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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL CHILD 
              ABDUCTORS AND RELATIVES OF SUCH ABDUCTORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a)(10)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking the comma at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``, or'' at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by amending subclause (III) to read as follows:
                                    ``(III) is a spouse (other than the 
                                spouse who is the parent of the 
                                abducted child), child (other than the 
                                abducted child), parent, sibling, 
                                cousin, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or 
                                grandparent of an alien described in 
                                clause (i), is an agent of such an 
                                alien, or is a principal employing such 
                                an alien as an agent, if such person 
                                has been designated by the Secretary of 
                                State at the Secretary's sole and 
                                unreviewable discretion; or'' and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(IV) is a spouse of the abducted 
                                child described in clause (i), if such 
                                person has been designated by the 
                                Secretary of State at the Secretary's 
                                sole and unreviewable discretion,
                        is inadmissible until such child is surrendered 
                        to the person granted custody by the order 
                        described in that clause, and such custodian 
                        and child are permitted to return to the United 
                        States or such custodian's place of 
                        residence.''.
    (b) Identification of Aliens Supporting Abductors and Relatives of 
Abductors; Notice to Custodial Parents and Guardians; Annual Report; 
Definitions.--Section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                            ``(iv) Identification of aliens supporting 
                        abductors and relatives of abductors.--In all 
                        instances in which an alien commits an act 
                        described in clause (i), the Secretary of State 
                        shall take appropriate action to identify the 
                        individuals who are inadmissible under clause 
                        (ii).
                            ``(v) Notice to custodial parents and 
                        guardians.--In all instances in which an alien 
                        commits an act described in clause (i), the 
                        Secretary of State shall, upon request of the 
                        person granted custody of the child concerned, 
                        inform the person of whether, and when, any 
                        individual who is inadmissible under clause 
                        (ii) by reason of such act has been issued a 
                        visa or otherwise authorized to enter the 
                        United States.
                            ``(vi) Annual report.--The Secretary of 
                        State annually shall submit to the Committee on 
                        International Relations, the Committee on 
                        Government Reform, and the Committee on the 
                        Judiciary of the United States House of 
                        Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations, the Committee on Governmental 
                        Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
                        the United States Senate, a report that 
                        provides, with respect to the preceding year, 
                        an accounting of the number of cases known to 
                        the Secretary of State, disaggregated according 
                        to the nationality of the alien concerned--
                                    ``(I) in which an authority under 
                                this subparagraph was exercised (and 
                                with respect to each such case, the 
                                specific ground for inadmissibility 
                                shall be specified); and
                                    ``(II) in which an authority under 
                                this subparagraph has not been 
                                exercised but in which an alien, after 
                                entry of an order by a court in the 
                                United States granting custody to a 
                                person of a United States citizen 
                                child, detained or retained the child, 
                                or withheld custody of the child, 
                                outside the United States from the 
                                person granted custody by that order.
                            ``(vii) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `child' means an 
                                individual who was a child at the time 
                                the individual was detained or 
                                retained, or at the time custody of the 
                                individual was withheld, as described 
                                in clause (i), regardless of the age or 
                                marital status of the individual after 
                                such time; and
                                    ``(II) the term `sibling' includes 
                                a step-sibling or half-sibling.''.

Output: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the U.S. admission of aliens supporting international child abductors and relatives of such abductors until the child is surrendered to the legal custodian and such child and custodian are permitted to return to the United States or the custodian's residence. (Currently such prohibition applies to relatives of abductors.) Expands the scope of "relatives" to include cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and grandparents. Includes the spouse of the abducted child within such prohibition.Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) identify inadmissible aliens supporting child abductors and relatives of abductors; and (2) provide notice, upon request, to custodial parents and guardians if such an alien has been authorized to enter the United States.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The Secretary of the Interior, through the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service, recently demanded and 
        received compensation for the loss of use of federally owned 
        property resulting from constructive use of the property for 
        other public purposes, in an amount of approximately 
        $26,000,000.
            (2) The Secretary of Transportation has promulgated a 
        regulation allowing for compensation of Federal agencies for 
        the lost use of agency property for public purposes, through a 
        definition of the term ``constructive use'' that includes off-
        site impacts of Federal agency actions on federally owned 
        property.
            (3) The Federal Government enjoys no right under the 
        Constitution to compensation for use of Federal agency property 
        for other public purposes, while the rights of private persons 
        to be compensated for the taking of their property by the 
        Government for a public purpose is a fundamental right 
        protected by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the 
        Constitution.
            (4) Private property owners should be compensated in a 
        manner that is at least as equitable as the compensation 
        afforded to Federal agencies when their property is used or 
        constructively used for other public purposes.
            (5) Fair and equitable treatment of private property owners 
        will increase the willingness of private property owners to 
        provide habitat for wildlife and plants protected under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the efforts of 
private property owners to protect and restore habitat for wildlife, by 
ensuring that their constitutional and legal property rights will be 
honored, respected, and protected in the implementation of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.

