#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #afac  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
to provide for the proper ,federal      
management and oversight of             
transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf              
,transboundary ,hydrocarbon ,agreements 
,authorization ,act4  ,i ,amendment to  
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands   
,act  #aja4 ,amendment to the ,outer    
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act ,the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#cb4 ,transboundary hydrocarbon         
agreements  7a7 ,authorization ,after   
the date of enactment of the ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,transboundary      
,hydrocarbon ,agreements ,authorization 
,act1 the ,secretary may implement the  
terms of any transboundary hydrocarbon  
agreement for the management of         

transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs    
entered into by the ,president and      
approved by ,congress4 ,in implementing 
such an agreement1 the ,secretary shall 
protect the interests of the ,united    
,states to promote domestic job creation
 and ensure the expeditious and orderly 
development and conservation of domestic
 mineral resources in accordance with   
all applicable ,united ,states laws     
governing the exploration1 development1 
and production of hydrocarbon resources 
on the outer ,continental ,shelf4  7b7  
,submission to congress  7#a7 ,in       
general ,no later than #ahj days after  
all parties to a transboundary          
hydrocarbon agreement have agreed to its
 terms1 a transboundary hydrocarbon     
agreement that does not constitute a    
treaty in the judgment of the ,president
 shall be submitted by the ,secretary   
to--  7,a7 the ,speaker of the ,house of
 ,representatives2  7,b7 the ,majority  
,leader of the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,chair
 of the ,committee on ,natural          

,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,d7 the ,chair  
of the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,contents of submission ,the       
submission shall include--  7,a7 any    
amendments to this ,act or other        
,federal law necessary to implement the 
agreement2  7,b7 an analysis of the     
economic impacts such an agreement and  
any amendments necessitated by the      
agreement will have on domestic         
exploration1 development1 and production
 of hydrocarbon resources on the outer  
,continental ,shelf2 and  7,c7 a        
detailed description of any regulations 
expected to be issued by the ,secretary 
to implement the agreement4  7c7        
,implementation of specific             
transboundary agreement with ,mexico    
,the ,secretary may take actions as     
necessary to implement the terms of the 
,agreement between the ,united ,states  
of ,america and the ,united ,mexican    
,states ,concerning ,transboundary      

,hydrocarbon ,reservoirs in the ,gulf of
 ,mexico1 signed at ,los ,cabos1        
,february #bj1 #bjab1 including--  7#a7 
approving unitization agreements and    
related arrangements for the            
exploration1 development1 or production 
of oil and natural gas from             
transboundary reservoirs or geological  
structures2  7#b7 making available1 in  
the limited manner necessary under the  
agreement and subject to the protections
 of confidentiality provided by the     
agreement1 information relating to the  
exploration1 development1 and production
 of oil and natural gas from a          
transboundary reservoir or geological   
structure that may be considered        
confidential1 privileged1 or proprietary
 information under law2  7#c7 taking    
actions consistent with an expert       
determination under the agreement2 and  
7#d7 ensuring only appropriate          
inspection staff at the ,bureau of      
,safety and ,environmental ,enforcement 
or other ,federal agency personnel      

designated by the ,bureau1 the operator1
 or the lessee have authority to stop   
work on any installation or other device
 or vessel permanently or temporarily   
attached to the seabed of the ,united   
,states1 which may be erected thereon   
for the purpose of resource exploration1
 development or production activities as
 approved by the ,secretary4  7d7       
,exemption from resources extraction    
reporting requirement ,actions taken by 
a public company in accordance with any 
transboundary hydrocarbon agreement     
shall not constitute the commercial     
development of oil1 natural gas1 or     
minerals for purposes of section #ac7q7 
of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of    
#aicd 7#aeg ,u4,s4,c4 #ghm7q774  7e7    
,savings provisions ,nothing in this    
section shall be construed--  7#a7 to   
authorize the ,secretary to participate 
in any negotiations1 conferences1 or    
consultations with ,cuba regarding      
exploration1 development1 or production 
of hydrocarbon resources in the ,gulf of

 ,mexico along the ,united ,states      
maritime border with ,cuba or the area  
known by the ,department of the         
,interior as the ,eastern ,gap2 or  7#b7
 as affecting the sovereign rights and  
the jurisdiction that the ,united       
,states has under international law over
 the outer ,continental ,shelf which    
appertains to it4  4  ,,ii ,approval of 
,transboundary ,hydrocarbon ,agreement  
#bja4 ,approval of agreement with       
,mexico ,the ,agreement between the     
,united ,states of ,america and the     
,united ,mexican ,states ,concerning    
,transboundary ,hydrocarbon ,reservoirs 
in the ,gulf of ,mexico1 signed at ,los 
,cabos1 ,february #bj1 #bjab1 is hereby 
approved4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,june #bg1             
#bjac4;,clerk4