,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjah,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 
,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of 
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,higgins
 of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 and ,mr4   
,babin7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy      
,security ,act of #bjjf1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,domestic ,offshore 
,energy ,reinvestment ,act of #bjah4    
#b4 ,amendments to the ,gulf of ,mexico 
,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #aje7;a7 of the ,gulf 
of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of    
#bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking #ej and inserting #cg4e2 and   
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  

striking #ej and inserting #fb4e2  7,b7 
in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #ge   
and inserting #hj2 and  7,c7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #be and  
inserting #bj4  7b7 limitations on      
authorized uses ,section #aje7;d7 of the
 ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act
 of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,f7  
,planning1 engineering1 design1         
construction1 operations1 and           
maintenance of one or more projects that
 are specifically authorized by any     
other ,act for ecosystem restoration1   
hurricane protection1 or flood damage   
prevention4  2 and  7#b7 by striking    
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7 ,limitation ,of the    
amounts received by a ,gulf producing   
,state or coastal political subdivision 
under subsection 7b7--  7,a7 not more   
than #c percent may be used for the     
purposes described in paragraph         
7#a77;,e72 and  7,b7 not less than #be  

percent may be used for the purposes    
described in paragraph 7#a77;,f71 and   
shall be applied proportionally to the  
applicable ,federal and non-,federal    
share pursuant to such specific project 
authorization4  4  7c7 ,repeal of       
limitation ,section #aje7;f7 of the     
,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act 
of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph    
7#a72 and  7#b7 redesignating paragraphs
 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b71 respectively4