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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4899 Engrossed in House (EH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4899

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                                 AN ACT

 
To lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic 
 onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline 
and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an 
America That Works Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is the following:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                   TITLE I--OFFSHORE ENERGY AND JOBS

      Subtitle A--Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms

Sec. 10101. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms.
Sec. 10102. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal.
Sec. 10103. Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing 
                            program.
Sec. 10104. Rule of construction.
Sec. 10105. Addition of lease sales after finalization of 5-year plan.
      Subtitle B--Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales

Sec. 10201. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 
                            on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore 
                            Virginia.
Sec. 10202. South Carolina lease sale.
Sec. 10203. Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale.
Sec. 10204. Environmental impact statement requirement.
Sec. 10205. National defense.
Sec. 10206. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included.
   Subtitle C--Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues

Sec. 10301. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal 
                            States.
   Subtitle D--Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the 
                       Department of the Interior

Sec. 10401. Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and 
                            Minerals and Assistant Secretary of Ocean 
                            Energy and Safety.
Sec. 10402. Bureau of Ocean Energy.
Sec. 10403. Ocean Energy Safety Service.
Sec. 10404. Office of Natural Resources revenue.
Sec. 10405. Ethics and drug testing.
Sec. 10406. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service.
Sec. 10407. Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates.
Sec. 10408. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board.
Sec. 10409. Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees.
Sec. 10410. Prohibition on action based on National Ocean Policy 
                            developed under Executive Order No. 13547.
                 Subtitle E--United States Territories

Sec. 10501. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with 
                            respect to territories of the United 
                            States.
                  Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 10601. Rules regarding distribution of revenues under Gulf of 
                            Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.
Sec. 10602. Amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf 
                            revenues.
Sec. 10603. South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area 
                            defined.
Sec. 10604. Enhancing geological and geophysical information for 
                            America's energy future.
                      Subtitle G--Judicial Review

Sec. 10701. Time for filing complaint.
Sec. 10702. District court deadline.
Sec. 10703. Ability to seek appellate review.
Sec. 10704. Limitation on scope of review and relief.
Sec. 10705. Legal fees.
Sec. 10706. Exclusion.
Sec. 10707. Definitions.
          TITLE II--ONSHORE FEDERAL LANDS AND ENERGY SECURITY

           Subtitle A--Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security

Sec. 21001. Short title.
Sec. 21002. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for 
                            America.
           Chapter 1--Onshore Oil and Gas Permit Streamlining

Sec. 21101. Short title.
     subchapter a--application for permits to drill process reform

Sec. 21111. Permit to drill application timeline.
       subchapter b--administrative protest documentation reform

Sec. 21121. Administrative protest documentation reform.
                   subchapter c--permit streamlining

Sec. 21131. Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting 
                            on Federal lands.
Sec. 21132. Administration of current law.
                     subchapter d--judicial review

Sec. 21141. Definitions.
Sec. 21142. Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to 
                            covered energy projects.
Sec. 21143. Timely filing.
Sec. 21144. Expedition in hearing and determining the action.
Sec. 21145. Standard of review.
Sec. 21146. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief.
Sec. 21147. Limitation on attorneys' fees.
Sec. 21148. Legal standing.
         subchapter e--knowing america's oil and gas resources

Sec. 21151. Funding oil and gas resource assessments.
                Chapter 2--Oil and Gas Leasing Certainty

Sec. 21201. Short title.
Sec. 21202. Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales.
Sec. 21203. Leasing certainty.
Sec. 21204. Leasing consistency.
Sec. 21205. Reduce redundant policies.
Sec. 21206. Streamlined congressional notification.
                          Chapter 3--Oil Shale

Sec. 21301. Short title.
Sec. 21302. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to 
                            resource management plans, and record of 
                            decision.
Sec. 21303. Oil shale leasing.
                  Chapter 4--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 21401. Rule of construction.
                Subtitle B--Planning for American Energy

Sec. 22001. Short title.
Sec. 22002. Onshore domestic energy production strategic plan.
        Subtitle C--National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Access

Sec. 23001. Short title.
Sec. 23002. Sense of Congress and reaffirming national policy for the 
                            National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Sec. 23003. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: lease sales.
Sec. 23004. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: planning and 
                            permitting pipeline and road construction.
Sec. 23005. Issuance of a new integrated activity plan and 
                            environmental impact statement.
Sec. 23006. Departmental accountability for development.
Sec. 23007. Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan.
Sec. 23008. Updated resource assessment.
                 Subtitle D--BLM Live Internet Auctions

Sec. 24001. Short title.
Sec. 24002. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 30101. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training.

                   TITLE I--OFFSHORE ENERGY AND JOBS

      Subtitle A--Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms

SEC. 10101. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM REFORMS.

    Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program under this 
        section, the Secretary shall make available for leasing and 
        conduct lease sales including at least 50 percent of the 
        available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf 
        planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, 
        technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu 
        basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment 
        of the outer Continental Shelf, with an emphasis on offering 
        the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall include in each proposed oil and 
        gas leasing program under this section any State subdivision of 
        an outer Continental Shelf planning area that the Governor of 
        the State that represents that subdivision requests be made 
        available for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such a 
        subdivision from the program until publication of the final 
        program, and shall include and consider all such subdivisions 
        in any environmental review conducted and statement prepared 
        for such program under section 102(2) of the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).
            ``(C) In this paragraph the term `available unleased 
        acreage' means that portion of the outer Continental Shelf that 
        is not under lease at the time of a proposed lease sale, and 
        that has not otherwise been made unavailable for leasing by 
        law.
            ``(6)(A) In the 5-year oil and gas leasing program, the 
        Secretary shall make available for leasing any outer 
        Continental Shelf planning areas that--
                    ``(i) are estimated to contain more than 
                2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or
                    ``(ii) are estimated to contain more than 
                7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
            ``(B) To determine the planning areas described in 
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the document entitled 
        `Minerals Management Service Assessment of Undiscovered 
        Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Nation's 
        Outer Continental Shelf, 2006'.''.

SEC. 10102. DOMESTIC OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION GOAL.

    Section 18(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Production Goal.---
            ``(1) In general.--In developing a 5-year oil and gas 
        leasing program, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall determine a domestic strategic production goal for the 
        development of oil and natural gas as a result of that program. 
        Such goal shall be--
                    ``(A) the best estimate of the possible increase in 
                domestic production of oil and natural gas from the 
                outer Continental Shelf;
                    ``(B) focused on meeting domestic demand for oil 
                and natural gas and reducing the dependence of the 
                United States on foreign energy; and
                    ``(C) focused on the production increases achieved 
                by the leasing program at the end of the 15-year period 
                beginning on the effective date of the program.
            ``(2) Program goal.--For purposes of the 5-year oil and gas 
        leasing program, the production goal referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be an increase by 2032 of--
                    ``(A) no less than 3,000,000 barrels in the amount 
                of oil produced per day; and
                    ``(B) no less than 10,000,000,000 cubic feet in the 
                amount of natural gas produced per day.
            ``(3) Reporting.--The Secretary shall report annually, 
        beginning at the end of the 5-year period for which the program 
        applies, to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate on the progress of the program in 
        meeting the production goal. The Secretary shall identify in 
        the report projections for production and any problems with 
        leasing, permitting, or production that will prevent meeting 
        the goal.''.

SEC. 10103. DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTAL OF NEW 5-YEAR OIL AND GAS LEASING 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
            (1) by not later than July 15, 2015, publish and submit to 
        Congress a new proposed oil and gas leasing program under 
        section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1344) for the 5-year period beginning on such date and ending 
        July 15, 2021; and
            (2) by not later than July 15, 2016, approve a final oil 
        and gas leasing program under such section for such period.
    (b) Consideration of All Areas.--In preparing such program the 
Secretary shall include consideration of areas of the Continental Shelf 
off the coasts of all States (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
that Act, as amended by this title), that are subject to leasing under 
this title.
    (c) Technical Correction.--Section 18(d)(3) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(d)(3)) is amended by 
striking ``or after eighteen months following the date of enactment of 
this section, whichever first occurs,''.

SEC. 10104. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the issuance 
of a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 
et seq.) to any person designated for the imposition of sanctions 
pursuant to--
            (1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
        the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and 
        Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), the Iran 
        Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
        8701 et seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), or 
        the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 
        U.S.C. 8801 et seq.);
            (2) Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 2012), Executive 
        Order No. 13628 (October 9, 2012), or Executive Order No. 13645 
        (June 3, 2013);
            (3) Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001) or 
        Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 2004); or
            (4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty 
        Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note).

SEC. 10105. ADDITION OF LEASE SALES AFTER FINALIZATION OF 5-YEAR PLAN.

    Section 18(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C.1344(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``After'' and inserting 
        ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), after''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Secretary may add to the areas included in an approved 
leasing program additional areas to be made available for leasing under 
the program, if all review and documents required under section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) have 
been completed with respect to leasing of each such additional area 
within the 5-year period preceding such addition.''.

