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Union Calendar No. 90 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2231 
[Report No. 113–125] 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy explo-
ration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equi-
table revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization 
of the functions of the former Minerals Management Service into distinct 
and separate agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2013 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. WITT-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAINES, Mr. STEWART, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. MULLIN 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase 
energy exploration and production on the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue sharing for 
all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the 
functions of the former Minerals Management Service 
into distinct and separate agencies, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Offshore Energy and 
Jobs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM 
REFORMS 
Sec. 101. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms. 
Sec. 102. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal. 
Sec. 103. Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing program. 
TITLE II—DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO CONDUCT NEW OCS 
SALES IN VIRGINIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND CALIFORNIA 
Sec. 201. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the 
Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia. 
Sec. 202. South Carolina lease sale. 
Sec. 203. Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale. 
Sec. 204. Environmental impact statement requirement. 
Sec. 205. National defense. 
Sec. 206. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included. 
TITLE III—EQUITABLE SHARING OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
REVENUES 
Sec. 301. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States. 
TITLE IV—REORGANIZATION OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
AGENCIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
Sec. 401. Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and 
Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety. 
Sec. 402. Bureau of Ocean Energy. 
Sec. 403. Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
Sec. 404. Office of Natural Resources revenue. 
Sec. 405. Ethics and drug testing. 
Sec. 406. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service. 
Sec. 407. Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates. 
Sec. 408. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board. 
Sec. 409. Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees. 
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TITLE V—UNITED STATES TERRITORIES 
Sec. 501. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to terri-
tories of the United States. 
TITLE I—OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF 
LEASING 
PROGRAM 
REFORMS 
SEC. 101. 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 consid-
ered to have the largest undiscovered, technically re-
coverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) 
based upon the most recent national geologic assess-
ment 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 pro-
posed 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 
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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. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph the term ‘available un-
leased acreage’ means that portion of the outer Conti-
nental 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 pro-
gram, 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 doc-
ument entitled ‘Minerals Management Service Assess-
ment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil 
and Gas Resources of the Nation’s Outer Continental 
Shelf, 2006’.’’. 
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SEC. 102. 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 nat-
ural gas as a result of that program. Such goal shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate of the possible in-
crease 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 depend-
ence 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— 
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‘‘(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 meet-
ing 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. 103. 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, 2014, publish and 
submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas leas-
ing program under section 18 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) for the 5- 
year period beginning on such date and ending July 
15, 2020; and 
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(2) by not later than July 15, 2015, 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 Act), that are subject to leasing under this Act. 
(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 oc-
curs,’’. 
TITLE 
II—DIRECTING 
THE 
PRESIDENT 
TO 
CONDUCT 
NEW OCS SALES IN VIRGINIA, 
SOUTH CAROLINA, AND CALI-
FORNIA 
SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL AND 
GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON THE OUTER CONTI-
NENTAL 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 
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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 De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
under the Memorandum of Agreement referred to in section 
205(b), issues a statement proposing deferral from a lease 
offering due to defense-related activities that are irreconcil-
able with mineral exploration and development, the Sec-
retary 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 produc-
tion 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 re-
sources produced therefrom are integral to national secu-
rity, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of De-
fense 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 
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readiness through their continued use of the Outer 
Continental Shelf. 
(2) Allowing effective exploration, development, 
and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, and renew-
able 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 Pro-
gram 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 de-
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grees 17 minutes 1 second North latitude, 71 de-
grees 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 de-
grees 31 minutes 58 seconds North latitude, 71 
degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude. 
SEC. 202. SOUTH CAROLINA LEASE SALE. 
Notwithstanding inclusion of the South Atlantic Outer 
Continental Shelf Planning Area in the Final Outer Conti-
nental 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 hydro-
carbon resources and constituting not less than 25 percent 
of the leasable area within the South Carolina offshore ad-
ministrative 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). 
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SEC. 203. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXISTING INFRASTRUC-
TURE 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, 2014. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES OR ONSHORE- 
BASED DRILLING.—The Secretary of the Interior shall in-
clude in leases offered for sale under this lease sale such 
terms and conditions as are necessary to require that devel-
opment and production may occur only from offshore infra-
structure in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
Act or from onshore-based, extended-reach drilling. 
SEC. 204. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a multisale environ-
mental 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 title. 
(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 non-
leasing alternative courses of action or to analyze the 
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environmental effects of such alternative courses of ac-
tion; and 
(2) the Secretary shall only— 
(A) identify a preferred action for leasing 
and not more than one alternative leasing pro-
posal; and 
(B) analyze the environmental effects and 
potential mitigation measures for such preferred 
action and such alternative leasing proposal. 
SEC. 205. NATIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS.—This Act 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 OP-
ERATIONS.—No person may engage in any exploration, de-
velopment, or production of oil or natural gas on the Outer 
Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this Act 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 Inte-
rior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf 
signed July 20, 1983, and any revision or replacement for 
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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 explo-
ration, development, or production is conducted. 
