would establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina.

would promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic.

would authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs.

would revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island.

would correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina.

would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Army to evaluate the feasibility of continuing federal participation in a beach nourishment project.

would reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.

which would reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, was passed by the Senate.

would clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to the blowout and explosion of the Deepwater Horizon.

would reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002.