,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,huffman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1   
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4      
,rask97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
drill+ 9 ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf1 to    
prohibit coal leases on ,f$]al l&1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,keep ,x 9 ! ,gr\nd    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 /atem5t (    
policy  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 f #ahhj ?r\gh #bjad1 global        
temp]atures h increas$ by ab\t #j4i     
degrees ,celsius2  7#b7 ! va/ majority (
 global w>m+ t has occurr$ ov] ! pa/ #ej
 ye>s 0 due to human activities1        
prim>ily ! burn+ ( fossil fuels2  7#c7  
emissions ( gre5h\se gases & atmosph]ic 
conc5trations ( gre5h\se gases cont9ue  
to rise1 :i* results 9 a cont9u$ w>m+   

tr5d2  7#d7 global w>m+ already has a   
significant impact on ! economy1 includ+
 ! f>m+1 fi%+1 =e/ry1 & recreation      
indu/ries2  7#e7 ! significant impacts (
 global w>m+ t are already occurr+ w be 
amplifi$ by a global temp]ature increase
 ( #b degrees ,celsius1 :i* w lead to   
increas$ dr\ghts1 ris+ seas1 mass       
ext9ctions1 heat waves1 des]tification1 
wildfires1 acidify+ oceans1 significant 
economic disruption1 & security ?reats2 
7#f7 to avoid exce$+ #b degrees ,celsius
 w>m+1 at lea/ #hj p]c5t ( c>bon f prov5
 fossil fuel res]ves mu/ be kept 9 !    
gr\nd2  7#g7 ! pot5tial emissions       
result+ f extract+ & burn+ all fossil   
fuels on ,f$]al l& & wat]s am\nts to a  
significant p]c5tage ( ! gre5h\se gas   
emissions limit2 &  7#h7 end+ new leases
 = fossil fuels w prev5t ! release ( #ij
 p]c5t ( ! pot5tial emissions f ,f$]al  
fossil fuels4  7b7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x 
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t-- 7#a7  
,f$]al l& & wat]s %\ld be manag$ = !    
b5efit ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7,a7  

to avoid ! mo/ dang]\s impacts ( climate
 *ange2 &  7,b7 to promote a rapid      
transition to a clean en]gy economy by  
keep+ fossil fuels 9 ! gr\nd2 &  7#b7 ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld pursue managem5t (
 ,f$]al l& & wat]s = ! b5efit ( ! p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates by n issu+ any new lease  
or r5ew+ any nonproduc+ lease = coal1   
oil1 or natural gas 9 any ,f$]al l& or  
wat]s4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,ext5d ,! t]m ext5d means ! act (  
ext5d+ a lease "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 beyond !   
exi/+ t]m ( ! lease4  7#b7 ,nonproduc+  
lease ,! t]m nonproduc+ lease means any 
lease "u :i* no coal1 oil1 gas1 oil     
%ale1 t> s&s1 or o!r fossil fuel approv$
 9 ! lease contract has be5 extract$ =  
comm]cial use4  7#c7 ,re9/ate ,! t]m    
re9/ate means ! act ( re9/at+ a lease "u
 ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4    
#aha et seq47 aft] a violation ( any t]m
 ( ! lease t result$ 9 susp5sion or     
cancellation ( ! lease4  7#d7 ,r5ew ,!  
t]m r5ew means ! act ( r5ew+ a lease "u 

! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha
 et seq47 = a t]m t is n long] ?an !    
maximum r5ewal t]m = a lease "u t ,act4 
7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  #d4 ,/opp+ new 
(f%ore oil & gas leases 9 ! gulf (      
mexico & ! pacific1 atlantic1 & arctic  
oceans  7a7 ,prohibition on new oil &   
gas leas+ on ! out] cont95tal %elf      
,section #h ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7q7        
,prohibition on new oil & gas leas+ on !
 out] cont95tal %elf  7#a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,ext5d  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,! t]m ext5d means ! act ( ext5d+ 
a lease "u ?is ,act beyond ! exi/+ t]m (
 ! lease4  7ii7 ,inclusion ,! t]m ext5d 
includes ! act ( ext5d+ a lease foll[+ a
 susp5sion "u ?is ,act4  7,b7           
,nonproduc+ lease ,! t]m nonproduc+     
lease means any lease "u :i* any coal1  
oil1 gas1 oil %ale1 t> s&s1 or o!r      
fossil fuel approv$ 9 ! lease contract  
has be5 extract$4  7,c7 ,re9/ate ,! t]m 

