,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjac ,mr4  
,brady ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,wittman1 & ,mr4 ,%imkus7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to issue an oil & gas leas+    
program "u section #ah ( ! ,out]        
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act = ! #e-ye>   
p]iod #bjaf ?r\gh #bjbj1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m ,en]gy ,m ,jobs ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,m ?an #he p]c5t ( all (f%ore areas
 rema9 (f-limits to oil & gas           
exploration4 ,! curr5t plan = (f%ore oil
 & gas developm5t "u ! ,out] ,cont95tal 
,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et 
seq471 ! ,five-,ye> ,,ocs ,oil & ,gas   
,leas+ ,program = #bjab-bjag1 scales    
back on previ\s draft plans by remov+ ! 
,ea/]n ,gulf ( ,mexico & areas 9 !      
,atlantic4 ,x also excludes ! entire    

,atlantic ,coa/1 ! entire ,pacific      
,coa/1 & ne>ly all ( ! ,ea/]n ,gulf (   
,mexico1 :i* h be5 little explor$4  7#b7
 ,_m ,/ate gov]nm5ts h express$ a desire
 to proce$ ) oil & gas exploration &    
developm5t (f _! coa/s1 b h n _h !      
support ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,!  
,congress delegat$ its au?ority ov]     
,f$]al l&s ( ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf 7z 
t t]m is def9$ 9 ! ,out] ,cont95tal     
,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et 
seq4771 includ+ = ! (f%ore oil & gas    
leas+ process1 to ! ,secret>y ( !       
,int]ior "u t ,act4 ,! ,congress has !  
au?ority to enl>ge ! role ( int]e/$     
,/ate gov]nm5ts4  #c4 ,requirem5t to    
issue new #e-ye> oil & gas leas+ program
  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat]
 ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all 
issue an oil & gas leas+ program "u     
section #ah ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 = !     
subsequ5t #e-ye> p]iod4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation
 ( exi/+ program ,! ,five-,ye> ,,ocs    

,oil & ,gas ,leas+ ,program = #bjab-bjag
 %all h no =ce or effect aft] ! issuance
 ( an oil & gas leas+ program "u ?is    
section4  7b7 ,requirem5ts = developm5t 
( new leas+ programs ,section #ah7;c7 ( 
! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;c77 is am5d$ by        
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z      
p>agraphs 7#e7 & 7#f71 & by ins]t+ aft] 
p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7           
,developm5t ( program ,9 prep>+ ea*     
leas+ program "u ?is section1 !         
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 all[ ! ,gov]nor (
 a coa/al ,/ate to nom9ate = leas+ "u   
su* program areas ( ! out] ,cont95tal   
,%elf 7z t t]m is us$ 9 t ,act7 t are   
adjac5t to ! wat]s ( t ,/ate2  7,b7     
include ea* area nom9at$ "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 9 ! draft leas+ program "u ?is     
section & consid] leas+ ( su* areas z an
 alt]native ,f$]al action2 &  7,c7      
include 9 developm5t ( ! program res\rce
 e/imates t are available1 & develop    
res\rce e/imates = ! areas = :i* su*    
data are n available includ+ = ! areas  

nom9at$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7      
,inclusion ( ,/ate-,nom9at$ areas ,!    
,secret>y %all include 9 ! f9al program 
issu$ "u ?is section ea* area nom9at$ by
 a ,/ate "u p>agraph 7#b71 unless !     
,secret>y det]m9es t ! impacts ( oil &  
gas developm5t 9 a p>ticul> area _c be  
effectively mitigat$ & ! developm5t is n
 9 ! national economic int]e/4 ,if !    
,secret>y omits any area nom9at$ "u     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ! ,gov]nor t nom9at$ ! area & !      
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report detail+
 :y oil & gas developm5t 9 su* area is n
 9 ! national economic int]e/ or :y !   
impact ( oil & gas developm5t 9 su* area
 c\ld n be effectively mitigat$1 & :at  
/eps ! ,secret>y took to try & d s4     
,aft] submittal ( su* report to su*     
,gov]nors1 ea* su* ,gov]nor %all be     
provid$ #fj days )9 :i* to (f]          
alt]native views on :y ! ,secret>y's    
f9d+s are n consi/5t ) ! national       
economic int]e/ & :y oil & gas          

developm5t 9 ! area conc]n$ c be        
effectively mitigat$4  7#d7 ,notice (   
effectiv5ess ( plan ,! ,secret>y %all   
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a notice ( !  
effectiv5ess ( ea* oil & gas leas+      
program issu$ "u ?is section on ! date  
su* program takes effect4  4