SEC. 206. EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NOT INCLUDED. 
Nothing in this Act 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). 
TITLE III—EQUITABLE SHARING 
OF 
OUTER 
CONTINENTAL 
SHELF REVENUES 
SEC. 301. 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 in-
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serting ‘‘in the period beginning June 5, 1950, 
and ending on the date of enactment of the Off-
shore Energy and Jobs Act’’; 
(2) by adding after subsection (c) (as so des-
ignated) 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 en-
ergy 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 Offshore Energy 
and Jobs Act 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 Conti-
nental Shelf Planning Areas on the date of en-
actment of the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, in-
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cluding a lease issued before, on, or after such 
date of enactment.’’; and 
(3) by inserting before subsection (c) (as so des-
ignated) 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 per-
cent 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 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 
Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, by sub-
stituting ‘12.5 percent’ for ‘37.5 percent’; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) with respect to new leasing reve-
nues under leases awarded under the second 
leasing program under section 18(a) that 
takes effect after the date of enactment of the 
Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, by sub-
stituting ‘25 percent’ for ‘37.5 percent’. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTED LEASE SALES.—This para-
graph shall not apply with respect to any lease 
issued under title II of the Offshore Energy and 
Jobs Act. 
‘‘(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 re-
spective 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 Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ALLOCATION.—The 
amount allocated to a coastal State under paragraph 
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(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 least 
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 subsection 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 program.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—This section and 
the amendment made by this section shall not affect the ap-
plication of section 105 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)), as in effect before the enact-
ment of this Act, with respect to revenues received by the 
United States under oil and gas leases issued for tracts lo-
cated in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Planning Areas, including such leases issued 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE IV—REORGANIZATION OF 
MINERALS 
MANAGEMENT 
AGENCIES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR EN-
ERGY, 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 promote 
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(D) be responsible for ensuring safe and ef-
ficient 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 administration of 
the Office of Surface Mining. 
SEC. 402. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment 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 (re-
ferred 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 com-
pensated at the rate provided for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
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(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 off-
shore mineral and renewable energy resources man-
agement. 
(2) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—The Director shall 
promulgate and implement regulations— 
(A) for the proper issuance of leases for the 
exploration, development, and production of non-
renewable and renewable energy and mineral re-
sources 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 403 to be carried 
out through the Ocean Energy Safety Service; or 
(B) required by section 404 to be carried 
out through the Office of Natural Resources Rev-
enue. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LAND MANAGEMENT AGEN-
CIES.—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. 403. OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment 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 (re-
ferred 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. 
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(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com-
pensated at the rate provided for level V of the Execu-
tive 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, pow-
ers, and duties vested in the Secretary relating to the 
administration of safety and environmental enforce-
ment activities related to offshore mineral and renew-
able 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 de-
velop, promulgate, and enforce regulations to ensure 
the safe and sound exploration, development, and pro-
duction 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 explo-
ration and development of renewable and mineral re-
sources 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, in-
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cluding production under leases held on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, in accordance with sec-
tion 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 accord-
ance with section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Conti-
nental 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-
spection 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); 
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(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 require-
ments referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be determined by the Secretary, 
subject to subparagraph (B); and 
(B) shall include— 
(i) three 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. 
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(3) ASSIGNMENT.—In assigning oil and gas in-
spectors to the inspection and investigation of indi-
vidual operations, the Secretary shall give due consid-
eration to the extent possible to their previous experi-
ence 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 inspec-
tion officer undergo an employment investigation (in-
cluding 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 enti-
tled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer 
pay on account of service as a member of the Armed 
Forces. 
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(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 inspec-
tion program; and 
(iii) demonstrates the current knowl-
edge and skills necessary to courteously, 
vigilantly, and effectively perform inspec-
tion functions. 
(8) LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO STRIKE.—Any in-
dividual that conducts permitting or inspections 
under this section may not participate in a strike, or 
assert the right to strike. 
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(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 employ-
ees of the Service in order to restore and maintain the 
trust of the people of the United States in the ac-
countability of the management of our Nation’s en-
ergy 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 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 oper-
ational inspections; 
(ii) the training of technical support 
personnel of the Bureau; 
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(iii) any other training programs for 
offshore oil and gas inspectors, Bureau per-
sonnel, Department personnel, or other per-
sons as the Secretary shall designate; and 
(iv) certification of the successful com-
pletion 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 co-
operative educational and training agree-
ments with educational institutions, related 
Federal academies, other Federal agencies, 
State governments, safety training firms, 
and oil and gas operators and related in-
dustries. 
(ii) TRAINING
REQUIREMENT.—Such 
training shall be conducted by the Academy 
in accordance with curriculum needs and 
assignment of instructional personnel estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
(11) USE OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.—In per-
forming functions under this subsection, the Secretary 
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shall use, to the extent practicable, the facilities and 
personnel of the Department of the Interior. The Sec-
retary may appoint or assign to the Academy such of-
ficers and employees as the Secretary considers nec-
essary 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, opera-
tors, and representatives of oil and gas workers 
to develop and maintain adequate programs 
with educational institutions and oil and gas op-
erators that are designed— 
(i) to enable persons to qualify for po-
sitions in the administration of this Act; 
and 
(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— 
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(1) required by section 402 to be carried out 
through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or 
(2) required by section 404 to be carried out 
through the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. 
