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136 STAT. 2054 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 (3) Ecosystem and habitat restoration projects to address issues directly caused by drought in a river basin or inland water body. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes any expenditures under this section. PART 4—INSULAR AFFAIRS SEC. 50241. OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS CLIMATE CHANGE TECH- NICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain avail- able through September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to United States Insular Areas. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to amounts other- wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Insular Affairs, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $900,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for necessary administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section. PART 5—OFFSHORE WIND SEC. 50251. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. (a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may grant leases, easements, and rights-of-way pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) in an area withdrawn by— (1) the Presidential memorandum entitled ‘‘Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’ and dated Sep- tember 8, 2020; or (2) the Presidential memorandum entitled ‘‘Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposi- tion’’ and dated September 25, 2020. (b) OFFSHORE WIND FOR THE TERRITORIES.— (1) APPLICATION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT WITH RESPECT TO TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended— (i) in subsection (a)— (I) by striking ‘‘means all’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘means— ‘‘(1) all’’; and (II) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking ‘‘control;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘control or within the exclusive economic zone of the United States and adjacent to any territory of the United States; and’’; and (III) by adding at the end following: VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00238 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw