,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,bi%op ( 
,utah7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m9]al 
,leas+ ,act to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior to conduct on%ore oil & gas    
lease sales ?r\gh ,int]net-bas$ live    
lease sales1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,blm ,live ,int]net ,auctions ,act4    
#b4 ,int]net-bas$ on%ore oil & gas lease
 sales  7a7 ,au?orization ,section      
#ag7;b77#a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by
 ins]t+ 1 except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,c7 aft] by oral bidd+2 &  7#b7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,9 ord] to
 div]sify & exp& ! ,nation's on%ore     
leas+ program to ensure ! be/ return to 
! ,f$]al taxpay]1 r$uce fraud1 & secure 

! leas+ process1 ! ,secret>y may conduct
 on%ore lease sales ?r\gh ,int]net-bas$ 
bidd+ me?ods4 ,ea* individual           
,int]net-bas$ lease sale %all conclude  
)9 #g days4  4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! t5? ,int]net-bas$ lease 
sale conduct$ "u ! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 %all analyze ! fir/ #aj su* lease sales
 & report to ,congress ! f9d+s ( !      
analysis4 ,! report %all include--  7#a7
 e/imates on increases or decreases 9   
su* lease sales1 comp>$ to sales        
conduct$ by oral bidd+1 9--  7,a7 !     
numb] ( bidd]s2  7,b7 ! av]age am\nt (  
bid2  7,c7 ! highe/ am\nt bid2 &  7,d7 !
 l[e/ bid2  7#b7 an e/imate on ! total  
co/ or sav+s to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior
 z a result ( su* sales1 comp>$ to sales
 conduct$ by oral bidd+2 &  7#c7 an     
evaluation ( ! demon/rat$ or expect$    
effectiv5ess ( diff]5t /ructures = lease
 sales :i* may provide an opportunity to
 bett] maximize bidd] p>ticipation1     
ensure ! highe/ return to ! ,f$]al      

taxpay]s1 m9imize opportunities = fraud 
or collusion1 & ensure ! security &     
integrity ( ! leas+ process4