      Subtitle B--Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales

SEC. 10201. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE 220 
              ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE VIRGINIA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the exclusion of Lease Sale 220 in 
the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012-2017, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct offshore oil and gas Lease 
Sale 220 under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Requirement To Make Replacement Lease Blocks Available.--For 
each lease block in a proposed lease sale under this section for which 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior, under the Memorandum of Agreement referred to in section 
10205(b), issues a statement proposing deferral from a lease offering 
due to defense-related activities that are irreconcilable with mineral 
exploration and development, the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall make available in the 
same lease sale one other lease block in the Virginia lease sale 
planning area that is acceptable for oil and gas exploration and 
production in order to mitigate conflict.
    (c) Balancing Military and Energy Production Goals.--In recognition 
that the Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and the 
domestic energy resources produced therefrom are integral to national 
security, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense 
shall work jointly in implementing this section in order to ensure 
achievement of the following common goals:
            (1) Preserving the ability of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness through 
        their continued use of the Outer Continental Shelf.
            (2) Allowing effective exploration, development, and 
        production of our Nation's oil, gas, and renewable energy 
        resources.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Lease sale 220.--The term ``Lease Sale 220'' means such 
        lease sale referred to in the Request for Comments on the Draft 
        Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 
        Leasing Program for 2010-2015 and Notice of Intent To Prepare 
        an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed 5-Year 
        Program published January 21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 3631).
            (2) Virginia lease sale planning area.--The term ``Virginia 
        lease sale planning area'' means the area of the outer 
        Continental Shelf (as that term is defined in the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)) that is 
        bounded by--
                    (A) a northern boundary consisting of a straight 
                line extending from the northernmost point of 
                Virginia's seaward boundary to the point on the seaward 
                boundary of the United States exclusive economic zone 
                located at 37 degrees 17 minutes 1 second North 
                latitude, 71 degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West 
                longitude; and
                    (B) a southern boundary consisting of a straight 
                line extending from the southernmost point of 
                Virginia's seaward boundary to the point on the seaward 
                boundary of the United States exclusive economic zone 
                located at 36 degrees 31 minutes 58 seconds North 
                latitude, 71 degrees 30 minutes 1 second West 
                longitude.

SEC. 10202. SOUTH CAROLINA LEASE SALE.

    Notwithstanding exclusion of the South Atlantic Outer Continental 
Shelf Planning Area from the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas 
Leasing Program 2012-2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct 
a lease sale not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act for areas off the coast of South Carolina determined by the 
Secretary to have the most geologically promising hydrocarbon resources 
and constituting not less than 25 percent of the leasable area within 
the South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries depicted in the 
notice entitled ``Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative 
Boundaries Extending from the Submerged Lands Act Boundary seaward to 
the Limit of the United States Outer Continental Shelf'', published 
January 3, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 127).

SEC. 10203. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE LEASE SALE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall offer for sale 
leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of 
the Southern California OCS Planning Area as soon as practicable, but 
not later than December 31, 2015.
    (b) Use of Existing Structures or Onshore-Based Drilling.--The 
Secretary of the Interior shall include in leases offered for sale 
under this lease sale such terms and conditions as are necessary to 
require that development and production may occur only from offshore 
infrastructure in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act or 
from onshore-based, extended-reach drilling.

SEC. 10204. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--For the purposes of this title, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall prepare a multisale environmental impact statement 
under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332) for all lease sales required under this subtitle.
    (b) Actions To Be Considered.--Notwithstanding section 102 of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), in such 
statement--
            (1) the Secretary is not required to identify nonleasing 
        alternative courses of action or to analyze the environmental 
        effects of such alternative courses of action; and
            (2) the Secretary shall only--
                    (A) identify a preferred action for leasing and not 
                more than one alternative leasing proposal; and
                    (B) analyze the environmental effects and potential 
                mitigation measures for such preferred action and such 
                alternative leasing proposal.

SEC. 10205. NATIONAL DEFENSE.

    (a) National Defense Areas.--This title does not affect the 
existing authority of the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 
the President, to designate national defense areas on the Outer 
Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(d)).
    (b) Prohibition on Conflicts With Military Operations.--No person 
may engage in any exploration, development, or production of oil or 
natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under 
this title that would conflict with any military operation, as 
determined in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the 
Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior on Mutual 
Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and any 
revision or replacement for that agreement that is agreed to by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior after that date 
but before the date of issuance of the lease under which such 
exploration, development, or production is conducted.

SEC. 10206. EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NOT INCLUDED.

    Nothing in this title affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing 
under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of 
division C of Public Law 109-432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note).

   Subtitle C--Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues

SEC. 10301. DISPOSITION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES TO COASTAL 
              STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended--
            (1) in the existing text--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``All 
                rentals,'' and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Disposition of Revenue Under Old Leases.--All rentals,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c) (as designated by the 
                amendment made by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), 
                by striking ``for the period from June 5, 1950, to 
                date, and thereafter'' and inserting ``in the period 
                beginning June 5, 1950, and ending on the date of 
                enactment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an 
                America That Works Act of 2014'';
            (2) by adding after subsection (c) (as so designated) the 
        following:
    ``(d)  Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Coastal state.--The term `coastal State' includes a 
        territory of the United States.
            ``(2) New leasing revenues.--The term `new leasing 
        revenues'--
                    ``(A) means amounts received by the United States 
                as bonuses, rents, and royalties under leases for oil 
                and gas, wind, tidal, or other energy exploration, 
                development, and production on new areas of the outer 
                Continental Shelf that are authorized to be made 
                available for leasing as a result of enactment of the 
                Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works 
                Act of 2014 and leasing under that Act; and
                    ``(B) does not include amounts received by the 
                United States under any lease of an area located in the 
                boundaries of the Central Gulf of Mexico and Western 
                Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas 
                on the date of enactment of the Lowering Gasoline 
                Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, 
                including a lease issued before, on, or after such date 
                of enactment.''; and
            (3) by inserting before subsection (c) (as so designated) 
        the following:
    ``(a) Payment of New Leasing Revenues to Coastal States.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), of 
        the amount of new leasing revenues received by the United 
        States each fiscal year, 37.5 percent shall be allocated and 
        paid in accordance with subsection (b) to coastal States that 
        are affected States with respect to the leases under which 
        those revenues are received by the United States.
            ``(2) Phase-in.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall be applied--
                            ``(i) with respect to new leasing revenues 
                        under leases awarded under the first leasing 
                        program under section 18(a) that takes effect 
                        after the date of enactment of the Lowering 
                        Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works 
                        Act of 2014, by substituting `12.5 percent' for 
                        `37.5 percent'; and
                            ``(ii) with respect to new leasing revenues 
                        under leases awarded under the second leasing 
                        program under section 18(a) that takes effect 
                        after the date of enactment of the Lowering 
                        Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works 
                        Act of 2014, by substituting `25 percent' for 
                        `37.5 percent'.
                    ``(B) Exempted lease sales.--This paragraph shall 
                not apply with respect to any lease issued under 
                subtitle B of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an 
                America That Works Act of 2014.
    ``(b) Allocation of Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of new leasing revenues 
        received by the United States with respect to a leased tract 
        that are required to be paid to coastal States in accordance 
        with this subsection each fiscal year shall be allocated among 
        and paid to coastal States that are within 200 miles of the 
        leased tract, in amounts that are inversely proportional to the 
        respective distances between the point on the coastline of each 
        such State that is closest to the geographic center of the 
        lease tract, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Minimum and maximum allocation.--The amount allocated 
        to a coastal State under paragraph (1) each fiscal year with 
        respect to a leased tract shall be--
                    ``(A) in the case of a coastal State that is the 
                nearest State to the geographic center of the leased 
                tract, not less than 25 percent of the total amounts 
                allocated with respect to the leased tract;
                    ``(B) in the case of any other coastal State, not 
                less than 10 percent, and not more than 15 percent, of 
                the total amounts allocated with respect to the leased 
                tract; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a coastal State that is the 
                only coastal State within 200 miles of a leased tract, 
                100 percent of the total amounts allocated with respect 
                to the leased tract.
            ``(3) Administration.--Amounts allocated to a coastal State 
        under this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be available to the coastal State 
                without further appropriation;
                    ``(B) shall remain available until expended;
                    ``(C) shall be in addition to any other amounts 
                available to the coastal State under this Act; and
                    ``(D) shall be distributed in the fiscal year 
                following receipt.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a coastal State may use funds 
                allocated and paid to it under this subsection for any 
                purpose as determined by the laws of that State.
                    ``(B) Restriction on use for matching.--Funds 
                allocated and paid to a coastal State under this 
                subsection may not be used as matching funds for any 
                other Federal program.''.
    (b) Limitation on Application.--This section and the amendment made 
by this section shall not affect the application of section 105 of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of 
Public Law 109-432; (43 U.S.C. 1331 note)), as in effect before the 
enactment of this Act, with respect to revenues received by the United 
States under oil and gas leases issued for tracts located in the 
Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning 
Areas, including such leases issued on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

   Subtitle D--Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the 
                       Department of the Interior

SEC. 10401. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR ENERGY, LANDS, AND 
              MINERALS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF OCEAN ENERGY AND 
              SAFETY.

    There shall be in the Department of the Interior--
            (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals, who 
        shall--
                    (A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advise and consent of the Senate;
                    (B) report to the Secretary of the Interior or, if 
                directed by the Secretary, to the Deputy Secretary of 
                the Interior;
                    (C) be paid at the rate payable for level III of 
                the Executive Schedule; and
                    (D) be responsible for--
                            (i) the safe and responsible development of 
                        our energy and mineral resources on Federal 
                        lands in appropriate accordance with United 
                        States energy demands; and
                            (ii) ensuring multiple-use missions of the 
                        Department of the Interior that promote the 
                        safe and sustained development of energy and 
                        minerals resources on public lands (as that 
                        term is defined in the Federal Land Policy and 
                        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
                        seq.));
            (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety, who 
        shall--
                    (A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advise and consent of the Senate;
                    (B) report to the Under Secretary for Energy, 
                Lands, and Minerals;
                    (C) be paid at the rate payable for level IV of the 
                Executive Schedule; and
                    (D) be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient 
                development of energy and minerals on the Outer 
                Continental Shelf of the United States; and
            (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management, 
        who shall--
                    (A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advise and consent of the Senate;
                    (B) report to the Under Secretary for Energy, 
                Lands, and Minerals;
                    (C) be paid at the rate payable for level IV of the 
                Executive Schedule; and
                    (D) be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient 
                development of energy and minerals on public lands and 
                other Federal onshore lands under the jurisdiction of 
                the Department of the Interior, including 
                implementation of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
                181 et seq.) and the Surface Mining Control and 
                Reclamation Act (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) and 
                administration of the Office of Surface Mining.

