,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1
 and ,mr4 ,sessions7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
reject the final #e-year ,outer         
,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas       
,leasing ,program for fiscal years #bjac
 through #bjah of the ,administration   
and replace the plan with a #e-year plan
 that is more in line with the energy   
and economic needs of the ,united       
,states4  #a4 ,extension of leasing     
program  7a7 ,in general ,subject to    
subsection 7c71 the ,draft ,proposed    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas
 ,leasing ,program #bjaj-bjae issued by 
the ,secretary of the ,interior         
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 under section #ah of the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 shall be          

considered to be the final oil and gas  
leasing program under that section for  
the period of fiscal years #bjac through
 #bjah4  7b7 ,final environmental impact
 statement ,the ,secretary is considered
 to have issued a final environmental   
impact statement for the program        
applicable to the period described in   
subsection 7a7 in accordance with all   
requirements under section #ajb7b77;,c7 
of the ,national ,environmental ,policy 
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#dccb7b77;,c774  7c7 ,exceptions ,lease 
,sales #bad1 #bcb1 and #bci shall not be
 included in the final oil and gas      
leasing program for the period of fiscal
 years #bjac through #bjah4  7d7        
,eastern ,gulf of ,mexico not included  
,nothing in this section affects        
restrictions on oil and gas leasing     
under the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy      
,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb74