,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4         
,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit drilling in the    
,arctic ,ocean4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,stop ,arctic  
,ocean ,drilling ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,prohibition of oil and gas leasing in  
,arctic areas of the outer ,continental 
,shelf ,section #h of the ,outer        
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7q7            
,prohibition of oil and gas leasing in  
,arctic areas of the outer ,continental 
,shelf  7#a7 ,definition of ,arctic ,in 
this subsection1 the term ,arctic has   
the meaning given the term in section   

#aab of the ,arctic ,research and       
,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#daaa74  7#b7 ,prohibition              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act or any other law1 the         
,secretary of the ,interior shall not   
issue or extend a lease or any other    
authorization for the exploration1      
development1 or production of oil1      
natural gas1 or any other mineral on    
,arctic areas of the outer ,continental 
,shelf4  4