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 Conti-
nental 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 in-
serting ‘‘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 des-
ignated) the following: 
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‘‘(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 pro-
duction on new areas of the outer Continental 
Shelf that are authorized to be made available 
for leasing as a result of enactment of the Low-
ering 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 lo-
cated in the boundaries of the Central Gulf of 
Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Planning Areas on the date of en-
actment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to 
Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, in-
cluding a lease issued before, on, or after such 
date of enactment.’’; and 
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(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 para-
graph (2), of the amount of new leasing revenues re-
ceived 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 af-
fected 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 ap-
plied— 
‘‘(i) with respect to new leasing reve-
nues 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 sub-
stituting ‘12.5 percent’ for ‘37.5 percent’; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to new leasing reve-
nues under leases awarded under the sec-
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ond leasing program under section 18(a) 
that takes effect after the date of enact-
ment of the Lowering Gasoline Prices to 
Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, 
by substituting ‘25 percent’ for ‘37.5 per-
cent’. 
‘‘(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 propor-
tional 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 deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ALLOCATION.— 
The amount allocated to a coastal State under para-
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graph (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 re-
spect 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. 
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‘‘(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 sub-
section for any purpose as determined by the 
laws of that State. 
‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON USE FOR MATCH-
ING.—Funds allocated and paid to a coastal 
State under this subsection may not be used as 
matching funds for any other Federal pro-
gram.’’. 
(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. 
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Subtitle D—Reorganization of Min-
erals Management Agencies of 
the Department of the Interior 
SEC. 10401. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
ENERGY, LANDS, AND MINERALS AND ASSIST-
ANT 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 develop-
ment 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 pro-
mote the safe and sustained development 
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of energy and minerals resources on public 
lands (as that term is defined in the Fed-
eral 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 En-
ergy, 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 Min-
erals 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 En-
ergy, Lands, and Minerals; 
(C) be paid at the rate payable for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule; and 
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(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 Min-
eral 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 administra-
tion 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 (re-
ferred 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 ap-
pointed 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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall carry out through the Bureau all func-
tions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary re-
lating to the administration of a comprehensive pro-
gram of offshore mineral and renewable energy re-
sources 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 min-
eral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf; 
(B) relating to resource identification, ac-
cess, 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, develop-
ment, and production, and the use of third 
party contracting for necessary environmental 
analysis for the development of such resources. 
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(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 car-
ried out through the Ocean Energy Safety Serv-
ice; or 
(B) required by section 10404 to be car-
ried out through the Office of Natural Re-
sources Revenue. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
LAND
MANAGEMENT 
AGENCIES.—Nothing in this section shall affect the au-
thorities 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 Serv-
ice (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. 
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(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed 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 Inte-
rior 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 Conti-
nental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) including the 
authority to develop, promulgate, and enforce regu-
lations to ensure the safe and sound exploration, de-
velopment, 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 min-
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eral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, in-
cluding— 
(A) exploration, development, production, 
and ongoing inspections of infrastructure; 
(B) the suspending or prohibiting, on a 
temporary basis, any operation or activity, in-
cluding 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 ac-
cordance with section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Con-
tinental 
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 en-
vironmental management programs for persons 
engaged in activities connected with the explo-
ration, development, and production of mineral 
or renewable energy resources; 
(F) developing and implementing regula-
tions for Federal employees to carry out any in-
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spection or investigation to ascertain compli-
ance 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 disquali-
fying 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 re-
quirements referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be determined by the Secretary, 
subject to subparagraph (B); and 
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(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 in-
spectors to the inspection and investigation of indi-
vidual operations, the Secretary shall give due con-
sideration to the extent possible to their previous ex-
perience in the particular type of oil and gas oper-
ation in which such inspections are to be made. 
(4) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Director shall 
require that an individual to be hired as an inspec-
tion 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 state-
ments and log entries in the English language. 
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(6) VETERANS
PREFERENCE.—The Director 
shall provide a preference for the hiring of an indi-
vidual 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 indi-
vidual— 
(i) continues to meet all qualifications 
and standards; 
(ii) has a satisfactory record of per-
formance and attention to duty based on 
the standards and requirements in the in-
spection program; and 
(iii) demonstrates the current knowl-
edge and skills necessary to courteously, 
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vigilantly, and effectively perform inspec-
tion 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 employ-
ment of Federal service for individuals as the em-
ployees of the Service in order to restore and main-
tain the trust of the people of the United States in 
the accountability of the management of our Na-
tion’s energy safety program. 
