,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fgg  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#gcge  ,report ,no4 #aah-hcj  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #ae1 #bjbd ,ms4 ,hageman      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,december #aj1 #bjbd        
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,february #ae1 #bjbd  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,mineral ,leasing 
,act to improve the assessment of       
expression of interest fees1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,expression of 
,interest ,sensibility ,act4  #b4 ,fee  
for expression of interest  7a7         
,deadline ,to issue lease ,section      
#ag7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,mineral        

,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4            
#bbf7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended by        
striking the remainder of the bonus bid1
 if any1 and inserting 1 as applicable1 
the remainder of the bonus bid1 the fee 
for the expression of interest under    
subsection 7q77#b77;,b714  7b7          
,expressions of interest ,section #ag7q7
 of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbf7q77 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
the heading1 by striking ,fee for2  7#b7
 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as     
paragraph 7#c72  7#c7 by amending       
paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3  7#a7
 ,submission of expression of interest  
,a person may1 in accordance with       
procedures established by the ,secretary
 to carry out this subsection1 submit an
 expression of interest in leasing land 
available for disposition under this    
section for exploration for1 and        
development of1 oil or gas4  7#b7       
,assessment of fees  7,a7 ,no bid ,if   
land covered by an expression of        
interest submitted under paragraph 7#a7 

is offered at a lease sale and no bid is
 received for such land1 the ,secretary 
shall assess at the time of the sale a  
fee for the expression of interest      
against the person that submitted the   
first expression of interest for the    
land4  7,b7 ,successful bid ,if land    
covered by an expression of interest    
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 receives 
a successful bid at a lease sale1 the   
,secretary shall assess a fee for the   
expression of interest against the      
successful bidder4  2  7#d7 in paragraph
 7#c71 as so redesignated1 by striking  
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting paragraph  
7#b72 and  7#e7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7 ,term ,an expression  
of interest submitted under this section
 shall remain active for a term of not  
less than #e years unless the land      
covered by the expression of interest is
 offered at a lease sale4  4  ,december 
#aj1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union1 and ordered to be printed