SEC. 404. OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment 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 (re-
ferred 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 com-
pensated at the rate provided for Level V of the Exec-
utive 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, pow-
ers, 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, pow-
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ers, and duties previously assigned to the Minerals 
Management Service (including the authority to de-
velop, promulgate, and enforce regulations) regarding 
offshore royalty and revenue collection; royalty and 
revenue distribution; auditing and compliance; inves-
tigation and enforcement of royalty and revenue regu-
lations; and asset management for onshore and off-
shore activities. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not carry out 
through the Office any function, power, or duty that is— 
(1) required by section 402 to be carried out 
through Bureau of Ocean Energy; or 
(2) required by section 403 to be carried out 
through the Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
SEC. 405. 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 in-
terested before the Government as a function of their official 
duties, or conducting investigations, issuing permits, or re-
sponsible for oversight of energy programs, are in full com-
pliance with all Federal employee ethics laws and regula-
tions under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
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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 Inte-
rior 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 supple-
mentary 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. 406. ABOLISHMENT OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERV-
ICE. 
(a) ABOLISHMENT.—The Minerals Management Serv-
ice is abolished. 
(b) COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Completed administrative ac-
tions of the Minerals Management Service shall not be 
affected by the enactment of this Act, but shall con-
tinue in effect according to their terms until amend-
ed, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or re-
voked in accordance with law by an officer of the 
United States or a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
by operation of law. 
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(2) COMPLETED
ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
‘‘completed administrative action’’ includes orders, 
determinations, memoranda of understanding, memo-
randa of agreements, rules, regulations, personnel ac-
tions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certifi-
cates, licenses, registrations, and privileges. 
(c) PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—Subject to the authority 
of the Secretary of the Interior and the officers of the De-
partment of the Interior under this Act— 
(1) pending proceedings in the Minerals Manage-
ment Service, including notices of proposed rule-
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 Act 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 Act had not been enacted, 
and any such orders shall continue in effect until 
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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 Depart-
ment of the Interior under this Act, 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 pre-
cede 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 Act shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 407. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE 
SCHEDULE PAY RATES. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY FOR ENERGY, LANDS, AND 
MINERALS.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, 
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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 Sec-
retaries of the Interior (6).’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Inte-
rior (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, Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
‘‘Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, 
Department of the Interior.’’. 
SEC. 408. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY SAFETY AD-
VISORY 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’’)— 
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(1) to provide the Secretary and the Directors es-
tablished by this Act with independent scientific and 
technical advice on safe, responsible, and timely min-
eral 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 403(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, engi-
neering, 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 Sec-
retary shall consult with the National Academy of 
Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to 
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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 con-
secutive terms. 
(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 renew-
able energy resource activities. 
(e) OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—As part of its duties under this sec-
tion, the Board shall, by not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section and every 5 years there-
after, submit to the Secretary a report that— 
(1) assesses offshore oil and gas well control tech-
nologies, practices, voluntary standards, and regula-
tions in the United States and elsewhere; and 
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(2) as appropriate, recommends modifications to 
the regulations issued under this Act to ensure ade-
quate protection of safety and the environment, in-
cluding recommendations on how to reduce regula-
tions 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. 409. 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.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall collect from the operators of facilities sub-
ject 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 dif-
ferences in complexity among the classes of fa-
cilities to be inspected. 
‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is es-
tablished 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 depos-
ited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) 
and which shall be available as provided under para-
graph (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; 
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‘‘(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-
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 De-
partment 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 percent-
age 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 
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June of the calendar year in which the claim was de-
termined or last adjusted. 
‘‘(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 inac-
tive wells. 
‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees for drill-
ing rigs shall be assessed under this subsection for all 
inspections completed in fiscal years 2013 through 
2022. Fees for fiscal year 2013 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 
2022. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of each fiscal year beginning with 
fiscal year 2013, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report 
on the operation of the Fund during 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 depos-
ited 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 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 ac-
tivity and overall production, conducted by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(vi) Recommendations to increase the 
efficacy and efficiency of offshore inspec-
tions. 
‘‘(vii) Any corrective actions levied 
upon offshore inspectors as a result of any 
form of misconduct.’’. 
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TITLE V—UNITED STATES 
TERRITORIES 
SEC. 501. 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 ‘‘con-
trol’’ the following: ‘‘or lying within the United States 
exclusive economic zone and the Continental Shelf ad-
jacent 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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 90 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2231 
[Report No. 113–125] 
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
to increase energy exploration and production on 
the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable 
revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement 
the reorganization of the functions of the former 
Minerals Management Service into distinct and 
separate agencies, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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