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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 373 

To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. FARR, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LEE of 

California, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 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 ‘‘Oil Pollution Research 

5 and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH COMMITTEE. 

7 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 7001(a)(2) of the Oil Pollu8 tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(2)) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘State’’ and inserting ‘‘State and tribal’’. 


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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7001(a)(3) of such Act 

2 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(3) STRUCTURE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) MEMBERS.—The Interagency Com5 mittee shall consist of representatives from the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The Coast Guard. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The Department of Commerce, 

9 including the National Oceanic and Atmos10 pheric Administration. 

11 ‘‘(iii) The Department of the Interior. 

12 ‘‘(iv) The Environmental Protection 

13 Agency. 

14 ‘‘(B) COLLABORATING AGENCIES.—The 

15 Interagency Committee shall collaborate with 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) The National Institute of Stand18 ards and Technology. 

19 ‘‘(ii) The Department of Energy. 

20 ‘‘(iii) The Department of Transpor21 tation, including the Maritime Administra22 tion and the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate23 rials Safety Administration. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The Department of Defense, in2 cluding the Army Corps of Engineers and 

3 the Navy. 

4 ‘‘(v) The Department of Homeland 

5 Security, including the United States Fire 

6 Administration in the Federal Emergency 

7 Management Agency. 

8 ‘‘(vi) The National Aeronautics and 

9 Space Administration. 

10 ‘‘(vii) The National Science Founda11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(viii) Other Federal agencies, as ap13 propriate.’’. 

14 (c) ROLE OF THE CHAIR.—Section 7001(a)(4) of 

15 such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(4)) is amended to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘(4) CHAIR.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A representative of 

19 the Coast Guard shall serve as Chair. 

20 ‘‘(B) ROLE OF CHAIR.—The primary role 

21 of the Chair shall be to ensure that— 

22 ‘‘(i) the activities of the Interagency 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the implementation plans re2 quired under subsection (b)(1) are com3 pleted and submitted; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the annual reports required 

5 under subsection (e) are completed and 

6 submitted; 

7 ‘‘(iv) the Interagency Committee 

8 meets in accordance with the requirements 

9 of paragraph (5); and 

10 ‘‘(v) the Oil Pollution Research Advi11 sory Committee under subsection (f) is es12 tablished and utilized.’’. 

13 (d) ACTIVITIES.—Section 7001(a) of such Act (33 

14 U.S.C. 2761(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(5) ACTIVITIES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) ONGOING, COORDINATED EFFORTS.— 

18 The Interagency Committee shall ensure that 

19 the research, development, and demonstration 

20 efforts authorized by this section are coordi21 nated and conducted on an ongoing basis. 

22 ‘‘(B) MEETINGS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Interagency 

24 Committee shall meet, or otherwise com25 municate, as appropriate, to— 


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1 ‘‘(I) plan program-related activi2 ties; and 

3 ‘‘(II) determine whether the pro4 gram is resulting in the development 

5 of new or improved methods and tech6 nologies to prevent, detect, respond to, 

7 contain, and mitigate oil discharge. 

8 ‘‘(ii) FREQUENCY.—In no event shall 

9 the Interagency Committee meet less than 

10 once per year. 

11 ‘‘(C) INFORMATION EXCHANGE.—The 

12 Interagency Committee, acting through the Ad13 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration, shall develop a national 

15 information clearinghouse on oil discharge 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(i) includes scientific information 

18 and research on preparedness, response, 

19 and restoration; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) serves as a single electronic ac21 cess and input point for Federal agencies, 

22 emergency responders, the research com23 munity, and other interested parties for 

24 such information.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 

2 PLAN. 

3 (a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Section 7001(b)(1) of 

4 such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(1)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘180 days after the date of en6 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days after 

7 the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Research 

8 and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 

9 2013 and periodically thereafter, as appropriate, but 

10 not less than once every 5 years’’; 

11 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) identify the roles and responsibilities 

14 of each member agency of the Interagency 

15 Committee under subsection (a)(3)(A) and each 

16 of the collaborating agencies under subsection 

17 (a)(3)(B);’’; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘contain19 ment,’’ after ‘‘response,’’; 

20 (4) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ‘‘contain21 ment,’’ after ‘‘response,’’; 

22 (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara23 graph (E); 

