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00393D91BE8B449BA56FE5180B4C02F6" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2da215b41c824d3baf88f964312eda86"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue sharing from outer Continental
Shelf areas in certain coastal States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94f59ca9d0324343878698d165afb14e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection through subsection
(j):</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc176536187e48e394c850fc8d43e716"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coastal political subdivision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal political
subdivision</term> of a coastal State means a county-equivalent subdivision of
a coastal State all or part of which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28dabac8247b462f80176475a01dac8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lies within the coastal zone (as defined in
section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453));
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbe649925d674c97bfc8fbea41cbd8dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the closest point of which is not more than
300 statute miles from the geographic center of any leased tract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID774145ec3f8549c585c6044a659301b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coastal State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal State</term> means a
State with a coastal seaward boundary within 300 statute miles distance of the
geographic center of a leased tract in an outer Continental Shelf planning area
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9D47807A9444FFABCD65D4575B69260"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of January 1, 2000, had no oil or
natural gas production; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD14DD129DBB64093A87B6A55015545BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a Gulf producing State (as defined
in section 102 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C.
1331 note; Public Law 109–432)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66860f9dfe36433da0358a411c7d858b"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>distance</term> and
<term>distances</term> mean minimum great circle distance and distances,
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6c2860840f541a79e4fa922ce65f8bf"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leased tract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>leased tract</term> means a
tract leased under this Act for the purpose of drilling for, developing, and
producing oil or natural gas resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a26b33cedb7469b88fe4b53c9a9cbc9"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outer Continental Shelf area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>outer Continental Shelf
area</term> means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39578874c71f4f6c830a8b9163163622"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any area withdrawn from disposition by
leasing by the <quote>Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United
States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition</quote>, from 34 Weekly
Comp. Pres. Doc. 1111, dated June 12, 1998; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4889d40f1f19445fb2f2069b9f5b7e49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any area of the outer Continental Shelf as
to which Congress has denied the use of appropriated funds or other means for
preleasing, leasing, or related activities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4686e978d4914a999eee17301374387c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Post leasing revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor or the Legislature of a
coastal State requests the Secretary to allow leasing in an outer Continental
Shelf area and the Secretary allows the leasing, in addition to any bonus bids,
the coastal State shall, without further appropriation or action, receive, from
leasing of the area, 37.5 percent of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42a28bb53f06424397273e4878c55b3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lease rental payments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42c1c7fb55064eaf9f43fc9f0dcc5dfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lease royalty payments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda74f146799948bbb64a9c674191bfb5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any royalty proceeds from a sale of
royalties taken in kind by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe5b2326505146829a629246c572d546"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other revenues from a bidding system
under section 8.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d2bbdba4c27416a8917c59a86e3d908"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation among coastal political
subdivisions of States</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a3b75609aca4181b6fec74d9fb11f2f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay 20 percent of the
allocable share of each coastal State, as determined under this subsection,
directly to certain coastal political subdivisions of the coastal State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe82ea65bebca430db97ad3c36736c1eb"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84E3F1F5A3B54391813ABE3201D8ADD7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each leased tract used to calculate the
allocation of a coastal State, the Secretary shall pay the coastal political
subdivisions within 300 miles of the geographic center of the leased tract
based on the relative distance of such coastal political subdivisions from the
leased tract in accordance with this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35dc28cff1754a53bce549c9d1151ebd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each coastal political subdivision
described in clause (i), the Secretary shall determine the distance between the
point on the coastal political subdivision coastline closest to the geographic
center of the leased tract and the geographic center of the tract.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e4c4d46a18e4b398f1b03aac33d050a"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall divide and allocate the
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract among
coastal political subdivisions described in clause (i) in amounts that are
inversely proportional to the applicable distances determined under clause
(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID606d0fa808434e76b5acd236d00d376b"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation royalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After making distributions under paragraphs
(1) and (2) and section 31, the Secretary shall, without further appropriation
or action, distribute a conservation royalty equal to 12.5 percent of Federal
royalty revenues derived from an area leased under this section from all areas
leased under this section for any year, into the land and water conservation
fund established under section 2 of the <act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5) to
provide financial assistance to States under section 6 of that Act (16 U.S.C.
