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In doing so, the Secretary must balance national interests in energy supply and environmental protection. The lead agency within DOI responsible for the program is the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). \nBOEM\u2019s development of a five-year program typically takes place over two or three years, during which successive drafts of the program are published for review and comment. At the end of the process, the Secretary of the Interior must submit each program to the President and to Congress for a period of at least 60 days, after which the proposal may be approved by the Secretary and may take effect with no further regulatory or legislative action. BOEM also develops a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the leasing program, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. \u00a74321). The PEIS examines the potential environmental impacts from oil and gas exploration and development on the outer continental shelf (OCS) and considers a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed plan. \nSince 1980, nine distinct five-year programs and a revised version of one program have been submitted to Congress. The five-year programs have reflected the offshore oil and gas leasing policies of different presidential administrations, along with input from states, Members of Congress, and other stakeholders. In November 2016, then-Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell submitted BOEM\u2019s final offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2017-2022, and issued a record of decision approving the program in January 2017. The 2017-2022 program scheduled 11 lease sales in particular regions and planning areas of the OCS. BOEM identifies four OCS regions\u2014the Gulf of Mexico region, the Alaska region, the Atlantic region, and the Pacific region\u2014comprising a total of 26 planning areas. The 2017-2022 final program scheduled lease sales in two of these regions (10 sales in the Gulf of Mexico region and 1 in the Alaska region). No lease sales were scheduled for the other two regions of the OCS, the Atlantic region and the Pacific region. An Atlantic lease sale and two Alaska lease sales proposed in earlier versions of the program were not ultimately included.\nOn January 4, 2018, the Trump Administration released a draft proposed five-year program for 2019-2024, which would replace the final years of the Obama Administration program. The draft proposes a total of 47 lease sales during the five-year period, covering all four OCS regions. For more information on the 2019-2024 draft proposed program, see CRS Report R44692, Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024: Status and Issues in Brief.\nCongress has typically been actively involved during the planning phases of BOEM\u2019s five-year leasing programs. For example, some Members of Congress have conveyed their views on the Administration\u2019s proposals by submitting public comments on draft versions of programs during formal comment periods, and have evaluated programs in committee oversight hearings. Further, although Congress\u2019s role under the OCSLA does not include direct approval or disapproval of the program, Members may directly influence the terms of a program through legislation. With respect to the 2017-2022 program, various Members have pursued all these types of influence. Relevant bills have included those to add new lease sales to the program, to prohibit scheduled lease sales, and to make other programmatic changes. 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Currently, BOEM is implementing a previous five-year program for the 2012-2017 period. BOEM develops the leasing programs under Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA; 43 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a71331-1356b). The law requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain forward-looking plans that indicate proposed public oil and gas lease sales in U.S. waters. In doing so, the Secretary must balance national interests in energy supply and environmental protection.\nBOEM\u2019s development of a five-year program typically takes place over two or three years, during which successive drafts of the program are published for review and comment. All available leasing areas are initially examined, and the selection may then be narrowed based on economic and environmental analysis to arrive at a final leasing schedule. At the end of the process, the Secretary of the Interior must submit each program to the President and to Congress for a period of at least 60 days, after which the proposal may be approved by the Secretary and may take effect with no further regulatory or legislative action. BOEM also develops a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the leasing program, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. \u00a74321). The PEIS examines the potential environmental impacts from oil and gas exploration and development and considers a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed plan. \nOn January 17, 2017, former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued a record of decision approving BOEM\u2019s final offshore oil and gas leasing program for 2017-2022. The final program schedules 11 OCS lease sales, including 10 in the Gulf of Mexico and 1 in the Alaska region. No sales are scheduled for the Atlantic or Pacific regions. Three sales proposed in earlier drafts of the program\u2014one in the Atlantic and two off of Alaska\u2014were not ultimately included in the program. An incoming Administration could not revise a finalized program\u2014for example, to restore excluded sales or to add new sales\u2014without restarting the program development process.\nCongress has typically been actively involved during the planning phases of BOEM\u2019s five-year leasing programs. For example, Members of Congress have conveyed their views on the Administration\u2019s proposals by submitting public comments on draft versions of programs during formal comment periods and have evaluated programs in committee oversight hearings. The 114th Congress exercised both of these types of influence with respect to the program for 2017-2022. Further, although Congress\u2019s role under the OCSLA does not include approval or disapproval of the program, Members may directly influence the terms of a program through legislation. Some legislation in the 114th Congress, including H.R. 1487/S. 791, H.R. 1663, H.R. 3682, H.R. 4749, S. 1276, S. 1278, S. 1279, S. 2011, and S. 3203, would have altered the 2017-2022 program by adding certain lease sales or making other programmatic changes. Other bills, including H.R. 1895, H.R. 2630, H.R. 3927, H.R. 4535, S. 1430, S. 2155, and S. 2238, would have influenced the program by prohibiting leasing in various parts of the OCS. None of these bills was enacted. 