U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), to be known as the Nearshore Beaufort Sea Planning Area and to be defined in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Definition of Nearshore Beaufort Sea Planning Area The Secretary shall define the Nearshore Beaufort Sea Planning Area as the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 )) consisting of the portion of the Beaufort Planning Area located within 3 nautical miles of the seaward boundary of Alaska. (b) Lease sales Notwithstanding section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ), the Secretary shall conduct under that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)— (1) in the Nearshore Beaufort Sea Planning Area, 1 lease sale in each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020