,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 and ,mr4        
,cochran7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
to authorize additional lease sales to  
be added to an approved #e-year leasing 
program4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,unleashing         
,american ,energy ,act of #bjag4  #b4   
,addition of lease sales to #e-year     
leasing program ,section #ah7;d7 of the 
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;d77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking     
,after and all that follows through     
first occurs1 and inserting ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#d71 after the   
leasing program has been approved by the
 ,secretary12 and  7#b7 by adding at the

 end the following3  7#d7 ,inclusion of 
additional lease sales  7,a7 ,in general
 ,as the ,secretary determines to be    
appropriate and subject to the          
considerations required under subsection
 7a77#b71 the ,secretary may include in 
an approved leasing program additional  
lease sales to be conducted under the   
approved leasing program4  7,b7         
,revision not required ,the inclusion of
 any additional lease sales under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be          
considered to be a significant revision 
requiring reapproval of the approved    
leasing program under subsection 7e74   
7,c7 ,applicable law  7i7 ,in general   
,except as provided in clause 7ii71 an  
individual lease sale added to an       
approved leasing program under          
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be considered to
 be a major ,federal action for purposes
 of section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774   
7ii7 ,gulf of ,mexico areas ,an         

individual lease sale added to an       
approved leasing program covering the   
,gulf of ,mexico ,region of the outer   
,continental ,shelf shall not be        
considered to be a major ,federal action
 for purposes of section #ajb7b77;,c7 of
 the ,national ,environmental ,policy   
,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#dccb7b77;,c774  4