,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #adh  #aacth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eee
  ,report ,no4 #aac-bja  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #f1 #bjac ,mr4 ,johnson of    
,ohio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,duncan of     
,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,bishop of   
,utah7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,september #aj1    
#bjac ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,thornberry1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4     
,gosar  ,september #aj1 #bjac ,committed
 to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house 
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,mineral ,leasing ,act to authorize the 
,secretary of the ,interior to conduct  
onshore oil and gas lease sales through 
,internet-based live lease sales1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,blm    
,live ,internet ,auctions ,act4  #b4    
,internet-based onshore oil and gas     
lease sales  7a7 ,authorization ,section

 #ag7;b77#a7 of the ,mineral ,leasing   
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 in
 the third sentence1 by inserting 1     
except as provided in subparagraph 7,c7 
after by oral bidding2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,in order to diversify and expand the   
,nation's onshore leasing program to    
ensure the best return to the ,federal  
taxpayer1 reduce fraud1 and secure the  
leasing process1 the ,secretary may     
conduct onshore lease sales through     
,internet-based bidding methods4 ,each  
individual ,internet-based lease sale   
shall conclude within #g days4  4  7b7  
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the tenth ,internet-based lease sale    
conducted under the amendment made by   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall analyze the first #aj   
such lease sales and report to ,congress
 the findings of the analysis4 ,the     
report shall include--  7#a7 estimates  
on increases or decreases in such lease 

sales1 compared to sales conducted by   
oral bidding1 in--  7,a7 the number of  
bidders2  7,b7 the average amount of    
bid2  7,c7 the highest amount bid2 and  
7,d7 the lowest bid2  7#b7 an estimate  
on the total cost or savings to the     
,department of the ,interior as a result
 of such sales1 compared to sales       
conducted by oral bidding2 and  7#c7 an 
evaluation of the demonstrated or       
expected effectiveness of different     
structures for lease sales which may    
provide an opportunity to better        
maximize bidder participation1 ensure   
the highest return to the ,federal      
taxpayers1 minimize opportunities for   
fraud or collusion1 and ensure the      
security and integrity of the leasing   
process4  ,september #aj1 #bjac         
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed