,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #di  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bd         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy      
,security ,act of #bjjf to extend the   
moratorium on drilling off the coasts of
 the ,states of ,florida1 ,georgia1 and 
,south ,carolina1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,shores   
,protection ,act of #bjbc4  #b4         
,moratorium on oil and gas leasing off  
the coasts of the ,states of ,florida1  
,georgia1 and ,south ,carolina ,section 
#ajd of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy    
,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 

by striking ,june #cj1 #bjbb and        
inserting ,june #cj1 #bjcb2  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking or after the
 semicolon2  7,c7 in paragraph          
7#c77;,b77iii71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7,d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 any area in the ,south 
,atlantic ,planning ,area 7as designated
 by the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy       
,management as of the date of enactment 
of this paragraph72 or  7#e7 any area in
 the ,straits of ,florida ,planning     
,area 7as designated by the ,bureau of  
,ocean ,energy ,management as of the    
date of enactment of this paragraph74  2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7d7 ,effect on certain      
leases ,the moratoria under paragraphs  
7#d7 and 7#e7 of subsection 7a7 shall   
not affect valid existing leases in     
effect on the date of enactment of this 
subsection4  7e7 ,environmental         
exceptions ,notwithstanding subsection  
7a71 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  4