,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bh1 #bjba,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,president from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain ,federal land1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,our ,wealth of ,energy ,resources ,act of #bjba or the ,,power ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,prohibition on moratoria of new energy leases on certain ,federal land and on withdrawal of ,federal land from energy development 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,critical mineral ,the term critical mineral means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the ,secretary of the ,interior entitled ,final ,list of ,critical ,minerals #bjah 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #bcbie 7,may #ah1 #bjah774 7#b7 ,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 7iii7 the outer ,continental ,shelf 7as defined in section #b of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca772 and 7iv7 land managed by the ,secretary of ,energy4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term ,federal land includes land described in clauses 7i7 through 7iv7 of subparagraph 7,a7 for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-,federal entity4 7#c7 ,president ,the term ,president means the ,president or any designee1 including-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,energy2 and 7,c7 the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,prohibitions 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,president shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on ,federal land1 unless such an action has been authorized by an ,act of ,congress3 7,a7 ,new oil and gas leases1 permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4 7,b7 ,new coal leases1 permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4 7,c7 ,new hard rock leases1 permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4 7,d7 ,new critical minerals leases1 permits1 approvals1 or authorizations4 7#b7 ,prohibition on withdrawal ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,president shall not withdraw any ,federal land from forms of entry1 appropriation1 or disposal under the public land laws1 location1 entry1 and patent under the mining laws1 or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an ,act of ,congress4