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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2130 

To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and 

to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable 

energy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 17, 2021 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COONS, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, 

Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf 

revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinvesting In Shore5 line Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2021’’ or the 

6 ‘‘RISEE Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND; 

2 PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR3 ING. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS IN THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

5 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 902 of the National 

6 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7501) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

11 has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 

12 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

13 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(7) TIDAL SHORELINE.—The term ‘tidal 

17 shoreline’ means the length of tidal shoreline or 

18 Great Lake shoreline based on the most recently 

19 available data from or accepted by the Office of 

20 Coast Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration.’’. 

22 (b) NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY

23 FUND.—Section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal 

24 Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and man26 age’’ after ‘‘establish’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall consist of 

4 such amounts as— 

5 ‘‘(A) are deposited in the Fund under sec6 tion 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

7 Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 

8 Public Law 109–432); 

9 ‘‘(B) are deposited in the Fund under sub10 paragraph (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 8(p)(2) of 

11 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 

12 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)); and 

13 ‘‘(C) are appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available for the Fund.’’; 

15 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(d) EXPENDITURE.— 

18 ‘‘(1) $34,000,000 OR LESS.—If $34,000,000 or 

19 less is deposited in, or appropriated or otherwise 

20 made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, in 

21 that fiscal year— 

22 ‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 

23 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

24 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

25 carry out this title; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) any remaining amounts shall be used 

2 only for the award of grants under section 

3 906(c). 

4 ‘‘(2) MORE THAN $34,000,000.—If more than 

5 $34,000,000 is deposited in, or appropriated or oth6 erwise made available for, the Fund for a fiscal year, 

7 in that fiscal year— 

8 ‘‘(A) not more than 5 percent of such 

9 amounts may be used by the Administrator and 

10 the Foundation for administrative expenses to 

11 carry out this title; 

12 ‘‘(B) not less than $34,000,000 shall be 

13 used for the award of grants under section 

14 906(c); and 

15 ‘‘(C) of any amounts exceeding 

16 $34,000,000— 

17 ‘‘(i) not more than 75 percent may be 

18 used for the award of grants under section 

19 906(b); and 

20 ‘‘(ii) not more than 20 percent may be 

21 used for the award of grants under section 

22 906(c). 

23 ‘‘(3) DIVISION OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRA24 TIVE EXPENSES.—The amounts referred to in para25 graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) shall be divided between 


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1 the Administrator and the Foundation pursuant to 

2 an agreement reached and documented by both the 

3 Administrator and the Foundation.’’; and 

4 (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

5 906(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 906(a)’’. 

6 (c) ELIGIBLE USES OF AMOUNTS IN THE NATIONAL

7 OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY FUND.—Section 905 of 

8 the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 7504) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 905. ELIGIBLE USES. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund may be 

12 allocated by the Administrator under section 906(b) and 

13 the Foundation, in consultation with the Administrator, 

14 under section 906(c) to support programs and activities 

15 intended to improve understanding and use of ocean and 

16 coastal resources and coastal infrastructure. 

17 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 

18 and activities referred to in subsection (a) may include sci19 entific research related to changing environmental condi20 tions, ocean observing projects, efforts to enhance resil21 iency of infrastructure and communities (including project 

22 planning and design), habitat protection and restoration, 

23 monitoring and reducing damage to natural resources and 

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1 ried out by States, local governments, Indian tribes, re2 gional and interstate collaboratives (such as regional ocean 

3 partnerships), nongovernmental organizations, public-pri4 vate partnerships, and academic institutions. 

5 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGA6 TION OR OTHER PURPOSES.—No funds made available 

7 under this title may be used— 

8 ‘‘(1) to fund litigation against the Federal Gov9 ernment; or 

10 ‘‘(2) to fund the creation of national marine 

11 monuments, marine protected areas, or marine spa12 tial plans.’’. 

13 (d) GRANTS UNDER THE NATIONAL OCEANS AND

14 COASTAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 906 of the National 

15 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF

20 GRANTS.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 

21 following:’’ and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.—Not later than 

23 90 days after funds are deposited in the Fund and made 

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1 ministrative purposes, the Administrator and the Founda2 tion shall establish the following:’’; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘such 

4 subsections’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 

5 (D) by striking subparagraph (B) and in6 serting the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 

8 the awarding of grants under this section that 

9 require consultation with the Administrator and 

10 the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 

11 (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

12 clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) under subsection (c) to entities 

14 including States, local governments, Indian 

15 tribes, regional and interstate collabora16 tives (such as regional ocean partnerships), 

17 nongovernmental organizations, public-pri18 vate partnerships, and academic institu19 tions.’’; 

20 (F) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Per21 formance accountability and monitoring’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘Performance, accountability, and 

23 monitoring’’; 

24 (G) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

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1 spectively, and moving such paragraphs, as so 

2 redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 

3 (H) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 

4 by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subpara5 graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

6 such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems 

7 to the left; 

8 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

12 award grants to coastal States as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) Seventy percent of available amounts 

14 shall be allocated equally among coastal States. 