SEC. 10402. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of the 
Interior a Bureau of Ocean Energy (referred to in this section as the 
``Bureau''), which shall--
            (1) be headed by a Director of Ocean Energy (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Director''); and
            (2) be administered under the direction of the Assistant 
        Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.
    (b) Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be compensated at the 
        rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
        out through the Bureau all functions, powers, and duties vested 
        in the Secretary relating to the administration of a 
        comprehensive program of offshore mineral and renewable energy 
        resources management.
            (2) Specific authorities.--The Director shall promulgate 
        and implement regulations--
                    (A) for the proper issuance of leases for the 
                exploration, development, and production of 
                nonrenewable and renewable energy and mineral resources 
                on the Outer Continental Shelf;
                    (B) relating to resource identification, access, 
                evaluation, and utilization;
                    (C) for development of leasing plans, lease sales, 
                and issuance of leases for such resources; and
                    (D) regarding issuance of environmental impact 
                statements related to leasing and post leasing 
                activities including exploration, development, and 
                production, and the use of third party contracting for 
                necessary environmental analysis for the development of 
                such resources.
            (3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not carry out through 
        the Bureau any function, power, or duty that is--
                    (A) required by section 10403 to be carried out 
                through the Ocean Energy Safety Service; or
                    (B) required by section 10404 to be carried out 
                through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
    (d) Responsibilities of Land Management Agencies.--Nothing in this 
section shall affect the authorities of the Bureau of Land Management 
under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) or of the Forest Service under the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-588).

SEC. 10403. OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY SERVICE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of the 
Interior an Ocean Energy Safety Service (referred to in this section as 
the ``Service''), which shall--
            (1) be headed by a Director of Energy Safety (referred to 
        in this section as the ``Director''); and
            (2) be administered under the direction of the Assistant 
        Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety.
    (b) Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be compensated at the 
        rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
        out through the Service all functions, powers, and duties 
        vested in the Secretary relating to the administration of 
        safety and environmental enforcement activities related to 
        offshore mineral and renewable energy resources on the Outer 
        Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
        Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) including the authority to 
        develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations to ensure the safe 
        and sound exploration, development, and production of mineral 
        and renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf 
        in a timely fashion.
            (2) Specific authorities.--The Director shall be 
        responsible for all safety activities related to exploration 
        and development of renewable and mineral resources on the Outer 
        Continental Shelf, including--
                    (A) exploration, development, production, and 
                ongoing inspections of infrastructure;
                    (B) the suspending or prohibiting, on a temporary 
                basis, any operation or activity, including production 
                under leases held on the Outer Continental Shelf, in 
                accordance with section 5(a)(1) of the Outer 
                Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(1));
                    (C) cancelling any lease, permit, or right-of-way 
                on the Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with 
                section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
                Act (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(2));
                    (D) compelling compliance with applicable Federal 
                laws and regulations relating to worker safety and 
                other matters;
                    (E) requiring comprehensive safety and 
                environmental management programs for persons engaged 
                in activities connected with the exploration, 
                development, and production of mineral or renewable 
                energy resources;
                    (F) developing and implementing regulations for 
                Federal employees to carry out any inspection or 
                investigation to ascertain compliance with applicable 
                regulations, including health, safety, or environmental 
                regulations;
                    (G) implementing the Offshore Technology Research 
                and Risk Assessment Program under section 21 of the 
                Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1347);
                    (H) summoning witnesses and directing the 
                production of evidence;
                    (I) levying fines and penalties and disqualifying 
                operators;
                    (J) carrying out any safety, response, and removal 
                preparedness functions; and
                    (K) the processing of permits, exploration plans, 
                development plans.
    (d) Employees.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
        inspection force of the Bureau consists of qualified, trained 
        employees who meet qualification requirements and adhere to the 
        highest professional and ethical standards.
            (2) Qualifications.--The qualification requirements 
        referred to in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) shall be determined by the Secretary, subject 
                to subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) shall include--
                            (i) 3 years of practical experience in oil 
                        and gas exploration, development, or 
                        production; or
                            (ii) a degree in an appropriate field of 
                        engineering from an accredited institution of 
                        higher learning.
            (3) Assignment.--In assigning oil and gas inspectors to the 
        inspection and investigation of individual operations, the 
        Secretary shall give due consideration to the extent possible 
        to their previous experience in the particular type of oil and 
        gas operation in which such inspections are to be made.
            (4) Background checks.--The Director shall require that an 
        individual to be hired as an inspection officer undergo an 
        employment investigation (including a criminal history record 
        check).
            (5) Language requirements.--Individuals hired as inspectors 
        must be able to read, speak, and write English well enough to--
                    (A) carry out written and oral instructions 
                regarding the proper performance of inspection duties; 
                and
                    (B) write inspection reports and statements and log 
                entries in the English language.
            (6) Veterans preference.--The Director shall provide a 
        preference for the hiring of an individual as a inspection 
        officer if the individual is a member or former member of the 
        Armed Forces and is entitled, under statute, to retired, 
        retirement, or retainer pay on account of service as a member 
        of the Armed Forces.
            (7) Annual proficiency review.--
                    (A) Annual proficiency review.--The Director shall 
                provide that an annual evaluation of each individual 
                assigned inspection duties is conducted and documented.
                    (B) Continuation of employment.--An individual 
                employed as an inspector may not continue to be 
                employed in that capacity unless the evaluation 
                demonstrates that the individual--
                            (i) continues to meet all qualifications 
                        and standards;
                            (ii) has a satisfactory record of 
                        performance and attention to duty based on the 
                        standards and requirements in the inspection 
                        program; and
                            (iii) demonstrates the current knowledge 
                        and skills necessary to courteously, 
                        vigilantly, and effectively perform inspection 
                        functions.
            (8) Limitation on right to strike.--Any individual that 
        conducts permitting or inspections under this section may not 
        participate in a strike, or assert the right to strike.
            (9) Personnel authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Director may employ, appoint, discipline 
        and terminate for cause, and fix the compensation, terms, and 
        conditions of employment of Federal service for individuals as 
        the employees of the Service in order to restore and maintain 
        the trust of the people of the United States in the 
        accountability of the management of our Nation's energy safety 
        program.
            (10) Training academy.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
                maintain a National Offshore Energy Safety Academy 
                (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Academy'') as 
                an agency of the Ocean Energy Safety Service.
                    (B) Functions of academy.--The Secretary, through 
                the Academy, shall be responsible for--
                            (i) the initial and continued training of 
                        both newly hired and experienced offshore oil 
                        and gas inspectors in all aspects of health, 
                        safety, environmental, and operational 
                        inspections;
                            (ii) the training of technical support 
                        personnel of the Bureau;
                            (iii) any other training programs for 
                        offshore oil and gas inspectors, Bureau 
                        personnel, Department personnel, or other 
                        persons as the Secretary shall designate; and
                            (iv) certification of the successful 
                        completion of training programs for newly hired 
                        and experienced offshore oil and gas 
                        inspectors.
                    (C) Cooperative agreements.--
                            (i) In general.--In performing functions 
                        under this paragraph, and subject to clause 
                        (ii), the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
                        educational and training agreements with 
                        educational institutions, related Federal 
                        academies, other Federal agencies, State 
                        governments, safety training firms, and oil and 
                        gas operators and related industries.
                            (ii) Training requirement.--Such training 
                        shall be conducted by the Academy in accordance 
                        with curriculum needs and assignment of 
                        instructional personnel established by the 
                        Secretary.
            (11) Use of department personnel.--In performing functions 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall use, to the extent 
        practicable, the facilities and personnel of the Department of 
        the Interior. The Secretary may appoint or assign to the 
        Academy such officers and employees as the Secretary considers 
        necessary for the performance of the duties and functions of 
        the Academy.
            (12) Additional training programs.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall work with 
                appropriate educational institutions, operators, and 
                representatives of oil and gas workers to develop and 
                maintain adequate programs with educational 
                institutions and oil and gas operators that are 
                designed--
                            (i) to enable persons to qualify for 
                        positions in the administration of this title; 
                        and
                            (ii) to provide for the continuing 
                        education of inspectors or other appropriate 
                        Department of the Interior personnel.
                    (B) Financial and technical assistance.--The 
                Secretary may provide financial and technical 
                assistance to educational institutions in carrying out 
                this paragraph.
    (e) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not carry out through the 
Service any function, power, or duty that is--
            (1) required by section 10402 to be carried out through 
        Bureau of Ocean Energy; or
            (2) required by section 10404 to be carried out through the 
        Office of Natural Resources Revenue.

SEC. 10404. OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of the 
Interior an Office of Natural Resources Revenue (referred to in this 
section as the ``Office'') to be headed by a Director of Natural 
Resources Revenue (referred to in this section as the ``Director'').
    (b) Appointment and Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall be appointed by the 
        Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be compensated at the 
        rate provided for Level V of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
        out, through the Office, all functions, powers, and duties 
        vested in the Secretary and relating to the administration of 
        offshore royalty and revenue management functions.
            (2) Specific authorities.--The Secretary shall carry out, 
        through the Office, all functions, powers, and duties 
        previously assigned to the Minerals Management Service 
        (including the authority to develop, promulgate, and enforce 
        regulations) regarding offshore royalty and revenue collection; 
        royalty and revenue distribution; auditing and compliance; 
        investigation and enforcement of royalty and revenue 
        regulations; and asset management for onshore and offshore 
        activities.
    (d) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not carry out through the 
Office any function, power, or duty that is--
            (1) required by section 10402 to be carried out through 
        Bureau of Ocean Energy; or
            (2) required by section 10403 to be carried out through the 
        Ocean Energy Safety Service.

