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S 3556 110th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Advice and consent of the Senate Auditing Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of the Interior Energy Executive reorganization Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Government procurement Governmental investigations Mining leases Mining royalties Oil and gas royalties Presidential appointments

A bill to improve the administration of the Minerals Management Service.

Introduced: September 24, 2008 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9421-9422)
Sep 24, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9420-9421)
Sep 24, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Department of the Interior the Minerals Management Service (MMS), to be headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. (The MMS currently exists, but its Director is appointed by the Secretary.)

Requires the Director to ensure that the MMS implements comprehensive financial audits of royalty payments and adjustments.

Requires the Director to issue requirements that: (1) MMS employees conducting audits and compliance reviews meet specified auditor qualifications; and (2) MMS-conducted audits reflect the latest revision of the Government Auditing Standards published by the Government Accountability Office.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department to audit and report annually to certain congressional committees on MMS activities, including leasing and royalty activities.

Requires the Secretary to certify to Congress that all Inspector General recommendations as a result of specified investigations of the royalty-in-kind program have been implemented.

Directs the Secretary to certify annually to Congress that the royalty-in-kind program is in full compliance with federal law governing procurement and ethics.

Suspends, for a specified period, the authority of the Secretary to implement each royalty-in-kind program if the Secretary fails to meet the annual certification deadline.

What's happening now September 24, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9421-9422)

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