,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbc,mr4  
,donalds 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,peltola1    
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4   
,dunn ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (          
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,moylan1   
,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1   
,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 & ,mr4    
,ma/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget to approve or d5y sp5d plans )9 
a c]ta9 am\nt ( "t1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fi%]y ,improvem5t to ,/reaml9e       
untimely regulatory ,hurdles po/        
,em]g5cy ,situation ,act or ! ,,fi%es   
,act4  #b4 ,approval or d5ial ( sp5d    
plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 9 ! case ( a sp5d plan 
submitt$ to ! ,director by ! ,secret>y =
 approval by ! ,director pursuant to    
section #cab7;a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s   

,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a771 ! ,director 
%all approve or d5y su* sp5d plan n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !      
,secret>y submits su* sp5d plan to !    
,director = approval4  7b7 ,d5ial ( sp5d
 plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,director    
d5ies a sp5d plan "u subsection 7a7 or  
p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is subsection1 !       
,director %all1 n lat] ?an #ae days aft]
 ! date ( su* d5ial1 return su* d5i$    
sp5d plan to ! ,secret>y ) a description
 ( ! *anges to su* d5i$ sp5d plan t are 
necess>y = ! ,director to approve su*   
d5i$ sp5d plan4  7#b7 ,resubmission (   
sp5d plan ,^u receipt ( a d5i$ sp5d plan
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y1 9       
consultation ) ! relevant reque/] ) an  
affirmative fi%]y res\rce disa/]        
det]m9ation ( ! sp5d plan1 %all make !  
necess>y *anges to su* sp5d plan        
describ$ by ! ,director "u p>agraph 7#a7
 & resubmit su* sp5d plan to ! ,director
 = approval4  7#c7 ,review ( resubmitt$ 
sp5d plan ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft] !   

date ( ! receipt ( a sp5d plan "u       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director %all approve 
or d5y su* sp5d plan4  7c7 ,approval (  
sp5d plan ,if ! ,director approves a    
sp5d plan "u subsection 7a7 or          
subsection 7b77#c71 ! ,director %all--  
7#a7 make su* approval publicly         
available on ! website ( ! ,(fice (     
,managem5t & ,budget2 &  7#b7 include 9 
su* approval-- 7,a7 ! date on :i*       
communication reg>d+ su* sp5d plan 0    
initiat$ betwe5 ! ,director & !         
,secret>y2  7,b7 if applicable-- 7i7 !  
date ( ea* d5ial ( su* sp5d plan "u     
subsection 7a7 & subsection 7b77#c72 &  
7ii7 ! date ( ea* resubmission ( su*    
sp5d plan "u subsection 7b77#b72 &  7,c7
 ! date on :i* ! ,director approv$ su*  
sp5d plan4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,affirmative fi%]y res\rce
 disa/] det]m9ation ,! t]m affirmative  
fi%]y res\rce disa/] det]m9ation means a
 det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y "u section  
#cab7;a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y    
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     

,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a77 t a fi%]y res\rce 
disa/] has occurr$4  7#b7 ,fi%]y res\rce
 disa/] ,! t]m fi%]y res\rce disa/] has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section            
#cab7;a77#a77;,c7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a77#a77;,c774    
7#c7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4 
7#e7 ,sp5d plan ,! t]m sp5d plan means a
 sp5d plan submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u   
section #cab7;a77#f77;,d7 ( !           
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahfa;a7a77#f77;,d77 by a reque/] ) an  
affirmative fi%]y res\rce disa/]        
det]m9ation4