(D) Certifies maritime officers and unli-
censed seamen and conducts inquiries into 
charges of incompetence or misconduct. 
(E) Regulates the construction, equipment, 
and operation of vessels under its flag. 
(F) Monitors vessels’ compliance with inter-
national and national standards for marine 
safety, pollution prevention, and security. 
(G) Investigates marine casualties. 
(2) RECOGNIZED
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘recognized organization’’ means an organization, 
such as a classification society or a corporation, to 
which a foreign flag administration has delegated 
some or all of its statutory functions with respect to 
maritime programs. 
(3) COAST GUARD OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘Coast 
Guard official’’ includes former Coast Guard officers, 
enlisted personnel, or civilian employees who had re-
sponsibilities for— 
(A) issuing certificates of registry and man-
ning certificates; 
(B) safety inspections; 
(C) certification of maritime officers and 
unlicensed seamen; 
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(D) conducting inquiries into charges of in-
competence or misconduct of maritime officers 
and unlicensed seamen; 
(E) regulation of the construction, equip-
ment, and operation of vessels; 
(F) monitoring vessels’ compliance with 
international and national standards for marine 
safety, pollution prevention, and security; or 
(G) investigating marine casualties. 
SEC. 31. AUTHORIZED LEVEL OF COAST GUARD PER-
SONNEL. 
The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength 
for active duty personnel of 47,300 for fiscal year 2011, of 
which at least 300 personnel shall be assigned to implement 
the activities of the Coast Guard under this Act, including 
the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 32. CLARIFICATION OF MEMORANDUMS OF UNDER-
STANDING. 
Not later than September 30, 2011, the President (act-
ing through the head of the appropriate Federal department 
or agency) shall implement or revise, as appropriate, mem-
orandums of understanding to clarify the roles and jurisdic-
tional responsibilities of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Coast Guard, the Department of Transpor-
tation, and other Federal agencies relating to the prevention 
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of oil discharges from tank vessels, nontank vessels, and fa-
cilities subject to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. 
SEC. 33. STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF OIL SPILL. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry and the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention shall jointly— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive study of— 
(A) the effects on human health of exposure 
to petroleum and other substances released in the 
oil spill or used or produced in response to the 
oil spill, including chemicals used to disperse the 
oil; 
(B) the effects on human health of secondary 
exposure to such substances in an aerosolized 
form; 
(C) whether such substances include or 
produce airborne carcinogens, and the effects of 
any such carcinogens; and 
(D) the effects of exposure described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) on a child of an indi-
vidual born after the individual has been subject 
to such exposure; and 
(2) beginning as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, complete a baseline as-
sessment to determine the health status of individuals 
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exposed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (1) in order to gather data that may be 
compared with data gathered later under paragraph 
(1) to determine any change in health status from 
continued exposure. 
(b) PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT.—The Director of 
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall 
conduct a public health assessment of persons who are 
thought to have an epidemiological link to the substances 
described in subsection (a)(1)(A). 
(c) REPORT.—The Directors shall submit to Congress 
a report on the results of the study and baseline assessment 
under subsection (a) and the assessment under subsection 
(b). The report shall be submitted not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and shall include 
the findings of the Directors on the matters covered by the 
report. The Directors shall include in the report a list of 
diseases or conditions that are found to exist within the 
populations specified in subsection (a)(1) and their rate of 
occurrence compared to the general population. 
(d) OIL SPILL DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘oil spill’’ means the oil spill resulting from the 
explosion and collapse of the mobile offshore drilling unit 
Deepwater Horizon. 
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SEC. 34. OFFSHORE ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) Offshore facilities constructed after the date of en-
actment of this Act for operation in the United States Ex-
clusive Economic Zone for purposes of any form of energy 
production shall be built in the United States. 
(b) Foreign-built offshore facilities not operating in the 
United States Exclusive Economic Zone for purposes of any 
form of energy production on the date of enactment of this 
Act shall not operate in the United States Exclusive Eco-
nomic Zone for such purposes after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 35. OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSEL DATABASE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall complete an inventory of all vessels operating 
in the waters of the United States that are capable of meet-
ing oil spill response needs designated in the National Con-
tingency Plan authorized by section 311(d) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(d)). 
(b) CATEGORIZATION.—The inventory required under 
subsection (a) shall categorize such vessels by capabilities, 
type, function, and location. 
(c) MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE.—The Commandant 
shall maintain a database containing the results of the in-
ventory required under subsection (a) and update the infor-
mation in the database on no less than a quarterly basis. 
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