,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,ross 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1    
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4  
,elfreth1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 and 
,mr4 ,beyer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,outer            
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act to      
withdraw the outer ,continental ,shelf  
in the ,mid-,atlantic ,planning ,area   
from disposition1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defend our ,coast  
,act4  #b4 ,withdrawal from disposition 
of ,mid-,atlantic outer ,continental    
,shelf ,section #ab of the ,outer       
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7g7 ,withdrawal
 from disposition of ,mid-,atlantic     
outer ,continental ,shelf ,the          
,secretary may not issue a lease for the

 exploration1 development1 or production
 of oil or gas on the outer ,continental
 ,shelf in the ,mid-,atlantic ,planning 
,area1 as such planning area is depicted
 in the #bjbd-bjbi ,national ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas       
,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program      
7,september #bjbc74  4