HR 5695
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
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```json { "summary": "The Offshore Accountability Act of 2020 requires operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report equipment failures in critical systems to the Department of the Interior and the equipment manufacturers. Operators must investigate these failures, analyze the causes, and provide detailed reports to the Secretary, which will then be made public on the Department’s website. Additionally, operators must report any changes made to the equipment or their procedures as a result of these failures.", "keyProvisions": [ "Operators must report equipment failures within 30 days of discovery.", "Operators must conduct a thorough investigation and equipment failure analysis within 120 days.", "The Secretary of the Interior will publish analysis reports on the
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A. Donald McEachin
Cosponsors
Alan S. Lowenthal
Elaine G. Luria
Matt Gaetz
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