,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ffe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjag ,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 
,k5n$y1 & ,mr4 ,co*ran7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,out]  
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act to au?orize  
additional lease sales to be add$ to an 
approv$ #e-ye> leas+ program4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,unlea%+ ,am]ican ,en]gy ,act ( #bjag4  
#b4 ,addition ( lease sales to #e-ye>   
leas+ program ,section #ah7;d7 ( ! ,out]
 ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ,aft] & all t   
foll[s ?r\gh fir/ occurs1 & ins]t+      
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 aft] 
! leas+ program has be5 approv$ by !    
,secret>y12 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,inclusion ( additional   
lease sales  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,z !         
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate &  

subject to ! consid]ations requir$ "u   
subsection 7a77#b71 ! ,secret>y may     
include 9 an approv$ leas+ program      
additional lease sales to be conduct$ "u
 ! approv$ leas+ program4  7,b7         
,revision n requir$ ,! inclusion ( any  
additional lease sales "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 %all n be consid]$ to be a         
significant revision requir+ reapproval 
( ! approv$ leas+ program "u subsection 
7e74  7,c7 ,applicable law  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 an    
individual lease sale add$ to an approv$
 leas+ program "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
be consid]$ to be a major ,f$]al action 
= purposes ( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !   
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774    
7ii7 ,gulf ( ,mexico areas ,an          
individual lease sale add$ to an approv$
 leas+ program cov]+ ! ,gulf ( ,mexico  
,region ( ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf %all n
 be consid]$ to be a major ,f$]al action
 = purposes ( section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !  
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  

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