,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ief  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4     
,kennedy7 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 limit the authority of the ,president
 to withdraw areas from oil and gas     
leasing1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,energy 
,access ,now ,act or the ,,ocean ,act4  
#b4 ,limitation of authority of the     
,president to withdraw areas of the     
outer ,continental ,shelf from oil and  
gas leasing  7a7 ,withdrawals  7#a7     
,limitation ,section #ab of the ,outer  
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is amended-- 7,a7 by   
striking subsection 7a7 and inserting   
the following3  7a7 ,limitation on      
withdrawals  7#a7 ,in general ,except as

 otherwise provided in this section1 no 
unleased land of the outer ,continental 
,shelf may be withdrawn from disposition
 except by ,act of ,congress4  7#b7     
,national marine sanctuaries ,the       
,president1 through a rulemaking under  
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 may withdraw from        
disposition any of the unleased land of 
the outer ,continental ,shelf located in
 a national marine sanctuary4  2 and    
7,b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by striking
 7c7 ,all leases and inserting the      
following3  7c7 ,national security      
provisions  7#a7 ,in general ,all leases
  2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7#b7 ,time period for       
suspension of operations ,any suspension
 of operations under paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 shall be for a period of not more  
than #ij days2 and  7,b7 may be renewed 
for one or more additional periods of   
not more than #ij days each4  4  7#b7   
,existing withdrawals ,any withdrawal   
from disposition of any of the unleased 

land of the outer ,continental ,shelf   
under section #ab7;a7 of the ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;a77 7as in effect on   
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act7 that occurred before the date
 of the enactment of this ,act 7other   
than a withdrawal from disposition any  
of the unleased land of the outer       
,continental ,shelf located in a        
national marine sanctuary or a national 
monument7 shall have no force or effect4
  7b7 ,termination of authority ,to     
establish marine national monuments     
7#a7 ,termination of authority ,section 
#cbjcja of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7e7 ,limitation of      
marine areas ,notwithstanding           
subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the ,president 
may not declare or reserve any ocean    
waters 7as defined in section #c of the 
,marine ,protection1 ,research1 and     
,sanctuaries ,act of #aigb 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #adjb77 or land beneath ocean 

waters as a national monument4  4  7#b7 
,existing monuments not affected        
,nothing in the amendment made by       
paragraph 7#a7 affects any national     
monument declared before the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4