,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,mc,eachin 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4        
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1  
and ,mr4 ,buchanan7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to require operators of     
offshore oil and gas facilities to      
report failures of critical systems to  
the ,secretary of ,interior1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be referred to as the ,offshore
 ,accountability ,act of #bjbj4  #b4    
,reporting requirement  7a7 ,in general 
,not more than #cj days after the       
discovery of an equipment failure of a  
critical system operated at an offshore 
oil or gas facility1 the operator of    
such facility shall provide a written   
notice of such failure to the ,secretary
 and the manufacturer of such equipment4
  7b7 ,investigation  7#a7 ,analysis    

report ,subject to subsection 7d71 an   
operator required to provide notice to  
the ,secretary under subsection 7a7     
shall ensure that an investigation and  
an equipment failure analysis are       
completed within #abj days of the       
failure to determine the cause of such  
failure4 ,the operator shall provide an 
analysis report to the ,secretary and to
 the manufacturer of such equipment     
documenting such investigation and any  
corrective action taken4  7#b7          
,publication ,not more than #cj days    
after receiving an analysis report      
submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary shall make such analysis     
report available to the public on the   
,department of ,interior website4  7c7  
,extension ,an operator required to     
provide an analysis report under        
subsection 7b7 may request an extension 
of up to #fj days from the ,secretary   
for such requirement by submitting a    
written request detailing how such      
operator will complete the investigation

 and report required by subsection 7b74 
,the ,secretary shall review and respond
 to such request not later than #cj days
 after the date on which such request is
 submitted1 and may not grant more than 
one such extension with respect to a    
single investigation and report4  7d7   
,notice of change in equipment or       
procedures ,an operator required to     
provide a notice under subsection 7a7   
shall-- 7#a7 not more than #cj days     
after receiving notice from a           
manufacturer of any critical system that
 made changes in the design of a        
critical system as the result of the    
reported failure1 report in writing such
 notice to the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 not
 more than #cj days after a change in   
such operator's operating or repair     
procedures as a result of the reported  
failure1 report in writing such change  
to the ,secretary4  7e7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,blowout preventer  
system ,the term blowout preventer      
system means a wellhead device or       

combination of devices that is          
specifically designed to prevent the    
uncontrolled release of gas1 oil1 or    
other fluids or hydrocarbons4  7#b7     
,critical system ,the term critical     
system means safety and pollution       
prevention equipment or a blowout       
preventer system4  7#c7 ,equipment      
failure ,the term equipment failure     
means any conditions that prevents      
equipment from meeting its functional   
specifications or purpose4  7#d7        
,operator ,the term operator means the  
operator of an offshore oil or gas      
facility4  7#e7 ,safety and pollution   
prevention equipment ,the term safety   
and pollution prevention system means   
any equipment that is specifically      
designed to prevent a malfunction or    
failure of an offshore well1 resulting  
in injury or loss of life1 damage to the
 environment1 or serious damage to the  
equipment1 including--  7,a7 surface    
safety valves and actuators2  7,b7      
boarding shutdown valves and the        

actuators of such valves2  7,c7         
underwater safety valves and actuators2 
7,d7 subsurface safety valves and       
associated safety valve locks and       
landing nipples2 and  7,e7 gas lift     
shutdown valves and actuators associated
 with such valves4  7#f7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 the ,interior4