[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1229

                        Offered By: Mr. Buchanan

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill add the following 
     new title:

TITLE __--DENIAL OF LEASES AND PERMITS FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES WITH 
                 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS SUBJECT TO EMBARGO

     SEC. _ 01. AUTHORITY TO DENY OIL AND GAS LEASES AND PERMITS 
                   TO PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WITH 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       Section 8(Q) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(9) The Secretary may deny issuance of an oil and gas 
     lease under this Act, or a permit for exploration, 
     development, or production under such a lease, to any person 
     that has engaged in activities with the government of any 
     foreign country that is subject to any sanction or an embargo 
     established by the Government of the United States, including 
     any sanction or embargo established under section 203 of the 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).''.