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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Space Tourism Promotion Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) humans have long had a yearning to travel in space and
experience conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere;
(2) forty years of human space flight experience have
demonstrated the feasibility of safe travel to and from space
as well as the ability of humans to live and work in space;
(3) the Nation's human space flight program has developed
technologies and operational procedures that the private sector
could make use of to enable American citizens to experience
space travel;
(4) space tourism has the potential to become a significant
industry and a powerful stimulus for advances in space
transportation;
(5) the Federal Government could play an important role in
stimulating the development of space tourism by means of
guaranteed loans, tax credits, expeditious establishment of a
straightforward and predictable regulatory structure, and
research and development in technologies that may enable the
private sector to develop operational passenger-carrying space
transportation systems and on-orbit habitations;
(6) as the agency of the Federal Government primarily
responsible for the development of America's commercial sector,
the Department of Commerce, and in particular its Office of
Space Commercialization, should have the lead role in
encouraging the growth of space tourism;
(7) as the agency of the Federal Government currently
responsible for regulating America's commercial space
transportation industry, the Federal Aviation Administration,
and in particular its Office of Commercial Space
Transportation, should have the lead role in establishing the
regulatory structure necessary to ensure the safety of United
States space tourism;
(8) as the agency of the Federal Government responsible for
carrying out the major share of the Nation's civil space
activities, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
should continue its traditional role of conducting research and
development related to new space technologies and systems and
facilitating their transfer to the private sector;
(9) it is an appropriate role for the Federal Government to
undertake measures to encourage the development of space
tourism in the United States; and
(10) at the same time, it is an inappropriate role and a
misallocation of taxpayer-provided resources for the Federal
Government to compete with the private sector in the provision
of transportation vehicles or facilities for space tourism.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) terms that are defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act
of 1990 have the meaning given those terms in that Act; and
(2) the term ''space tourism'' means travel to, from, or
within outer space, or to the surface of a body in space other
than Earth, or habitation in outer space, for the purpose of
recreation.

SEC. 4. LOAN GUARANTEES.

(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce may guarantee up
to 85 percent of the value of loans for the purpose of
developing transportation systems, habitation facilities, or
other infrastructure required for space tourism.
(2) Limitation.--The maximum aggregate amount of loan
commitments that may be guaranteed under this section by the
Secretary of Commerce at any one time shall be $2,000,000,000.
(3) Administrative fee.--The Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to collect from any borrower, and to the extent
provided for in advance in appropriations Acts to use, an
amount not to exceed 0.5 percent of the amount borrowed, for
covering the administrative expenses and other annual costs to
the Department of Commerce of the loan guarantee.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--A loan guaranteed under this section
shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Commerce may
prescribe.
(c) Term of Loans.--Loans guaranteed under this section shall be
for a term of not to exceed 20 years, or 100 percent of the useful life
of the substantial portion of the physical assets to be financed by the
loans, whichever is shorter, as determined by the Secretary of
Commerce.
(d) Lien on Interests in Assets.--Upon providing a loan guarantee
to a borrower under this section, the Secretary of Commerce shall have
liens which shall be superior to all other liens on assets of the
borrower equal to 85 percent of the unpaid balance of the loan subject
to the guarantee.
(e) Protection.--No loan shall be guaranteed under this section
unless the Secretary of Commerce determines that the borrower is
responsible and that adequate provision is made for servicing the loan
on reasonable terms and for protecting the interests of the United
States.
(f) Validity.--A loan guarantee under this section shall be
conclusive evidence that such guarantee has been properly obtained, and
that the underlying loan qualifies for such guarantee. In an action for
fraud or material misrepresentation by the holder of a loan guaranteed
under this section, such guarantee shall be presumed to be valid,
legal, and enforceable.
(g) Forbearance.--The Secretary of Commerce may approve an
agreement, between the parties to a loan guaranteed under this section,
that provides for forbearance for the benefit of the borrower if the
forbearance will result in no cost to the Federal Government.
(h) Administration and Oversight Responsibility.--The Office of
Space Commercialization shall be responsible for the administration and
oversight of this section on behalf of the Department of Commerce.

SEC. 5. CAPITAL GAINS EXCLUSION.

(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF GAINS FOR QUALIFIED SPACE TOURISM
CORPORATIONS.