SEC. 10405. ETHICS AND DRUG TESTING.

    (a) Certification.--The Secretary of the Interior shall certify 
annually that all Department of the Interior officers and employees 
having regular, direct contact with lessees, contractors, 
concessionaires, and other businesses interested before the Government 
as a function of their official duties, or conducting investigations, 
issuing permits, or responsible for oversight of energy programs, are 
in full compliance with all Federal employee ethics laws and 
regulations under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
and part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and all guidance 
issued under subsection (c).
    (b) Drug Testing.--The Secretary shall conduct a random drug 
testing program of all Department of the Interior personnel referred to 
in subsection (a).
    (c) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue supplementary ethics and drug 
testing guidance for the employees for which certification is required 
under subsection (a). The Secretary shall update the supplementary 
ethics guidance not less than once every 3 years thereafter.

SEC. 10406. ABOLISHMENT OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE.

    (a) Abolishment.--The Minerals Management Service is abolished.
    (b) Completed Administrative Actions.--
            (1) In general.--Completed administrative actions of the 
        Minerals Management Service shall not be affected by the 
        enactment of this Act, but shall continue in effect according 
        to their terms until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, 
        set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by an officer of 
        the United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
        operation of law.
            (2) Completed administrative action defined.--For purposes 
        of paragraph (1), the term ``completed administrative action'' 
        includes orders, determinations, memoranda of understanding, 
        memoranda of agreements, rules, regulations, personnel actions, 
        permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, 
        registrations, and privileges.
    (c) Pending Proceedings.--Subject to the authority of the Secretary 
of the Interior and the officers of the Department of the Interior 
under this title--
            (1) pending proceedings in the Minerals Management Service, 
        including notices of proposed rulemaking, and applications for 
        licenses, permits, certificates, grants, and financial 
        assistance, shall continue, notwithstanding the enactment of 
        this Act or the vesting of functions of the Service in another 
        agency, unless discontinued or modified under the same terms 
        and conditions and to the same extent that such discontinuance 
        or modification could have occurred if this title had not been 
        enacted; and
            (2) orders issued in such proceedings, and appeals 
        therefrom, and payments made pursuant to such orders, shall 
        issue in the same manner and on the same terms as if this title 
        had not been enacted, and any such orders shall continue in 
        effect until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set 
        aside, or revoked by an officer of the United States or a court 
        of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
    (d) Pending Civil Actions.--Subject to the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior or any officer of the Department of the 
Interior under this title, pending civil actions shall continue 
notwithstanding the enactment of this Act, and in such civil actions, 
proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered and 
enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if such 
enactment had not occurred.
    (e) References.--References relating to the Minerals Management 
Service in statutes, Executive orders, rules, regulations, directives, 
or delegations of authority that precede the effective date of this Act 
are deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Department, to its 
officers, employees, or agents, or to its corresponding organizational 
units or functions. Statutory reporting requirements that applied in 
relation to the Minerals Management Service immediately before the 
effective date of this title shall continue to apply.

SEC. 10407. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATES.

    (a) Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals.--Section 5314 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to ``Under Secretaries of the Treasury (3).'' the following:
            ``Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals, 
        Department of the Interior.''.
    (b) Assistant Secretaries.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretaries of the Interior 
(6).'' and inserting the following:
            ``Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Interior (7).''.
    (c) Directors.--Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of the 
Interior.'' and inserting the following new items:
            ``Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy, Department of the 
        Interior.
            ``Director, Ocean Energy Safety Service, Department of the 
        Interior.
            ``Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department 
        of the Interior.''.

SEC. 10408. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall establish, 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, an Outer Continental Shelf 
Energy Safety Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the 
``Board'')--
            (1) to provide the Secretary and the Directors established 
        by this title with independent scientific and technical advice 
        on safe, responsible, and timely mineral and renewable energy 
        exploration, development, and production activities; and
            (2) to review operations of the National Offshore Energy 
        Health and Safety Academy established under section 10403(d), 
        including submitting to the Secretary recommendations of 
        curriculum to ensure training scientific and technical 
        advancements.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Size.--The Board shall consist of not more than 11 
        members, who--
                    (A) shall be appointed by the Secretary based on 
                their expertise in oil and gas drilling, well design, 
                operations, well containment and oil spill response; 
                and
                    (B) must have significant scientific, engineering, 
                management, and other credentials and a history of 
                working in the field related to safe energy 
                exploration, development, and production activities.
            (2) Consultation and nominations.--The Secretary shall 
        consult with the National Academy of Sciences and the National 
        Academy of Engineering to identify potential candidates for the 
        Board and shall take nominations from the public.
            (3) Term.--The Secretary shall appoint Board members to 
        staggered terms of not more than 4 years, and shall not appoint 
        a member for more than 2 consecutive terms.
            (4) Balance.--In appointing members to the Board, the 
        Secretary shall ensure a balanced representation of industry 
        and research interests.
    (c) Chair.--The Secretary shall appoint the Chair for the Board 
from among its members.
    (d) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less than 3 times per year 
and shall host, at least once per year, a public forum to review and 
assess the overall energy safety performance of Outer Continental Shelf 
mineral and renewable energy resource activities.
    (e) Offshore Drilling Safety Assessments and Recommendations.--As 
part of its duties under this section, the Board shall, by not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section and every 5 
years thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report that--
            (1) assesses offshore oil and gas well control 
        technologies, practices, voluntary standards, and regulations 
        in the United States and elsewhere; and
            (2) as appropriate, recommends modifications to the 
        regulations issued under this title to ensure adequate 
        protection of safety and the environment, including 
        recommendations on how to reduce regulations and administrative 
        actions that are duplicative or unnecessary.
    (f) Reports.--Reports of the Board shall be submitted by the Board 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House or Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
made available to the public in electronically accessible form.
    (g) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Board, other than full-time 
employees of the Federal Government, while attending meeting of the 
Board or while otherwise serving at the request of the Secretary or the 
Director while serving away from their homes or regular places of 
business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 
Code, for individuals in the Government serving without pay.

SEC. 10409. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES.

    Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1348) is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:
    ``(g) Inspection Fees.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        collect from the operators of facilities subject to inspection 
        under subsection (c) non-refundable fees for such inspections--
                    ``(A) at an aggregate level equal to the amount 
                necessary to offset the annual expenses of inspections 
                of outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile 
                offshore drilling units) by the Department of the 
                Interior; and
                    ``(B) using a schedule that reflects the 
                differences in complexity among the classes of 
                facilities to be inspected.
            ``(2) Ocean energy safety fund.--There is established in 
        the Treasury a fund, to be known as the `Ocean Energy 
        Enforcement Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `Fund'), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as 
        fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as 
        provided under paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Availability of fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
                title 31, United States Code, all amounts deposited in 
                the Fund--
                            ``(i) shall be credited as offsetting 
                        collections;
                            ``(ii) shall be available for expenditure 
                        for purposes of carrying out inspections of 
                        outer Continental Shelf facilities (including 
                        mobile offshore drilling units) and the 
                        administration of the inspection program under 
                        this section;
                            ``(iii) shall be available only to the 
                        extent provided for in advance in an 
                        appropriations Act; and
                            ``(iv) shall remain available until 
                        expended.
                    ``(B) Use for field offices.--Not less than 75 
                percent of amounts in the Fund may be appropriated for 
                use only for the respective Department of the Interior 
                field offices where the amounts were originally 
                assessed as fees.
            ``(4) Initial fees.--Fees shall be established under this 
        subsection for the fiscal year in which this subsection takes 
        effect and the subsequent 10 years, and shall not be raised 
        without advise and consent of the Congress, except as 
        determined by the Secretary to be appropriate as an adjustment 
        equal to the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for 
        the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment 
        exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the 
        calendar year in which the claim was determined or last 
        adjusted.
            ``(5) Annual fees.--Annual fees shall be collected under 
        this subsection for facilities that are above the waterline, 
        excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the 
        fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2013 shall be--
                    ``(A) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but 
                with processing equipment or gathering lines;
                    ``(B) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 
                with any combination of active or inactive wells; and
                    ``(C) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 
                wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
                wells.
            ``(6) Fees for drilling rigs.--Fees for drilling rigs shall 
        be assessed under this subsection for all inspections completed 
        in fiscal years 2015 through 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2015 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 
                water depths of 1,000 feet or more; and
                    ``(B) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in 
                water depths of less than 1,000 feet.
            ``(7) Billing.--The Secretary shall bill designated 
        operators under paragraph (5) within 60 days after the date of 
        the inspection, with payment required within 30 days of 
        billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
        paragraph (6) within 30 days of the end of the month in which 
        the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days 
        after billing.
            ``(8) Sunset.--No fee may be collected under this 
        subsection for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024.
            ``(9) Annual reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                end of each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
                2015, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives a report on the operation of the Fund 
                during the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report shall include, for the 
                fiscal year covered by the report, the following:
                            ``(i) A statement of the amounts deposited 
                        into the Fund.
                            ``(ii) A description of the expenditures 
                        made from the Fund for the fiscal year, 
                        including the purpose of the expenditures and 
                        the additional hiring of personnel.
                            ``(iii) A statement of the balance 
                        remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal 
                        year.
                            ``(iv) An accounting of pace of permit 
                        approvals.
                            ``(v) If fee increases are proposed after 
                        the initial 10-year period referred to in 
                        paragraph (5), a proper accounting of the 
                        potential adverse economic impacts such fee 
                        increases will have on offshore economic 
                        activity and overall production, conducted by 
                        the Secretary.
                            ``(vi) Recommendations to increase the 
                        efficacy and efficiency of offshore 
                        inspections.
                            ``(vii) Any corrective actions levied upon 
                        offshore inspectors as a result of any form of 
                        misconduct.''.

