,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,arr+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4      
,moore ( ,utah1 & ,mr4 ,lamborn7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director ( !      
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t & ! ,*ief ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice to conduct a 
/udy ( on%ore m9]al values & ! ,director
 ( ! ,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t 
to conduct a /udy ( (f%ore m9]al values4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,abundant ,am]ican ,res\rces ,act ( 
#bjbd4  #b4 ,on%ore & (f%ore m9]al value
 /udies  7a7 ,on%ore m9]al /udy ,n lat] 
?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! ,director ( !     
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 %all complete 
7includ+ ?r\gh a contract ) a private   
entity7 a /udy to det]m9e ! doll> value 
( liquid1 gase\s1 locatable1 leasable1 &

 salable m9]als pres5t 9 ea* cov]$      
on%ore area "u ! jurisdiction ( !       
,director2 &  7#b7 ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/     
,s]vice1 %all complete 7includ+ ?r\gh a 
contract ) a private entity7 a /udy to  
det]m9e ! doll> value ( liquid1 gase\s1 
& locatable m9]als pres5t 9 ea* cov]$   
on%ore area "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,*ief4
  7b7 ,(f%ore m9]al /udy ,n lat] ?an    
?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (     
,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t %all complete  
7includ+ ?r\gh a contract ) a private   
entity7 a /udy to det]m9e ! doll> value 
( liquid1 gase\s1 & locatable m9]als    
pres5t 9 ea* cov]$ (f%ore area "u !     
jurisdiction ( ! ,director4  7c7        
,includ$ & exclud$ areas ,! /udies      
requir$ "u subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all-- 
7#a7 include co-manag$ areas2 &  7#b7   
exclude-- 7,a7 any unit ( ! ,national   
,p>k ,sy/em2 &  7,b7 any national       
monum5t designat$ z an area ( critical  
environm5tal conc]n be=e ,janu>y #a1    
#bjjj2  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--

 7#a7 ! t]m area ( critical environm5tal
 conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m "u     
section #afaj4g-b ( title #dc1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations2  7#b7 ! t]m        
co-manag$ area means an area t is "u !  
jurisdiction ( two or m ,f$]al ag5cies2 
7#c7 ! t]m cov]$ on%ore area means--    
7,a7 a national monum5t-- 7i7 t is n a  
m>9e national monum5t2 &  7ii7 t 0      
designat$ aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #aiii2     
7,b7 an area ( critical environm5tal    
conc]n2 &  7,c7 an area t has be5 )drawn
 f-- 7i7 entry "u ! g5]al m9+ laws2 or  
7ii7 op]ation ( ! m9]al leas+ & m9]al   
mat]ials laws2  7#d7 ! t]m cov]$ (f%ore 
area means-- 7,a7 a m>9e national       
monum5t2  7,b7 an (f%ore area t has be5 
)drawn f-- 7i7 entry "u ! g5]al m9+     
laws2 or  7ii7 op]ation ( ! m9]al leas+ 
& m9]al mat]ials laws2 &  7,c7 an (f%ore
 area t is o!rwise designat$ z an area  
"u moratorium2  7#e7 ! t]m liquid m9]als
 includes crude oil2 &  7#f7 ! t]m      
gase\s m9]als includes natural gas4