,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjbe,mrs4 ,moody 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,graham7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit oil 
and natural gas exploration1            
development1 and production in certain  
areas of the outer ,continental ,shelf  
off the coast of ,florida1 ,georgia1 and
 ,south ,carolina1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,shores   
,protection ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,sense  
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that ,congress supports the   
withdrawal of areas of the outer        
,continental ,shelf described in the    
,presidential memorandum entitled       
,memorandum on ,withdrawal of ,certain  
,areas of the ,united ,states ,outer    
,continental ,shelf ,from ,leasing      

,disposition and dated ,september #h1   
#bjbj4  #c4 ,prohibition of oil and     
natural gas exploration1 development1   
and production in certain areas of the  
outer ,continental ,shelf off the coast 
of ,florida1 ,georgia1 and ,south       
,carolina ,section #h of the ,outer     
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #accg7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7q7            
,prohibition of oil and natural gas     
exploration1 development1 and production
 in certain areas off the coast of      
,florida1 ,georgia1 and ,south ,carolina
  7#a7 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of this section or any 
other law1 beginning on the date of     
enactment of this subsection and ending 
on ,june #cj1 #bjcb1 the ,secretary may 
not issue a lease or any other          
authorization for the exploration for1  
or development or production of1 oil or 
natural gas in-- 7,a7 any area of the   
,eastern ,gulf of ,mexico that is       
referred to in section #ajd7;a7 of the  

,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act 
of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2     
,public ,law #aji-dcb72  7,b7 the ,south
 ,atlantic ,planning ,area1 as depicted 
in the #bjbd-bjbi ,national ,outer      
,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas       
,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program      
published on ,september #bi1 #bjbc1 by  
the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy           
,management 7as announced in the notice 
of availability of the ,bureau of ,ocean
 ,energy ,management entitled ,notice of
 ,availability of the #bjbd-bjbi        
,national ,outer ,continental ,shelf    
,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final 
,program and ,final ,programmatic       
,environmental ,impact ,statement 7#hh  
,fed4 ,reg4 #fggih 7,october #b1        
#bjbc7772 or  7,c7 the ,straits of      
,florida ,planning ,area1 as depicted in
 the #bjbd-bjbi ,national ,outer        
,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas       
,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program      
published on ,september #bi1 #bjbc1 by  
the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy           

,management 7as announced in the notice 
of availability of the ,bureau of ,ocean
 ,energy ,management entitled ,notice of
 ,availability of the #bjbd-bjbi        
,national ,outer ,continental ,shelf    
,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final 
,program and ,final ,programmatic       
,environmental ,impact ,statement 7#hh  
,fed4 ,reg4 #fggih 7,october #b1        
#bjbc7774  7#b7 ,limitation on effect   
,nothing in this subsection affects any 
right under any lease issued under this 
,act before the date of enactment of    
this subsection4  4