SEC. 10410. PROHIBITION ON ACTION BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY 
              DEVELOPED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13547.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy 
Safety Service may not develop, propose, finalize, administer, or 
implement, any limitation on activities under their jurisdiction as a 
result of the coastal and marine spatial planning component of the 
National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547.
    (b) Report on Expenditures.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate identifying all 
Federal expenditures in fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy and the Ocean Energy Safety Service and their 
predecessor agencies, by agency, account, and any pertinent 
subaccounts, for the development, administration, or implementation of 
the coastal and marine spatial planning component of the National Ocean 
Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547, including staff time, 
travel, and other related expenses.

                 Subtitle E--United States Territories

SEC. 10501. APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT WITH 
              RESPECT TO TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (a), by inserting after ``control'' the 
        following: ``or lying within the United States exclusive 
        economic zone and the Continental Shelf adjacent to any 
        territory of the United States'';
            (2) in paragraph (p), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (q), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) The term `State' includes each territory of the United 
States.''.

                  Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Provisions

SEC. 10601. RULES REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES UNDER GULF OF 
              MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2006.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue rules to provide 
more clarity, certainty, and stability to the revenue streams 
contemplated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 
U.S.C. 1331 note).
    (b) Contents.--The rules shall include clarification of the timing 
and methods of disbursements of funds under section 105(b)(2) of such 
Act.

SEC. 10602. AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
              REVENUES.

    Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
(title I of division C of Public Law 109-432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) 
shall be applied by substituting ``2024, and shall not exceed 
$999,999,999 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2055'' for ``2055''.

SEC. 10603. SOUTH ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PLANNING AREA 
              DEFINED.

    For the purposes of this Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and any regulations or 5-year plan issued 
under that Act, the term ``South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf 
Planning Area'' means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as 
defined in section 2 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) that is located 
between the northern lateral seaward administrative boundary of the 
State of Virginia and the southernmost lateral seaward administrative 
boundary of the State of Georgia.

SEC. 10604. ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION FOR 
              AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE.

    Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1340) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Enhancing Geological and Geophysical Information for 
America's Energy Future.--
            ``(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
        Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall facilitate and support 
        the practical study of geology and geophysics to better 
        understand the oil, gas, and other hydrocarbon potential in the 
        South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area by 
        entering into partnerships to conduct geological and 
        geophysical activities on the outer Continental Shelf.
            ``(2)(A) No later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works 
        Act of 2014, the Governors of the States of Georgia, South 
        Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia may each nominate for 
        participation in the partnerships--
                    ``(i) one institution of higher education located 
                within the Governor's State; and
                    ``(ii) one institution of higher education within 
                the Governor's State that is a historically black 
                college or university, as defined in section 631(a) of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132(a)).
            ``(B) In making nominations, the Governors shall give 
        preference to those institutions of higher education that 
        demonstrate a vigorous rate of admission of veterans of the 
        Armed Forces of the United States.
            ``(3) The Secretary shall only select as a partner a 
        nominee that the Secretary determines demonstrates excellence 
        in geophysical sciences curriculum, engineering curriculum, or 
        information technology or other technical studies relating to 
        seismic research (including data processing).
            ``(4) Notwithstanding subsection (d), nominees selected as 
        partners by the Secretary may conduct geological and 
        geophysical activities under this section after filing a notice 
        with the Secretary 30-days prior to commencement of the 
        activity without any further authorization by the Secretary 
        except those activities that use solid or liquid explosives 
        shall require a permit. The Secretary may not charge any fee 
        for the provision of data or other information collected under 
        this authority, other than the cost of duplicating any data or 
        information provided. Nominees selected as partners under this 
        section shall provide to the Secretary any data or other 
        information collected under this subsection within 60 days 
        after completion of an initial analysis of the data or other 
        information collected, if so requested by the Secretary.
            ``(5) Data or other information produced as a result of 
        activities conducted by nominees selected as partners under 
        this subsection shall not be used or shared for commercial 
        purposes by the nominee, may not be produced for proprietary 
        use or sale, and shall be made available by the Secretary to 
        the public.
            ``(6) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate reports 
        on the data or other information produced under the 
        partnerships under this section. Such reports shall be made no 
        less frequently than every 180 days following the conduct of 
        the first geological and geophysical activities under this 
        section.
            ``(7) In this subsection the term `geological and 
        geophysical activities' means any oil- or gas-related 
        investigation conducted on the outer Continental Shelf, 
        including geophysical surveys where magnetic, gravity, seismic, 
        or other systems are used to detect or imply the presence of 
        oil or gas.''.

                      Subtitle G--Judicial Review

SEC. 10701. TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT.

    (a) In General.--Any cause of action that arises from a covered 
energy decision must be filed not later than the end of the 60-day 
period beginning on the date of the covered energy decision. Any cause 
of action not filed within this time period shall be barred.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a cause of action 
brought by a party to a covered energy lease.

SEC. 10702. DISTRICT COURT DEADLINE.

    (a) In General.--All proceedings that are subject to section 
10701--
            (1) shall be brought in the United States district court 
        for the district in which the Federal property for which a 
        covered energy lease is issued is located or the United States 
        District Court of the District of Columbia;
            (2) shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible, and in 
        any event not more than 180 days after such cause or claim is 
        filed; and
            (3) shall take precedence over all other pending matters 
        before the district court.
    (b) Failure To Comply With Deadline.--If an interlocutory or final 
judgment, decree, or order has not been issued by the district court by 
the deadline described under this section, the cause or claim shall be 
dismissed with prejudice and all rights relating to such cause or claim 
shall be terminated.

SEC. 10703. ABILITY TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW.

    An interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the 
district court in a proceeding that is subject to section 10701 may be 
reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit. The D.C. Circuit shall resolve any such appeal as 
expeditiously as possible and, in any event, not more than 180 days 
after such interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the 
district court was issued.

SEC. 10704. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RELIEF.

    (a) Administrative Findings and Conclusions.--In any judicial 
review of any Federal action under this subtitle, any administrative 
findings and conclusions relating to the challenged Federal action 
shall be presumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and 
convincing evidence contained in the administrative record.
    (b) Limitation on Prospective Relief.--In any judicial review of 
any action, or failure to act, under this subtitle, the Court shall not 
grant or approve any prospective relief unless the Court finds that 
such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to 
correct the violation of a Federal law requirement, and is the least 
intrusive means necessary to correct the violation concerned.

SEC. 10705. LEGAL FEES.

    Any person filing a petition seeking judicial review of any action, 
or failure to act, under this subtitle who is not a prevailing party 
shall pay to the prevailing parties (including intervening parties), 
other than the United States, fees and other expenses incurred by that 
party in connection with the judicial review, unless the Court finds 
that the position of the person was substantially justified or that 
special circumstances make an award unjust.

SEC. 10706. EXCLUSION.

    This subtitle shall not apply with respect to disputes between the 
parties to a lease issued pursuant to an authorizing leasing statute 
regarding the obligations of such lease or the alleged breach thereof.

SEC. 10707. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered energy decision.--The term ``covered energy 
        decision'' means any action or decision by a Federal official 
        regarding the issuance of a covered energy lease.
            (2) Covered energy lease.--The term ``covered energy 
        lease'' means any lease under this title or under an oil and 
        gas leasing program under this title.

          TITLE II--ONSHORE FEDERAL LANDS AND ENERGY SECURITY

           Subtitle A--Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security

SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Jobs and Energy 
Security Act''.

SEC. 21002. POLICIES REGARDING BUYING, BUILDING, AND WORKING FOR 
              AMERICA.

    (a) Congressional Intent.--It is the intent of the Congress that--
            (1) this subtitle will support a healthy and growing United 
        States domestic energy sector that, in turn, helps to 
        reinvigorate American manufacturing, transportation, and 
        service sectors by employing the vast talents of United States 
        workers to assist in the development of energy from domestic 
        sources;
            (2) to ensure a robust onshore energy production industry 
        and ensure that the benefits of development support local 
        communities, under this subtitle, the Secretary shall make 
        every effort to promote the development of onshore American 
        energy, and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic 
        impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal stability for 
        local communities located within areas containing onshore 
        energy resources; and
            (3) the Congress will monitor the deployment of personnel 
        and material onshore to encourage the development of American 
        manufacturing to enable United States workers to benefit from 
        this subtitle through good jobs and careers, as well as the 
        establishment of important industrial facilities to support 
        expanded access to American resources.
    (b) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior shall when 
possible, and practicable, encourage the use of United States workers 
and equipment manufactured in the United States in all construction 
related to mineral resource development under this subtitle.

           CHAPTER 1--ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PERMIT STREAMLINING

SEC. 21101. SHORT TITLE.

    This chapter may be cited as the ``Streamlining Permitting of 
American Energy Act of 2014''.

     Subchapter A--Application for Permits to Drill Process Reform

SEC. 21111. PERMIT TO DRILL APPLICATION TIMELINE.

