FEDERAL ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING AND PERMITTING PRACTICES.

SEC. 361. FEDERAL ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING AND PERMITTING PRACTICES. (a) Review of Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Practices.— (1) In general.—The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, shall perform an internal review of current Federal onshore oil and gas leasing and permitting practices. (2) Inclusions.—The review shall include the process for— (A) accepting or rejecting offers to lease; (B) administrative appeals of decisions or orders of officers or employees of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to a Federal oil or gas lease; (C) considering surface use plans of operation, including the timeframes in which the plans are considered, and any recommendations for improving and expediting the process; and (D) identifying stipulations to address site-specific concerns and conditions, including those stipulations relating to the environment and resource use conflicts. (b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall transmit a report to Congress that describes— (1) actions taken under section 3 of Executive Order No. 13212 (42 U.S.C. 13201 note); and (2) actions taken or any plans to improve the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing program.