''(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include gain on the sale
or exchange of any stock of a qualified space tourism corporation held
for more than one year.
''(b) Qualified Space Tourism Corporation.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the term 'qualified space tourism corporation' means,
with respect to any taxable year, a domestic corporation which is a C
corporation if--
''(1) such corporation is organized exclusively for
providing to unrelated persons any service of space tourism (as
defined in section 3 of the Space Tourism Promotion Act of
2001), and
''(2) such corporation derives at least 75 percent of its
gross receipts from the active conduct of a trade or business
of providing a service described in paragraph (1).
''(c) Certain Purchases by Corporations of Its Own Stock.--For
purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section
1202(c)(3) shall apply.
''(d) Related Person.--Persons shall be treated as related to each
other if such persons would be treated as a single employer under the
regulations prescribed under section 52(b). In the case of a
corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations
filing a consolidated return, such corporation shall be treated as
providing services related to space tourism to an unrelated person if
such services are provided to such a person by another member of such
group.
''(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to sales or
exchanges after December 31, 2011.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter P of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

''Sec. 1203. Exclusion of gains for
qualified space tourism
corporations.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales and exchanges in taxable years beginning after December
31, 2001.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATORY STANDARDS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue
regulations to govern--
(1) activities necessary to ensure the safe operation of
passenger-carrying launch and reentry vehicles and spacecraft
for space tourism, to the extent to which regulatory procedures
have not previously been established by law; and
(2) activities related to the provision of and safe
operation of habitable facilities in outer space for space
tourism purposes.
(b) Orbital Debris Avoidance.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall issue regulations to prevent, to the extent practicable, the
growth of orbital debris resulting from activities associated with
space tourism.
(c) Legal Regime.--Activities taking place on space tourism
habitation facilities and passenger-carrying launch and reentry
vehicles and spacecraft for space tourism licensed or otherwise
regulated by the Secretary of Transportation shall be governed by the
laws of the United States.

SEC. 7. USE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.

(a) Prohibition Against Certain Uses of Federal Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Launch, reentry, and space travel vehicles
owned by the Federal Government shall not be used for the
transport of any individuals other than those engaged in or
supporting the conduct of official business of the United
States or the conduct of scientific or engineering research and
development, except in emergency situations.
(2) International space station.--The United States portion
of the International Space Station shall not be visited or
occupied by any individuals other than those engaged in or
supporting the conduct of official business of the United
States or the conduct of scientific or engineering research and
development, and those authorized by relevant international
agreements, except in emergency situations.
(b) Use of Other Federal Facilities.--The use of other Federal
facilities and infrastructure, such as launch ranges and data relay
satellites, shall be made available to commercial entities engaged in
space tourism on a cost-reimbursable basis to the extent that excess
capacity exists at the time the commercial entity requests the use of
such facilities and infrastructure.
Space Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee up to 85 percent of the value of loans for developing transportation systems, habitation facilities, or other infrastructure required for space tourism.Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of any stock of a qualified space tourism corporation held for more than a year.Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to: (1) govern activities necessary to ensure the safe operation of passenger-carrying launch and reentry vehicles and spacecraft for space tourism and activities related to the provision and safe operation of habitable facilities in outer space for space tourism; and (2) prevent the growth of orbital debris resulting from activities associated with space tourism.Prohibits: (1) the use of launch, reentry, and space travel vehicles owned by the Government for the transport of any individuals other than those engaged in or supporting the conduct of official business or scientific or engineering research and development (R&D), except in emergencies; and (2) the U.S. portion of the International Space Station from being visited or occupied by any individuals other than those engaged in or supporting the conduct of such business or R&D and those authorized by relevant international agreements, except in emergencies.Requires the use of other Federal facilities and infrastructure, such as launch ranges and data relay satellites, to be made available to commercial entities engaged in space tourism on a cost-reimbursable basis to the extent that excess capacity exists.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Ocean Acidification Research
And Monitoring Act of 2009'' or the ''FOARAM Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide for--
(1) development and coordination of a comprehensive
interagency plan to--
(A) monitor and conduct research on the processes
and consequences of ocean acidification on marine
organisms and ecosystems; and
(B) establish an interagency research and
monitoring program on ocean acidification;
(2) establishment of an ocean acidification program within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(3) assessment and consideration of regional and national
ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean
acidification; and
(4) research adaptation strategies and techniques for
effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with
increased ocean acidification.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Ocean acidification.--The term ''ocean acidification''
means the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in
ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere,
including carbon dioxide.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3) Subcommittee.--The term ''Subcommittee'' means the
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the
National Science and Technology Council.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY SUBCOMMITTEE.

