,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,curtis introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj to       
e/abli% a deadl9e = process+            
applications relat$ to geo!rmal leas+4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,geo!rmal ,en]gy ,opportunity ,act or 
! ,,geo ,act4  #b4 ,effect ( p5d+ civil 
actions on process+ applications relat$ 
to geo!rmal leas+ ,section #d ( !       
,geo!rmal ,/eam ,act ( #aigj 7#cj       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,effect ( p5d+ civil 
actions on process+ applications relat$ 
to geo!rmal leas+  7#a7 ,requirem5t to  
process applications ,not)/&+ ! exi/5ce 
( any p5d+ civil action t affects an    
application = a geo!rmal drill+ p]mit1  
sundry notice1 notice to proce$1        
"r-(-way1 or o!r au?orization or        
approval "u a valid exi/+ geo!rmal      

lease1 ! ,secret>y %all1 unless a ,unit$
 ,/ates ,f$]al c\rt vacat$ ! applicable 
geo!rmal lease1 process ea* su*         
application n lat] ?an #cj days aft]    
complet+ all environm5tal docum5ts      
requir$ "u section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 = ! 
au?orization or approval4  7#b7 ,no new 
au?ority = ,f$]al c\rts ,no?+ 9 ?is     
subsection %all be con/ru$ z provid+    
au?ority to a ,f$]al c\rt to vacate a   
geo!rmal lease4  4