,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,beyer 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,castor of    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,frost1   
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 and ,mrs4    
,dingell7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
nullify the decision and order of the   
,endangered ,species ,committee with    
respect to certain oil and gas          
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,nullification of decision and order of
 ,endangered ,species ,committee  7a7   
,in general ,the decision and order of  
the ,endangered ,species ,committee     
issued on ,march #ca1 #bjbf1 and        
described in the ,notice shall have no  
force or effect and no ,federal funds   
may be obligated or expended to         
implement1 administer1 or enforce such  
decision or order4  7b7 ,temporary      
prohibition on reissuance               
,notwithstanding any provision of the   

,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 during the    
#c-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this section1 the      
,endangered ,species ,committee may not 
issue pursuant to section #g of that    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf7 any decision 
or order exempting the ,gulf of ,america
 ,oil and ,gas ,activities or any       
portion thereof from any of the         
requirements of that ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #aeca et seq474  7c7 ,continued        
application of ,endangered ,species ,act
 of #aigc requirements ,with respect to 
the ,gulf of ,america ,oil and ,gas     
,activities1 the requirements of the    
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 in effect on   
,march #cj1 #bjbf1 shall have full force
 and effect4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3  7#a7 ,covered agencies ,the   
term covered agencies means the-- 7,a7  
,office of the ,secretary of the        
,department of the ,interior2  7,b7     
,department of the ,army2  7,c7         

,environmental ,protection ,agency2     
7,d7 ,department of ,agriculture2  7,e7 
,council of ,economic ,advisors of the  
,executive ,office of the ,president2   
and  7,f7 ,department of ,commerce4     
7#b7 ,endangered ,species ,committee    
,the term ,endangered ,species          
,committee means the ,endangered        
,species ,committee established by      
section #g7;e77#a7 of the ,endangered   
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aecf7;e77#a774  7#c7 ,gulf of ,america 
,oil and ,gas ,activities ,the term     
,gulf of ,america ,oil and ,gas         
,activities means ,gulf of ,america ,oil
 and ,gas ,activities as that term is   
used in the ,notice4  7#d7 ,notice ,the 
term ,notice means the ,notice published
 by the covered agencies titled         
,endangered ,species ,committee 7#ia    
,fed4 ,reg4 #afiff2 ,april #c1 #bjbf74