plored for, drilled for, produced, or 
transported by the responsible party. 
‘‘(II) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.— 
Upon completion of a review specified 
in subclause (I), the President shall no-
tify Congress as to whether the Presi-
dent will revise the levels of financial 
responsibility and the factors for mak-
ing such determination.’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (E). 
(b) APPLICATION; TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to any lease for explo-
ration, development, or production of minerals, as de-
fined by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), that the Secretary of the Interior 
awards after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) 
TRANSITION
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall require 
any person who holds, on the date of enactment of 
this Act, a lease for exploration, development, or pro-
duction of minerals, as defined by the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), lo-
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cated in the navigable waters, adjoining shoreline, or 
the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States to 
provide evidence of financial responsibility consistent 
with the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 4. DAMAGES TO HUMAN HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(b)(2) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2702(b)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) HUMAN HEALTH.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Damages to human 
health, including fatal injuries, which shall 
be recoverable by any claimant who has a 
demonstrable, adverse impact to human 
health or, in the case of a fatal injury to an 
individual, a claimant filing a claim on be-
half of such individual. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the term ‘human health’ includes 
mental health.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to all claims arising from events 
or activities occurring on or after April 19, 2010, including 
such claims pending on or before the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY FOR DISCHARGES 
FROM MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1004(b)(2) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘from any incident described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘from any discharge of 
oil, or substantial threat of a discharge of oil, into or 
upon the water’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘liable’’ and inserting ‘‘liable as 
described in paragraph (1)’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to all claims arising from events 
or activities occurring on or after April 19, 2010, including 
such claims pending on or before the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 6. STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. 
Section 1006(e)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2706(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘REBUTTABLE 
PRESUMPTION’’ and inserting ‘‘JUDICIAL REVIEW OF 
ASSESSMENTS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘have the force and effect’’ and 
all that follows before the period and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘be subject to judicial review under sub-
chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Administrative Procedure 
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Act), on the basis of the administrative record devel-
oped by the lead Federal trustee as provided in such 
regulations’’. 
SEC. 7. INFORMATION ON CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 1013 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1013A. INFORMATION ON CLAIMS. 
‘‘In the event of a spill of national significance, the 
President may require a responsible party or a guarantor 
of a source designated under section 1014(a) to provide to 
the President any information on or related to claims, ei-
ther individually, in the aggregate, or both, that the Presi-
dent requests, including— 
‘‘(1) the transaction date or dates of such claims, 
including processing times; and 
‘‘(2) any other data pertaining to such claims 
necessary to ensure the performance of the responsible 
party or the guarantor with regard to the processing 
and adjudication of such claims.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1013 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1013A. Information on claims.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to all claims arising from events or activi-
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ties occurring on or after April 19, 2010, including such 
claims pending on or before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Chapter 305 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by repealing sections 30505, 30506, 30507, 
30511, and 30512; and 
(2) by redesignating sections 30508 through 
30510 as sections 30505 through 30507, respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990.—Section 1018 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2718) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
Act of March 3, 1851’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, the Act 
of March 3, 1851 (46 U.S.C. 183 et seq.),’’. 
(2) TITLE
46.—Section 14305(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (5) and redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(15) as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the 
beginning of chapter 305 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sec-
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