,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,romney1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1   
and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,antiquities ,act to increase 
congressional oversight with respect to 
the designation of national monuments1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,congressional ,oversight of the        
,antiquities ,act4  #b4 ,amendment to   
,antiquities ,act ,section #cbjcja of   
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly referred to as the            
,antiquities ,act71 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7  
as subsections 7d7 and 7e71             
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,limitations  7#a7 ,in general ,unless 

extended or modified by statute1 the    
establishment of a national monument    
under subsection 7a7 or reservation of a
 parcel of land under subsection 7b7    
shall be effective only until the       
earlier of the following3 7,a7 ,the date
 that is #f months after the date of the
 establishment or reservation4  7,b7    
,the last day of the ,congress sitting  
at the time of the establishment or     
reservation4  7#b7 ,limitation on future
 monuments ,if a national monument      
established under subsection 7a7 or     
reservation of a parcel of land made    
under subsection 7b7 is not extended or 
modified during the effective period    
described in paragraph 7#a71 or is      
otherwise rejected by statute1 the land 
or property included within the         
boundaries of such national monument or 
parcel of land may not be included in   
the extension or establishment of a     
national monument under this section for
 a period of #be years4  4