460l–8).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ff66d1e9d924ab0bfa7fa8a99f5b227"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deficit reduction</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A329ABCD72E4FB99DF9B36209281978"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After making distributions in accordance
with paragraphs (1) and (2) and in accordance with section 31, the Secretary
shall, without further appropriation or action, distribute an amount equal to
50 percent of Federal royalty revenues derived from all areas leased under this
section for any year, into direct Federal deficit reduction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id994F20C9F7A14E70B1530C9C8B39AA1D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budgetary treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts distributed into direct Federal
deficit reduction under this paragraph shall not be included for purposes
determining budget levels under section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th
Congress).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fea91b13e45477796687abd1991ed9c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue sharing from areas in Alaska
Adjacent zone</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) (as amended by section
601) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id156877C503E84963BE6EFC5B8137A0F2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64184f0d1e7546eebe560a0bcb45035c"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue Sharing From Areas in Alaska
Adjacent Zone</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DDCCF41B7B84B84959C85728D0340BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2),
effective beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of
this subsection, revenues from production that derives from an area in the
Alaska Adjacent Zone shall be distributed in the same proportion and for the
same uses as provided in subsection (i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d516a561b7a46af92311a0d3d35919f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation among Regional
Corporations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf3b3248a554408f99c4ce9c14d3397a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay 33 percent of any
allocable share of the State of Alaska, as determined under this section,
directly to certain Regional Corporations established under section 7(a) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID088b722dbae945d68a4d6e1ee5f8e2fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ADC90919ECE4D2BB0AECC42D4D67BE8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each leased tract used to calculate the
allocation of the State of Alaska, the Secretary shall pay the Regional
Corporations, after determining those Native villages within the region of the
Regional Corporation which are within 300 miles of the geographic center of the
leased tract based on the relative distance of such villages from the leased
tract, in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba0b439a929245d2947a8cf59027997e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each such village, the Secretary shall
determine the distance between the point in the village closest to the
geographic center of the leased tract and the geographic center of the
tract.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec708ec29d4d43a7b78fb3dbe33bb891"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall divide and allocate the
qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues derived from the leased tract among
the qualifying Regional Corporations in amounts that are inversely proportional
to the distances of all of the Native villages within each qualifying
region.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1cf34322fa5e45c088792e4e86341405"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All revenues received by each Regional
Corporation shall be—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF0EA87AE1524ACBA0E42E5B13ABD3D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">treated by the Regional Corporation as
revenue subject to the distribution requirements of section 7(i)(1)(A) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)(1)(A)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77E93D65274340459ACCA45F08FA960D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">divided annually by the Regional
Corporation among all 12 Regional Corporations in accordance with section 7(i)
of that Act.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b70e9c85dbc486ead6ad97a56e018cf"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Further distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Regional Corporation receiving revenues
under clause (iv)(II) shall further distribute 50 percent of the revenues
received in accordance with section 7(j) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C.
1606(j)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFA31C1C13704BE4A18D22603294DDCE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accelerated revenue sharing to promote
coastal resiliency among Gulf producing States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF92F4446FA08472B9EBDE7D8897E22A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929D2675259C4AB2938E50DC975042A1" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7ad711fec194797bb33125f79b40e79"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation among gulf producing States for
fiscal years 2010 and thereafter</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42390096c2d84a1c859656ff51e35c56"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the provisions of this
subsection, for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount
made available under subsection (a)(2)(A) from a covered lease described in
paragraph (2) shall be allocated to each Gulf producing State in amounts that
are inversely proportional to the respective distances between the point on the
coastline of each Gulf producing State that is closest to the geographic center
of each historical lease site and the geographic center of the historical lease
site, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15C4EAB970104C00BCB0BFFE81C82717"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered lease</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered lease referred to in paragraph
(1) means a lease entered into for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80E9D4E85F354982965149357BF6968E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 2002–2007 planning area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F91233A038D474B905DBF9A039D7F2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 181 Area; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8070DE5CCEC34AFABACDC01355FF4CC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 180 South Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0703efe7e66b4c2f949be02367e9971f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount allocated to a Gulf producing
State each fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be at least 10 percent of the
amounts available under subsection (a)(2)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef277f9b6c6e4a0fae5e526c7ad52cdf"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Historical Lease sites</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3513e42beac94b468c185ae2c4601354"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes
of this subsection, the historical lease sites in the 2002–2007 planning area
