Congressional approval of orders

(a) Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing Any order or action by the President or the Secretary that has the effect of placing a moratorium on or otherwise suspending or pausing oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain shall have no force or effect. (b) Approval and ratification of existing documentation and authorizations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Congress— (1) ratifies and approves all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law, as described in the record of decision published by the Bureau of Land Management entitled Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision and dated October 2025, necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program; and (2) directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as applicable, to process, reinstate, or continue to maintain such authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders described in paragraph (1). (c) Applicability of other law Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders described in subsection (b)(1) shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of— (1) section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3142); (2) section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)); (3) section 20001 of Public Law 115–97 (16 U.S.C. 3143 note); (4) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (5) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); (6) subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code; and (7) section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the National Historic Preservation Act), on receipt of a resolution of approval of a cultural resources plan with reasonable mitigation measures by the Native Village of Kaktovik.