Sec. 7. Access to oil spill response plans
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Section 60138 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph
(1)by striking and ; in paragraph (2)(D) by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: provide to a Member of Congress, upon written request from such Member, access to view a copy of the plan, the contents of which the Secretary may not redact, but may note as the Secretary determines appropriate— proprietary information; and security-sensitive information, including information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. ; by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (d); and by adding at the end the following: The following requirements shall apply to any activities carried out under subsection (a)(3): To review an oil spill response plan, the Administrator shall provide the Member access to a full and unredacted paper copies of the plans for the Congressional district of such Member in a secure reading room for purposes of review only. Congressional review of full and unredacted copies of oil spill response plans carried out under such subsection shall be the exclusive authority for congressional review of such plans. Information identified under subparagraph
(A)and
(B)of subsection (a)(3) may not be distributed in any form, including verbal, electronic or written communication, or transmittal of copied image. All information described in paragraph
(3)shall remain confidential and any unauthorized disclosure of such information is subject to a fine of $10,000. The provision of access to information described in paragraph
(3)shall not be construed to waive or amend the obligations or authorities of the Administrator to protect information from disclosure pursuant to section 552(b) of title 5, section 60138, or any other applicable laws. .