SEC. 3. MINIMIZING IMPACTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                ``minimizing impacts on private property

    ``Sec. 19. (a) In General.--In implementing this Act, the head of 
an agency shall make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or 
mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result in Federal use of 
the property as a direct result of the action of the agency head under 
this Act or in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. An agency shall 
not take action that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property 
under this Act unless the agency--
            ``(1) obtains the written permission of its owner;
            ``(2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing that 
        use; or
            ``(3) pays compensation in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Compensation for Federal Use of Non-Federal Property.--An 
agency that takes action under this Act or in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal 
property or any portion of non-Federal property without the written 
consent of the owner of the property shall compensate the owner for the 
fair market value of the Federal use of the property or portion. 
Compensation paid shall reflect the duration of the Federal use as 
necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act.
    ``(c) Request of Owner.--An owner of non-Federal property seeking 
compensation under this section shall make a written request for 
compensation to the agency implementing the agency action resulting in 
the Federal use of property. The request shall, at a minimum, identify 
the affected portion of the property, the nature of the Federal use of 
non-Federal property for which the compensation is sought, and the 
amount of compensation sought.
    ``(d) Negotiations.--The agency may negotiate with the owner to 
reach agreement on the amount of the compensation under this section, 
the terms of any agreement for payment, and the terms of any Federal 
use of non-Federal property for which compensation is paid. If such an 
agreement is reached, the agency shall within 6 months pay the owner 
the amount agreed upon. An agreement under this section may include a 
transfer of title or an agreement to limit the period of time of the 
Federal use of non-Federal property.
    ``(e) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after the 
written request is made, the parties have not reached an agreement on 
compensation, the owner of the property may elect binding arbitration 
or seek compensation due under this section in a civil action.
    ``(f) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the arbitration 
shall, as nearly as practicable, be those established under title 9, 
United States Code, for arbitration proceedings to which that title 
applies. An award made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
attorney's fee and other arbitration costs, including appraisal fees. 
The agency shall promptly pay any award made to the owner.
    ``(g) Civil Actions.--A civil action to enforce this section may be 
filed under section 11(g). An owner who prevails in a civil action 
against the agency pursuant to this section shall be entitled to, and 
the agency shall be liable for, the amount of compensation awarded plus 
reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including 
appraisal fees. The court shall award interest on the amount of any 
compensation from the time of the Federal use of non-Federal property.
    ``(h) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this section to 
an owner of property and any judgment obtained by an owner of property 
in a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation of the agency 
that took the agency action giving rise to the payment or civil action. 
If the agency action resulted from a requirement imposed by another 
agency, then the agency making the payment or satisfying the judgment 
may seek partial or complete reimbursement from the appropriated funds 
of the other agency. For this purpose, the head of the agency concerned 
may transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to satisfy the 
judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the agency to seek the 
appropriation of such funds for the next fiscal year.
    ``(i) Availability of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any obligation of the United States to make any 
payment under this section shall be subject to the availability of 
appropriations.
    ``(j) Duty of Notice to Owners.--An agency may not take any action 
that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless the agency has 
given 30 days notice to each owner of the property directly affected 
explaining their rights under this section and either obtaining their 
permission for the Federal use or providing the procedures for 
obtaining any compensation that may be available under this section.
    ``(k) Rules of Construction.--The following rules of construction 
shall apply to this Act:
            ``(1) Other rights preserved.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to limit any right to compensation that exists under 
        the Constitution or under other laws.
            ``(2) Extent of federal authority.--Payment of compensation 
        under this section (other than when property is bought by the 
        Federal Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer 
        any rights on the Federal Government other than the Federal use 
        of non-Federal property agreed to so that the agency action may 
        achieve the species conservation purposes of this Act.
    ``(l) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Federal use.--(A) The term `Federal use' means--
                    ``(i) any action under this Act to--
                            ``(I) permanently incorporate non-Federal 
                        property into a Federal facility;
                            ``(II) place non-Federal property under the 
                        control of the Secretary; or
                            ``(III) temporarily occupy non-Federal 
                        property in a manner that is adverse to the 
                        constitutional right of the owner of the 
                        property against taking of the property by the 
                        Federal Government; and
                    ``(ii) any constructive use of non-Federal 
                property.
            ``(B) In this paragraph the term `constructive use' means 
        any action described in subparagraph (C) taken under this Act 
        that results in--
                    ``(i) substantial diminution in the normal or 
                reasonably expected uses of non-Federal property;
                    ``(ii) a reduction in the fair market value of non-
                Federal property of 25 percent or more; or
                    ``(iii) in the case of the right to receive water, 
                any diminution in the quantity of water received or 
                available for use.
            ``(C) The actions referred to in subparagraph (B) are the 
        following:
                    ``(i) The imposition or enforcement of a 
                prohibition of use of non-Federal property the purpose 
                of which is to provide or retain habitat for any 
                species of wildlife or plant determined to be an 
                endangered species or threatened species.
                    ``(ii) A designation of non-Federal property as 
                critical habitat under this Act.
                    ``(iii) The denial of a permit under section 10 
                that results in the loss of the ability to use non-
                Federal property in order to provide habitat for 
                wildlife or plants.
                    ``(iv) An agency action pursuant to a reasonable 
                and prudent alternative suggested by the Secretary 
                under section 7, that would cause an agency to restrict 
                the use of non-Federal property.
                    ``(v) The imposition by any governmental entity of 
                a limitation or restriction on an otherwise permissible 
                use of non-Federal property by the owner of the 
                property, as a condition of a Federal agency providing 
                any land, money, permit, or other benefit to the 
                governmental entity, if imposition of the limitation or 
                restriction by the agency directly would constitute a 
                Federal use of non-Federal property under the other 
                provisions of this paragraph, unless the governmental 
                entity has some other legal basis for imposing the 
                limitation or restriction.
            ``(3) Fair market value.--The term `fair market value' 
        means the most probable price at which property or a right to 
        use property would change hands, in a competitive and open 
        market under all conditions requisite to fair sale, between a 
        willing buyer and willing seller, neither being under any 
        compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge 
        of relevant facts, and without regard to the presence of any 
        species protected under this Act. With respect to a right to 
        use property, fair market value shall be determined on or 
        immediately before the exercise of the right.
            ``(4) Law of the state.--The term `law of the State' 
        includes the law of a political subdivision of a State.
            ``(5) Non-federal property.--The term `non-Federal 
        property' means property which is owned by a person other than 
        any Federal entity of government.
            ``(6) Property.--The term `property' means land, an 
        interest in land, the right to use or receive water, and any 
        personal property, as defined under the law of the State.''.