    Section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Applications for permits to drill reform and 
        process.--
                    ``(A) Timeline.--The Secretary shall decide whether 
                to issue a permit to drill within 30 days after 
                receiving an application for the permit. The Secretary 
                may extend such period for up to 2 periods of 15 days 
                each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the 
                delay to the applicant. The notice shall be in the form 
                of a letter from the Secretary or a designee of the 
                Secretary, and shall include the names and titles of 
                the persons processing the application, the specific 
                reasons for the delay, and a specific date a final 
                decision on the application is expected.
                    ``(B) Notice of reasons for denial.--If the 
                application is denied, the Secretary shall provide the 
                applicant--
                            ``(i) in writing, clear and comprehensive 
                        reasons why the application was not accepted 
                        and detailed information concerning any 
                        deficiencies; and
                            ``(ii) an opportunity to remedy any 
                        deficiencies.
                    ``(C) Application deemed approved.--If the 
                Secretary has not made a decision on the application by 
                the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the 
                application is received by the Secretary, the 
                application is deemed approved, except in cases in 
                which existing reviews under the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
                are incomplete.
                    ``(D) Denial of permit.--If the Secretary decides 
                not to issue a permit to drill in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) provide to the applicant a 
                        description of the reasons for the denial of 
                        the permit;
                            ``(ii) allow the applicant to resubmit an 
                        application for a permit to drill during the 
                        10-day period beginning on the date the 
                        applicant receives the description of the 
                        denial from the Secretary; and
                            ``(iii) issue or deny any resubmitted 
                        application not later than 10 days after the 
                        date the application is submitted to the 
                        Secretary.
                    ``(E) Fee.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other law, the Secretary shall collect a single 
                        $6,500 permit processing fee per application 
                        from each applicant at the time the final 
                        decision is made whether to issue a permit 
                        under subparagraph (A). This fee shall not 
                        apply to any resubmitted application.
                            ``(ii) Treatment of permit processing 
                        fee.--Of all fees collected under this 
                        paragraph, 50 percent shall be transferred to 
                        the field office where they are collected and 
                        used to process protests, leases, and permits 
                        under this Act subject to appropriation.''.

       Subchapter B--Administrative Protest Documentation Reform

SEC. 21121. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST DOCUMENTATION REFORM.

    Section 17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Protest fee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall collect a 
                $5,000 documentation fee to accompany each protest for 
                a lease, right of way, or application for permit to 
                drill.
                    ``(B) Treatment of fees.--Of all fees collected 
                under this paragraph, 50 percent shall remain in the 
                field office where they are collected and used to 
                process protests subject to appropriation.''.

                   Subchapter C--Permit Streamlining

SEC. 21131. MAKING PILOT OFFICES PERMANENT TO IMPROVE ENERGY PERMITTING 
              ON FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a Federal Permit 
Streamlining Project (referred to in this section as the ``Project'') 
in every Bureau of Land Management field office with responsibility for 
permitting energy projects on Federal land.
    (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding for purposes of this section with--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
                    (B) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency; and
                    (C) the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.
            (2) State participation.--The Secretary may request that 
        the Governor of any State with energy projects on Federal lands 
        to be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding.
    (c) Designation of Qualified Staff.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the signing of the memorandum of understanding under subsection 
        (b), all Federal signatory parties shall, if appropriate, 
        assign to each of the Bureau of Land Management field offices 
        an employee who has expertise in the regulatory issues relating 
        to the office in which the employee is employed, including, as 
        applicable, particular expertise in--
                    (A) the consultations and the preparation of 
                biological opinions under section 7 of the Endangered 
                Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536);
                    (B) permits under section 404 of Federal Water 
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344);
                    (C) regulatory matters under the Clean Air Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
                    (D) planning under the National Forest Management 
                Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.); and
                    (E) the preparation of analyses under the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Duties.--Each employee assigned under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) not later than 90 days after the date of 
                assignment, report to the Bureau of Land Management 
                Field Managers in the office to which the employee is 
                assigned;
                    (B) be responsible for all issues relating to the 
                energy projects that arise under the authorities of the 
                employee's home agency; and
                    (C) participate as part of the team of personnel 
                working on proposed energy projects, planning, and 
                environmental analyses on Federal lands.
    (d) Additional Personnel.--The Secretary shall assign to each 
Bureau of Land Management field office identified in subsection (a) any 
additional personnel that are necessary to ensure the effective 
approval and implementation of energy projects administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management field offices, including inspection and 
enforcement relating to energy development on Federal land, in 
accordance with the multiple use mandate of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    (e) Funding.--Funding for the additional personnel shall come from 
the Department of the Interior reforms identified in sections 21111 and 
21121.
    (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section affects--
            (1) the operation of any Federal or State law; or
            (2) any delegation of authority made by the head of a 
        Federal agency whose employees are participating in the 
        Project.
    (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section the term ``energy 
projects'' includes oil, natural gas, and other energy projects as 
defined by the Secretary.

SEC. 21132. ADMINISTRATION OF CURRENT LAW.

    Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
not require a finding of extraordinary circumstances in administering 
section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942).

                     Subchapter D--Judicial Review

SEC. 21141. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subchapter--
            (1) the term ``covered civil action'' means a civil action 
        containing a claim under section 702 of title 5, United States 
        Code, regarding agency action (as defined for the purposes of 
        that section) affecting a covered energy project on Federal 
        lands of the United States; and
            (2) the term ``covered energy project'' means the leasing 
        of Federal lands of the United States for the exploration, 
        development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, 
        natural gas, or any other source of energy, and any action 
        under such a lease, except that the term does not include any 
        disputes between the parties to a lease regarding the 
        obligations under such lease, including regarding any alleged 
        breach of the lease.

SEC. 21142. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS RELATING TO 
              COVERED ENERGY PROJECTS.

    Venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the district court 
where the project or leases exist or are proposed.

SEC. 21143. TIMELY FILING.

    To ensure timely redress by the courts, a covered civil action must 
be filed no later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the final Federal agency action to which it relates.

SEC. 21144. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETERMINING THE ACTION.

    The court shall endeavor to hear and determine any covered civil 
action as expeditiously as possible.

SEC. 21145. STANDARD OF REVIEW.

    In any judicial review of a covered civil action, administrative 
findings and conclusions relating to the challenged Federal action or 
decision shall be presumed to be correct, and the presumption may be 
rebutted only by the preponderance of the evidence contained in the 
administrative record.

SEC. 21146. LIMITATION ON INJUNCTION AND PROSPECTIVE RELIEF.

    In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant or approve any 
prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly 
drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of a 
legal requirement, and is the least intrusive means necessary to 
correct that violation. In addition, courts shall limit the duration of 
preliminary injunctions to halt covered energy projects to no more than 
60 days, unless the court finds clear reasons to extend the injunction. 
In such cases of extensions, such extensions shall only be in 30-day 
increments and shall require action by the court to renew the 
injunction.

SEC. 21147. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS' FEES.

    Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, and 2412 of title 28, 
United States Code, (together commonly called the Equal Access to 
Justice Act) do not apply to a covered civil action, nor shall any 
party in such a covered civil action receive payment from the Federal 
Government for their attorneys' fees, expenses, and other court costs.

SEC. 21148. LEGAL STANDING.

    Challengers filing appeals with the Department of the Interior 
Board of Land Appeals shall meet the same standing requirements as 
challengers before a United States district court.

         Subchapter E--Knowing America's Oil and Gas Resources

SEC. 21151. FUNDING OIL AND GAS RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide 
matching funding for joint projects with States to conduct oil and gas 
resource assessments on Federal lands with significant oil and gas 
potential.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of activities 
under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
    (c) Resource Assessment.--Any resource assessment under this 
section shall be conducted by a State, in consultation with the United 
States Geological Survey.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section a total of 
$50,000,000 for fiscal years 2015 through 2018.

                CHAPTER 2--OIL AND GAS LEASING CERTAINTY

SEC. 21201. SHORT TITLE.

    This chapter may be cited as the ``Providing Leasing Certainty for 
American Energy Act of 2014''.

SEC. 21202. MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENT FOR ONSHORE LEASE SALES.

    In conducting lease sales as required by section 17(a) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)), each year the Secretary of the 
Interior shall perform the following:
            (1) The Secretary shall offer for sale no less than 25 
        percent of the annual nominated acreage not previously made 
        available for lease. Acreage offered for lease pursuant to this 
        paragraph shall not be subject to protest and shall be eligible 
        for categorical exclusions under section 390 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15942), except that it shall not 
        be subject to the test of extraordinary circumstances.
            (2) In administering this section, the Secretary shall only 
        consider leasing of Federal lands that are available for 
        leasing at the time the lease sale occurs.

SEC. 21203. LEASING CERTAINTY.

    Section 17(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(a)) is 
amended by inserting ``(1)'' before ``All lands'', and by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall not withdraw any covered energy 
project issued under this Act without finding a violation of the terms 
of the lease by the lessee.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall not infringe upon lease rights under 
leases issued under this Act by indefinitely delaying issuance of 
project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, and rights of way for 
activities under such a lease.
    ``(C) No later than 18 months after an area is designated as open 
under the current land use plan the Secretary shall make available 
nominated areas for lease under the criteria in section 2.
    ``(D) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall issue all 
leases sold no later than 60 days after the last payment is made.
    ``(E) The Secretary shall not cancel or withdraw any lease parcel 
after a competitive lease sale has occurred and a winning bidder has 
submitted the last payment for the parcel.
    ``(F) After the conclusion of the public comment period for a 
planned competitive lease sale, the Secretary shall not cancel, defer, 
or withdraw any lease parcel announced to be auctioned in the lease 
sale.
    ``(G) Not later than 60 days after a lease sale held under this 
Act, the Secretary shall adjudicate any lease protests filed following 
a lease sale. If after 60 days any protest is left unsettled, said 
protest is automatically denied and appeal rights of the protestor 
begin.
    ``(H) No additional lease stipulations may be added after the 
parcel is sold without consultation and agreement of the lessee, unless 
the Secretary deems such stipulations as emergency actions to conserve 
the resources of the United States.''.