shall include all leases entered into by the Secretary for an area in the Gulf
of Mexico during the period beginning on October 1, 1982 (or an earlier date if
practicable, as determined by the Secretary), and ending on December 31,
2015.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd60cc0696ec468280fbdcc224617d9a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective January 1, 2022, and every 5
years thereafter, the ending date described in subparagraph (A) shall be
extended for an additional 5 calendar years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e16314d72e9411a8a169342d5df3ffc"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to coastal political
subdivisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63b954a279a947849d02e9c10f7a8d3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay 20 percent of the
allocable share of each Gulf producing State, as determined under paragraphs
(1) and (3), to the coastal political subdivisions of the Gulf producing
State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13525f82353a495da2fe909f259bf72f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount paid by the Secretary to coastal
political subdivisions shall be allocated to each coastal political subdivision
in accordance with subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1356a(b)(4)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02D742F4D83A4A37BD9F331692BB1CF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F96F5E8600D47288A2718F15A18C8FA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Production of oil from certain Arctic
offshore leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C97304567B24A61A3C3A8A86B5FABAE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f141170f8a24ca68279d41287d96a2a"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oil transportation in arctic
waters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B16F35F076A402B8675FFADC0C96B52"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that oil produced from Federal
leases in Arctic waters in the Chukchi Sea planning area, Beaufort Sea planning
area, or Hope Basin planning area be transported by pipeline to the
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id995C9AEB9AAE47D7A7D3774DE5DF363D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for, and issue appropriate permits
for, the transportation of oil from Federal leases in Arctic waters in
preproduction phases (including exploration) by means other than
pipeline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40ed5ebb6b0e4914a391d1008b13375b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of stimulus funds to offset
spending</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88188B0491994CA896F50EA55F37625D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unobligated balance of each amount
appropriated or made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 115) (other than under title X of division
A of that Act) is rescinded, on a pro rata basis, by an aggregate amount that
equals the amounts necessary to offset any net increase in spending or foregone
revenues resulting from this title and the amendments made by this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD34DAC59DE7545088A31BD7DE0CF5DF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall submit to each congressional committee the amounts rescinded
under subsection (a) that are within the jurisdiction of the committee.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A8EA1AAF6194557B43D2FCFEB3922F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’
Advisory Council Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9220f840510e4007bc84abb5774c668c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfcf4db811bf94020a20d5ad3af6e736e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Gulf of Mexico—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC06E3267C9C417BAB0DB7B6BC010F07"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a productive and sensitive marine and
coastal ecological habitat that is of fundamental importance to the national
interest of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3fd3ee7e0b04004b7723d9eca38d384"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a significant quantity of the oil
and natural gas reserves of the United States and produces a substantial
quantity of the annual production of oil and gas by the United States, and it
is therefore in the national interest that the production be carried out in a
thoroughly safe manner;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID226f9838d1394cfc9cb3ae83503558bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oil and gas operations in the Gulf of
Mexico have created significant environmental and social impacts, including the
blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon
that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the
environment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd64d4b9c57a545b9be8ae8c2fa406a0a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the safety and integrity of continued
energy development in the Gulf of Mexico is vital to the national energy
security of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7569ae69c934537bc14b47abb5d3196"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">citizen engagement and oversight of
maritime oil transportation activities in concert with the regulatory functions
of the Federal and State governments in the State of Alaska have been found to
be highly effective in attaining safer operations by the oil and maritime
transportation industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc98a8111db45465380b9e9e865b30d85"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Regional Citizens Advisory Councils
established for Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet in the State of Alaska by
section 5002(d) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2732(d))
have—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3D74633C77A4ABBB150D6680742E7A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increased trust and communication between
citizens, the oil industry, and government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBFF8BE6A9C140F68DC931C26E0C6C8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resulted in improved environmental
safeguards and substantially safer, lower-impact performance of petroleum
operations within the scope of responsibility of the Councils;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05f38eca58e649d5a235a6d1c1e7f945"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2701 et seq.) calls for the establishment of other Regional Citizens Advisory
Councils across the United States to provide more effective citizen oversight
of oil and gas operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbbf0a89f75184ac3af3df8d1f56619d4"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is in the national interest to establish
a Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council to provide more effective
citizen engagement with the offshore energy industry in the Gulf of
Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id667B7E6DEFF242C89E7372875AA4C7DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC02D7844691444B9B1341909EFF7FFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(33 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) (as amended by section 401(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0B7A5C9713541A88BE6F24479150720" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD4796DCC2764735B67157EE2CAD569C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC30D479EA5424902B3496108B9687EB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ECDD57C86B042A8936857266DD4076A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a Gulf of Mexico
Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Council</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9460f589cf4941d0bc74f90e04e757f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local advisory councils</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A voting member of the Council may develop
a local advisory council that is similar to the Council to represent a coastal
political subdivision of the member.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5df3fa727024ebf81341b0d73a6c254"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79B12E4AFE3942D4A92DFB63F767767A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall be composed of 21 voting
members and 17 nonvoting members appointed in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa4247565c934d1f957f4a98c0354b39"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voting
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each voting member of
the Council shall be appointed by, and serve exclusively at the pleasure of, 1
representative organization or trade association of the following stakeholder
groups, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDacee79e7df0441aa952a6c55eaa2f86d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico commercial fishing,
shrimping, and oyster industry, 3 members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID765fe14a9ea648e49adf50df2055788d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico charter fishing industry, 2
members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02ae10f805ae4c9f917df13f1751c085"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico tourism, hotel, and
restaurant industries, 2 members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2433639cdb5643499f2a4efad1fb0384"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico socially vulnerable
indigenous and nonindigenous communities, 2 members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d92d8617df8435baf4d2a92993fec3e"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico political subdivisions, 10
members, including 2 members from each coastal State of the Gulf of
Mexico.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45f6c9651905482da4409e03e346a04b"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico recreational boating
organizations, 2 members.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID571025dc8877403dbfea47f77ee084a4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Board</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id966A2BD4316C417EA54B8CCB528AD843"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The operational framework of the Council
for day-to-day operations and administration of the Council shall be conducted
by a 10-member Executive Board comprised of 2 members from each Gulf State, as
nominated and elected by the voting members of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0467A659C85845D3950AB41F5E9A14D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Board shall interact with
Federal agencies and industry on policy and operational matters on behalf of
the entire Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9eaa94f36e54baf9c52a25afeade0d2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonvoting members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of nonvoting members of the
Council, 1 ex-officio, nonvoting representative of the Council shall be
appointed to represent each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID821d0a2a254f461c9eab2e187c612d88"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico marine and coastal
conservation community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda9dc250e325415c8359773135f0090e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico maritime and shipping
industry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e0e1f5028db4a88a9586783b4e23485"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf of Mexico offshore energy
industry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1acb091f2acb4ab7914d2f25578a3de9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Office of the
President.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab3974c8c84d48dfa359dd79edc1d355"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9250cd3e7a6b4e4d840d74d5d5860222"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8097124c36b43bebf4e47fd62706a01"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d9a5626f4cd4ffab5ea675fa5776384"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Small Business Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd2429d9ad4b4075b682ca29eaa75184"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coast Guard.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0682cff3cab94c4397350780064db183"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Defense.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbbaedf441f774bb9a24037d6408756a8"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Environmental Protection Agency</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8332a49db7054e44bc96d5fd76582871"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Alabama.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0234177ce12f4b85be8d4bd3c024bf9c"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Florida.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f00822bdde243adb677ab50badac3ee"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Louisiana.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f1a9fbc851b4db69a8b9fa13e44fc62"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Mississippi.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3403c0b7eee046798d930b3640e28772"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Texas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7f2dafce6ce45d098b40f0abb449a8f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fcf526098da4c8bacb9bad8ed21d3a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of the Council shall continue
throughout the lifetime of energy development, transportation, and facility
removal activities in the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13ab7356b76c4e368f3afb4fbad12735"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting members of the Council shall be
appointed by, and serve at the sole discretion of, the respective stakeholder
group, for one term of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd54bae81e3764e2a9c529e15def61715"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall carry out the duties of
the Council under subsection (f) in a manner that, to the maximum extent
practicable, covers all energy development, transportation, and facility
removal activities carried out in the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb185f9e626d45bd9fa93550ad375709"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF67C008867F94A0B9BF56BD0893FAB11"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall elect the officers of the
Council, select the staff of the Council, and establish policies for the
internal operating procedures of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E43188166245B6BB43F9195AB86659"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Self-governance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the initial organizational meeting
hosted by the Secretary of the Interior, the Council shall be
