issued by the Secretary), the Secretary, within 30 
days after receipt of a plan and statement, shall— 
‘‘(A) submit such plan and statement to 
the Governor of any affected State, and upon 
request to the executive of any affected local 
government; and 
‘‘(B) make such plan and statement avail-
able to any appropriate interstate regional enti-
ty and the public. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES 
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN AS LEASE REQUIREMENT.— 
After the date of enactment of the Grow American Supply 
Act, no oil and gas lease may be issued pursuant to this 
Act in any region of the outer Continental Shelf, unless 
such lease requires that development and production ac-
tivities be carried out in accordance with a plan that com-
plies with the requirements of this section. This section 
shall also apply to leases that do not have an approved 
development and production plan as of the date of enact-
ment of the Grow American Supply Act. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A plan may 
apply to more than one oil and gas lease, and shall set 
forth, in the degree of detail established by regulations 
issued by the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) the general work to be performed; 
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‘‘(2) a description of all facilities and operations 
located on the outer Continental Shelf that are pro-
posed by the lessee or known by the lessee (whether 
or not owned or operated by such lessee) to be di-
rectly related to the proposed development, including 
the location and size of such facilities and oper-
ations, and the land, labor, material, and energy re-
quirements associated with such facilities and oper-
ations; 
‘‘(3) the environmental safeguards to be imple-
mented on the outer Continental Shelf and how such 
safeguards are to be implemented; 
‘‘(4) all safety standards to be met and how 
such standards are to be met; 
‘‘(5) an expected rate of development and pro-
duction and a time schedule for performance; and 
‘‘(6) such other relevant information as the Sec-
retary may by regulation require. 
‘‘(d) COMPLETENESS REVIEW OF THE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) Prior to commencing any activity under a 
development and production plan pursuant to any oil 
and gas lease issued or maintained under this Act, 
the lessee shall certify that the plan is consistent 
with the terms of the lease and that it is consistent 
with all statutory and regulatory requirements in ef-
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fect on the date of issuance of the lease, and any 
regulations promulgated under this Act related to 
the conservation of resources after the date of lease 
issuance. The plan shall include all required infor-
mation and documentation required under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall review the plan for 
completeness within 30 days of submission. If the 
Secretary finds that the plan is not complete, the 
Secretary shall notify the lessee with a detailed ex-
planation of such modifications of such plan as are 
necessary to achieve completeness. The Secretary 
shall have 30 days to review a modified plan for 
completeness. 
‘‘(e) REVIEW FOR CONSISTENCY OF THE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) After a determination that a plan is com-
plete, the Secretary shall have 120 days to conduct 
a review of the plan, to ensure that it is consistent 
with the terms of the lease, and that it is consistent 
with all such statutory and regulatory requirements 
applicable to the lease. The review shall ensure that 
the plan is consistent with lease terms, and statutory 
and regulatory requirements applicable to the lease, 
related to national security or national defense, in-
cluding any military operating stipulations or other 
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restrictions. The Secretary shall seek the assistance 
of the Department of Defense in the conduct of the 
review of any plan prepared under this section for 
a lease containing military operating stipulations or 
other restrictions and shall accept the assistance of 
the Department of Defense in the conduct of the re-
view of any plan prepared under this section for any 
other lease when the Secretary of Defense requests 
an opportunity to participate in the review. If the 
Secretary finds that the plan is not consistent, the 
Secretary shall notify the lessee with a detailed ex-
planation of such modifications of such plan as are 
necessary to achieve consistency. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall have 120 days to re-
view a modified plan. 
‘‘(3) The lessee shall not conduct any activities 
under the plan during any 120-day review period, or 
thereafter until the plan has been modified to 
achieve compliance as so notified. 
‘‘(4) After review by the Secretary provided for 
by this section, a lessee may operate pursuant to the 
plan without further review or approval by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW
OF REVISION
OF
THE APPROVED 
PLAN.—The lessee may submit to the Secretary any revi-
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