,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,c>l 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,graves (        
,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,ros5dale1  
,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4     
,rog]s ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,letl[1 ,ms4    
,van ,duyne1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1  
,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior to conduct a m9imum numb] ( oil
 & gas lease sales 9 c]ta9 areas1 to    
prev5t delays 9 oil & gas leas+1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,unlea%+ ,am]ican ,en]gy
 ,act4  #b4 ,(f%ore oil & gas leas+  7a7
 ,gulf ( ,mexico ,region ,annual ,lease 
,sales ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior %all annually conduct a    
m9imum ( #b region-wide oil & gas lease 
sales 9 ! foll[+ plann+ areas ( ! ,gulf 

( ,mexico region1 z describ$ 9 !        
#bjag-bjbb ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,oil &
 ,gas ,leas+ ,propos$ ,f9al ,program    
7,novemb] #bjaf73  7#a7 ,! ,c5tral ,gulf
 ( ,mexico ,plann+ ,area4  7#b7 ,!      
,we/]n ,gulf ( ,mexico ,plann+ ,area4   
7b7 ,alaska ,region ,annual ,lease      
,sales ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior %all annually conduct a    
m9imum ( #b region-wide oil & gas lease 
sales 9 ! ,alaska region ( ! ,out]      
,cont95tal ,%elf1 z describ$ 9 !        
#bjag-bjbb ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,oil &
 ,gas ,leas+ ,propos$ ,f9al ,program    
7,novemb] #bjaf74  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,9  
conduct+ lease sales "u subsections 7a7 
& 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all--  
7#a7 issue su* leases 9 accordance ) !  
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #accb et seq472 &  7#b7       
include 9 ea* su* lease sale all unleas$
 areas t are n subject to re/rictions z 
( ! date ( ! lease sale4  7d7 ,(f%ore   
oil & gas leas+ delays ,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+ ?is section2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ 
subsections 7f7 ?r\gh 7i7 z subsections 
7g7 ?r\gh 7j71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by 
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3    
7f7 ,unreasonable delays  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,presid5t %all n1 ?r\gh ,executive   
ord] or any o!r adm9i/rative proc$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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