(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science
and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council
shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean acidification and
establish an interagency working group.
(2) Membership.--The interagency working group on ocean
acidification shall be comprised of senior representatives from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and such other Federal
agencies as appropriate.
(3) Chairman.--The interagency working group shall be
chaired by the representative from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Duties.--The Subcommittee shall--
(1) develop the strategic research and monitoring plan to
guide Federal research on ocean acidification required under
section 5 of this Act and oversee the implementation of the
plan;
(2) oversee the development of--
(A) an assessment of the potential impacts of ocean
acidification on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems; and
(B) adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and ecosystems exposed to
ocean acidification;
(3) facilitate communication and outreach opportunities
with nongovernmental organizations and members of the
stakeholder community with interests in marine resources;
(4) coordinate the United States Federal research and
monitoring program with research and monitoring programs and
scientists from other nations; and
(5) establish or designate an Ocean Acidification
Information Exchange to make information on ocean acidification
developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean
acidification program accessible through electronic means,
including information which would be useful to policymakers,
researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting
to the impacts of ocean acidification.
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall transmit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and
Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives that--
(A) includes a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) describes the progress in developing the plan
required under section 5 of this Act.
(2) Biennial report.--Not later than 2 years after the
delivery of the initial report under paragraph (1) and every 2
years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall transmit a report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
that includes--
(A) a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) an analysis of the progress made toward
achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency
research plan developed by the Subcommittee under
section 5.
(3) Strategic research plan.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall
transmit the strategic research plan developed under section 5
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
A revised plan shall be submitted at least once every 5 years
thereafter.

SEC. 5. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Subcommittee shall develop a strategic plan for
Federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification that will
provide for an assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems and the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and
marine ecosystems. In developing the plan, the Subcommittee shall
consider and use information, reports, and studies of ocean
acidification that have identified research and monitoring needed to
better understand ocean acidification and its potential impacts, and
recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences in the review
of the plan required under subsection (d).
(b) Contents of the Plan.--The plan shall--
(1) provide for interdisciplinary research among the ocean
sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve
the understanding of ocean chemistry that will affect marine
ecosystems;
(2) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year
the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal
research and monitoring which will--
(A) advance understanding of ocean acidification
and its physical, chemical, and biological impacts on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(B) improve the ability to assess the socioeconomic
impacts of ocean acidification; and
(C) provide information for the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine
organisms and marine ecosystems;
(3) describe specific activities, including--
(A) efforts to determine user needs;
(B) research activities;
(C) monitoring activities;
(D) technology and methods development;
(E) data collection;
(F) database development;
(G) modeling activities;
(H) assessment of ocean acidification impacts; and
(I) participation in international research
efforts;
(4) identify relevant programs and activities of the
Federal agencies that contribute to the interagency program
directly and indirectly and set forth the role of each Federal
agency in implementing the plan;
(5) consider and utilize, as appropriate, reports and
studies conducted by Federal agencies, the National Research
Council, or other entities;
(6) make recommendations for the coordination of the ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities of the United
States with such activities of other nations and international
organizations;
(7) outline budget requirements for Federal ocean
acidification research and monitoring and assessment activities
to be conducted by each agency under the plan;
(8) identify the monitoring systems and sampling programs
currently employed in collecting data relevant to ocean
acidification and prioritize additional monitoring systems that
may be needed to ensure adequate data collection and monitoring
of ocean acidification and its impacts; and
(9) describe specific activities designed to facilitate
outreach and data and information exchange with stakeholder
communities.
(c) Program Elements.--The plan shall include at a minimum the
following program elements:
(1) Monitoring of ocean chemistry and biological impacts
associated with ocean acidification at selected coastal and
open-ocean monitoring stations, including satellite-based
monitoring to characterize--
(A) marine ecosystems;
(B) changes in marine productivity; and
(C) changes in surface ocean chemistry.
(2) Research to understand the species specific
physiological responses of marine organisms to ocean
acidification, impacts on marine food webs of ocean
acidification, and to develop environmental and ecological
indices that track marine ecosystem responses to ocean
acidification.
(3) Modeling to predict changes in the ocean carbon cycle
as a function of carbon dioxide and atmosphere-induced changes
in temperature, ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, ecosystem
and terrestrial input, and modeling to determine impacts on
marine ecosystems and individual marine organisms.
(4) Technology development and standardization of carbonate
chemistry measurements on moorings and autonomous floats.
(5) Assessment of socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and development of adaptation and mitigation
strategies to conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems.
(d) National Academy of Sciences Evaluation.--The Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review
the plan.
(e) Public Participation.--In developing the plan, the Subcommittee
shall consult with representatives of academic, State, industry and
environmental groups. Not later than 90 days before the plan, or any
revision thereof, is submitted to the Congress, the plan shall be
published in the Federal Register for a public comment period of not
less than 60 days.