(10) TRAINING ACADEMY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and maintain a National Offshore En-
ergy Safety Academy (referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘‘Academy’’) as an agency of the 
Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
(B) FUNCTIONS OF ACADEMY.—The Sec-
retary, through the Academy, shall be respon-
sible for— 
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(i) the initial and continued training 
of both newly hired and experienced off-
shore oil and gas inspectors in all aspects 
of health, safety, environmental, and oper-
ational 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 func-
tions under this paragraph, and subject to 
clause (ii), the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative educational and training agree-
ments with educational institutions, related 
Federal academies, other Federal agencies, 
State governments, safety training firms, 
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and oil and gas operators and related in-
dustries. 
(ii) TRAINING
REQUIREMENT.—Such 
training shall be conducted by the Acad-
emy 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 Sec-
retary shall use, to the extent practicable, the facili-
ties and personnel of the Department of the Interior. 
The Secretary may appoint or assign to the Acad-
emy such officers and employees as the Secretary 
considers necessary for the performance of the du-
ties 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 pro-
grams with educational institutions and oil and 
gas operators that are designed— 
(i) to enable persons to qualify for po-
sitions in the administration of this title; 
and 
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(ii) to provide for the continuing edu-
cation of inspectors or other appropriate 
Department of the Interior personnel. 
(B) FINANCIAL
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may provide financial 
and technical assistance to educational institu-
tions 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 ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be 
compensated at the rate provided for Level V of the 
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Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, 
powers, and duties vested in the Secretary and relat-
ing to the administration of offshore royalty and rev-
enue management functions. 
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary 
shall carry out, through the Office, all functions, 
powers, and duties previously assigned to the Min-
erals Management Service (including the authority 
to develop, promulgate, and enforce regulations) re-
garding offshore royalty and revenue collection; roy-
alty and revenue distribution; auditing and compli-
ance; investigation and enforcement of royalty and 
revenue regulations; and asset management for on-
shore 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. 
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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 per-
mits, 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 sub-
section (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 sub-
section (a). The Secretary shall update the supplementary 
ethics guidance not less than once every 3 years there-
after. 
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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 offi-
cer of the United States or a court of competent ju-
risdiction, or by operation of law. 
(2) COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION DE-
FINED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
‘‘completed administrative action’’ includes orders, 
determinations, 
memoranda 
of 
understanding, 
memoranda of agreements, rules, regulations, per-
sonnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, con-
tracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, and privi-
leges. 
(c) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Subject to the author-
ity of the Secretary of the Interior and the officers of the 
Department of the Interior under this title— 
(1) pending proceedings in the Minerals Man-
agement Service, including notices of proposed rule-
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making, and applications for licenses, permits, cer-
tificates, grants, and financial assistance, shall con-
tinue, 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 ap-
peals 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 au-
thority 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. 
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(e) REFERENCES.—References relating to the Min-
erals 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 organiza-
tional units or functions. Statutory reporting requirements 
that applied in relation to the Minerals Management Serv-
ice 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 Min-
erals, 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Inte-
rior (7).’’. 
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(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 fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy, Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
‘‘Director, Ocean Energy Safety Service, De-
partment of the Interior. 
‘‘Director, Office of Natural Resources Rev-
enue, 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, develop-
ment, and production activities; and 
(2) to review operations of the National Off-
shore Energy Health and Safety Academy estab-
lished under section 10403(d), including submitting 
to the Secretary recommendations of curriculum to 
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ensure training scientific and technical advance-
ments. 
(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, engi-
neering, management, and other credentials and 
a history of working in the field related to safe 
energy exploration, development, and produc-
tion activities. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOMINATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall consult with the National Academy 
of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineer-
ing 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. 
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(4) BALANCE.—In appointing members to the 
Board, the Secretary shall ensure a balanced rep-
resentation 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 regula-
tions and administrative actions that are duplicative 
or unnecessary. 
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(f) REPORTS.—Reports of the Board shall be sub-
mitted by the Board to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House or Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and made available to the public in electronically acces-
sible 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 Gov-
ernment 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-re-
fundable fees for such inspections— 
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‘‘(A) at an aggregate level equal to the 
amount necessary to offset the annual expenses 
of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facili-
ties (including mobile offshore drilling units) by 
the Department of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif-
ferences in complexity among the classes of fa-
cilities 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 para-
graph (1) and which shall be available as provided 
under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all 
amounts deposited in the Fund— 
‘‘(i) shall be credited as offsetting col-
lections; 
‘‘(ii) shall be available for expenditure 
for purposes of carrying out inspections of 
outer Continental Shelf facilities (including 
mobile offshore drilling units) and the ad-
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ministration of the inspection program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) shall be available only to the ex-
tent provided for in advance in an appro-
priations Act; and 
‘‘(iv) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(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 ad-
justed. 
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‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be col-
lected 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 in-
active wells. 
‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees for drill-
ing 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 oper-
ating in water depths of 1,000 feet or more; 
and 
‘‘(B) $16,700 per inspection for rigs oper-
ating in water depths of less than 1,000 feet. 
