To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to deny leases and permits to persons who engage 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.
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Latest Action · January 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to deny an oil and gas lease, or an exploration, development, or production permit under such a lease, to any person that has engaged in activities with the government of a foreign country subject to a U.S. sanction or embargo, including one established under the Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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