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performed immediately before the enactment of this Act 
under the Solid Minerals Program of the Department of 
the Interior, including— 
(1) any such function under— 
(A) the laws popularly known as the Min-
ing Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 note); 
(B) the Act of July 31, 1947 (chapter 406; 
30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), popularly known as the 
Materials Act of 1947; 
(C) the Minerals Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
181 et seq.); or 
(D) the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired 
Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.); 
(2) any such function relating to management 
of mineral development on Federal lands and ac-
quired lands under section 302 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1732); and 
(3) any function performed under the Mining 
Law Program. 
SEC. 902. AMOUNT OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES. 
Section 105(f)(1) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu-
rity Act of 2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 109– 
432; (43 U.S.C. 1331 note)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘2055’’ and inserting ‘‘2022, and shall not exceed 
$750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2055’’. 
SEC. 903. LEASE SALE 220 AND OTHER LEASE SALES OFF 
THE COAST OF VIRGINIA. 
(a) INCLUSION IN LEASING PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall— 
(1) upon enactment of this Act, revise the pro-
posed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing 
program for the 2012–2017 period to include in 
such program Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Vir-
ginia; and 
(2) include the Outer Continental Shelf off the 
coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5- 
year period after the 2012–2017 period. 
(b) CONDUCT OF LEASE SALE.—As soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall carry 
out under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) Lease Sale 220. 
(c) BALANCING MILITARY AND ENERGY PRODUC-
TION GOALS.— 
(1) JOINT
GOALS.—In recognition that the 
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program 
and the domestic energy resources produced there-
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from are integral to national security, the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall 
work jointly in implementing this section in order to 
ensure achievement of the following common goals: 
(A) Preserving the ability of the Armed 
Forces of the United States to maintain an op-
timum state of readiness through their contin-
ued use of the Outer Continental Shelf. 
(B) Allowing effective exploration, develop-
ment, and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, 
and renewable energy resources. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
CONFLICTS
WITH
MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS.—No person may engage in any 
exploration, development, or production of oil or nat-
ural gas off the coast of Virginia that would conflict 
with any military operation, as determined in ac-
cordance with the Memorandum of Agreement be-
tween the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the 
Outer Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and 
any revision or replacement for that agreement that 
is agreed to by the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of the Interior after that date but before 
the date of issuance of the lease under which such 
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exploration, development, or production is con-
ducted. 
(3) NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS.—The United 
States reserves the right to designate by and 
through the Secretary of Defense, with the approval 
of the President, national defense areas on the 
Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to section 12(d) of 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1341(d)). 
TITLE X—ADVANCING 
OFFSHORE WIND PRODUCTION 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited at the ‘‘Advancing Offshore 
Wind Production Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. OFFSHORE METEOROLOGICAL SITE TESTING 
AND MONITORING PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF AN OFFSHORE METEOROLOG-
ICAL SITE TESTING AND MONITORING PROJECT.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘offshore meteorological site testing and 
monitoring project’’ means a project carried out on or in 
the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf administered 
by the Department of the Interior to test or monitor 
weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) 
using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastruc-
ture, that— 
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(1) causes— 
(A) less than 1 acre of surface or seafloor 
disruption at the location of each meteorological 
tower or other device; and 
(B) not more than 5 acres of surface or 
seafloor disruption within the proposed area af-
fected by for the project (including hazards to 
navigation); 
(2) is decommissioned not more than 5 years 
after the date of commencement of the project, in-
cluding— 
(A) removal of towers, buoys, or other tem-
porary ocean infrastructure from the project 
site; and 
(B) restoration of the project site to ap-
proximately the original condition of the site; 
and 
(3) provides meteorological information ob-
tained by the project to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
(b) OFFSHORE METEOROLOGICAL PROJECT PERMIT-
TING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall by regulation require that any applicant 
seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site 
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