SEC. 21204. LEASING CONSISTENCY.

    Federal land managers must follow existing resource management 
plans and continue to actively lease in areas designated as open when 
resource management plans are being amended or revised, until such time 
as a new record of decision is signed.

SEC. 21205. REDUCE REDUNDANT POLICIES.

    Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memorandum 2010-117 shall 
have no force or effect.

SEC. 21206. STREAMLINED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.

    Section 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188(e)) is 
amended in the matter following paragraph (4) by striking ``at least 
thirty days in advance of the reinstatement'' and inserting ``in an 
annual report''.

                          CHAPTER 3--OIL SHALE

SEC. 21301. SHORT TITLE.

    This chapter may be cited as the ``Protecting Investment in Oil 
Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource 
Security Act'' or the ``PIONEERS Act''.

SEC. 21302. EFFECTIVENESS OF OIL SHALE REGULATIONS, AMENDMENTS TO 
              RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND RECORD OF DECISION.

    (a) Regulations.--Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to 
the contrary, the final regulations regarding oil shale management 
published by the Bureau of Land Management on November 18, 2008 (73 
Fed. Reg. 69,414) are deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural 
requirements under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of the 
Interior shall implement those regulations, including the oil shale 
leasing program authorized by the regulations, without any other 
administrative action necessary.
    (b) Amendments to Resource Management Plans and Record of 
Decision.--Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, 
the November 17, 2008 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil Shale and Tar 
Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and 
Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement are 
deemed to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any law, 
including the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior shall implement the 
oil shale leasing program authorized by the regulations referred to in 
subsection (a) in those areas covered by the resource management plans 
amended by such amendments, and covered by such record of decision, 
without any other administrative action necessary.

SEC. 21303. OIL SHALE LEASING.

    (a) Additional Research and Development Lease Sales.--The Secretary 
of the Interior shall hold a lease sale within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act offering an additional 10 parcels for lease 
for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources, 
under the terms offered in the solicitation of bids for such leases 
published on January 15, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 10).
    (b) Commercial Lease Sales.--No later than January 1, 2016, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall hold no less than 5 separate commercial 
lease sales in areas considered to have the most potential for oil 
shale development, as determined by the Secretary, in areas nominated 
through public comment. Each lease sale shall be for an area of not 
less than 25,000 acres, and in multiple lease blocs.

                  CHAPTER 4--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 21401. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to authorize the 
issuance of a lease under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) to any person designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant 
to--
            (1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
        the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and 
        Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), the Iran 
        Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
        8701 et seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), or 
        the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 
        U.S.C. 8801 et seq.);
            (2) Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 2012), Executive 
        Order No. 13628 (October 9, 2012), or Executive Order No. 13645 
        (June 3, 2013);
            (3) Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001) or 
        Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 2004); or
            (4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty 
        Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note).

                Subtitle B--Planning for American Energy

SEC. 22001. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Planning for American Energy 
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 22002. ONSHORE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 45, and by inserting 
after section 43 the following:

``SEC. 44. QUADRENNIAL STRATEGIC FEDERAL ONSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION 
              STRATEGY.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this 
        section referred to as `Secretary'), in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Agriculture with regard to lands administered by 
        the Forest Service, shall develop and publish every 4 years a 
        Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy. This 
        Strategy shall direct Federal land energy development and 
        department resource allocation in order to promote the energy 
        and national security of the United States in accordance with 
        Bureau of Land Management's mission of promoting the multiple 
        use of Federal lands as set forth in the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            ``(2) In developing this Strategy, the Secretary shall 
        consult with the Administrator of the Energy Information 
        Administration on the projected energy demands of the United 
        States for the next 30-year period, and how energy derived from 
        Federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory 
        to meet that demand during the next 4-year period. The 
        Secretary shall consider how Federal lands will contribute to 
        ensuring national energy security, with a goal for increasing 
        energy independence and production, during the next 4-year 
        period.
            ``(3) The Secretary shall determine a domestic strategic 
        production objective for the development of energy resources 
        from Federal onshore lands. Such objective shall be--
                    ``(A) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
                production of oil and natural gas from the Federal 
                onshore mineral estate, with a focus on lands held by 
                the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service;
                    ``(B) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
                coal production from Federal lands;
                    ``(C) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
                production of strategic and critical energy minerals 
                from the Federal onshore mineral estate;
                    ``(D) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in megawatts 
                for electricity production from each of the following 
                sources: wind, solar, biomass, hydropower, and 
                geothermal energy produced on Federal lands 
                administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the 
                Forest Service;
                    ``(E) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in 
                unconventional energy production, such as oil shale;
                    ``(F) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
                production of oil, natural gas, coal, and other 
                renewable sources from tribal lands for any federally 
                recognized Indian tribe that elects to participate in 
                facilitating energy production on its lands;
                    ``(G) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in production 
                of helium on Federal lands administered by the Bureau 
                of Land Management and the Forest Service; and
                    ``(H) the best estimate, based upon commercial and 
                scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic 
                production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other 
                renewable energy sources from `available lands' (as 
                such term is defined in section 203 of the Hawaiian 
                Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108 et seq.), and 
                including any other lands deemed by the Territory or 
                State of Hawaii, as the case may be, to be included 
                within that definition) that the agency or department 
                of the government of the State of Hawaii that is 
                responsible for the administration of such lands 
                selects to be used for such energy production.
            ``(4) The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of 
        the Energy Information Administration regarding the methodology 
        used to arrive at its estimates for purposes of this section.
            ``(5) The Secretary has the authority to expand the energy 
        development plan to include other energy production technology 
        sources or advancements in energy on Federal lands.
            ``(6) The Secretary shall include in the Strategy a plan 
        for addressing new demands for transmission lines and pipelines 
        for distribution of oil and gas across Federal lands to ensure 
        that energy produced can be distributed to areas of need.
    ``(b) Tribal Objectives.--It is the sense of Congress that 
federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their own 
production objectives as part of the Strategy under this section. The 
Secretary shall work in cooperation with any federally recognized 
Indian tribe that elects to participate in achieving its own strategic 
energy objectives designated under this subsection.
    ``(c) Execution of the Strategy.--The relevant Secretary shall have 
all necessary authority to make determinations regarding which 
additional lands will be made available in order to meet the production 
objectives established by strategies under this section. The Secretary 
shall also take all necessary actions to achieve these production 
objectives unless the President determines that it is not in the 
national security and economic interests of the United States to 
increase Federal domestic energy production and to further decrease 
dependence upon foreign sources of energy. In administering this 
section, the relevant Secretary shall only consider leasing Federal 
lands available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs.
    ``(d) State, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, Local Government, 
and Public Input.--In developing each strategy, the Secretary shall 
solicit the input of affected States, federally recognized Indian 
tribes, local governments, and the public.
    ``(e) Reporting.--The Secretary shall report annually to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on the progress 
of meeting the production goals set forth in the strategy. The 
Secretary shall identify in the report projections for production and 
capacity installations and any problems with leasing, permitting, 
siting, or production that will prevent meeting the goal. In addition, 
the Secretary shall make suggestions to help meet any shortfalls in 
meeting the production goals.
    ``(f) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.--Not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of this section, in accordance 
with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the Secretary shall complete a programmatic 
environmental impact statement. This programmatic environmental impact 
statement will be deemed sufficient to comply with all requirements 
under that Act for all necessary resource management and land use plans 
associated with the implementation of the strategy.
    ``(g) Congressional Review.--At least 60 days prior to publishing a 
proposed strategy under this section, the Secretary shall submit it to 
the President and the Congress, together with any comments received 
from States, federally recognized Indian tribes, and local governments. 
Such submission shall indicate why any specific recommendation of a 
State, federally recognized Indian tribe, or local government was not 
accepted.
    ``(h) Strategic and Critical Energy Minerals Defined.--For purposes 
of this section, the term `strategic and critical energy minerals' 
means those that are necessary for the Nation's energy infrastructure 
including pipelines, refining capacity, electrical power generation and 
transmission, and renewable energy production and those that are 
necessary to support domestic manufacturing, including but not limited 
to, materials used in energy generation, production, and 
transportation.''.
    (b) First Quadrennial Strategy.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit to Congress the first Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy 
Production Strategy under the amendment made by subsection (a).

        Subtitle C--National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Access

SEC. 23001. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Petroleum Reserve 
Alaska Access Act''.

SEC. 23002. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE 
              NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska remains 
        explicitly designated, both in name and legal status, for 
        purposes of providing oil and natural gas resources to the 
        United States; and
            (2) accordingly, the national policy is to actively advance 
        oil and gas development within the Reserve by facilitating the 
        expeditious exploration, production, and transportation of oil 
        and natural gas from and through the Reserve.

SEC. 23003. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.

    Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6506a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious 
program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the reserve in 
accordance with this Act. Such program shall include at least one lease 
sale annually in those areas of the reserve most likely to produce 
commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year in the period 
2014 through 2024.''.

