,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #a1 #bjag,mr4  
,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4    
,booker1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4      
,peters1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit drilling in the    
,arctic ,ocean4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,stop ,arctic  
,ocean ,drilling ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,findings2 statement of policy  7a7     
,findings ,congress finds that1 as of   
the date of enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 global climate change is occurring 
due largely to anthropogenic emissions  
of greenhouse gases and will continue to
 pose ongoing risks and challenges to   
the people and the ,government of the   
,united ,states2  7#b7 the evidence of  
impacts and dangers of climate change   

are supported by numerous reports and   
panels1 such as the #bjad ,national     
,climate ,assessment1 the ,united       
,states ,global ,change ,research       
,program1 and the #bjad ,quadrennial    
,defense ,review of the ,department of  
,defense2  7#c7 from #ahhj through      
#bjae1 global temperatures have         
increased by approximately #a4jf degrees
 ,celsius2  7#d7 a global temperature   
increase of #b degrees ,celsius will    
lead to increased droughts1 rising seas1
 mass extinctions1 heat waves1          
desertification1 wildfires1 and         
acidifying oceans2  7#e7 delaying action
 on climate change will result in severe
 economic losses1 and global mitigation 
costs increase by approximately #dj     
percent for each decade of delay2  7#f7 
at least #hj percent of the carbon from 
known fossil fuel reserves must not be  
released to the atmosphere to have an   
#hj-percent chance of avoiding the worst
 effects of climate change stemming from
 a #b-;degree-,celsius change in global 

temperature2  7#g7 developing oil and   
gas reserves in the ,arctic ,ocean is   
incompatible with staying within that   
global carbon budget and avoiding the   
worst effects of climate change2 and    
7#h7 the ,arctic ,ocean is home to      
invaluable and fragile ecosystems1 which
 are critical to fisheries1 migratory   
birds1 indigenous populations1 and      
subsistence hunters4  7b7 ,statement of 
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states that the ,arctic ,ocean should  
be managed for the best interests of the
 people of the ,united ,states1         
including by keeping fossil fuels in the
 ground to avoid the dangerous impacts  
of climate change4  #c4 ,prohibition of 
oil and gas leasing in ,arctic ,ocean   
areas of the outer ,continental ,shelf  
,section #h of the ,outer ,continental  
,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7q7 ,prohibition of oil and 
gas leasing in ,arctic planning area of 
the outer ,continental ,shelf           

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act or any other law1 the         
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
issue or renew a lease or any other     
authorization for the exploration1      
development1 or production of oil1      
natural gas1 or any other mineral in the
 ,arctic ,ocean1 including the ,beaufort
 ,sea and ,chukchi ,sea ,planning       
,areas4  4