To provide for the distribution of revenues from certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf.

1. Adds DIVISION B--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING at the end of SA 2

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   Inserted: DIVISION B--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING

   Inserted: TITLE I--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING REVENUE

   Inserted: SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) shall be considered to be the final oil and gas leasing program under that section for the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2020.

   Inserted: (b) Final Environmental Impact Statement.--The Secretary is considered to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the program applicable to the period described in subsection (a) in accordance with all requirements under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).

   Inserted: (c) Exceptions.--Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239 shall not be included in the final oil and gas leasing program for the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2020.

   Inserted: (d) Eastern Gulf of Mexico Not Included.--Nothing in this section affects restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432).

   Inserted: SEC. 102. REVENUE SHARING FROM OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES.

   Inserted: The first sentence of section 8(p)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting after "27 percent" the following: ", or, in the case of projects for offshore wind energy production facilities, 37.5 percent".

   Inserted: SEC. 103. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM REFORMS.

   Inserted: Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program under this section, the Secretary shall make available for leasing and conduct lease sales including at least 50 percent of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf planning area (other than the North Aleutian Basin planning area or the North Atlantic planning area) considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based on the most recent national geologic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area.

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   Inserted: "(B) The Secretary shall include in each proposed oil and gas leasing program under this section any State subdivision of an outer Continental Shelf planning area (other than the North Aleutian Basin planning area or the North Atlantic planning area) that the Governor of the State that represents that subdivision requests be made available for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such a subdivision from the program until publication of the final program, and shall include and consider all such subdivisions in any environmental review conducted and statement prepared for such program under section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).

   Inserted: "(C) In this paragraph, the term 'available unleased acreage' means that portion of the outer Continental Shelf that is not under lease at the time of a proposed lease sale, and that has not otherwise been made unavailable for leasing by law.

   Inserted: "(6)(A) In the 5-year oil and gas leasing program, the Secretary shall make available for leasing any outer Continental Shelf planning area (other than the North Aleutian Basin planning area or the North Atlantic planning area) that--

   Inserted: "(i) is estimated to contain more than 2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or

   Inserted: "(ii) is estimated to contain more than 7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas.

   Inserted: "(B) To determine the planning areas described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the document entitled 'Minerals Management Service Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Nation's Outer Continental Shelf, 2006'.".

   Inserted: SEC. 104. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs (6) through (12), respectively;

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

   Inserted: "(5) Coastal state.--The term 'coastal State' means--

   Inserted: "(A) each of the Gulf producing States; and

   Inserted: "(B) effective for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter--

   Inserted: "(i) the State of Alaska; and

   Inserted: "(ii) each of the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.";

   Inserted: (3) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The term 'qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues' means all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States from leases entered into on or after--

   Inserted: "(i) December 20, 2006, with respect to the Gulf producing States; and

   Inserted: "(ii) October 1, 2015, with respect to--

   Inserted: "(I) the State of Alaska; and

   Inserted: "(II) each of the coastal States described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii)."; and

   Inserted: (4) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), by striking "Gulf producing State" each place it appears and inserting "coastal State".

   Inserted: (b) Disposition of Revenues.--Section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in the section heading, by striking "FROM 181 AREA, 181 SOUTH AREA, AND 2002-2007 PLANNING AREAS OF GULF OF MEXICO";

   Inserted: (2) by striking "Gulf producing State" each place it appears (other than paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)) and inserting "coastal State";

   Inserted: (3) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(2) 50 percent of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues in a special account in the Treasury from which the Secretary shall disburse--

   Inserted: "(A) in the case of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues generated from outer Continental Shelf areas adjacent to Gulf producing States--

   Inserted: "(i) 75 percent to Gulf producing States in accordance with subsection (b); and

   Inserted: "(ii) 25 percent to provide financial assistance to States in accordance with section 200305 of title 54, United States Code, which shall be considered income to the Land and Water Conservation Fund for purposes of section 200302 of that title; and

   Inserted: "(B) in the case of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues generated from outer Continental Shelf areas adjacent to coastal States described in section section 102(5)(B), 100 percent to the coastal States in accordance with subsection (b).";

   Inserted: (4) in subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (A) in the subsection heading, by striking "Gulf Producing States" and inserting "Coastal States";

   Inserted: (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);

   Inserted: (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

   Inserted: "(3) Allocation among certain atlantic states and the state of alaska for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), effective for fiscal years 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be allocated to each coastal State described in section 102(5)(B) in amounts (based on a formula established by the Secretary by regulation) that are inversely proportional to the respective distances between the point on the coastline of each coastal State described in section 102(5)(B) that is closest to the geographic center of the applicable leased tract and the geographic center of the leased tract.