24 (6) in subparagraph (F)— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘the States’’ through ‘‘re26 search needs’’ and inserting ‘‘State and tribal 


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1 governments, regional oil pollution research 

2 needs, including natural seeps and pollution re3 sulting from importing oil from overseas,’’; and 

4 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

5 inserting a semicolon; and 

6 (7) by adding at the end the following new sub7 paragraphs: 

8 ‘‘(G) identify the information needed to 

9 conduct risk assessment and risk analysis re10 search to effectively prevent oil discharges, in11 cluding information on human factors and deci12 sionmaking, and to protect the environment; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(H) identify a methodology that— 

15 ‘‘(i) provides for the solicitation, eval16 uation, preapproval, funding, and utiliza17 tion of technologies and research projects 

18 developed by the public and private sector 

19 in advance of future oil discharges; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) where appropriate, ensures that 

21 such technologies are readily available for 

22 rapid testing and potential deployment and 

23 that research projects can be implemented 

24 during an incident response.’’. 


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1 (b) ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.—Section 7001(b)(2) of 

2 such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(2)) is amended to read as 

3 follows: 

4 ‘‘(2) ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chair shall solicit 

6 advice and guidance in the development of the 

7 research plan under paragraph (1) from— 

8 ‘‘(i) the Oil Pollution Research Advi9 sory Committee established under sub10 section (f); 

11 ‘‘(ii) the National Institute of Stand12 ards and Technology on issues relating to 

13 quality assurance and standards measure14 ments; 

15 ‘‘(iii) third party standard-setting or16 ganizations on issues relating to voluntary 

17 consensus standards; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) the public in accordance with 

19 subparagraph (B). 

20 ‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Prior to the 

21 submission of the research plan to Congress 

22 under paragraph (1), the research plan shall be 

23 published in the Federal Register and subject 

24 to a public comment period of 30 days. The 

25 Chair shall review the public comments received 


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1 and incorporate those comments into the plan, 

2 as appropriate.’’. 

3 (c) REVIEW.—Section 7001(b) of such Act (33 

4 U.S.C. 2761(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—After the submission of each re7 search plan to Congress under paragraph (1), the 

8 Chair shall contract with the National Academy of 

9 Sciences— 

10 ‘‘(A) to review the research plan; 

11 ‘‘(B) to assess the adequacy of the re12 search plan; and 

13 ‘‘(C) to submit a report to Congress on the 

14 conclusions of the assessment. 

15 ‘‘(4) INCORPORATION OF RECOMMENDA16 TIONS.—The Chair shall address any recommenda17 tions in the review conducted under paragraph (3) 

18 and shall incorporate such recommendations into the 

19 research plan, as appropriate.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

21 PROGRAM. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 7001(c)(1) of such 

23 Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘re24 search and development, as provided in this subsection’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘research, development, and demonstration, 

2 as provided in this subsection and subsection (a)(2)’’. 

3 (b) INNOVATIVE OIL POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY.— 

4 Section 7001(c)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(2)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 

7 striking ‘‘preventing or mitigating’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, or 

9 mitigating’’; 

10 (2) by striking subparagraph (I); 

11 (3) by striking the period at the end of sub12 paragraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; 

13 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub14 paragraph (I); and 

15 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(J) technologies and methods to address 

17 oil discharge on land and in inland waters, 

18 coastal areas, offshore areas, including deep19 water and ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and 

20 other icy areas; and 

21 ‘‘(K) modeling and simulation capabilities, 

22 including tools and technologies, that can be 

23 used to facilitate effective recovery and contain24 ment of oil discharge during incident re25 sponse.’’. 


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1 (c) OIL POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION.— 

2 Section 7001(c)(3) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(3)) is 

3 amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(3) OIL POLLUTION TECHNOLOGY EVALUA5 TION.—The program established under this sub6 section shall provide for the evaluation of oil pollu7 tion prevention, containment, and mitigation tech8 nologies, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) the evaluation of the performance and 

10 effectiveness of such technologies in preventing, 

11 detecting, containing, recovering, and miti12 gating oil discharges; 

13 ‘‘(B) the evaluation of the environmental 

14 effects of the use of such technologies; 

15 ‘‘(C) the evaluation and testing of tech16 nologies developed independently of the research 

