,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,labrador 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,amodei1
 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4           
,mc,clintock1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,?ompson
 ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4     
,simpson1 & ,mr4 ,wald57 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al   
,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf to
 improve ! managem5t ( graz+ leases &   
p]mits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,graz+  
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,t]ms ( graz+    
p]mits & leases ,section #djb ( ! ,f$]al
 ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ageb7 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ t5 ye>s ea* place x appe>s &   

ins]t+ #bj ye>s2 &  7#b7 9 subsection   
7b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ or at ! end ( ea* (
 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b72  7,b7 9 p>agraph
 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#d7 ! initial environm5tal    
analysis "u ,national ,environm5tal     
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq47 reg>d+ a graz+ allotm5t1 
p]mit1 or lease has n be5 complet$4  4  
#c4 ,r5ewal1 transf]1 & reissuance (    
graz+ p]mits & leases  7a7 ,am5dm5t     
,title ,,iv ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &    
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #dje4 ,r5ewal1 transf]1 &   
reissuance ( graz+ p]mits & leases  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,curr5t graz+ managem5t ,! t]m curr5t   
graz+ managem5t means graz+ 9 accordance
 ) ! t]ms & conditions ( an exi/+ p]mit 
or lease & includes any modifications t 
are consi/5t ) an applicable ,dep>tm5t (
 ,int]ior res\rce managem5t plan or     
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture l& use plan4   

7#b7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y 
conc]n$ means--  7,a7 ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture1 ) respect to ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior1 ) respect to l& "u !          
jurisdiction ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4
  7b7 ,r5ewal1 ,transf]1 reissuance1 &  
p5d+ process+ ,a graz+ p]mit or lease   
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 or a 
graz+ p]mit issu$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture reg>d+ ,national ,=e/      
,sy/em l&1 t expires1 is transf]r$1 or  
is waiv$ %all be r5ew$ or reissu$ "u1 z 
appropriate--  7#a7 section #djb2  7#b7 
section #ai ( ! ,act ( ,april #bd1 #aiej
 7commonly kn[n z ! ,grang]-,?ye ,act2  
#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ehjl72  7#c7 title ,,iii 
( ! ,bankhead-,jones ,f>m ,t5ant ,act   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaj et seq472 or  7#d7  
section #eaj ! ,cali=nia ,des]t         
,protection ,act ( #aiid 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#daj;aaa-#ej74  7c7 ,t]ms2 conditions ,!
 t]ms & conditions 7except ! t]m9ation  
date7 conta9$ 9 an expir$1 transf]r$1 or
 waiv$ p]mit or lease describ$ 9        

subsection 7b7 %all cont9ue 9 effect "u 
a r5ew$ or reissu$ p]mit or lease until 
! date on :i* ! ,secret>y conc]n$       
completes ! process+ ( ! r5ew$ or       
reissu$ p]mit or lease t is ! subject ( 
! expir$1 transf]r$1 or waiv$ p]mit or  
lease1 9 compliance ) ea* applicable    
law4  7d7 ,cancellation2 susp5sion2     
modification ,not)/&+ subsection 7c71 a 
p]mit or lease describ$ 9 subsection 7b7
 may be cancell$1 susp5d$1 or modifi$ 9 
accordance ) applicable law4  7e7       
,r5ewal transf] reissuance aft] process+
 ,:5 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ has complet$ ! 
process+ ( ! r5ew$ or reissu$ p]mit or  
lease t is ! subject ( ! expir$1        
transf]r$1 or waiv$ p]mit or lease1 !   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all r5ew or reissue !
 p]mit or lease = a t]m ( #bj ye>s aft] 
completion ( process+4  7f7 ,compliance 
) ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi ,! r5ewal1 reissuance1 or transf]
 ( a graz+ p]mit or lease by ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$ %all be categorically exclud$ f
 ! requirem5t to prep>e an environm5tal 

assessm5t or an environm5tal impact     
/atem5t if--  7#a7 ! decision cont9ues  
to r5ew1 reissue1 or transf] ! curr5t   
graz+ managem5t ( ! allotm5t2  7#b7     
monitor+ ( ! allotm5t has indicat$ t !  
curr5t graz+ managem5t has met1 or has  
satisfactorily progress$ t[>ds meet+1   
objectives conta9$ 9 ! l& use & res\rce 
managem5t plan ( ! allotm5t1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y conc]n$2 or  7#c7 !      
decision is consi/5t ) ! policy ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior or ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,agriculture1 z appropriate1 reg>d+     
extraord9>y circum/ances4  7g7 ,priority
 & tim+ = complet+ environm5tal analyses
 ,! ,secret>y conc]n$1 9 ! sole         
discretion ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 %all  
det]m9e ! priority & tim+ = complet+ ea*
 requir$ environm5tal analysis reg>d+   
any graz+ allotm5t1 p]mit1 or lease bas$
 on ! environm5tal significance ( !     
allotm5t1 p]mit1 or lease & available   
fund+ = t purpose4  7h7 ,,nepa          
exemptions ,! ,national ,environm5tal   
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#dcba et seq47 %all n apply to ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,cross+ & trail+ au?orizations ( 
dome/ic live/ock4  7#b7 ,transf] ( graz+
 pref]5ce4  4  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,!  
table ( cont5ts = ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &
 ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] ! item = section #djd1 !      
foll[+3  ,sec4 #dje4 ,r5ewal1 transf]1 &
 reissuance ( graz+ p]mits & leases4  4