15 ‘‘(B) Fifteen percent of available amounts 

16 shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of 

17 tidal shoreline in a coastal State to the tidal 

18 shoreline of all coastal States. 

19 ‘‘(C) Fifteen percent of available amounts 

20 shall be allocated on the basis of the ratio of 

21 population density of the coastal counties of a 

22 coastal State to the average population density 

23 of all coastal counties based on the most recent 

24 data available from the Bureau of the Census. 


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1 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not2 withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 per3 cent of the total funds distributed under this sub4 section may be allocated to any single coastal State. 

5 Any amount exceeding that limitation shall be redis6 tributed equally among the remaining coastal States. 

7 ‘‘(3) OPTIONAL MATCHING FUNDS.—Each enti8 ty seeking to receive a grant under this subsection 

9 is encouraged, but not required, to demonstrate that 

10 funds of any amount are available from non-Federal 

11 sources to supplement the amount of the grant.’’; 

12 and 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Ad15 ministrator and the Foundation’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘The Foundation, in consultation with the Ad17 ministrator,’’; and 

18 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF FUNDS FROM LIMITA20 TION.—The amount of a grant awarded under this 

21 subsection shall not count toward the limitation 

22 under subsection (b)(2) on funding to coastal States 

23 through grants awarded under subsection (b).’’. 

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1 tion 907(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

2 Act (16 U.S.C. 7506(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject 

3 to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Foundation’’ and 

4 inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the 

5 end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Founda6 tion’’. 

7 (f) REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

8 FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017, 2018, AND 2019.—Section 908 

9 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 7507) is repealed. 

11 (g) PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR12 ING.—Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf 

13 Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) The 

15 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara17 graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(B) The 

19 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR

21 PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES

22 SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND.—The 

23 Secretary’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF2 SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.— 

3 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(I) COVERED OFFSHORE WIND

6 PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off7 shore wind project’ means a wind8 powered electric generation project in 

9 a wind energy area on the outer Con10 tinental Shelf that is not wholly or 

11 partially located within an area sub12 ject to subparagraph (B). 

13 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The 

14 term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 

15 point on the coastline of which is lo16 cated within 75 miles of the geo17 graphic center of the covered offshore 

18 wind project. 

19 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.— 

20 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the oper21 ating fees, rentals, bonuses, royalties, 

22 and other payments that are paid to 

23 the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 

24 from covered offshore wind projects— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) 12.5 percent shall be 

2 deposited in the Treasury and 

3 credited to miscellaneous re4 ceipts; 

5 ‘‘(bb) 37.5 percent shall be 

6 deposited in the National Oceans 

7 and Coastal Security Fund estab8 lished under section 904(a) of 

9 the National Oceans and Coastal 

10 Security Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 7503(a)); and 

12 ‘‘(cc) 50 percent shall be de13 posited in a special account in 

14 the Treasury, from which the 

15 Secretary, subject to subclause 

16 (II), shall disburse to each eligi17 ble State an amount (based on a 

18 formula established by the Sec19 retary of the Interior by rule20 making not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of enactment of 

22 the Reinvesting In Shoreline 

23 Economies and Ecosystems Act 

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1 tional to the respective distances 

2 between— 

3 ‘‘(AA) the point on the 

4 coastline of each eligible 

5 State that is closest to the 

6 geographic center of the ap7 plicable leased tract; and 

8 ‘‘(BB) the geographic 

9 center of the leased tract. 

10 ‘‘(II) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.— 

11 The amount allocated to an eligible 

12 State each fiscal year under item (cc) 

13 of subclause (I) shall be at least 10 

14 percent of the amounts available 

15 under that item. 

16 ‘‘(iii) TIMING.—The amounts required 

17 to be deposited under item (cc) of clause 

18 (ii)(I) for the applicable fiscal year shall be 

19 made available in accordance with that 

20 item during the fiscal year immediately fol21 lowing the applicable fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZED USES.— 

23 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

24 subclause (II), each State shall use all 

25 amounts received under clause 


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1 (ii)(I)(cc) in accordance with all appli2 cable Federal and State laws, only for 

3 1 or more of the following purposes: 

4 ‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 

5 for the purposes of coastal pro6 tection, including conservation, 

7 coastal restoration, hurricane 

8 protection, and infrastructure di9 rectly affected by coastal wetland 

10 losses. 

11 ‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 

12 to fish, wildlife, or natural re13 sources, including through fish14 eries science and research. 

15 ‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 

16 federally approved marine, coast17 al, or comprehensive conservation 

18 management plan. 

