,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,markey introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,federal ,oil and ,gas        
,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb and  
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands   
,act to modify certain penalties to     
deter oil spills4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,oil     
,spill ,deterrent ,act4  #b4 ,penalties 
for drilling on ,federal land ,section  
#aji of the ,federal ,oil and ,gas      
,royalty ,management ,act of #aihb 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #agai7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7b71 by striking #e1jjj and  
inserting #ajj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in        
subsection 7g71 by inserting1 1 or1     
after notice and an opportunity for     
public comment1 by regulation increase  
after reduce4  #c4 ,penalties for       
drilling on outer ,continental ,shelf   

,section #bd7;b77#a7 of the ,outer      
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acej7;b77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in the first sentence by striking  
#bj1jjj and inserting #bej1jjj2 and     
7#b7 by adding ,after notice and an     
opportunity for public comment1 the     
,secretary may by regulation increase   
the penalty specified in this paragraph4
 after the period at the end4