SEC. 6. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain an
ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities
consistent with the strategic research and implementation plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5 that--
(1) includes--
(A) interdisciplinary research among the ocean and
atmospheric sciences, and coordinated research and
activities to improve understanding of ocean
acidification;
(B) the establishment of a long-term monitoring
program of ocean acidification utilizing existing
global and national ocean observing assets, and adding
instrumentation and sampling stations as appropriate to
the aims of the research program;
(C) research to identify and develop adaptation
strategies and techniques for effectively conserving
marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean
acidification;
(D) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, educational opportunities that
encourage an interdisciplinary and international
approach to exploring the impacts of ocean
acidification;
(E) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, national public outreach
activities to improve the understanding of current
scientific knowledge of ocean acidification and its
impacts on marine resources; and
(F) coordination of ocean acidification monitoring
and impacts research with other appropriate
international ocean science bodies such as the
International Oceanographic Commission, the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea,
the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, and
others;
(2) provides grants for critical research projects that
explore the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems and
the socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification that
are relevant to the goals and priorities of the strategic
research plan; and
(3) incorporates a competitive merit-based process for
awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other
participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic
Partnership Program under section 7901 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Additional Authority.--In conducting the Program, the Secretary
may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or
cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 7. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Research Activities.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean
acidification which shall support competitive, merit-based, peer-
reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification
and its impacts, including--
(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine
biogeochemistry; and
(3) the development of methodologies and technologies to
evaluate ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Consistency.--The research activities shall be consistent with
the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section
5.
(c) Coordination.--The Director shall encourage coordination of the
Foundation's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 8. NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Ocean Acidification Activities.--The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with
other relevant agencies, shall ensure that space-based monitoring
assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of
ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Program Consistency.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
Agency's research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification are
carried out in a manner consistent with the strategic research plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5.
(c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall encourage coordination
of the Agency's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) NOAA.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the purposes of
this Act--
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(b) NSF.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation to carry out the purposes of this Act--
(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 or FOARAM Act - Defines "ocean acidification," for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.

Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council coordinate federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working group.

Requires the Subcommittee to develop a strategic plan for federal ocean acidification research and monitoring that provides, among other things, for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the plan.

Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program in NOAA to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities, including: (1) providing grants for critical research projects exploring the ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification; and (2) incorporating a competitive merit-based process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.

Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) director to continue to carry out ocean acidification research supporting competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

Requires the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for the monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: LEASE SALES.

Section 107(a) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 is amended to read as follows:
''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an expeditious
environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and
gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska in accordance with this
Act. Such program shall include no fewer than one lease sale in the
Reserve each year during the period 2009 through 2013.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA: PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION.

The Secretary of Transportation shall facilitate, in an
environmentally responsible manner and in coordination with the
Secretary of the Interior, the construction of pipelines necessary to
transport oil and gas from or through the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the
North Slope of Alaska.

SEC. 4. ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECT FACILITATION.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 35 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves
have been discovered on Federal and State lands currently open
to oil and gas leasing on the North Slope of Alaska.
(2) These gas supplies could make a significant
contribution to meeting the energy needs of the United States,
but the lack of a natural gas transportation system has
prevented these gas reserves from reaching markets in the lower
48 States.
(b) Facilitation by President.--The President shall, pursuant to
the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (division C of Public Law 108-324;
15 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) and other applicable law, coordinate with
producers of oil and natural gas on the North Slope of Alaska, Federal
agencies, the State of Alaska, Canadian authorities, and other
interested persons in order to facilitate construction of a natural gas
pipeline from Alaska to United States markets as expeditiously as
possible.

