,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #g1         
#bjae,mr4 ,vitter 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 #bjab
 through #bjag 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 #bjae through
 #bjbj4  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 #bjae through #bjbj4  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