,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,nelson7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit royalty inc5tives = deepwat]   
drill+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,deepwat] ,drill+ ,royalty ,relief      
,prohibition ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on 
royalty inc5tives = deepwat] drill+  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all n    
issue any oil or gas lease sale "u !    
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 ) royalty-bas$ 
inc5tives 9 any tract locat$ 9 wat]     
dep?s ( #djj met]s or m on ! out]       
,cont95tal ,%elf4  7b7 ,royalty relief =
 deepwat] production ,section #cde ( !  
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aeije7 is repeal$4  7c7      
,royalty relief ,section #h7;a77#c7 ( ! 

,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7;a77#c77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7           
,prohibition ,not)/&+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 
?r\gh 7,c7 or any o!r provision ( law1 !
 ,secret>y %all n r$uce or elim9ate any 
royalty or net pr(it %>e = any lease or 
unit locat$ 9 wat] dep?s ( #djj met]s or
 m on ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf4  4  7d7  
,application ,?is section & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is section--  7#a7 apply beg9n+
 ) ! fir/ lease sale held on or aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act = :i* a f9al 
notice ( sale has n be5 publi%$ z ( t   
date2 &  7#b7 d n apply to a lease 9    
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4