Sec. 5. Balancing of military and energy production goals
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In recognition that the outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy resources produced under the program are integral to national security, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall work jointly in implementing lease sales under this Act— to preserve the ability of the Armed Forces of the United States to maintain an optimum state of readiness through continued use of the outer Continental Shelf; and to allow effective exploration, development, and production of the oil, gas, and renewable energy resources of the United States.
The Secretary shall not make any tract available for lease under this Act if the President, in consultation with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, determines that the lease of that tract would conflict with military operations relating to national security. No person may engage in any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on the outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this Act that would conflict with any military operation, as determined in accordance with— the agreement entitled Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer Continental Shelf and dated July 20, 1983; and any revision or replacement for the agreement described in subparagraph
(A)that is agreed to by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary during the period beginning on July 21, 1983, and ending on the day before the date of issuance of the lease under which the exploration, development, or production is conducted.