I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1568 
To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Oil Pollution Research 
and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH COMMITTEE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 7001(a)(2) of the Oil Pollu-
tion Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘State’’ and inserting ‘‘State and tribal’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7001(a)(3) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(A) MEMBERS.—The Interagency Com-
mittee shall consist of representatives from the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(ii) The Department of Commerce, 
including the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
‘‘(iii) The Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(iv) The Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(B) 
COLLABORATING
AGENCIES.—The 
Interagency Committee shall collaborate with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology. 
‘‘(ii) The Department of Energy. 
‘‘(iii) The Department of Transpor-
tation, including the Maritime Administra-
tion and the Pipeline and Hazardous Mate-
rials Safety Administration. 
‘‘(iv) The Department of Defense, in-
cluding the Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Navy. 
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‘‘(v) The Department of Homeland 
Security, including the United States Fire 
Administration in the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
‘‘(vi) The National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration. 
‘‘(vii) The National Science Founda-
tion. 
‘‘(viii) Other Federal agencies, as ap-
propriate.’’. 
(c) ROLE OF THE CHAIR.—Section 7001(a)(4) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(4)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A representative of 
the Coast Guard shall serve as Chair. 
‘‘(B) ROLE OF CHAIR.—The primary role 
of the Chair shall be to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the activities of the Interagency 
Committee and the agencies listed in para-
graph (3)(B) are coordinated; 
‘‘(ii) the implementation plans re-
quired under subsection (b)(1) are com-
pleted and submitted; 
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‘‘(iii) the annual reports required 
under subsection (e) are completed and 
submitted; 
‘‘(iv) 
the 
Interagency 
Committee 
meets in accordance with the requirements 
of paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(v) the Oil Pollution Research Advi-
sory Committee under subsection (f) is es-
tablished and utilized.’’. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—Section 7001(a) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 2761(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) ONGOING, COORDINATED EFFORTS.— 
The Interagency Committee shall ensure that 
the research, development, and demonstration 
efforts authorized by this section are coordi-
nated and conducted on an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(B) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Interagency 
Committee shall meet, or otherwise com-
municate, as appropriate, to— 
‘‘(I) plan program-related activi-
ties; and 
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