Output: Landowners Equal Treatment Act of 1999 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the head of an agency to make every possible effort to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on non-Federal property that result from Federal use of the property (including constructive use) as a direct result of an agency action under such Act (including actions to provide or retain habitat for endangered or threatened species or to designate non-Federal property as critical habitat).  Prohibits an agency from taking action under such Act that results in a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it: (1) obtains the landowner's permission; (2) negotiates a voluntary agreement authorizing such use; or (3) compensates the landowner for the fair market value of the Federal use.  Sets forth provisions governing landowner requests for compensation, compensation negotiations, arbitration or civil actions to resolve compensation disagreements, and payment of compensation from an agency's annual appropriations. 
Prohibits an agency from taking any action that is a Federal use of non-Federal property unless it has given 30 days notice to each property owner directly affected explaining their rights and either obtaining their permission or providing procedures for obtaining compensation.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Atlantic Energy Security 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
            (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1002).
            (3) Qualified revenues.--The term ``qualified revenues'' 
        means all bonus bids, rentals, and royalties (and other sums) 
        due and payable to the United States from all leases entered 
        into after the date of enactment of this Act that cover an area 
        in the South Atlantic planning area.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) South atlantic planning area.--The term ``South 
        Atlantic planning area'' means the area of the outer 
        Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) that is located 
        between the northern lateral seaward administrative boundary of 
        the Commonwealth of Virginia and the southernmost lateral 
        seaward administrative boundary of the State of Georgia.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the following 
        States:
                    (A) Georgia.
                    (B) North Carolina.
                    (C) South Carolina.
                    (D) Virginia.

SEC. 3. PRESERVING COASTAL VIEWSHEDS.