   Inserted: "(B) Minimum allocation.--The amount allocated to a coastal State described in section 102(5)(B) each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be at least 10 percent of the amounts available under subsection (a)(2)(B)."; and

   Inserted: (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking "paragraphs (1) and (2)" and inserting "paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)"; and

   Inserted: (5) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the total amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues made available to coastal States under subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed--

   Inserted: "(A) in the case of the coastal States described in section 102(5)(A)--

   Inserted: "(i) $500,000 for fiscal year 2016; and

   Inserted: "(ii) $699,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2054;

   Inserted: "(B) in the case of the coastal States described in section 102(5)(B)(ii)--

   Inserted: "(i) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 though 2025; and

   Inserted: "(ii) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2065; and

   Inserted: "(C) in the case of the State of Alaska, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2065.".

   Inserted: TITLE II--OFFSET

   Inserted: SEC. 201. FEDERAL WORKFORCE REDUCTION.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Agency.--The term "agency"--

   Inserted: (A) means an Executive agency, as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and

   Inserted: (B) does not include the Government Accountability Office.

   Inserted: (2) Applicable maximum.--The term "applicable maximum" means--

   Inserted: (A) in the case of a quarter before the target-attainment quarter, the difference obtained by subtracting--

   Inserted: (i) the product obtained by multiplying--

   Inserted: (I) the number of Federal employees separating from agencies during the period--

   Inserted: (aa) beginning on the first day following the baseline quarter; and

   Inserted: (bb) ending on the last day of the quarter to which the applicable maximum is being applied; by

   Inserted: (II) \2/3\; from

   Inserted: (ii) the total number of Federal employees determined for the baseline quarter; and

   Inserted: (B) in the case of the target-attainment quarter and any quarter thereafter, the number equal to 90 percent of the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2014.

   Inserted: (3) Baseline quarter.--The term "baseline quarter" means the quarter in which occurs the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (4) Federal employee.--The term "Federal employee" means an employee, as defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.

   Inserted: (5) Quarter.--The term "quarter" means a period of 3 calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31.

   Inserted: (6) Target-attainment quarter.--The term "target-attainment quarter" means the earlier of--

   Inserted: (A) the first quarter occurring after the baseline quarter for which the total number of Federal employees does not exceed 90 percent of the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2014; or

   Inserted: (B) the quarter ending on September 30, 2018.

   Inserted: (7) Total number of federal employees.--The term "total number of Federal employees" means the total number of Federal employees in all agencies.

   Inserted: (b) Workforce Limits and Reductions.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective with respect to each quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the total number of Federal employees determined for such quarter does not exceed the applicable maximum for such quarter.

   Inserted: (2) Method for achieving compliance.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any reductions necessary in order to achieve compliance with paragraph (1) shall be made through attrition.

   Inserted: (B) Exception.--If, for any quarter, the total number of Federal employees exceeds the applicable maximum for such quarter, until the first succeeding quarter for which such total number is determined not to exceed the applicable maximum for such succeeding quarter, reductions shall be made through both attrition and a freeze on appointments.

   Inserted: (3) Counting rules.--For purposes of this section--

   Inserted: (A) any determination of the total number of Federal employees or the number of Federal employees separating from agencies shall be made--

   Inserted: (i) on a full-time equivalent basis; and

   Inserted: (ii) under subsection (d); and

   Inserted: (B) any determination of the total number of Federal employees for a quarter shall be made as of such date or otherwise on such basis as the Office of Management of Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) considers to be representative and feasible.

   Inserted: (4) Waiver authority.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The President may waive any provision of this subsection, with respect to an individual appointment, upon a determination by the President that such appointment is necessary due to--

   Inserted: (i) a state of war or for reasons of national security; or

   Inserted: (ii) an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, safety, or property.

   Inserted: (B) Nondelegation.--The authority under this paragraph may not be delegated.

   Inserted: (c) Limitation on Procurement of Service Contracts.--The President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts by reason of the enactment of this section, except in cases in which a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be to the financial advantage of the Government.

   Inserted: (d) Monitoring and Notification.--The Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) shall--

   Inserted: (1) continuously monitor all agencies and, for each quarter to which the requirements of subsection (b)(1) apply, determine whether or not such requirements have been met; and

   Inserted: (2) not later than 14 days after the end of each quarter described in paragraph (1), submit to the President and each House of Congress, a written determination as to whether or not the requirements of subsection (b)(1) have been met.

   Inserted: (e) Regulations.--The President may promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out this section.

   Inserted: SEC. 202. FEDERAL DEFICIT REDUCTION.

   Inserted: Any savings generated as a result of section 201 that are not needed to offset the costs of carrying out title I (including any amendments made by title I) shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate.

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