,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,washington1 
and ,mr4 ,salmon7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,foreign ,affairs and ,financial        
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,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 ,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 agreements  7#a7 ,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 agreements 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 otherwise be         
considered confidential1 privileged1 or 
proprietary information under law2  7,c7
 taking actions consistent with an      
expert determination under the          
agreement1 provided that the expert     
determination proceedings were open to  
the public to the greatest extent       
practicable2 and  7,d7 ensuring that    
agents of a foreign government may not  
stop work or interfere with exploration1
 development1 or production activities  
as approved by the ,secretary4  7#b7    
,canada  7#c7 ,russia  7#d7 ,bahamas    
7#e7 ,bermuda  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