,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjag,mr4
 ,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 &  
,ms4 ,b>ragn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to submit an     
annual report to ,congress on c]ta9     
/ati/ics relat$ to applications = a     
p]mit to drill an oil or gas well1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,hav+ ,op5 ,access to  
,relevant ,data ,act or ! ,,ho>d ,act4  
#b4 ,report requir$  7a7 ,report on     
,a,p,ds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an      
,janu>y #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior %all submit to ,congress a     
report on ! foll[+ /ati/ics3  7,a7 ,!   
numb] ( ,a,p,ds approv$ by ! ,,blm dur+ 
! previ\s fiscal ye> = :i* ! applicant  
has n begun drill+ by ! end ( su* ye>4  
7,b7 ,! numb] ( ,a,p,ds approv$ by !    
,,blm dur+ any fiscal ye> = :i* !       
applicant has n begun drill+ by ! end ( 

! previ\s fiscal ye>4  7,c7 ,) respect  
to ,a,p,ds approv$ by ! ,,blm dur+ !    
previ\s fiscal ye>1 ! av]age numb] (    
days betwe5 receipt ( an ,,apd by !     
,,blm & ! approval ( su* ,,apd1         
disaggregat$ by ! av]age numb] ( su*    
days--  7i7 ! ,,apd 0 be+ process$ by   
,,blm2 &  7ii7 ! ,,blm 0 wait+ on       
additional in=mation f ! applicant4     
7,d7 ,) respect to ,a,p,ds approv$ by ! 
,,blm dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>1 !      
av]age co/ ( approv+ an ,,apd4  7#b7    
,disaggregation ,! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior %all disaggregate ea* /ati/ic  
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 by ! location (
 ! site = :i* ! ,,apd 0 reque/$1 includ+
 by--  7,a7 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* site is   
locat$2  7,b7 ! ,,blm field (fice t     
adm9i/]s ! l& ^u :i* su* site is locat$2
  7,c7 :e!r or n ! site is locat$ on    
,f$]al l&2 &  7,d7 :e!r or n ! site is  
locat$ on ,indian l&4  7b7 ,disc\rag+   
ho>d+ & speculation  7#a7 ,limitation on
 ,f$]al funds us$ = /reaml9+ process+ ( 
,a,p,ds ,no ,f$]al funds may be us$ to  

/reaml9e ,,blm process+ ( ,a,p,ds dur+ a
 fiscal ye> if1 on ! la/ day ( ! previ\s
 fiscal ye>1 ! numb] ( ,a,p,ds approv$  
by ! ,,blm dur+ any fiscal ye>1 b = :i* 
! applicant has n begun drill+1 is      
great] ?an twice ! numb] ( ,a,p,ds      
receiv$ by ! ,,blm dur+ any fiscal ye> =
 :i* ! ,,blm has nei!r approv$ nor      
reque/$ m in=mation f ! applicant4  7#b7
 ,limitation on numb] ( out/&+ ,a,p,ds  
p] applicant ,if any applicant1 includ+ 
its affiliates1 has receiv$ great] ?an  
#ajj approv$ ,a,p,ds f ! ,,blm = :i* su*
 applicant1 includ+ its affiliates1 has 
n begun drill+1 !n su* applicant1       
includ+ its affiliates1 %all n be       
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! competitive &
 noncompetitive bidd+ processes = oil & 
gas exploration & production "u !       
,m9]als ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha 
et seq47 dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !
 fir/ day ( ! next fiscal ye>4  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,affiliate
 ,) respect to an applicant1 ! t]m      
affiliate means any p]son t controls1 is

 controll$ by1 or is "u common control )
 ! applicant4  7#b7 ,,apd ,! t]m ,,apd  
means an application receiv$ by ! ,,blm 
= a p]mit to drill an oil or gas well4  
7#c7 ,,blm ,! t]m ,,blm means ! ,bureau 
( ,l& ,managem5t4