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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5572 
To reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore drilling for oil 
and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for 
discharge of oil from an offshore facility, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2010 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To reform the Minerals Management Service and offshore 
drilling for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability 
of a responsible party for discharge of oil from an off-
shore facility, 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 Spill Prevention 
Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFORM OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE. 
(a) 
COMPONENTS.—Notwithstanding 
Secretarial 
Order No. 3299, issued by the Secretary of the Interior 
on May 19, 2010, there shall be in the Department of 
the Interior the Minerals Management Service, which shall 
have— 
(1) an Office of Leasing and Permitting, which 
shall perform such functions relating to leasing of 
areas of the outer Continental Shelf and the 
issuance of permits for activities under such leases, 
as were vested in the Minerals Management Service 
(or the Director thereof) on May 19, 2010; 
(2) an Office of Inspection, which shall perform 
such functions relating to inspection of vessels and 
facilities used for such activities as were vested in 
the Minerals Management Service (or the Director 
thereof) on that date; and 
(3) an Office of Revenue, which shall perform 
such functions relating to the collection of revenue 
from leases of the outer Continental Shelf as were 
vested in the Minerals Management Service (or the 
Director thereof) on that date. 
(b) DRUG TESTING.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue regulations that require each employee of the 
Minerals Management Service to be subjected to random 
testing for the use of a controlled substance in violation 
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of law or a United States Government regulation not less 
than 2 times each year. 
(c) EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION.—During the 2-year 
period beginning on the date of departure of an individual 
from employment by the Minerals Management Service, 
the individual may not be employed by any person con-
ducting any activity under a lease or permit issued by the 
Minerals Management Service or subject to regulation by 
the Minerals Management Service. 
SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT OF PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS. 
(a) MONTHLY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, acting through the Minerals Management Serv-
ice, shall inspect each month each vessel and facility 
used for drilling for oil and gas on the outer Conti-
nental Shelf. 
(2) RESCHEDULING OF MISSED INSPECTION.— 
If for any reason the Secretary does not conduct a 
monthly inspection under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall conduct the inspection within 14 days 
after the date on which it was scheduled to be con-
ducted. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Interior may not exempt any cat-
egory of activity by a vessel or facility engaged in drilling 
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