    (a) In General.--Prior to conducting a lease sale authorized under 
this Act that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the 
coastline, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of each 
potentially affected State to establish appropriate lease stipulations 
for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the 
coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate any potential concerns 
regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds.
    (b) Considerations for Production Facilities.--The Secretary and 
the State shall consider--
            (1) restricting the installation of permanent surface 
        production facilities above the waterline for the purpose of 
        production of oil or gas resources in any area that is within 
        12 nautical miles seaward from the coastline of the State;
            (2) allowing only subsurface production facilities to be 
        installed in areas that are located between the point that is 
        12 nautical miles from seaward from the coastline of the State 
        and the point that is 30 nautical miles seaward from the 
        coastline of the State.
    (c) Development and Production Plan Approval.--If permanent surface 
facilities are proposed to be installed within 30 nautical miles of the 
coastline, the Secretary shall not grant approval of the development 
and production plan unless it is determined that the facility is 
designed so that the impacts on coastal viewsheds are minimized, to the 
maximum extent practicable.
    (d) Onshore Access to Leases Not Restricted.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, onshore facilities associated with the 
drilling, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of 
the South Atlantic planning area within 12 nautical miles seaward of 
the coastline of a State are allowed.
    (e) Temporary Activities Not Affected.--Nothing described in 
subsection (a), (b), or (c) restricts, or gives the States authority to 
restrict, temporary surface activities related to operations associated 
with outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases.

SEC. 4. 2017-2022 LEASING PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall--
            (1) include the South Atlantic planning area in the outer 
        Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 
        2022 prepared under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); and
            (2) conduct in the South Atlantic planning area--
                    (A) 1 lease sale during fiscal year 2021; and
                    (B) 2 lease sales during fiscal year 2022.

SEC. 5. BALANCING OF MILITARY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION GOALS.

    (a) In General.--In recognition that the outer Continental Shelf 
oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy resources produced 
under the program are integral to national security, the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Defense shall work jointly in implementing lease sales 
under this Act--
            (1) to preserve the ability of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness through 
        continued use of the outer Continental Shelf; and
            (2) to allow effective exploration, development, and 
        production of the oil, gas, and renewable energy resources of 
        the United States.
    (b) Prohibition on Conflicts With Military Operations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any tract 
        available for lease under this Act if the President, in 
        consultation with the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives, determines that the 
        lease of that tract would conflict with military operations 
        relating to national security.
            (2) Actions by persons.--No person may engage in any 
        exploration, development, 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--
                    (A) the agreement entitled ``Memorandum of 
                Agreement between the Department of Defense and the 
                Department of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the 
                Outer Continental Shelf'' and dated July 20, 1983; and
                    (B) any revision or replacement for the agreement 
                described in subparagraph (A) that is agreed to by the 
                Secretary of Defense and the Secretary during the 
                period beginning on July 21, 1983, and ending on the 
                day before the date of issuance of the lease under 
                which the exploration, development, or production is 
                conducted.

SEC. 6. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338), for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2022, the Secretary shall deposit--
            (1) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in the general 
        fund of the Treasury; and
            (2) 50 percent of any qualified revenues in a special 
        account in the Treasury from which the Secretary shall disburse 
        amounts to the States in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Allocation to States.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
        effective for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall allocate the qualified revenues 
        described in subsection (a)(2) to each State in amounts (based 
        on a formula established by the Secretary, by regulation) that 
        are inversely proportional to the respective distances 
        between--
                    (A) the point on the coastline of each State that 
                is closest to the geographical center of the applicable 
                leased tract; and
                    (B) the geographical center of that leased tract.
            (2) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to a State 
        for each fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be not less than 
        10 percent of the amounts available under subsection (a)(2).
            (3) Mandate.--Of the amounts received by a State under 
        paragraph (1), the State shall use, at the discretion of the 
        Governor of the State--
                    (A) 10 percent--
                            (i) to enhance State land and water 
                        conservation efforts;
                            (ii) to improve State public transportation 
                        projects;
                            (iii) to establish alternative, renewable, 
                        and clean energy production and generation 
                        within each State; and
                            (iv) to enhance beach nourishment and 
                        costal dredging;
                    (B) 2.5 percent to enhance geological and 
                geophysical education for the energy future of the 
                United States in accordance with section 7.

