,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,ms4         
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1    
,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,hell]1   
,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1  
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 
,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4        
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1  
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1
 & ,mr4 ,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =     
congressional approval ( national       
monum5ts & re/rictions on ! use (       
national monum5ts1 to e/abli%           
requirem5ts = ! decl>ation ( m>9e       
national monum5ts1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,improv$ ,national ,monum5t           
,designation ,process ,act4  #b4        
,designation ( national monum5ts  7a7 ,9

 g5]al ,section #cbjcja ( title #ed1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,! ,presid5t   
may1 9 ! ,presid5t's discretion & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3 ,aft] obta9+ congressional   
approval ( ! propos$ national monum5t1  
c]tify+ compliance ) ! ,national        
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 ) respect to ! 
propos$ national monum5t1 & receiv+ f ! 
,gov]nor ( ea* ,/ate 9 :i* ! propos$    
national monum5t is to be locat$ notice 
t ! ,/ate legislature has enact$        
legislation approv+ ! designation ( !   
propos$ national monum5t1 & subject to  
subsection 7e71 ! ,presid5t may2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7        
,requirem5ts = decl>ation ( m>9e        
national monum5ts  7#a7 ,def9ition (    
exclusive economic zone ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m exclusive economic    
zone means ! zone e/abli%$ by           
,proclamation ,numb] #ejcj1 dat$ ,m>*   
#aj1 #aihc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adec note74  
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,presid5t may n    

decl>e any area ( ! exclusive economic  
zone to be a national monum5t unless--  
7,a7 ! decl>ation is specifically       
au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress2  7,b7 !
 ,presid5t has c]tifi$ compliance ) !   
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 )   
respect to ! propos$ national monum5t2  
7,c7 ! ,presid5t has submitt$ to !      
,gov]nor ( ea* ,/ate & ea* t]ritory1 any
 "p ( :i* is locat$ )9 #ajj nautical    
miles ( ! propos$ national monum5t1 a   
proposal to make ! decl>ation2  7,d7 !  
,gov]nor ( ea* ,/ate & t]ritory describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 submits to !        
,presid5t notice t ! legislature ( !    
,/ate or t]ritory has approv$ ! proposal
 submitt$ "u t p>agraph2 &  7,e7 !      
decl>ation is sub/antially ! same z !   
proposal submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,c74  
4  7b7 ,re/rictions on public use       
,section #cbjcjc ( title #ed1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,! ,secret>y1 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1  2 &  7#b7 by add+ 

at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,re/rictions on 
public use ,! ,secret>y1 or ! ,secret>y 
( ,comm]ce1 ) respect to any area ( !   
exclusive economic zone 7z def9$ 9      
section #cbjcja7;e77#a77 designat$ z a  
national monum5t1 %all n implem5t any   
re/rictions on ! public use ( a national
 monum5t until ! expiration ( an        
appropriate review p]iod 7z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 z 
applicable7 provid+ = public input &    
congressional approval4  4