,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ca1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,outer         
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act to      
establish a credit to any bid for a     
lease that includes a commitment to use 
a project labor agreement1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,project labor agreement
 credit in offshore leasing  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #h7;a7 of the ,outer   
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7;a77#a77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,project labor agreement credit  7#a7   
,in general ,in evaluating a bid under  
this section1 the ,secretary shall award
 a #aj percent credit to value of a bid 
if the bidder commits to enter into a   
project labor agreement with respect to 
any employees who1 upon their           
employment1 will be engaged in building 

or construction with respect to the     
offshore wind energy development within 
the leased tract4 ,the ,secretary shall 
include such commitment as a term in any
 lease the bid for which included such  
commitment4  7#b7 ,project labor        
agreement ,in this paragraph1 the term  
project labor agreement means a         
collective bargaining agreement that    
is-- 7,a7 an agreement described in     
section #h7;f7 of the ,national ,labor  
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4          
#aeh7;f772 and  7,b7 between an employer
 and one or more labor organizations and
 establishes1 in advanced of hiring     
employees who1 upon their employment1   
will be engaged in building or          
construction of a specific project1 the 
terms and conditions of employment for  
such employees for such project4  4