,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc        
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,vitter introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for congressional approval of   
national monuments and restrictions on  
the use of national monuments4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,monuments ,act of #bjaa4 
#b4 ,designation of national monuments  
,the ,act of ,june #h1 #aijf 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #dca et seq471 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #b 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dca71
 by striking ,sec4 #b4 ,that the and    
inserting the following3  #b4           
,designation of national monuments      
,after obtaining congressional approval 
of the proposed national monument and   
certifying compliance with the ,national
 ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 with      

respect to the proposed national        
monument1 the  2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  #e4             
,restrictions on public use ,the        
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
implement any restrictions on the public
 use of a national monument until the   
expiration of an appropriate review     
period 7as determined by the ,secretary 
of the ,interior7 providing for public  
input and congressional approval4  4