17 and development program established under 

18 this subsection, including technologies developed 

19 by small businesses; 

20 ‘‘(D) the establishment, with the advice 

21 and guidance of the National Institute of 

22 Standards and Technology, of standards and 

23 testing protocols traceable to national standards 

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1 vention, containment, or mitigation tech2 nologies; 

3 ‘‘(E) an evaluation of the environmental 

4 effects and utility of controlled field testing; 

5 ‘‘(F) the use, where appropriate, of con6 trolled field testing to evaluate real-world appli7 cation of new or improved oil discharge preven8 tion, response, containment, recovery, or mitiga9 tion technologies; 

10 ‘‘(G) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

11 oil pollution prevention technologies based on 

12 probabilistic risk analyses of the system; and 

13 ‘‘(H) research conducted by the Environ14 mental Protection Agency and other appro15 priate Federal agencies for the evaluation and 

16 testing of technologies that demonstrate— 

17 ‘‘(i) maximum effectiveness, including 

18 application and delivery mechanisms; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) minimum effects, including tox20 icity, to human health and the environment 

21 in both the near-term and long-term.’’. 

22 (d) OIL POLLUTION EFFECTS RESEARCH.—Section 

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1 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

4 ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Inter5 agency Committee, acting through the Ad6 ministrator of the National Oceanic and 

7 Atmospheric Administration, shall estab8 lish a research program to monitor and 

9 scientifically evaluate the environmental ef10 fects, including long-term effects, of oil dis11 charge. 

12 ‘‘(ii) SPECIFICATIONS.—Such pro13 gram shall include the following elements: 

14 ‘‘(I) Research on and the devel15 opment of effective tools to detect, 

16 measure, observe, analyze, monitor, 

17 model, and forecast the presence, 

18 transport, fate, and effect of an oil 

19 discharge throughout the environ20 ment, including tools and models to 

21 accurately measure and predict the 

22 flow of oil discharged. 

23 ‘‘(II) The development of meth24 ods, including economic methods, to 

25 assess and predict damages to natural 


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1 resources, including air quality, result2 ing from oil discharges, including in 

3 economically disadvantaged commu4 nities and areas. 

5 ‘‘(III) The identification of types 

6 of ecologically sensitive areas at par7 ticular risk from oil discharges, such 

8 as inland waters, coastal areas, off9 shore areas, including deepwater and 

10 ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and 

11 other icy areas. 

12 ‘‘(IV) The preparation of sci13 entific monitoring and evaluation 

14 plans for the areas identified under 

15 subclause (III) to be implemented in 

16 the event of major oil discharges in 

17 such areas. 

18 ‘‘(V) The collection of environ19 mental baseline data in the areas 

20 identified under subclause (III) if 

21 such data are insufficient. 

22 ‘‘(VI) The use of both onshore 

23 and offshore air quality monitoring to 

24 study the effects of an oil discharge 

25 and oil discharge cleanup technologies 


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1 on air quality and making the results 

2 of such monitoring and health and 

3 safety warnings readily available to 

4 the public, including emergency re5 sponders, the research community, 

6 local residents, and other interested 

7 parties. 

8 ‘‘(VII) Research on technologies, 

9 methods, and standards for protecting 

10 removal personnel and for volunteers 

11 that may participate in incident re12 sponses, including training, adequate 

13 supervision, protective equipment, 

14 maximum exposure limits, and decon15 tamination procedures.’’; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(B) The Department of 

18 Commerce’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fu19 ture oil discharges.’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(B) CONDITIONS.—The Interagency Com21 mittee, acting through the Administrator of the 

22 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra23 tion, shall conduct research activities under 

24 subparagraph (A) for areas in which— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the amount of oil discharged ex2 ceeds 250,000 gallons; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) a study of the long-term environ4 mental effects of the discharge would be of 

5 significant scientific value, especially for 

6 preventing or responding to future oil dis7 charges.’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘ATHOS I, and’’ and in9 serting ‘‘ATHOS I;’’; and 

10 (C) by striking the period at the end and 

11 inserting ‘‘; Prince William Sound, where oil 

12 was discharged by the EXXON VALDEZ; and 

13 the Gulf of Mexico, where oil was discharged by 

14 the DEEPWATER HORIZON.’’; and 

15 (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘Research’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘COORDINATION.—Research’’. 