SEC. 5. PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS AND OTHER PIPELINE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Project Labor Agreements.--The President, as a term and
condition of any permit required under Federal law for the pipelines
referred to in section 3 and section 4, and in recognizing the
Government's interest in labor stability and in the ability of
construction labor and management to meet the particular needs and
conditions of such pipelines to be developed under such permits and the
special concerns of the holders of such permits, shall require that the
operators of such pipelines and their agents and contractors negotiate
to obtain a project labor agreement for the employment of laborers and
mechanics on production, maintenance, and construction for such
pipelines.
(b) Pipeline Maintenance.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
require every pipeline operator authorized to transport oil and gas
produced under Federal oil and gas leases in Alaska through the Trans-
Alaska Pipeline, any pipeline constructed pursuant to section 3 or 4 of
this Act, or any other federally approved pipeline transporting oil and
gas from the North Slope of Alaska, to certify to the Secretary of
Transportation annually that such pipeline is being fully maintained
and operated in an efficient manner. The Secretary of Transportation
shall assess appropriate civil penalties for violations of this
requirement in the same manner as civil penalties are assessed for
violations under section 60122(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 6. BAN ON EXPORT OF ALASKAN OIL.

(a) Repeal of Provision Authorizing Exports.--Section 28(s) of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(s)) is repealed.
(b) Reimposition of Prohibition on Crude Oil Exports.--Upon the
effective date of this Act, subsection (d) of section 7 of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2406(d)), shall be
effective, and any other provision of that Act (including sections 11
and 12) shall be effective to the extent necessary to carry out such
section 7(d), notwithstanding section 20 of that Act or any other
provision of law that would otherwise allow exports of oil to which
such section 7(d) applies.

SEC. 7. ISSUANCE OF NEW LEASES.

(a) In General.--After the date of the issuance of regulations
under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue to
a person any new lease that authorizes the exploration for or
production of oil or natural gas, under section 17 of the Mineral
Leasing Act (33 U.S.C. 226), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
Act (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), or any other law authorizing the issuance of oil
and gas leases on Federal lands or submerged lands, unless--
(1) the person certifies for each existing lease under such
Acts for the production of oil or gas with respect to which the
person is a lessee, that the person is diligently developing
the Federal lands that are subject to the lease in order to
produce oil or natural gas or is producing oil or natural gas
from such land; or
(2) the person has relinquished all ownership interest in
all Federal oil and gas leases under which oil and gas is not
being diligently developed.
(b) Diligent Development.--The Secretary shall issue regulations
within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act that establish
what constitutes ''diligently developing'' for purposes of this Act.
(c) Failure To Comply With Requirements.--Any person who fails to
comply with the requirements of this section or any regulation or order
issued to implement this section shall be liable for a civil penalty
under section 109 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of
1982 (30 U.S.C. 1719).
(d) Lessee Defined.--In this section the term ''lessee''--
(1) includes any person or other entity that controls, is
controlled by, or is in or under common control with, a lessee;
and
(2) does not include any person who does not hold more than
a minority ownership interest in a lease under an Act referred
to in subsection (a) authorizing the exploration for or
production of oil or natural gas.

SEC. 8. FAIR RETURN ON PRODUCTION OF FEDERAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES.

(a) Royalty Payments.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take all
steps necessary to ensure that lessees under leases for exploration,
development, and production of oil and natural gas on Federal lands,
including leases under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.),
the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (30 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and all
other mineral leasing laws, are making prompt, transparent, and
accurate royalty payments under such leases.
(b) Recommendations for Legislative Action.--In order to facilitate
implementation of subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall,
within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and in
consultation with the affected States, prepare and transmit to Congress
recommendations for legislative action to improve the accurate
collection of Federal oil and gas royalties.
Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008 - Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas competitive leasing program in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, that includes at least one lease sale each year during the period 2009 through 2013.

Instructs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) facilitate pipeline construction to transport oil and gas from or through the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska; and (2) require certain authorized pipeline operators to certify annually that the pipeline is being fully maintained and operated in an efficient manner.

Directs the President to coordinate with oil and natural gas producers on the North Slope of Alaska, and other specified entities, to expedite construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to U.S. markets.

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal provisions authorizing the export of Alaskan North Slope oil.

Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose the prohibition against crude oil exports.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing any new lease for exploration or production of oil or natural gas unless the lessee: (1) certifies for each existing lease that the lessee has diligently developed the pertinent federal lands in order to produce oil or natural gas, or is producing oil or natural gas from them; or (2) has relinquished all federal oil and gas leases that are not being diligently developed.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure that lessees under leases for exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas on federal lands make prompt, transparent, and accurate royalty payments.