self-governing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8f3e6c8a48f44df8fc341318829421f"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd694e15981964cd6911b75081a09a08b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide oversight and monitoring on all
aspects of offshore energy exploration, development, and transportation
(including pipeline distribution systems) in the Gulf of Mexico (including
environmental assessment, permitting, exploration, development, production, and
transportation) and any appropriate recommendations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID251f56c4509d4a96b1008f7c123c63bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor environmental impacts of offshore
energy development related to oil spills, ballast water, aquatic nuisance
species, and other direct impacts and recommend mitigation efforts to minimize
the impacts, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ce3ae6e5a8542858e2b01309aa0d228"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor oil spill prevention and response
plans for the Gulf of Mexico region, onshore and offshore, including
considering economic and social contingency plans for maritime industries and
coastal communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4fed95509ece4bf88a2757b72eb57652"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend standards and conditions for
regulations intended to ensure that oil, gas, and energy activities in the Gulf
of Mexico are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f5ba55f360e4ba9a3354b982c058e25"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide recommendations for and otherwise
assist any oil spill recovery and community science consortium institute
established for the Gulf of Mexico; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID387ef52637c34299a7ae1bd96d9e43cb"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct such other activities within the
authority and scope of the Council as the Council considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc07dd2ea409f4275ac58e8c10d5e10d3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standing committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council may create standing committees
as necessary to carry out the duties of the Council, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe417ebc6dfc146a2ad8ab39a5b6fdeab"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a scientific and technical
committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7307d639e4394814944d59a2638524f2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an environmental monitoring
committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe265773a778940198f4e84ee257abda6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an oil spill prevention and response
committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4379d2c6c9ac4960bf858d442dd175f4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an offshore committee for energy
development in water that is more than 500 feet in depth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b36c087f0aa488eb3f331869d7c47d8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a near-shore committee for energy
development in water that is 500 feet or less in depth; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B1FD64A55894A6F8AB9A1F70815D060"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an information, health, and education
committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0942977c4f58409397b66ca721982dc8"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary committees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4883C8809E064D3E9D77B3F60F93473E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council may create temporary committees
as necessary to carry out the duties of the Council relating to the blowout and
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred
on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Deepwater Horizon incident</quote>),
including temporary committees relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75bd833658a54624b2853333ef6956ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76e1e895c8b743338ff2a5a0780bc77a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and monitoring of impacts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID521aa9b1480344898f9bd7f64b9c911a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a <fraction>2/3</fraction> majority vote
of the Council votes to discontinue activities responding to the direct impacts
of the Deepwater Horizon incident, any temporary committee established under
paragraph (1) shall dissolve on the date that is 60 days after the date of the
vote.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59111d328888490c989efb280aa2bcfb"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of recommendation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18AAFCDB1F354192B8DCAE83BA807C20"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall not be held liable under
Federal or State law for costs or damages as a result of rendering
recommendations under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DE1476D470A4152A8010233C35D9B4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any recommendation given by a voting member
of the Council or program representative or agent shall not be grounds for
estopping the interests represented by the voting member from seeking damages
or other appropriate relief.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8ec7df7e35946bf90f1f3c96aa8e509"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from Federal agencies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e54e1a762c7404aaa0389549c1ced0e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council may request directly from any
Federal agency (as defined in section 1004 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
6903)) (referred to in this section as a <quote>Federal agency</quote>)
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b19c797654c455f9a8be39ce827abcf"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency cooperation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13380CEA5D1E4D7EAC4333795E6519A8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (C),
effective beginning on the date that 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, each Federal agency shall, with respect to each proposed major
action involving an activity or action under the jurisdiction of the Council,
notify the Council prior to taking the action.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03351E72151B4C729AB76E86E87020BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The notice of an action under subparagraph
(A) shall be provided in a manner that permits the Council—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDABD39B5B87A486CBE10EB36DD51D6A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review the action; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D38F61BBB5249E090CC30E8D5397E6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make appropriate recommendations
regarding operations, policy, or agency actions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id285C0BEBF70A4C39BD00EA96F7F7D1B7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior notification shall not be required
under subparagraph (A) if an authorized Federal agency representative
reasonably believes that an emergency exists requiring action without
delay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC03E3F1D865D4DAE86307761CD98CE46"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of the Council, each Federal
