,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #e1 #bjbb,mr4 
,burgess introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
restart oil and gas leasing and         
permitting on ,federal land1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on    
moratoria of new oil and gas leases on  
certain ,federal land  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal land    
7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,federal land
 means--  7i7 ,national ,forest ,system 
land2  7ii7 public lands 7as defined in 
section #ajc of the ,federal ,land      
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb772 and  7iii7 the  
outer ,continental ,shelf 7as defined in

 section #b of the ,outer ,continental  
,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4       
#acca774  7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term     
,federal land includes any interest in  
land described in clause 7i71 7ii71 or  
7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 that is owned
 by the ,united ,states4  7,c7          
,exclusion ,the term ,federal land does 
not include-- 7i7 a unit of the         
,national ,park ,system2 or  7ii7 a unit
 of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge     
,system 7other than a unit of the       
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system for 
which oil and gas drilling is allowed   
under law74  7#b7 ,president ,the term  
,president means the ,president or any  
designee4  7b7 ,prohibition             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,president-- 7#a7 shall        
immediately and without delay hold      
,federal onshore and offshore oil and   
gas lease sales2 and  7#b7 shall not    
carry out any action that would prohibit
 or delay the issuance of oil or gas    
leases1 permits1 approvals1 or          

authorizations on ,federal land1 unless 
such an action has been authorized by an
 ,act of ,congress4  #b4 ,rescission of 
certain energy policies relating to oil 
and natural gas development ,section    
#bjh of ,executive ,order #adjjh 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relating to       
tackling the climate crisis at home and 
abroad7 is rescinded and shall have no  
force or effect4