,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hagf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbb,mr4  
,budd 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mrs4    
,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4     
,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mrs4 ,sp>tz1 & ,mr4 
,biggs7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m9]al 
,leas+ ,act to require ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior to issue decisions on          
applications = p]mits to drill t h be5  
froz5 9 contrav5tion ( ! _s ( su* ,act1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,unlea% ,am]ican   
,drill+ ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,m9]al
 ,leas+ ,act ,section #ag7p7 ( ! ,m9]al 
,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7p77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7
 z p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,deadl9e 
= decision on p]mits  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all issue a decision on a    
p]mit n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !        
applicant = a p]mit has submitt$ a      

complete application if ! ,secret>y--   
7i7 has n yet issu$ or def]r$ ! p]mit "u
 p>agraph 7#b7 )9 ! #cj-;day p]iod      
specifi$ 9 su* p>agraph2 or  7ii7 has   
def]r$ ! p]mit "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 & 
!re are no /eps ! applicant is requir$  
to take = ! p]mit to be issu$ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i74  7,b7 ,m&atory
 issuance ,if ! ,secret>y does n issue a
 decision "u subp>agraph 7,a7 )9 !      
#ij-;day p]iod specifi$ 9 su*           
subp>agraph1 ! p]mit %all be consid]$   
issu$4  4  #c4 ,,blm ,report to         
,congress on p]mitt+ backlog ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all 
submit to ! ,committees on ,natural     
,res\rces & ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a
 report on ! backlog ( applications =   
p]mits to drill1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! ext5t 
( ! backlog2  7#b7 reasons = ! backlog1 
includ+-- 7,a7 limitations on res\rces2 
&  7,b7 /atutory & adm9i/rative b>ri]s  

to cle>+ ! backlog2  7#c7 /eps ! ,bureau
 ( ,l& ,managem5t c take to cle> !      
backlog2 &  7#d7 recomm5dations to      
,congress = f9ancial assi/ance or       
/atutory actions to help cle> ! backlog4