S.Amdt. 722
What it does: Inserts new text at the end of the bill
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1619 · shown in the bill's text
Inserts new text at the end of the bill
InsertsIn S. 1619 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is repealed.
Inserted: TITLE __AGENCY OVERREACH MORATORIUM
Inserted: SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.
Inserted: This title may be cited as the "Agency Overreach Moratorium Act".
Inserted: SEC. __02. PROHIBITION ON RETROACTIVE WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN PERMITS.
Inserted: Unless approved by an Act of Congress, the head of a Federal agency shall not--
Inserted: (1) retroactively withdraw any permit issued for Federal land or any area of the outer Continental Shelf that would have been used--
Inserted: (A) to produce or harvest a domestic natural resource; or
Inserted: (B) to create 1 or more jobs; or
Inserted: (2) issue a designation under any law that would restrict or prohibit access to domestic natural resources on Federal land or any area of the outer Continental Shelf.
Inserted: SEC. __03. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Inserted: Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the "Antiquities Act of 1906") (16 U.S.C. 431) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by striking "sec. 2. That the President" and inserting the following:
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Inserted: "SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Inserted: "(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the President";
Inserted: (2) by striking "Provided, That when such objects are situated upon" and inserting the following:
Inserted: "(b) Relinquishment of Private Claims.--In cases in which an object described in subsection (a) is located on"; and
Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(c) Congressional Approval of Proclamation.--A proclamation issued under subsection (a) shall not be implemented until the proclamation is approved by an Act of Congress.".
Inserted: SEC. __04. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REQUIRED.
Inserted: The head of a Federal agency shall not take any action that modifies the authority of the Federal agency with respect to issuing permits for natural resource development on Federal land or making designations of Federal land under any law until the date on which the Secretary of Commerce completes, and submits to Congress, an economic analysis to determine--
Inserted: (1) whether the proposed agency action has the potential to reduce revenue to the Treasury; and
Inserted: (2) the potential impact of the proposed agency action on property rights and existing contracts.
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SA 722. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1619, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE __AGENCY OVERREACH MORATORIUM
SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the “Agency Overreach Moratorium Act”.
SEC. __02. PROHIBITION ON RETROACTIVE WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN PERMITS.
Unless approved by an Act of Congress, the head of a Federal agency shall not--
(1) retroactively withdraw any permit issued for Federal land or any area of the outer Continental Shelf that would have been used--
(A) to produce or harvest a domestic natural resource; or
(B) to create 1 or more jobs; or
(2) issue a designation under any law that would restrict or prohibit access to domestic natural resources on Federal land or any area of the outer Continental Shelf.
SEC. __03. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the “Antiquities Act of 1906”) (16 U.S.C. 431) is amended--
(1) by striking “sec. 2. That the President” and inserting the following:
“SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
“(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the President”;
(2) by striking “Provided, That when such objects are situated upon” and inserting the following:
“(b) Relinquishment of Private Claims.--In cases in which an object described in subsection (a) is located on”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Congressional Approval of Proclamation.--A proclamation issued under subsection (a) shall not be implemented until the proclamation is approved by an Act of Congress.”.
SEC. __04. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REQUIRED.
The head of a Federal agency shall not take any action that modifies the authority of the Federal agency with respect to issuing permits for natural resource development on Federal land or making designations of Federal land under any law until the date on which the Secretary of Commerce completes, and submits to Congress, an economic analysis to determine--
(1) whether the proposed agency action has the potential to reduce revenue to the Treasury; and
(2) the potential impact of the proposed agency action on property rights and existing contracts.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 5, 2011