,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,hageman 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,meuser1 and ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west     
,virginia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,interior to take certain actions   
with respect to certain qualified coal  
applications1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combating ,obstruction ,against
 ,leasing ,act of #bjbe or the ,,coal   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,leasing for certain
 qualified coal applications  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,coal lease ,the term coal lease means a
 lease entered into by the ,united      
,states as lessor1 through the ,bureau  
of ,land ,management1 and the applicant 
on ,bureau of ,land ,management ,form   
#cdjj-jab4  7#b7 ,qualified application 
,the term qualified application means   

any application pending under the lease 
by application program administered by  
the ,bureau of ,land ,management        
pursuant to the ,mineral ,leasing ,act  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 and subpart
 #cdbe of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act71 for     
which the environmental review process  
under the ,national ,environmental      
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 has commenced4  7b7      
,mandatory leasing and other required   
approvals ,as soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall promptly-- 7#a7    
with respect to each qualified          
application-- 7,a7 if not previously    
published for public comment1 publish a 
draft environmental assessment1 as      
required under the ,national            
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and any   
applicable implementing regulations2    
7,b7 finalize the fair market value of  

the coal tract for which a lease by     
application is pending2  7,c7 take all  
intermediate actions necessary to grant 
the qualified application2 and  7,d7    
grant the qualified application2 and    
7#b7 with respect to previously awarded 
coal leases1 grant any additional       
approvals of the ,department of the     
,interior or any bureau1 agency1 or     
division of the ,department of the      
,interior required for mining activities
 to commence4  #c4 ,future coal leasing 
,notwithstanding any judicial decision  
to the contrary or a departmental review
 of the ,federal coal leasing program1  
,secretarial ,order #ccch1 issued by the
 ,secretary of the ,interior on ,january
 #ae1 #bjaf1 shall have no force or     
effect4