,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,hageman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
process to exp$ite ! review ( appeals ( 
c]ta9 decisions by ! ,dep>tm5t ( !      
,int]ior4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,exp$it$ ,appeals ,review  
,act or ! ,,e>a4  #b4 ,exp$it$ reviews  
7a7 ,reque/ = exp$it$ review ,a p>ty t  
files an appeal ( a ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,int]ior decision describ$ "u section   
#d4a7;b77#b7 ( title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulations71 ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals  
may submit to ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals    
writt5 notice ( su* p>ty's int5t to seek
 exp$it$ review ( ! appeal4 ,if a p>ty  
submits su* writt5 notice1 ! ,bo>d ( ,l&
 ,appeals %all issue a f9al decision on 
! appeal by n lat] ?an ! date t is #f   
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* su* writt5     
notice is receiv$1 except su* deadl9e   

may n be e>li] ?an ! date t is #ah mon?s
 aft] ! date on :i* ! appeal 0 initially
 fil$ ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals4  7b7 ,no
 f9al decision ,if ! ,bo>d ( ,l&        
,appeals does n issue a f9al decision on
 an appeal by ! deadl9e describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior decision is deem$ to be a f9al 
ag5cy action = purposes ( section #gjd (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 
judicial review ( su* decision %all be  
de novo4  7c7 ,applicability ,?is       
section %all apply to any appeal        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t--  7#a7 is  
p5d+ be=e ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals z ( !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 is 
fil$ ) ! ,bo>d ( ,l& ,appeals aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4