19 ‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im20 pact of outer Continental Shelf 

21 activities through the funding of 

22 onshore infrastructure projects. 

23 ‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 

24 and the administrative costs of 

25 complying with this section. 


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1 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.—Of the 

2 amounts received by a State under 

3 clause (ii)(I)(cc), not more than 3 per4 cent shall be used for the purposes de5 scribed in subclause (I)(ee). 

6 ‘‘(v) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to 

7 clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 

8 under clause (ii)(I) shall— 

9 ‘‘(I) be made available, without 

10 further appropriation, in accordance 

11 with this paragraph; 

12 ‘‘(II) remain available until ex13 pended; and 

14 ‘‘(III) be in addition to any 

15 amount appropriated under any other 

16 Act. 

17 ‘‘(vi) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

19 than 180 days after the end of each 

20 fiscal year, the Governor of each eligi21 ble State that receives amounts under 

22 clause (ii)(I)(cc) for the applicable fis23 cal year shall submit to the Secretary 

24 a report that describes the use of the 


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1 amounts by the eligible State during 

2 the period covered by the report. 

3 ‘‘(II) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 

4 receipt of a report under subclause 

5 (I), the Secretary shall make the re6 port available to the public on the 

7 website of the Department of the In8 terior. 

9 ‘‘(III) LIMITATION.—If the Gov10 ernor of an eligible State that receives 

11 amounts under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for 

12 the applicable fiscal year fails to sub13 mit the report required under sub14 clause (I) by the deadline specified in 

15 that subclause, any amounts that 

16 would otherwise be provided to the eli17 gible State under clause (ii)(I)(cc) for 

18 the succeeding fiscal year shall be de19 posited in the National Oceans and 

20 Coastal Security Fund established 

21 under section 904(a) of the National 

22 Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 7503(a)).’’. 

24 (h) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE25 QUESTRATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

3 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 

4 inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 

5 Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 

6 ‘‘Payments to States pursuant to subpara7 graph (C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the 

8 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

9 1337(p)(2)).’’. 

10 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

11 this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 

12 order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

14 seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 3. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

16 REVENUES. 

17 (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI18 NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—Section 102(9)(A) of the 

19 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 

20 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— 

21 (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

22 semicolon; and 

23 (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(ii) with respect to amounts dis2 bursed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

3 of section 105(a)(2)— 

4 ‘‘(I) in the case of each of fiscal 

5 years 2017 through 2021, all rentals, 

6 royalties, bonus bids, and other sums 

7 due and payable to the United States 

8 received on or after October 1, 2016, 

9 from leases entered into on or after 

10 December 20, 2006, for— 

11 ‘‘(aa) the 181 Area; 

12 ‘‘(bb) the 181 South Area; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(cc) the 2002–2007 plan15 ning area; and 

16 ‘‘(II) in the case of fiscal year 

17 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, 

18 all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and 

19 other sums due and payable to the 

20 United States received on or after Oc21 tober 1, 2021, from leases entered 

22 into on or after October 1, 2000, 

23 for— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the 181 Area; 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the 181 South Area; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(cc) the 2002–2007 plan4 ning area; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) with respect to amounts dis6 bursed under section 105(a)(2)(C), in the 

7 case of fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal 

8 year thereafter, all rentals, royalties, bonus 

9 bids, and other sums due and payable to 

10 the United States received on or after Oc11 tober 1, 2016, from leases entered into on 

12 or after December 20, 2006, for— 

13 ‘‘(I) the 181 Area; 

14 ‘‘(II) the 181 South Area; and 

15 ‘‘(III) the 2002–2007 planning 

16 area.’’. 

17 (b) DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI18 NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(a) of the Gulf 

20 of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 

21 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘25’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘75’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2 6 ⁄3’’; and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

8 semicolon; 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1 10 ⁄6’’; 

11 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

12 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

13 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

14 (A) the following: 

‘‘(B) 1 15 ⁄6 to the National Oceans and Coast16 al Security Fund established under section 

17 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Se18 curity Act (16 U.S.C. 7503(a)).’’. 

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

20 200304(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amend21 ed, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik22 ing ‘‘105(a)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘105(a)(2)(C)’’. 

23 (c) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF

24 DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

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1 Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 

2 109–432) is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs 

4 (A) through (C) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2016 through 2019; and 

7 ‘‘(B) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2020 and 2021.’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2055’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 

11 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and (B)’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘, (B), and (C)’’. 

13 (d) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE14 QUESTRATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

17 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 

18 inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 

19 Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 

20 ‘‘Payments to States pursuant to section 

21 105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Se22 curity Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 

23 U.S.C. 1331 note) (014–5535–0–2–302).’’. 

24 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

25 this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 


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1 order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 

3 seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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