,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjae ,mr4  
,curbelo ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 
,mr4 ,sires1 & ,ms4 ,ros-,leht957       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,oil ,pollution ,act ( #aiij & ! ,f$]al 
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act to impose
 p5alties & provide = ! recov]y (       
removal co/s & damages 9 connection )   
c]ta9 dis*>ges ( oil f =eign (f%ore     
units1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign  
,spill ,protection ,act ( #bjae4  #b4   
,liability ( own]s & op]ators ( =eign   
(f%ore units ,section #ajjb ( ! ,oil    
,pollution ,act ( #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4  
#bgjb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7e7 ,=eign (f%ore units ,9 any 
case 9 :i* !re is a dis*>ge1 or         
sub/antial ?reat ( dis*>ge1 ( oil f a   
=eign (f%ore unit t rea*es or ?reat5s to

 rea* ! navigable wat]s or adjo9+       
%orel9es or ! exclusive economic zone1 !
 own] or op]ator ( ! facility-- 7#a7 is 
liable = ! removal co/s & damages       
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 t result f su*
 incid5t2 &  7#b7 %all be treat$ z a    
responsible p>ty ) respect to ! incid5t 
= ! purposes ( ?is ,act 9 ! same mann] z
 a responsible p>ty = an (f%ore         
facility4  4  #c4 ,p5alties = dis*>ge ( 
oil f =eign (f%ore units ,section       
#caa7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;b77 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#ac7 ,=eign (f%ore units  7,a7         
,dis*>ges ( oil rea*+ navigable wat]s ,9
 any case 9 :i* !re is a dis*>ge ( oil f
 a =eign (f%ore unit t rea*es !         
navigable wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
adjo9+ %orel9es1 or wat]s ( ! contigu\s 
zone-- 7i7 ! dis*>ge %all be subject to 
! prohibition 9 p>agraph 7#c72 &  7ii7 !
 own] or op]ator ( ! unit %all be       
subject to ! p5alties e/abli%$ "u ?is   
subsection4  7,b7 ,=eign (f%ore unit    

def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m =eign      
(f%ore unit has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9    
section #ajja ( ! ,oil ,pollution ,act (
 #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja74  4  #d4   
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
,act %all apply ) respect to a dis*>ge1 
or sub/antial ?reat ( dis*>ge1 ( oil    
occurr+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4