,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbb,mr4   
,graves ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,c>l1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mr4   
,budd1 ,mr4 ,ros5dale1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1   
,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4 ,h]rell1 ,mr4       
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,ms4 ,van    
,duyne1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,utah1 ,mr4       
,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4         
,lamborn1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 &
 ,mr4 ,b5tz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct all   
oil & gas lease sales describ$ 9 !      
#bjag-bjbb ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,oil &
 ,gas ,leas+ ,propos$ ,f9al ,program1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,am]ican   
,en]gy & ,inve/+ 9 ,resili5cy ,act4  #b4
 ,(f%ore oil & gas lease sales  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all    
conduct all oil & gas lease sales       
describ$ 9 ! #bjag-bjbb ,out] ,cont95tal

 ,%elf ,oil & ,gas ,leas+ ,propos$ ,f9al
 ,program 7,novemb] #bjaf71 develop$ "u 
section #ah ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd71 t h n  
be5 conduct$ z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act by n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbb1
 includ+ lease sales #beh1 #bei1 & #bfa4
  7b7 ,lease sale #beg  7#a7 ,compliance
 ) ,,nepa ,! f9al environm5tal impact   
/atem5t = lease sale #beg %all be       
consid]$ to meet ! requirem5ts relat$ to
 detail$ /atem5ts "u section            
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c77 = su* lease sale4  7#b7  
,deadl9e to issue leases ,not)/&+ any   
out/&+ actions to complete bid adequacy 
review proc$ures1 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,int]ior %all issue ! leases won on     
,novemb] #ag1 #bjba1 "u lease sale #beg 
n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section4  7c7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f9al environm5tal
 impact /atem5t = lease sale #beg ,! t]m
 f9al environm5tal impact /atem5t =     

lease sale #beg means ! f9al            
environm5tal impact /atem5t t is !      
subject ( ! notice ( availability ( a   
f9al environm5tal impact /atem5t titl$  
,f9al ,environm5tal ,impact ,/atem5t =  
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf1 ,gulf ( ,mexico1
 #bjag-bjbb ,oil & ,gas ,lease ,sales   
#bdi1 #bej1 #bea1 #beb1 #bec1 #bed1     
#bef1 #beg1 #bei1 & #bfa & publi%$ by ! 
,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t on   
,m>* #aj1 #bjag 7#hb ,f$4 ,reg4 #accfc74
  7#b7 ,lease sale #beg ,! t]m lease    
sale #beg means ! lease sale #beg t is !
 subject ( ! f9al notice ( sale titl$   
,gulf ( ,mexico ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
,oil & ,gas ,lease ,sale #beg & publi%$ 
by ! ,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t 
on ,octob] #d1 #bjba 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4    
#edgbh74