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Currently, BOEM is implementing a previous five-year program for the 2012-2017 period. BOEM develops the leasing programs under Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA; 43 U.S.C. \u00a71331 ff). The law requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain forward-looking plans that indicate proposed public oil and gas lease sales in U.S. waters. In doing so, the Secretary must balance national interests in energy supply and environmental protection.\nBOEM\u2019s development of a five-year program typically takes place over two or three years, during which successive drafts of the program are published for review and comment. All available leasing areas are initially examined, and the selection may then be narrowed based on economic and environmental analysis to arrive at a final leasing schedule. At the end of the process, the Secretary of the Interior must submit each program to the President and to Congress for a period of at least 60 days, after which the proposal may be approved by the Secretary and may take effect with no further regulatory or legislative action. BOEM also develops a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the leasing program, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. \u00a74321). The PEIS examines the potential environmental impacts from oil and gas exploration and development and considers a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed plan. \nOn November 18, 2016, BOEM published the final version of its 2017-2022 offshore oil and gas leasing program, known as the proposed final program (PFP). The PFP schedules 11 OCS lease sales, including 10 in the Gulf of Mexico and 1 in the Alaska region. No sales are scheduled for the Atlantic or Pacific regions. Three sales proposed in earlier drafts of the program\u2014one in the Atlantic and two off of Alaska\u2014were not ultimately included in the PFP. Under the OCSLA, the Secretary of the Interior must submit the PFP to the President and Congress for a period of at least 60 days, after which the Secretary may approve the program as final.\nCongress has typically been actively involved during the planning phases of BOEM\u2019s five-year leasing programs. For example, Members of Congress may convey their views on the Administration\u2019s proposals by submitting public comments on draft versions of the program during formal comment periods, and may evaluate the program in committee oversight hearings. The 114th Congress exercised both of these types of influence with respect to the proposed program for 2017-2022. 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Currently, BOEM is implementing a previous five-year leasing program for the 2012-2017 period. BOEM prepares five-year leasing programs under Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA; 43 U.S.C. \u00a71331 ff). The law requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain forward-looking plans that indicate proposed public oil and gas lease sales in U.S. waters. In doing so, the Secretary must balance national interests in energy supply and environmental protection.\nBOEM\u2019s development of a five-year program typically takes place over two or three years, during which successive drafts of the program are published for review and comment. All available leasing areas are initially examined, and the selection is then narrowed based on economic and environmental analysis to arrive at a final leasing schedule. At the end of the process, the Secretary of the Interior must submit each program to the President and to Congress for a period of at least 60 days, after which the proposal may be approved by the Secretary and may take effect with no further regulatory or legislative action. BOEM also develops a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the leasing program, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. \u00a74321). The PEIS examines the potential environmental impacts from oil and gas exploration and development and considers a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed plan. \nOn March 15, 2016, BOEM published the second draft of its 2017-2022 offshore oil and gas leasing program, known as the proposed program (PP). The PP schedules 13 lease sales, including 10 in the Gulf of Mexico and 3 in the Alaska region. No sales are scheduled for the Atlantic or Pacific regions, and an Atlantic sale proposed in an earlier draft (known as the draft proposed program or DPP) was removed from the PP. The proposed Atlantic sale, if held, would have been the first in the Atlantic region since 1983. BOEM will next publish the final version of the program, to be submitted to Congress and the President. Because the program is developed through a winnowing process, the final program (published under the title \u201cproposed final program\u201d to reflect the need for congressional and presidential review) may remove sales proposed in the PP but will not include any new sales.\nCongress has typically been actively involved during the planning phases of BOEM\u2019s five-year leasing programs. Although Congress has a role under the OCSLA of reviewing BOEM\u2019s final program, the act does not require that Congress directly approve the program for it to be implemented. However, Members of Congress may convey their views on the Administration\u2019s proposals by submitting public comments on draft versions of the program during formal comment periods, or they may evaluate the program in committee oversight hearings. More directly, Members may introduce legislation to set or alter a program\u2019s terms. The 114th Congress has exercised all these types of influence with respect to the proposed program for 2017-2022. 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