Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 10601. RULES REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF REVE-
NUES UNDER GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SE-
CURITY ACT OF 2006. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue rules to provide more clarity, certainty, and sta-
bility to the revenue streams contemplated by the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
note). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The rules shall include clarification 
of the timing and methods of disbursements of funds 
under section 105(b)(2) of such Act. 
SEC. 10602. 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) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2024, and shall not exceed $999,999,999 for each of fis-
cal years 2025 through 2055’’ for ‘‘2055’’. 
Subtitle G—Judicial Review 
SEC. 10701. TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any cause of action that arises 
from a covered energy decision must be filed not later than 
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the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the 
covered energy decision. Any cause of action not filed with-
in this time period shall be barred. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
a cause of action brought by a party to a covered energy 
lease. 
SEC. 10702. DISTRICT COURT DEADLINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All proceedings that are subject 
to section 10701— 
(1) shall be brought in the United States dis-
trict court for the district in which the Federal prop-
erty for which a covered energy lease is issued is lo-
cated or the United States District Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia; 
(2) shall be resolved as expeditiously as pos-
sible, and in any event not more than 180 days after 
such cause or claim is filed; and 
(3) shall take precedence over all other pending 
matters before the district court. 
(b) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DEADLINE.—If an 
interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order has not 
been issued by the district court by the deadline described 
under this section, the cause or claim shall be dismissed 
with prejudice and all rights relating to such cause or 
claim shall be terminated. 
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SEC. 10703. ABILITY TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW. 
An interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order 
of the district court in a proceeding that is subject to sec-
tion 10701 may be reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Circuit 
shall resolve any such appeal as expeditiously as possible 
and, in any event, not more than 180 days after such in-
terlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the dis-
trict court was issued. 
SEC. 10704. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RE-
LIEF. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE
FINDINGS
AND
CONCLU-
SIONS.—In any judicial review of any Federal action under 
this subtitle, any administrative findings and conclusions 
relating to the challenged Federal action shall be pre-
sumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and 
convincing evidence contained in the administrative 
record. 
(b) LIMITATION ON PROSPECTIVE RELIEF.—In any 
judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this 
subtitle, the Court shall not grant or approve any prospec-
tive relief unless the Court finds that such relief is nar-
rowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct 
the violation of a Federal law requirement, and is the least 
intrusive means necessary to correct the violation con-
cerned. 
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SEC. 10705. LEGAL FEES. 
Any person filing a petition seeking judicial review 
of any action, or failure to act, under this subtitle who 
is not a prevailing party shall pay to the prevailing parties 
(including intervening parties), other than the United 
States, fees and other expenses incurred by that party in 
connection with the judicial review, unless the Court finds 
that the position of the person was substantially justified 
or that special circumstances make an award unjust. 
SEC. 10706. EXCLUSION. 
This subtitle shall not apply with respect to disputes 
between the parties to a lease issued pursuant to an au-
thorizing leasing statute regarding the obligations of such 
lease or the alleged breach thereof. 
SEC. 10707. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COVERED
ENERGY
DECISION.—The term 
‘‘covered energy decision’’ means any action or deci-
sion by a Federal official regarding the issuance of 
a covered energy lease. 
(2) COVERED ENERGY LEASE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered energy lease’’ means any lease under this title 
or under an oil and gas leasing program under this 
title. 
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TITLE II—ONSHORE FEDERAL 
LANDS AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Federal Lands Jobs 
and Energy Security 
SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Lands 
Jobs and Energy Security Act’’. 
SEC. 21002. POLICIES REGARDING BUYING, BUILDING, AND 
WORKING FOR AMERICA. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of the 
Congress that— 
(1) this subtitle will support a healthy and 
growing United States domestic energy sector that, 
in turn, helps to reinvigorate American manufac-
turing, transportation, and service sectors by em-
ploying the vast talents of United States workers to 
assist in the development of energy from domestic 
sources; 
(2) to ensure a robust onshore energy produc-
tion industry and ensure that the benefits of devel-
opment support local communities, under this sub-
title, the Secretary shall make every effort to pro-
mote the development of onshore American energy, 
and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic 
impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal sta-
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