agency shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0cfff1da38ac4e628a7cb5f8ddc7c9f2"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Council research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the
Council—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75638EE210BE4557942AC2666E4F971F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may conduct applicable scientific research;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1071C64C1D5429DB33F98D3035FC13E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall review applicable scientific work
undertaken by or on behalf of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7810917353B5466CA4F7714B1C8CB080"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the energy industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF23BBC0B63C4D5CBC09FBAAF0F67CD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conservation community; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD20CD20E381F4C0B8BA20C31553AA70B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b5bfe613e4b4954805837d46a19a4ba"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations of Council</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id378B419DB0354FB3A5343A1B74215C4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All recommendations of the Council shall be
nonbinding and advisory only.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2BE1E54D6D74A6F89FBA41E0866C980"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonacceptance of
recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a
government agency, industry, or a responsible party decides not to accept, or
to substantially modify before adoption, a recommendation of the Council, the
respective entity shall provide to the Council, not later than 30 days after
the date of the decision, a written notice of the decision and a summary of
reasons for the rejection or modification of the recommendation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19b6f434cd634082bd8f16962c96008b"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location and compensation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID369d7a3d78cd407f91ff88b1bf922140"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall establish the offices in
1 or more Gulf States as determined to be necessary and appropriate to the
operations of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73628e57325b48648e0afdccf43a45d0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Council shall not be
compensated for service on the Council, but shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem, at a rate established by the Council not to exceed the
rates authorized for employees of agencies under sections 5702 and 5703 of
title 5, United States Code except by express authorization of the Council in
any case where such rates are inadequate to reimburse a member of the Council
not eligible for government travel rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1565810CDC75470888C15F019B685872"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94CB4D4F9B6F422A866C02C266455DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years
after the date of the establishment of the Council, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the President and Congress a report that
assesses the effectiveness of the Council in carrying out this section,
including any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda365f5bb4ac4f4692873b29daadacc2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every 2 years, the Council shall submit to
Congress a report on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7D3B0D2A8E34A43A71C90E27B9B6FF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the achievement of safe operations in the
Gulf of Mexico of oil and gas activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD190C42942864769BDDB13F0497D6D8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operations, expenditures, needs,
problems, issues, and recommendations of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa563d19f6464541be71b6ecc82b7869"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD09E5E1100574ADCB44FE0152F41A7B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commission an annual independent financial
statement audit by an independent accounting firm;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id705B79FC7157406B85BF0FD8C207CEAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the results of the audits in a
publicly available annual report; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7A7156438D64B1B914E3BF5AB2CDA52"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate the results of the audits into
the reports required by paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60739704638f4937b0bb9de9a494e8ea"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suits barred</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No program, association, council,
committee, or other organization created or funded by this section may sue any
public or private person or entity concerning any matter arising under this
section, other than the performance of a contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID207665773b8349fb86fe271afdf6a80b"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13a63d23684440e19f94b697134d04e9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a permit or contingency plan for an energy development activity in the Gulf of
Mexico shall be effective only if the Council is funded in accordance with
paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf756412633341d9b883d05fa988db52"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quarterly payments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3ACBC595ECD440385F58B13BDD044A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for the operations and
administration of the Council (including standing and temporary committees)
shall be available and paid to the Council quarterly by the Administrator of
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5B5D3E65DE64F15B2222405EA818644"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of law, until
collections under this subsection are equivalent to the amount authorized to be
paid to the Council by this title, the quarterly payments to the Council shall
be paid from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID349899deca74413cbaa4471b11190f05"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA04C5E7FCB584D72B1A8CC9431ED9D61"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of
funding provided to the Council for each fiscal year under this subsection
shall be $10,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33ba09138f634e6da14b27368877c67b"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of funding provided to the
Council for a fiscal year under this subsection shall be adjusted annually to
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for the Gulf of Mexico region, as
determined by the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08924af5f8d14af383946787d815a300"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall use funding received for
a fiscal year under this subsection to carry out this
section.</text>
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</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CE52433A73E4BE89567AF306578C3A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 2 of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. prec. 2701) (as amended by section 403(b))
is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title VII the
following:</text>
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