re9/ate means ! act ( re9/at+ a lease "u
 ?is ,act aft] a violation ( any t]m ( !
 lease t result$ 9 susp5sion or         
cancellation ( ! lease4  7,d7 ,r5ew ,!  
t]m r5ew means ! act ( r5ew+ a lease "u 
?is ,act = a t]m t is n long] ?an !     
maximum r5ewal t]m = a lease "u ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,prohibition ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( ?is ,act or any o!r law1
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all n issue a
 new lease1 r5ew1 re9/ate1 or ext5d any 
nonproduc+ lease1 or issue any o!r      
au?orization = ! exploration1           
developm5t1 or production ( oil1 natural
 gas1 or any o!r fossil fuel 9--  7,a7 !
 ,arctic ,ocean2  7,b7 ! ,atlantic      
,ocean1 includ+ ! ,/raits ( ,florida2   
7,c7 ! ,pacific ,ocean2  7,d7 ! ,gulf ( 
,mexico2 or  7,e7 any o!r area ( ! out] 
,cont95tal ,%elf4  4  7b7 ,cancellation 
( exi/+ leases ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 n lat] ?an #fj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all cancel any lease issu$ "u
 section #h ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  

,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 on or   
be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 !   
,beau=t ,sea1 ,cook ,inlet1 or ,*uk*i   
,sea4  #e4 ,/opp+ new coal1 oil1 t> s&s1
 frack$ gas1 & oil %ale leases on f$]al 
l& ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !  
,secret>y %all n conduct any lease sale1
 ent] into any new lease1 re(f] = lease 
any l& cov]$ by an expir+ lease1 or     
r5ew1 re9/ate1 or ext5d any nonproduc+  
lease 9 exi/5ce on or be=e ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act = on%ore fossil     
fuels1 includ+ coal1 oil1 t> s&s1 oil   
%ale1 & gas on l& subject to ! ,m9]al   
,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et      
seq474  #f4 ,exceptions  7a7 ,national  
security  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y may exempt   
any provision ( ?is ,act or an am5dm5t  
made by ?is ,act = a lease if !         
,secret>y det]m9es1 on ! record & bas$  
on available in=mation1 t--  7,a7 !re is
 an imm95t national security ?reat2 &   
7,b7 issu+ an exemption = ! lease w\ld  
significantly r$uce ! imm95t national   

security ?reat4  7#b7 ,duration ,an     
exemption "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all cont9ue 
only = z long z ! imm95t national       
security ?reat p]si/s4  7b7 ,brea* (    
contract  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y may all[ a   
nonproduc+ lease to be r5ew$ or ext5d$  
if--  7,a7 ! nonproduc+ lease contract 0
 sign$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t    
giv+ effect to any provision ( ?is ,act 
or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act is likely
 to lead to a c\rt ) jurisdiction rul+ t
 !re 0 a mat]ial brea* ( ! nonproduc+   
lease contract4  7#b7 ,duration ,a      
r5ewal or ext5sion "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 be = ! %orte/ "t practicable1 consi/5t 
) ! t]ms ( ! nonproduc+ lease contract4 
#g4 ,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is
 ,act1 an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or !
 application ( su* a provision or       
am5dm5t to any p]son or circum/ance is  
held to be invalid or uncon/itutional1 !
 rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 ! am5dm5ts made by 
?is ,act1 & ! application ( ^?          

provisions & am5dm5ts to any p]son or   
circum/ance %all n be affect$4