SEC. 7. ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR AMERICA'S 
              ENERGY FUTURE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
partner with institutions of higher education selected under subsection 
(c) to facilitate the practical study of geological and geophysical 
sciences of areas on the Atlantic region of the outer Continental Shelf 
and elsewhere on the Continental Shelf of the United States.
    (b) Focus.--Activities conducted by institutions of higher 
education under this section shall focus all geological and geophysical 
scientific research on obtaining a better understanding of hydrocarbon 
potential in the South Atlantic planning area while fostering the study 
of the geological and geophysical sciences at institutions of higher 
education in the United States.
    (c) Selection of Institutions.--
            (1) Selection.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Governor of each State may nominate 
        for participation in a partnership--
                    (A) 1 institution of higher education located in 
                the State; and
                    (B) 1 institution of higher education that is a 
                historically Black college or university (as defined in 
                section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1132(a))) located in the State.
            (2) Preference.--In making nominations under paragraph (1), 
        each Governor shall give preference to those institutions of 
        higher education that--
                    (A) demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of 
                veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
                    (B) meet the criteria described in paragraph (3).
            (3) Criteria.--The Governor shall select as a partner any 
        institution of higher education nominated under paragraph (1) 
        that the Governor determines demonstrates excellence in 1 or 
        more of the following criteria:
                    (A) Geophysical sciences curriculum.
                    (B) Engineering curriculum.
                    (C) Information technology or other technical 
                studies related to seismic research, including data 
                processing.
    (d) Research Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
        institution of higher education selected under subsection 
        (c)(3) may conduct research under this section on the 
        expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 
        the institution of higher education submits to the South 
        Atlantic Regional Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
        Management a notice of the research.
            (2) Permit required.--An institution of higher education 
        may not conduct research under this section that uses any solid 
        or liquid explosive, except as authorized by a permit issued by 
        the Director.
    (e) Data.--
            (1) In general.--The geological and geophysical activities 
        conducted under this section--
                    (A) shall be considered to be scientific research 
                and data produced by the activities;
                    (B) shall not be used or shared for commercial 
                purposes;
                    (C) shall not be produced for proprietary use or 
                sale; and
                    (D) shall be made available by the Director to the 
                public.
            (2) Submission of data to boem.--Not later than 60 days 
        after completion of initial analysis of data collected under 
        this section by an institution of higher education selected 
        under subsection (c)(3), the institution of higher education 
        shall share with the Director any data collected requested by 
        the Director.
            (3) Fees.--The Director may not charge any fee for the 
        provision of data produced in research under this section, 
        other than a data reprocessing fee to pay the cost of 
        duplicating the data.
    (f) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the 
Director shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives a report on the data derived from partnerships under 
this section.

SEC. 8. ATLANTIC REGIONAL OFFICE.

    Not later than the last day of the outer Continental Shelf leasing 
program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 prepared under section 18 of 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), the Director 
shall establish an Atlantic regional office in an area that is--
            (1) included in the outer Continental Shelf leasing program 
        for fiscal years 2017 through 2022 prepared under section 18 of 
        that Act (43 U.S.C. 1344); and
            (2) determined by the Director to have the highest 
        potential for resource development.


Output: Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act   Directs the Department of the Interior, before conducting a lease sale that would offer leases within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, to consult with the governor of each potentially affected state to establish lease stipulations for the management of the surface occupancy of the areas between the coastline and 30 nautical miles to mitigate potential concerns regarding impacts to coastal viewsheds. Prescribes formal considerations for production facilities. Prohibits Interior from approving a development and production plan if permanent surface facilities are proposed within 30 nautical miles of the coastline, unless the facilities are designed to minimize the impacts upon coastal viewsheds. Permits onshore facilities associated with the drilling, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the South Atlantic planning area within 12 nautical miles seaward of the coastline of a state.  Requires Interior to include the South Atlantic planning area in the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program for FY2017-FY2022, and conduct in that area one lease sale during FY2021 and two during FY2022. Directs Interior and the Department of Defense to implement lease sales jointly to: (1) preserve the ability of the Armed Forces to maintain an optimum state of readiness through their continued use of the OCS; and (2) allow effective exploration, development, and production of U.S. oil, gas, and renewable energy resources. Prohibits: (1) Interior from making any tract available for lease if the President, in consultation with certain congressional committees, determines that leasing that tract would conflict with military operations relating to national security; and (2) exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the OCS that would conflict with military operations set forth in specified documents. Requires deposit of 50% of qualified revenues into the general fund of the Treasury and 50% into a special Treasury account for allocation to certain states for:   enhancing land and water conservation efforts;  improving state public transportation projects;  establishing alternative, renewable, and clean energy production and generation;   enhancing beach nourishment and coastal dredging; and  enhancing geological and geophysical education for the energy future of the U.S.  Requires Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), to partner with certain institutions of higher education to facilitate the study of geological and geophysical sciences on the Atlantic OCS and elsewhere on the U.S. Continental Shelf. Authorizes the governor of each state to nominate institutions of higher education located in the state for participation in such a partnership: (1) including one historically Black college or university, and (2) giving preference to those that demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of veterans of the Armed Forces. Requires the BOEM Director to establish an Atlantic regional office in an area included in the OCS leasing program for FY2017-FY2022 that has the highest potential for resource development.