S.Amdt. 1674

SA 1674. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Booker)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1617
proposed by Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Daines, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Portman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, Mr. Udall, Mr.

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Boozman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Peters,
Mr. Tillis, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. McSally, Mr. Casey, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Rosen,
Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Jones, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Murphy,
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Schatz) to the
bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize
and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS
OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas
of Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary
shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the
exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas,
or any other mineral in--
``(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area;
``(2) the South Atlantic planning area;
``(3) the North Atlantic planning area; or
``(4) the Straits of Florida planning area.''.
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