SEC. 23004. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: PLANNING AND 
              PERMITTING PIPELINE AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies, shall facilitate and ensure permits, in a timely and 
environmentally responsible manner, for all surface development 
activities, including for the construction of pipelines and roads, 
necessary to--
            (1) develop and bring into production any areas within the 
        National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that are subject to oil 
        and gas leases; and
            (2) transport oil and gas from and through the National 
        Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in the most direct manner possible 
        to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the 
        North Slope of Alaska.
    (b) Timeline.--The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal 
permitting agency shall issue permits in accordance with the following 
timeline:
            (1) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil 
        and natural gas produced under existing Federal oil and gas 
        leases with respect to which the Secretary has issued a permit 
        to drill shall be approved within 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Permits for such construction for transportation of oil 
        and natural gas produced under Federal oil and gas leases shall 
        be approved within 6 months after the submission to the 
        Secretary of a request for a permit to drill.
    (c) Plan.--To ensure timely future development of the Reserve, 
within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for approved 
rights-of-way for a plan for pipeline, road, and any other surface 
infrastructure that may be necessary infrastructure that will ensure 
that all leasable tracts in the Reserve are within 25 miles of an 
approved road and pipeline right-of-way that can serve future 
development of the Reserve.

SEC. 23005. ISSUANCE OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTIVITY PLAN AND 
              ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

    (a) Issuance of New Integrated Activity Plan.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, issue--
            (1) a new proposed integrated activity plan from among the 
        non-adopted alternatives in the National Petroleum Reserve 
        Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by 
        the Secretary of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and
            (2) an environmental impact statement under section 
        102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) for issuance of oil and gas leases in the 
        National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to promote efficient and 
        maximum development of oil and natural gas resources of such 
        reserve.
    (b) Nullification of Existing Record of Decision, IAP, and EIS.--
Except as provided in subsection (a), the National Petroleum Reserve-
Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013, including the 
integrated activity plan and environmental impact statement referred to 
in that record of decision, shall have no force or effect.

SEC. 23006. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act that establish 
clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is 
supporting development of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum 
Reserve-Alaska.

SEC. 23007. DEADLINES UNDER NEW PROPOSED INTEGRATED ACTIVITY PLAN.

    At a minimum, the new proposed integrated activity plan issued 
under section 23005(a)(1) shall--
            (1) require the Department of the Interior to respond 
        within 5 business days to a person who submits an application 
        for a permit for development of oil and natural gas leases in 
        the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska acknowledging receipt of 
        such application; and
            (2) establish a timeline for the processing of each such 
        application, that--
                    (A) specifies deadlines for decisions and actions 
                on permit applications; and
                    (B) provide that the period for issuing each permit 
                after submission of such an application shall not 
                exceed 60 days without the concurrence of the 
                applicant.

SEC. 23008. UPDATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall complete a 
comprehensive assessment of all technically recoverable fossil fuel 
resources within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including 
all conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas.
    (b) Cooperation and Consultation.--The resource assessment required 
by subsection (a) shall be carried out by the United States Geological 
Survey in cooperation and consultation with the State of Alaska and the 
American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
    (c) Timing.--The resource assessment required by subsection (a) 
shall be completed within 24 months of the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Funding.--The United States Geological Survey may, in carrying 
out the duties under this section, cooperatively use resources and 
funds provided by the State of Alaska.

                 Subtitle D--BLM Live Internet Auctions

SEC. 24001. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``BLM Live Internet Auctions 
Act''.

SEC. 24002. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.

    (a) Authorization.--Section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 226(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, by 
        inserting ``, except as provided in subparagraph (C)'' after 
        ``by oral bidding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation's onshore leasing 
program to ensure the best return to the Federal taxpayer, reduce 
fraud, and secure the leasing process, the Secretary may conduct 
onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Each 
individual Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7 days.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the tenth Internet-based 
lease sale conducted under the amendment made by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall analyze the first 10 such lease sales 
and report to Congress the findings of the analysis. The report shall 
include--
            (1) estimates on increases or decreases in such lease 
        sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding, in--
                    (A) the number of bidders;
                    (B) the average amount of bid;
                    (C) the highest amount bid; and
                    (D) the lowest bid;
            (2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to the 
        Department of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared 
        to sales conducted by oral bidding; and
            (3) an evaluation of the demonstrated or expected 
        effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may 
        provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, 
        ensure the highest return to the Federal taxpayers, minimize 
        opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security 
        and integrity of the leasing process.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 30101. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ENERGY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall establish 
an Office of Energy Employment and Training, which shall oversee the 
hiring and training efforts of the Department of the Interior's energy 
planning, permitting, and regulatory agencies.
    (b) Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Office shall be under the direction of 
        a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and 
        Training, who shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary 
        for Energy, Lands and Minerals Management, and shall be fully 
        employed to carry out the functions of the Office.
            (2) Duties.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 
        Employment and Training shall perform the following functions:
                    (A) Develop and implement systems to track the 
                Department's hiring of trained skilled workers in the 
                energy permitting and inspection agencies.
                    (B) Design and recommend to the Secretary programs 
                and policies aimed at expanding the Department's hiring 
                of women, minorities, and veterans into the 
                Department's workforce dealing with energy permitting 
                and inspection programs. Such programs and policies 
                shall include--
                            (i) recruiting at historically black 
                        colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving 
                        institutions, women's colleges, and colleges 
                        that typically serve majority minority 
                        populations;
                            (ii) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
                        in urban communities;
                            (iii) placing employment advertisements in 
                        newspapers and magazines oriented toward 
                        minorities, veterans, and women;
                            (iv) partnering with organizations that are 
                        focused on developing opportunities for 
                        minorities, veterans, and women to be placed in 
                        Departmental internships, summer employment, 
                        and full-time positions relating to energy;
                            (v) where feasible, partnering with inner-
                        city high schools, girls' high schools, and 
                        high schools with majority minority populations 
                        to demonstrate career opportunities and the 
                        path to those opportunities available at the 
                        Department;
                            (vi) coordinating with the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
                        in the hiring of veterans; and
                            (vii) any other mass media communications 
                        that the Deputy Assistant Secretary determines 
                        necessary to advertise, promote, or educate 
                        about opportunities at the Department.
                    (C) Develop standards for--
                            (i) equal employment opportunity and the 
                        racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the 
                        workforce and senior management of the 
                        Department; and
                            (ii) increased participation of minority-
                        owned, veteran-owned, and women-owned 
                        businesses in the programs and contracts with 
                        the Department.
                    (D) Review and propose for adoption the best 
                practices of entities regulated by the Department with 
                regards to hiring and diversity policies, and publish 
                those best practices for public review.
    (c) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual 
report regarding the actions taken by the Department of the Interior 
agency and the Office pursuant to this section, which shall include--
            (1) a statement of the total amounts paid by the Department 
        to minority contractors;
            (2) the successes achieved and challenges faced by the 
        Department in operating minority, veteran or service-disabled 
        veteran, and women outreach programs;
            (3) the challenges the Department may face in hiring 
        minority, veteran, and women employees and contracting with 
        veteran or service-disabled veteran, minority-owned, and women-
        owned businesses; and
            (4) any other information, findings, conclusions, and 
        recommendations for legislative or Department action, as the 
        Director determines appropriate.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Minority.--The term ``minority'' means United States 
        citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, 
        Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American.
            (2) Minority-owned business.--The term ``minority-owned 
        business'' means a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, 
        physically located in the United States or its trust 
        territories, that is owned, operated, and controlled by 
        minority group members. ``Minority group members'' are United 
        States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific 
        American, Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American 
        (terminology in NMSDC categories). Ownership by minority 
        individuals means the business is at least 51 percent owned by 
        such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned business, 
        at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such 
        individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are 
        controlled by those minority group members. For purposes of 
        NMSDC's program, a minority group member is an individual who 
        is a United States citizen with at least \1/4\ or 25 percent 
        minimum (documentation to support claim of 25 percent required 
        from applicant) of one or more of the following:
                    (A) Asian Indian American, which is a United States 
                citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan, or 
                Bangladesh.
                    (B) Asian Pacific American, which is a United 
                States citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, 
                Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, 
                Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the 
                United States Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the 
                Northern Marianas.
                    (C) Black American, which is a United States 
                citizen having origins in any of the Black racial 
                groups of Africa.
                    (D) Hispanic American, which is a United States 
                citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the 
                Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: 
                Mexico, Central America, South America, and the 
                Caribbean Basin only.
                    (E) Native American, which means a United States 
                citizen enrolled to a federally recognized tribe, or a 
                Native as defined under the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act.
            (3) NMSDC.--The term ``NMSDC'' means the National Minority 
        Supplier Development Council.
            (4) Women-owned business.--The term ``women-owned 
        business'' means a business that can verify through evidence 
        documentation that 51 percent or more is women-owned, managed, 
        and controlled. The business must be open for at least 6 
        months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or 
        legal resident alien. Evidence must indicate that--
                    (A) the contribution of capital or expertise by the 
                woman business owner is real and substantial and in 
                proportion to the interest owned;
                    (B) the woman business owner directs or causes the 
                direction of management, policy, fiscal, and 
                operational matters; and
                    (C) the woman business owner has the ability to 
                perform in the area of specialty or expertise without 
                reliance on either the finances or resources of a firm 
                that is not owned by a woman.
            (5) Service disabled veteran.--The term ``Service Disabled 
        Veteran'' must have a service-connected disability that has 
        been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or 
        Department of Defense. The SDVOSBC must be small under the 
        North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 
        assigned to the procurement; the SDV must unconditionally own 
        51 percent of the SDVOSBC; the SDVO must control the management 
        and daily operations of the SDVOSBC; and the SDV must hold the 
        highest officer position in the SDVOSBC.
            (6) Veteran-owned business.--The term ``veteran-owned 
        business'' means a business that can verify through evidence 
        documentation that 51 percent or more is veteran-owned, 
        managed, and controlled. The business must be open for at least 
        6 months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or 
        legal resident alien and honorably or service-connected 
        disability discharged from service.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4899

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                                 AN ACT

To lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic 
 onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline 
and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, 
                        and for other purposes.
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