17 (e) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 

18 7001(c)(6) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(6)) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting 

21 the following: ‘‘The United States Coast Guard, in 

22 conjunction with such agencies as the President may 

23 designate, shall conduct a total of 2 port oil pollu24 tion minimization demonstration projects, 1 with the 

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1 and 1 with a port on the Great Lakes, for the pur2 pose of developing and demonstrating integrated 

3 port oil pollution prevention and cleanup systems 

4 that utilize the information and implement the im5 proved practices and technologies developed from the 

6 research, development, and demonstration program 

7 established in this section.’’; and 

8 (2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘oil spill’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘oil discharge’’. 

10 (f) SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING.—Section 

11 7001(c)(7) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(7)) is amended 

12 by inserting ‘‘Oil pollution technology testing and evalua13 tions shall be given priority over all other activities per14 formed at such Research Center.’’ after ‘‘evaluations.’’. 

15 (g) REGIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001(c)(8) of such 

17 Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(8)) is amended— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘program of competi20 tive grants’’ and inserting ‘‘program of 

21 peer-reviewed, competitive grants’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘(1989)’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘(2009)’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘the 

2 entity or entities which’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 

3 one entity that’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

5 subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(H) In carrying out this paragraph, the Inter7 agency Committee shall coordinate the program of 

8 peer-reviewed, competitive grants to universities or 

9 other research institutions, including Minority Serv10 ing Institutions as defined under section 371(a) of 

11 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

12 1067q(a)), and provide consideration to such institu13 tions in the recommendations for awarding grants.’’. 

14 (2) FUNDING.—Section 7001(c)(9) of such Act 

15 (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(9)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘1991’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall be avail17 able’’ and inserting ‘‘2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 

18 2018, there are authorized to be appropriated from 

19 amounts in the Fund $12,000,000’’. 

20 SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. 

21 Section 7001(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(d)) is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—In accordance 

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1 Interagency Committee shall engage in international co2 operation by— 

3 ‘‘(1) harnessing global expertise through col4 laborative partnerships with foreign governments 

5 and research entities, and domestic and foreign pri6 vate actors, including nongovernmental organizations 

7 and private sector companies; and 

8 ‘‘(2) leveraging public and private capital, tech9 nology, expertise, and services towards innovative 

10 models that can be instituted to conduct collabo11 rative oil pollution research, development, and dem12 onstration activities, including controlled field tests 

13 of oil discharges and other activities designed to im14 prove oil recovery and cleanup.’’. 

15 SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTS. 

16 Section 7001(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(e)) is 

17 amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the sub20 mission to Congress of the President’s annual budg21 et request in each year after the date of enactment 

22 of the Oil Pollution Research and Development Pro23 gram Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Chair of the 

24 Interagency Committee shall submit to Congress a 

25 report describing the— 


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1 ‘‘(A) activities carried out under this sec2 tion in the preceding fiscal year, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) a description of major research 

4 conducted on oil discharge prevention, de5 tection, containment, recovery, and mitiga6 tion techniques in all environments by each 

7 agency described in subparagraphs (A) and 

8 (B) of subsection (a)(3); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) a summary of— 

10 ‘‘(I) projects in which the agency 

11 contributed funding or other re12 sources; 

13 ‘‘(II) major projects undertaken 

14 by State and tribal governments, and 

15 foreign governments; and 

16 ‘‘(III) major projects undertaken 

17 by the private sector and educational 

18 institutions; 

19 ‘‘(B) activities being carried out under this 

20 section in the current fiscal year, including a 

21 description of major research and development 

22 activities on oil discharge prevention, detection, 

23 containment, recovery, and mitigation tech24 nologies and techniques in all environments that 

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1 ‘‘(C) activities proposed to be carried out 

2 under this section in the subsequent fiscal year, 

3 including an analysis of how these activities will 

4 further the purposes of the program authorized 

5 by this section. 

6 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—If the Na7 tional Academy of Sciences provides recommenda8 tions on the research plan under section 7001(b)(3), 

9 the Chair shall include, in the first annual report 

10 under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a description 

11 of those recommendations incorporated into the re12 search plan, and a description of, and explanation 

13 for, any recommendations that are not included in 

14 such plan.’’. 

