,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,van  
,drew7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
comm]cial (f%ore w9d en]gy developm5t 9 
,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a 9 ! ,gulf (  
,ma9e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nor!a/ 
,fi%]ies ,h]itage ,protection ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on comm]cial   
(f%ore w9d en]gy developm5t 9 ,lob/]    
,managem5t ,area #a  7a7 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,new  
,engl& fi%+ indu/ry has be5 an integral 
"p ( ! hi/ory1 culture1 & economy ( !   
region = ov] #djj ye>s4  7#b7 ,9 #bjbc1 
! ,new ,engl& comm]cial fi%]ies l&$ an  
e/imat$ #dae1iff1iib p\nds ( cat*1 valu$
 at #a1cej1ecc1fej1 :i* supports ?\s&s (
 fi%]m51 _! families1 & communities t   
dep5d on ^! ocean res\rces4  7#c7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates lob/] fi%]y1 ) ,ma9e &    

,massa*usetts produc+ #ic p]c5t ( !     
lob/] h>ve/1 is "o ( ! mo/ valuable     
fi%]ies 9 ! c\ntry ) comm]cial l&+s     
total+ #aac1jjg1hba p\nds valu$ at      
#ehb1dcc1gid4  7#d7 ,lob/] ,managem5t   
,area #a 9 ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e is a critical
 & highly productive fi%+ gr\nd =       
halibut1 tuna1 fl\nd]1 r$fi%1 black sea 
bass1 monkfi%1 mack]el1 rock & s& crab1 
mussels1 h>d%ell & s(t%ell clams1 oy/]s1
 scallops1 con*s1 squid1 & lob/]4  7#e7 
,9 #bjbd1 ! ,bid5 ,adm9i/ration's       
,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t      
ann\nc$ ! ,f9al ,w9d ,en]gy ,area =     
comm]cial (f%ore w9d developm5t 9 !     
,gulf ( ,ma9e1 :i* exclud$ all ( ,lob/] 
,managem5t ,area #a4  7#f7 ,presid5t    
,trump rec5tly issu$ an ,executive ,ord]
 tempor>ily )draw+ f disposition = w9d  
en]gy leas+ all areas )9 ! out]         
,cont95tal ,%elf cit+ ! importance (    
m>9e life ensur+ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
able to ma9ta9 a robu/ fi%+ indu/ry4    
7#g7 ,! p]man5t protection ( ,lob/]     
,managem5t ,area f comm]cial en]gy leas+

 & developm5t w\ld avoid conflict ) !   
,new ,engl& comm]cial & recreational    
fi%+ indu/ries & pres]ve a vital fi%+   
gr\nd = future g5]ations4  7b7          
,prohibition on comm]cial (f%ore w9d    
developm5t 9 ,lob/] ,managem5t ,area #a 
,not)/&+ section #h ( ! ,out] ,cont95tal
 ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #accg71 
no lease1 lic5se1 p]mit1 or o!r         
au?orization may be issu$ = ! developm5t
 ( comm]cial (f%ore w9d en]gy 9 ,lob/]  
,managem5t ,area #a4  7c7 ,gulf ( ,ma9e 
(f%ore w9d project environm5tal review  
process /udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all     
conduct a /udy to assess ! suffici5cy ( 
! environm5tal review processes ( !     
national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 !      
,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy ,managem5t1 &   
any o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cy = (f%ore  
w9d projects 9 ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e 9 place z
 ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4     
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! /udy requir$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include consid]ation 

( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! impacts ( (f%ore   
w9d projects 9 ! ,gulf ( ,ma9e on-- 7i7 
m>9e mammals1 includ+ :ales2  7ii7      
f9fi%2  7iii7 b5?ic res\rces2  7iv7 !   
comm]cial & recreational fi%+ indu/ries1
 includ+ m>9e equipm5t retail]s1 on%ore 
processors1 fi% m>kets1 & o!r %oreside  
bus9esses2  7v7 air quality & gre5h\se  
gas emissions2  7vi7 cultural1          
hi/orical1 & ,tribal res\rces2  7vii7   
m>9e inv]tebrates2  7viii7 ess5tial fi% 
habitat 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #c (
 ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation 
& ,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#ahjb772  7ix7 plankton abundance &     
di/ribution2  7x7 recreation & t\rism2 &
  7xi7 fi%]ies-dep5d5t communities4     
7,b7 ,h[ ea* ag5cy describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 det]m9es :i* /akehold]s to consult 
) reg>d to (f%ore w9d projects 9 ! ,gulf
 ( ,ma9e & if a timely1 compreh5sive    
comm5t p]iod is provid$ = local         
repres5tatives & int]e/$ p>ties ) reg>d 
to su* (f%ore w9d projects4  7d7 ,lob/] 
,managem5t ,area #a def9$ ,9 ?is        

section1 ! t]m ,lob/] ,managem5t ,area  
#a has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,,eez ,ne>%ore
 ,managem5t ,area #a 9 section #fig4ah (
 title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 
7or a successor regulation74