,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,young of ,florida introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 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 and the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act to modernize   
and enhance the ,federal ,government's  
response to oil spills1 to improve      
oversight and regulation of offshore    
drilling1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,secure ,all ,facilities to         
,effectively ,guard the ,united ,states 
,against and ,respond to ,dangerous     
,spills ,act of #bjac or the            

,,safeguards ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,oil   
spill response plans for drilling on the
 outer ,continental ,shelf ,the ,outer  
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #cb4  
,oil spill response plan requirements   
,the ,secretary may not issue any permit
 or other authorization for exploration 
for or production of oil or gas under a 
lease under this ,act unless an oil     
spill response plan for the operations  
of the facility on which the activity is
 conducted has been approved by the     
,secretary of the ,department in which  
the ,coast ,guard is operating as       
meeting the requirements for such a plan
 under section #caa7;j7 of the ,federal 
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;j774  4  #c4 ,approval 
of oil spill response plans ,section    
#caa7;j77#e77;,a7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acba7;j77#e77;,a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 

,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of the ,,safeguards ,act  
of #bjac1 the ,president shall issue    
regulations to ensure that an owner or  
operator of an offshore facility is not 
in compliance with requirements under   
this paragraph unless the owner or      
operator submits the plan required under
 clause 7i7 to the ,secretary of the    
,department in which the ,coast ,guard  
is operating and the ,secretary approves
 the plan4  4  #d4 ,containment device  
or blowout preventer failure ,section   
#caa7;j77#e77;,a77i7 of the ,federal    
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;j77#e77;,a77i77 is     
amended by inserting before the period  
at the end the following3 1 including as
 the result of an uncontrolled or       
uncontained discharge from a well4  #e4 
,water quality monitoring ,section      
#caa7;d77#b7 of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;d77#b77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,n7 ,water     

quality monitoring by the ,administrator
 of waters affected by discharges of oil
 or other hazardous substances that     
begins not later than #dh hours after   
such a discharge is reported4  4  #f4   
,extension of deadline for review of    
exploration plan ,section #aa7;c77#a7 of
 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands  
,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdj7;c77#a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking thirty days 
and inserting #ij days2  7#b7 by        
inserting before the last sentence the  
following3 ,the ,secretary may extend   
such #ij-;day period by #fj days if the 
,secretary certifies that such extension
 is necessary to allow adequate         
consideration of the plan42 and  7#c7 by
 striking under the preceding sentence  
and inserting under this paragraph4  #g4
 ,national ,incident ,commander ,section
 #caa7;d77#b77;,i7 of the ,federal      
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;d77#b77;,i77 is amended
 by inserting before the period at the  
end the following3 1 which shall include

 the designation of the ,commandant of  
the ,coast ,guard as the ,national      
,incident ,commander for all activities 
in response to such a discharge or      
threat if such a discharge or threat    
affects waters with respect to which the
 ,coast ,guard is responsible for       
response efforts under the ,plan4  #h4  
,categorical exclusions prohibited      
,section #aa7;c7 of the ,outer          
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acdj7;c77 is amended by      
redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as         
paragraph 7#e71 and by inserting after  
paragraph 7#c7 the following3  7#d7 ,an 
exploration plan submitted under this   
subsection shall not be eligible for a  
categorical exclusion under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  4
  #i4 ,update of ,national ,contingency 
,plan ,not later than #f months after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
at least every #e years thereafter1 the 
,president shall update the ,national   

,contingency ,plan required under       
section #caa7;d7 of the ,federal ,water 
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;d77 and shall ensure that each   
update includes separate response plans 
for--  7#a7 discharges of oil or other  
hazardous materials into or upon land2  
and  7#b7 discharges of oil or other    
hazardous materials into or upon water4