,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ag1 #bjbb,mr4    
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 
,ris*1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4  
,cruz1 & ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to imm$iately    
resume oil & gas lease sales1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,lease ,n[ ,act ( #bjbb4   
#b4 ,on%ore oil & gas leas+  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,on%ore
 oil & gas lease sale ,! t]m on%ore oil 
& gas lease sale means an oil & gas     
lease sale conduct$ "u section #ag ( !  
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf74
  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7b7 ,on%ore  
oil & gas lease sales  7#a7             
,congressional decl>ation ( policy      
,consi/5t ) ! policy describ$ 9 section 
#ajb7;a77#ab7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &  

,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja7;a77#ab77 t ! ,bureau ( ,l&       
,managem5t manage public l& 9 a mann]   
:i* recognizes ! ,nation's ne$ = dome/ic
 s\rces ( m9]als f public l&1 ,congress 
decl>es t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates t x is 9 ! national int]e/ = !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior to move =w>d     
exp$iti\sly to imm$iately resume-- 7,a7 
on%ore oil & gas lease sales2 &  7,b7 ! 
process+ & au?orization ( on%ore oil &  
gas p]mits4  7#b7 ,requirem5t to        
imm$iately resume on%ore oil & gas lease
 sales  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
imm$iately resume qu>t]ly on%ore oil &  
gas lease sales 9 accordance ) section  
#ag7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7;b77#a77;,a774  7,b7
 ,?ird qu>t] lease sale ,! ,secret>y    
%all imm$iately beg9 ! leas+ process = !
 qu>t]ly on%ore oil & gas lease sale = !
 ?ird qu>t] ( cal5d> ye> #bjbb1 includ+ 
! scop+ process1 if ne$$4  7,c7 ,m9imum 
/atutory lease t]ms ,dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod
 beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1

 ! ,secret>y %all (f] all on%ore oil &  
gas lease sales subject to ! foll[+     
m9imum lease t]ms3 7i7 ,a royalty rate (
 #ab4e p]c5t4  7ii7 ,a m9imum acceptable
 bid ( #b p] acre4  7iii7 ,r5tal rates  
(-- 7,i7 n less ?an #a4ej p] acre p] ye>
 = ! fir/ ?r\gh fif? ye>s ( ! on%ore oil
 & gas lease2 &  7,,ii7 n less #b p]    
acre p] ye> = ea* ye> !reaft] ( ! on%ore
 oil & gas lease4  7iv7 ,! applicable   
bond am\nt pursuant to subp>t #cajd ( "p
 #cajj ( title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations 7z 9 effect z ( ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7,d7 ,res\rce    
managem5t plan requirem5t ,9 conduct+ an
 on%ore oil & gas lease sale 9 a ,/ate  
describ$ 9 section #ag7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! 
,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4       
#bbf7;b77#a77;,a771 ! ,secret>y %all (f]
 n less ?an #gj p]c5t ( p>cels nom9at$ =
 oil & gas developm5t "u ! applicable   
res\rce managem5t plan 9 effect =       
relevant ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t       
res\rce managem5t areas )9 ! applicable 
,/ate4  7,e7 ,replacem5t sales ,if1 =   

any reason1 an on%ore oil & gas lease   
sale = a cal5d> ye> is cancel$1 delay$1 
or def]r$ or is paus$ due to section    
#bjh ( ,executive ,ord] #adjjh 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relat+ to tackl+ !
 climate crisis at home & abroad71 !    
,secret>y %all conduct a replacem5t sale
 by n lat] ?an #c cal5d> ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! cancellation1 delay1 def]ral1  
or pause1 z applicable4  #c4 ,(f%ore oil
 & gas leas+  7a7 #bjag-bjbb oil & gas  
leas+ program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all conduct all lease sales  
describ$ 9 ! #bjag-bjbb ,out] ,cont95tal
 ,%elf ,oil & ,gas ,leas+ ,propos$ ,f9al
 ,program 7,novemb] #bjaf7 t h n be5    
conduct$ z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act by n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc4 
7#b7 ,lease sale #beg ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all issue leases to !      
successful bidd]s = ,gulf ( ,mexico     
,lease ,sale #beg conduct$ on ,novemb]  
#ag1 #bjba4  7b7 #bjbb-bjbg out]        
cont95tal %elf oil & gas leas+ program  

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 n lat] ?an ,june #cj1 #bjbb1 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is 
section z ! ,secret>y7 %all approve a   
f9al #bjbb-bjbg oil & gas leas+ program 
"u section #ah ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal     
,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd74  
7#b7 ,waiv] ,9 ord] to meet ! deadl9e   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
may-- 7,a7 limit any comm5t p]iods      
requir$ "u subsections 7c7 & 7d7 (      
section #ah ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf  
,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd72 &  7,b7
 waive any o!r requirem5ts "u t section 
t w\ld delay f9al approval ( ! oil & gas
 leas+ program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74
  7#c7 ,requirem5ts ,! oil & gas leas+  
program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include n few] ?an #aj lease sales 9 !  
,gulf ( ,mexico & ,alaska regions ( !   
out] ,cont95tal ,%elf1 ) a m9imum ( #b  
lease sales to be held 9 ^? regions ea* 
cal5d> ye>1 n few] ?an #a ( :i* %all be 
9 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico region4  7#d7       
,limitation ,! royalty rate = a lease   

issu$ "u ! oil & gas leas+ program      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n exce$   
#ah4ge p]c5t4  7c7 ,subsequ5t (f%ore    
leas+ programs ,section #ah ( ! ,out]   
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+    
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 ( ?is section &   
ins]t+ subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7f72  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ subsections 7f7 ?r\gh 7h7 
z subsections 7g7 ?r\gh 7i71            
respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,subsequ5t
 leas+ programs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #cf mon?s aft] conduct+ ! fir/ lease
 sale "u an oil & gas leas+ program     
prep>$ pursuant to ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all beg9 prep>+ ! subsequ5t  
oil & gas leas+ program "u ?is section4 
7#b7 ,requirem5t ,ea* subsequ5t oil &   
gas leas+ program "u ?is section-- 7,a7 
%all be approv$ n lat] ?an #ahj days    
be=e ! expiration ( ! previ\s oil & gas 
leas+ program2 &  7,b7 %all conta9 a    

m9imum ( #e lease sales4  4  #d4        
,prohibition on delays  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,presid5t %all n1 ?r\gh ,executive ord] 
or any o!r adm9i/rative proc$ure1 pause1
 cancel1 delay1 def]1 or o!rwise imp$e  
or circumv5t ! ,f$]al en]gy m9]al leas+ 
processes "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or ! ,out]      
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 or a relat$    
rulemak+ process requir$ by sub*apt]    
,,ii ( *apt] #e1 & *apt] #g1 ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z ! 
,adm9i/rative ,proc$ure ,act71 )\t      
,congressional approval4  7b7           
,rebuttable presumption ,!re %all be a  
rebuttable presumption t any attempt by 
! ,presid5t to pause1 cancel1 delay1    
def]1 or o!rwise imp$e or circumv5t any 
,f$]al en]gy m9]al leas+ or p]mitt+     
process "u ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj    
,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 or ! ,out]      
,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 or a relat$    
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 approval1 is a violation 
( ! applicable law4