,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab1       
#bjag,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 and ,mr4     
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij to impose
 penalties and provide for the recovery 
of removal costs and damages in         
connection with certain discharges of   
oil from foreign offshore units1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,foreign      
,spill ,protection ,act of #bjag4  #b4  
,liability of owners and operators of   
foreign facilities  7a7 ,oil ,pollution 
,act of #aiij amendments  7#a7          
,definitions ,section #ajja of the ,oil 
,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgja7 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph  
7#bf77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking onshore or offshore facility1  

any person and inserting onshore        
facility1 offshore facility1 or foreign 
offshore unit or other facility located 
seaward of the exclusive economic zone1 
including a facility located in1 on1 or 
under any land within a foreign country1
 any person2 and  7ii7 in clause 7iii71 
by striking offshore facility1 the      
person who and inserting offshore       
facility or foreign offshore unit or    
other facility located seaward of the   
exclusive economic zone1 including a    
facility located in1 on1 or under any   
land within a foreign country1 the      
person or entity that2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#bg71 by inserting before the
 semicolon at the end the following3 1  
including any foreign individual and any
 foreign public or private entity2 and  
7,c7 in paragraph 7#cb7--  7i7 by       
redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through
 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 through     
7,g71 respectively2  7ii7 by inserting  
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3  
7,d7 ,foreign facilities ,in the case of

 a foreign offshore unit or other       
facility located seaward of the         
exclusive economic zone1 including a    
facility located in1 on1 or under any   
land within a foreign country1 any      
person owning or operating the facility1
 and any leaseholder1 permit holder1    
assignee1 or holder of a right of use   
and easement granted under applicable   
foreign law for the area in which the   
facility is located4  2 and  7iii7 in   
subparagraph 7,g7 7as so redesignated71 
by striking or offshore facility1 the   
persons and inserting offshore facility1
 or foreign offshore unit or other      
facility located seaward of the         
exclusive economic zone1 including a    
facility located in1 on1 or under any   
land within a foreign country1 the      
persons or entities4  7#b7 ,actions on  
behalf of fund ,section #ajae7;c7 of the
 ,oil ,pollution ,act of #aiij 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #bgae7;c77 is amended1 in the 
third sentence1 by adding before the    
period at the end the following3 1 or   

any other facility located seaward of   
the exclusive economic zone1 including a
 facility located in1 on1 or under any  
land within a foreign country4  7b7     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 amendment ,section #caa7;a77#f7 of the 
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;a77#f77 is       
amended by striking 7,b7 and all that   
follows through and 7,c7 and inserting  
the following 7,b7 in the case of a     
facility1 any person owning or operating
 the facility1 and 7,c74