15 SEC. 7. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

16 Section 7001 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761) is further 

17 amended— 

18 (1) by striking subsection (f); and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

22 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

23 after the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Re24 search and Development Program Reauthorization 

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1 mittee shall establish an advisory committee to be 

2 known as the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Com3 mittee (in this subsection referred to as the ‘advisory 

4 committee’). 

5 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The advisory com7 mittee shall be composed of members appointed 

8 by the Chair, in consultation with each member 

9 agency described in subsection (a)(3), includ10 ing— 

11 ‘‘(i) individuals with extensive knowl12 edge and research experience or oper13 ational knowledge of prevention, detection, 

14 response, containment, and mitigation of 

15 oil discharges; 

16 ‘‘(ii) individuals broadly representative 

17 of stakeholders affected by oil discharges; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(iii) other individuals, as determined 

20 by the Chair. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—The Chair shall— 

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1 clude representatives from State, tribal, 

2 and local governments; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) ensure that no class of individ4 uals described in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) comprises more than 1 5 ⁄3 of 

6 the membership of the advisory committee. 

7 ‘‘(C) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Members shall be 

9 appointed for a 3-year term and may serve 

10 for not more than 2 terms, except as pro11 vided in clause (iii). 

12 ‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Vacancy appoint13 ments shall be for the remainder of the un14 expired term of the vacancy. 

15 ‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE.—If a member is 

16 appointed to fill a vacancy and the remain17 der of the unexpired term is less than 1 

18 year, the member may subsequently be ap19 pointed for 2 full terms. 

20 ‘‘(D) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 

21 Members of the advisory committee shall not be 

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1 cordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

2 title 5, United States Code. 

3 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall 

4 review, advise, and comment on Interagency Com5 mittee activities, including the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Management and functioning of the 

7 Interagency Committee. 

8 ‘‘(B) Collaboration of the Interagency 

9 Committee and the agencies listed in subsection 

10 (a)(3)(B). 

11 ‘‘(C) The research and technology develop12 ment of new or improved response capabilities. 

13 ‘‘(D) The use of cost-effective research 

14 mechanisms. 

15 ‘‘(E) Research, computation, and modeling 

16 needs and other resources needed to develop a 

17 comprehensive program of oil pollution re18 search. 

19 ‘‘(4) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The advisory com20 mittee may establish subcommittees of its members. 

21 ‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The advisory committee shall 

22 meet at least once per year and at other times at the 

23 call of the chairperson. 

24 ‘‘(6) REPORT.—The advisory committee shall 

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1 mittee and Congress on the function, activities, and 

2 progress of the Interagency Committee and the pro3 grams established under this section. 

4 ‘‘(7) EXPIRATION.—Section 14 of the Federal 

5 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

6 apply to the advisory committee.’’. 

7 SEC. 8. FUNDING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001 of such Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 2761) is further amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

13 appropriated from amounts in the Fund not more 

14 than $48,000,000 annually to carry out this section, 

15 except for subsection (c)(8). 

16 ‘‘(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—From the 

17 amounts in paragraph (1), there are authorized to 

18 be appropriated— 

19 ‘‘(A) $16,000,000 to the Administrator of 

20 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin21 istration annually to carry out this section; and 

22 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 to carry out the 

24 activities in subsection (c)(6).’’. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1012(a)(5)(C) of such 

2 Act (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(C)) is amended to read as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(C) notwithstanding section 9509(f) of 

5 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, not more 

6 than $48,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be 

7 available to carry out title VII of this Act; 

8 and’’. 

9 SEC. 9. ACCESS TO RESEARCH DURING AN EMERGENCY. 

10 Section 7001 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761) is further 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(h) ACCESS TO RESEARCH DURING AN EMER14 GENCY.—Any entity that receives Federal funding for re15 search, the methodologies or results of which may be use16 ful for response activities in the event of an oil discharge 

17 incident described in sections 300.300–334 of title 40 of 

18 the Code of Federal Regulations, shall, upon request to 

19 that entity, make the methodologies or results of such re20 search available to the Interagency Committee and the 

21 Federal On-Scene Coordinator (as defined in section 

22 311(a)(21) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

23 (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(21))). Any methodologies or research 

24 results made available under this subsection shall be for 

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1 spect to the oil discharge incident and shall not be avail2 able for disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, or included in information made publicly 

4 available pursuant to this Act.’’. 

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