,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,barrasso1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,cotton1  
and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to expedite resolution of      
certain administrative proceedings at   
the ,department of the ,interior1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,free to 
,exit ,administrative ,tribunals ,act or
 the ,,feat ,act4  #b4 ,removal of      
administrative proceedings  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered action ,the term covered action
 means an agency proceeding that is     
adjudicated in the ,departmental ,cases 
,hearings ,division or the ,interior    
,board of ,land ,appeals of the ,office 
of ,hearings and ,appeals of the        
,department of the ,interior4  7#b7     

,covered party ,the term covered party  
means a party to a covered action that--
 7,a7 initiated the covered action      
seeking ,department approval to engage  
in conduct for which ,department        
approval is required2 or  7,b7 seeks    
relief from any sanction or civil       
penalty imposed on that party by the    
,department4  7#c7 ,department ,the term
 ,department means the ,department of   
the ,interior4  7b7 ,right of removal   
,in accordance with section #addf of    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 a     
covered party may remove to a district  
court of the ,united ,states of         
competent jurisdiction a covered action 
not later than #fj days after that      
covered action is initiated with the    
,department4  7c7 ,review ,a covered    
action removed to a district court of   
the ,united ,states under subsection 7b7
 shall be reviewed de novo4