,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,ms4 
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1    
,mr4 ,sullivan1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,oil ,pollution ,act ( #aiij 
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 ( #bjag4  #b4   
,liability ( own]s & op]ators ( =eign   
facilities  7a7 ,oil ,pollution ,act (  
#aiij am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,def9itions        
,section #ajja ( ! ,oil ,pollution ,act 
( #aiij 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja7 is am5d$--
  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#bf77;,a7-- 7i7 9    
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ on%ore or (f%ore  
facility1 any p]son & ins]t+ on%ore     
facility1 (f%ore facility1 or =eign     
(f%ore unit or o!r facility locat$      

seaw>d ( ! exclusive economic zone1     
includ+ a facility locat$ 91 on1 or "u  
any l& )9 a =eign c\ntry1 any p]son2 &  
7ii7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ (f%ore    
facility1 ! p]son :o & ins]t+ (f%ore    
facility or =eign (f%ore unit or o!r    
facility locat$ seaw>d ( ! exclusive    
economic zone1 includ+ a facility locat$
 91 on1 or "u any l& )9 a =eign c\ntry1 
! p]son or entity t2  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#bg71 by ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon at !  
end ! foll[+3 1 includ+ any =eign       
individual & any =eign public or private
 entity2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#cb7--  7i7
 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,d7 ?r\gh  
7,f7 z subp>agraphs 7,e7 ?r\gh 7,g71    
respectively2  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subp>agraph 7,c7 ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,=eign 
facilities ,9 ! case ( a =eign (f%ore   
unit or o!r facility locat$ seaw>d ( !  
exclusive economic zone1 includ+ a      
facility locat$ 91 on1 or "u any l& )9 a
 =eign c\ntry1 any p]son own+ or op]at+ 
! facility1 & any leasehold]1 p]mit     
hold]1 assignee1 or hold] ( a "r ( use &

 easem5t grant$ "u applicable =eign law 
= ! area 9 :i* ! facility is locat$4  2 
&  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,g7 7z s        
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ or (f%ore         
facility1 ! p]sons & ins]t+ (f%ore      
facility1 or =eign (f%ore unit or o!r   
facility locat$ seaw>d ( ! exclusive    
economic zone1 includ+ a facility locat$
 91 on1 or "u any l& )9 a =eign c\ntry1 
! p]sons or entities4  7#b7 ,actions on 
behalf ( fund ,section #ajae7;c7 ( !    
,oil ,pollution ,act ( #aiij 7#cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #bgae7;c77 is am5d$1 9 ! ?ird 
s5t5ce1 by add+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! 
foll[+3 1 or any o!r facility locat$    
seaw>d ( ! exclusive economic zone1     
includ+ a facility locat$ 91 on1 or "u  
any l& )9 a =eign c\ntry4  7b7 ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act am5dm5t  
,section #caa7;a77#f7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;a77#f77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7,b7 & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh & 7,c7 & ins]t+ !    
foll[+ 7,b7 9 ! case ( a facility1 any  
p]son own+ or op]at+ ! facility1 & 7,c74