,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbb,mr4   
,ros5dale 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>l1 ,mr4   
,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mrs4 ,boeb]t1    
,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4      
,h]rell1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1
 ,ms4 ,van ,duyne1 ,mr4 ,moore (        
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,graves ( 
,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,*5ey1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1   
,mr4 ,bald]son1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mrs4    
,h9son1 & ,mr4 ,gohm]t7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior to imm$iately resume on%ore oil
 & gas lease sales1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,re/ore ,on%ore ,en]gy ,production    
,act4  #b4 ,on%ore oil & gas leas+  7a7 
,requirem5t ,to imm$iately resume on%ore
 oil & gas lease sales  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all imm$iately 
resume on%ore oil & gas lease sales 9   
compliance ) ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj  

,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq474  7#b7          
,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   
%all ensure t any oil & gas lease sale  
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 is conduct$   
imm$iately on completion ( all          
applicable scop+1 public comm5t1 &      
environm5tal analysis requirem5ts "u !  
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha  
et seq47 & ! ,national ,environm5tal    
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq474  7b7 ,annual lease sales
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 accordance ) ! ,m9]al
 ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et     
seq471 beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all annually    
conduct a m9imum ( f\r oil & gas lease  
sales 9 ea* ( ! foll[+ ,/ates3 7,a7     
,wyom+4  7,b7 ,new ,mexico4  7,c7       
,colorado4  7,d7 ,utah4  7,e7 ,montana4 
7,f7 ,nor? ,dakota4  7,g7 ,oklahoma4    
7,h7 ,nevada4  7,i7 ,any o!r ,/ate 9 :i*
 !re is l& available = oil & gas leas+  
"u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aha et seq47 or any o!r m9]al leas+    
law4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,9 conduct+ a    

lease sale "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 a ,/ate   
describ$ 9 t p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior %all (f] all p>cels eligible = 
oil & gas exploration1 developm5t1 &    
production "u ! res\rce managem5t plan 9
 effect = ! ,/ate4  7#c7 ,replacem5t    
sales ,if1 = any reason1 a lease sale "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye> is        
cancel$1 delay$1 or def]r$1 includ+ = a 
lack ( eligible p>cels1 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior %all conduct a replacem5t sale 
dur+ ! same fiscal ye>4  7c7 ,on%ore oil
 & gas leas+ delays ,section #ag ( !    
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7q7
 ,unreasonable delays  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,presid5t %all n1 ?r\gh ,executive ord] 
or any o!r adm9i/rative proc$ure1       
unreasonably pause1 cancel1 delay1 def]1
 or o!rwise imp$e or circumv5t any      
,f$]al en]gy m9]al leas+ processes "u   
?is ,act1 or a relat$ rulemak+ process  
requir$ by sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e1 &  
*apt] #g1 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,adm9i/rative  

,proc$ure ,act71 )\t congressional      
approval4  7#b7 ,rebuttable presumption 
,!re %all be a rebuttable presumption t 
any attempt by ! ,presid5t to pause1    
cancel1 delay1 def]1 or o!rwise imp$e or
 circumv5t any ,f$]al en]gy m9]al leas+ 
process1 or a relat$ rulemak+ process1  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 )\t           
congressional approval1 is consid]$     
unreasonable = purposes ( p>agraph 7#a74
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