,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,mc,eachin 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4       
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 & ,mr4 ,bu*anan7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require op]ators ( (f%ore   
oil & gas facilities to report failures 
( critical sy/ems to ! ,secret>y (      
,int]ior1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be ref]r$ to z !    
,(f%ore ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbj4    
#b4 ,report+ requirem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 m ?an #cj days aft] ! discov]y ( an    
equipm5t failure ( a critical sy/em     
op]at$ at an (f%ore oil or gas facility1
 ! op]ator ( su* facility %all provide a
 writt5 notice ( su* failure to !       
,secret>y & ! manufactur] ( su*         
equipm5t4  7b7 ,inve/igation  7#a7      
,analysis report ,subject to subsection 
7d71 an op]ator requir$ to provide      
notice to ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7a7 

%all ensure t an inve/igation & an      
equipm5t failure analysis are complet$  
)9 #abj days ( ! failure to det]m9e !   
cause ( su* failure4 ,! op]ator %all    
provide an analysis report to !         
,secret>y & to ! manufactur] ( su*      
equipm5t docum5t+ su* inve/igation & any
 corrective action tak54  7#b7          
,publication ,n m ?an #cj days aft]     
receiv+ an analysis report submitt$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all make su*
 analysis report available to ! public  
on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior website4  7c7 
,ext5sion ,an op]ator requir$ to provide
 an analysis report "u subsection 7b7   
may reque/ an ext5sion ( up to #fj days 
f ! ,secret>y = su* requirem5t by       
submitt+ a writt5 reque/ detail+ h[ su* 
op]ator w complete ! inve/igation &     
report requir$ by subsection 7b74 ,!    
,secret>y %all review & respond to su*  
reque/ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date  
on :i* su* reque/ is submitt$1 & may n  
grant m ?an "o su* ext5sion ) respect to
 a s+le inve/igation & report4  7d7     

,notice ( *ange 9 equipm5t or proc$ures 
,an op]ator requir$ to provide a notice 
"u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 n m ?an   
#cj days aft] receiv+ notice f a        
manufactur] ( any critical sy/em t made 
*anges 9 ! design ( a critical sy/em z !
 result ( ! report$ failure1 report 9   
writ+ su* notice to ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7
 n m ?an #cj days aft] a *ange 9 su*    
op]ator's op]at+ or repair proc$ures z a
 result ( ! report$ failure1 report 9   
writ+ su* *ange to ! ,secret>y4  7e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bl[\t 
prev5t] sy/em ,! t]m bl[\t prev5t] sy/em
 means a wellhead device or comb9ation (
 devices t is specifically design$ to   
prev5t ! uncontroll$ release ( gas1 oil1
 or o!r fluids or hydroc>bons4  7#b7    
,critical sy/em ,! t]m critical sy/em   
means safety & pollution prev5tion      
equipm5t or a bl[\t prev5t] sy/em4  7#c7
 ,equipm5t failure ,! t]m equipm5t      
failure means any conditions t prev5ts  
equipm5t f meet+ its functional         
specifications or purpose4  7#d7        

,op]ator ,! t]m op]ator means ! op]ator 
( an (f%ore oil or gas facility4  7#e7  
,safety & pollution prev5tion equipm5t  
,! t]m safety & pollution prev5tion     
sy/em means any equipm5t t is           
specifically design$ to prev5t a        
malfunction or failure ( an (f%ore well1
 result+ 9 injury or loss ( life1 damage
 to ! environm5t1 or s]i\s damage to !  
equipm5t1 includ+--  7,a7 surface safety
 valves & actuators2  7,b7 bo>d+ %utd[n 
valves & ! actuators ( su* valves2  7,c7
 und]wat] safety valves & actuators2    
7,d7 subsurface safety valves &         
associat$ safety valve locks & l&+      
nipples2 &  7,e7 gas lift %utd[n valves 
& actuators associat$ ) su* valves4     
7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4