,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,waltz 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,salazar1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4      
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,posey1  
,mr4 ,c4 ,scott ,franklin of ,florida1  
and ,mr4 ,gimenez7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a moratorium on
 energy development in certain areas of 
the ,gulf of ,mexico1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserving the     
,gulf ,test ,range to ,ensure ,military 
,readiness ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium on    
energy development in certain areas of  
,gulf of ,mexico  7a7 ,definitions ,in  

this section3 7#a7 ,military ,mission   
,line ,the term ,military ,mission ,line
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #ajb of the ,gulf of ,mexico    
,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law      
#aji-dcb74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7b7 ,moratorium ,effective  
during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this ,act and ending on 
,june #cj1 #bjcb1 the ,secretary shall  
not offer for leasing1 preleasing1 or   
any related activity for energy         
development of any kind-- 7#a7 any area 
east of the ,military ,mission ,line in 
the ,gulf of ,mexico2 or  7#b7 any area 
of the outer ,continental ,shelf        
described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or
 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b7 of subsection   
7d71 if oil1 gas1 wind1 or any other    
form of energy exploration1 leasing1 or 
development in that area has been       
identified in a report under that       
subsection as having any adverse effect 

on the national security of the ,united 
,states or the military readiness or    
testing capabilities of the ,department 
of ,defense4  7c7 ,environmental        
exceptions ,notwithstanding subsection  
7b71 the ,secretary may issue leases in 
areas described in that subsection for  
environmental conservation purposes1    
including the purposes of shore         
protection1 beach nourishment and       
restoration1 wetlands restoration1 and  
habitat protection4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and not later than ,june #cj1     
#bjca1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
submit to the ,committees on            
,appropriations and ,armed ,services of 
the ,senate and the ,committees on      
,appropriations and ,armed ,services of 
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that describes the impact of oil1 gas1  
wind1 and any other form of energy      
exploration1 leasing1 or development in 
areas of the outer ,continental ,shelf  

described in paragraph 7#b7 on the      
national security of the ,united ,states
 and the military readiness and testing 
capabilities of the ,department of      
,defense4  7#b7 ,areas described ,the   
areas of the outer ,continental ,shelf  
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 are the   
following3 7,a7 ,any area west of the   
,military ,mission ,line in the ,eastern
 ,gulf of ,mexico ,planning ,area4  7,b7
 ,the ,south ,atlantic ,planning ,area4 
7,c7 ,the ,straits of ,florida ,planning
 ,area4