,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4     
,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1   
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,k+1   
,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,re$1   
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit oil &
 gas leas+ on ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
(f ! coa/ ( ,new ,engl&4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,new    
,engl& ,coa/al ,protection ,act4  #b4   
,prohibition ( oil & gas leas+ on !     
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf (f ! coa/ ( ,new 
,engl& ,section #h ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal 
,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7q7  
,prohibition ( oil & gas leas+ 9 c]ta9  
areas ( ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( ?is section or any 
o!r law1 ! ,secret>y may n issue a lease
 = ! exploration =1 or developm5t or    
production (1 oil or natural gas 9 any  

area ( ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf (f ! coa/
 ( ! ,/ate ( ,ma9e1 ,new ,hamp%ire1     
,massa*usetts1 ,rhode ,isl&1 or         
,connecticut4  4