‘‘(7) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under paragraph (5) within 60 
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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 sub-
mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the operation of the Fund dur-
ing the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall in-
clude, for the fiscal year covered by the report, 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A statement of the amounts de-
posited into the Fund. 
‘‘(ii) A description of the expenditures 
made from the Fund for the fiscal year, in-
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cluding the purpose of the expenditures 
and the additional hiring of personnel. 
‘‘(iii) A statement of the balance re-
maining in the Fund at the end of the fis-
cal 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 in-
spections. 
‘‘(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 EXECU-
TIVE ORDER NO. 13547. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Bureau of Ocean Energy 
and the Ocean Energy Safety Service may not develop, 
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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 Na-
tional 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 Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee 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 prede-
cessor agencies, by agency, account, and any pertinent 
subaccounts, for the development, administration, or im-
plementation 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. 
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Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 10601. RULES REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF REVE-
NUES UNDER GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SE-
CURITY 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 sta-
bility 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 Secu-
rity 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 fis-
cal 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 regula-
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tions 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 FU-
TURE. 
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 geo-
physical activities on the outer Continental Shelf. 
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‘‘(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 Gov-
ernors 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 lo-
cated within the Governor’s State; and 
‘‘(ii) one institution of higher education 
within the Governor’s State that is a histori-
cally 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 ad-
mission of veterans of the Armed Forces of the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall only select as a part-
ner a nominee that the Secretary determines dem-
onstrates excellence in geophysical sciences cur-
riculum, engineering curriculum, or information 
technology or other technical studies relating to seis-
mic research (including data processing). 
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‘‘(4) Notwithstanding subsection (d), nominees 
selected as partners by the Secretary may conduct 
geological and geophysical activities under this sec-
tion 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 re-
quire 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. Nomi-
nees selected as partners under this section shall 
provide to the Secretary any data or other informa-
tion 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 pub-
lic. 
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‘‘(6) The Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural 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 activi-
ties 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 with-
in 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. 
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SEC. 10702. DISTRICT COURT DEADLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All proceedings that are subject 
to section 10701— 
(1) shall be brought in the United States dis-
trict court for the district in which the Federal prop-
erty for which a covered energy lease is issued is lo-
cated or the United States District Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia; 
(2) shall be resolved as expeditiously as pos-
sible, 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 sec-
tion 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 in-
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terlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the dis-
trict court was issued. 
SEC. 10704. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RE-
LIEF. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE
FINDINGS
AND
CONCLU-
SIONS.—In any judicial review of any Federal action under 
this subtitle, any administrative findings and conclusions 
relating to the challenged Federal action shall be pre-
sumed 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 prospec-
tive relief unless the Court finds that such relief is nar-
rowly 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 con-
cerned. 
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 
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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 au-
thorizing 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 deci-
sion by a Federal official regarding the issuance of 
a covered energy lease. 
(2) COVERED ENERGY LEASE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered 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’’. 
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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 manufac-
turing, transportation, and service sectors by em-
ploying the vast talents of United States workers to 
assist in the development of energy from domestic 
sources; 
(2) to ensure a robust onshore energy produc-
tion industry and ensure that the benefits of devel-
opment support local communities, under this sub-
title, the Secretary shall make every effort to pro-
mote the development of onshore American energy, 
and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic 
impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal sta-
bility for local communities located within areas con-
taining onshore energy resources; and 
(3) the Congress will monitor the deployment of 
personnel and material onshore to encourage the de-
velopment of American manufacturing to enable 
United States workers to benefit from this subtitle 
through good jobs and careers, as well as the estab-
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lishment 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 Per-
mitting 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 RE-
FORM AND PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall de-
cide whether to issue a permit to drill within 30 
days after receiving an application for the per-
mit. The Secretary may extend such period for 
up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Sec-
retary has given written notice of the delay to 
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‘‘(ii) after the lead agency issues the 
record of decision or finding of no signifi-
cant impact, unless a different deadline is 
established by agreement of the Federal 
agency, lead agency, and the project spon-
sor, where applicable, or the deadline is ex-
tended by the Federal agency for good 
cause, provided that such extension shall 
not extend beyond a period that is 1 year 
after the lead agency issues the record of 
decision or finding of no significant im-
pact. 
‘‘(C) FAILURE TO ACT.—In the event that 
any Federal agency fails to approve, or other-
wise to act upon, a permit, license, or other 
similar application for approval related to a 
project within the applicable deadline described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B), the permit, license, 
or other similar application shall be deemed ap-
proved by such agency and the agency shall 
take action in accordance with such approval 
within 30 days of the applicable deadline de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(D) FINAL
AGENCY
ACTION.—Any ap-
proval under subparagraph (C) is deemed to be 
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