,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,eachin 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,price of    
,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4  
,scott of ,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
to withdraw the outer ,continental      
,shelf in the ,mid-,atlantic planning   
area from disposition1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defend our ,coast  
,act4  #b4 ,withdrawal from disposition 
of ,mid-,atlantic outer ,continental    
,shelf ,section #ab of the ,outer       
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7g7 ,withdrawal
 from disposition of ,mid-,atlantic     
outer ,continental ,shelf ,the          
,secretary may not issue a lease for the

 exploration1 development1 or production
 of oil or gas on the outer ,continental
 ,shelf in the ,mid-,atlantic planning  
area4  4