1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Energy Independence and Job Creation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Coastal plain The term Coastal Plain means that area described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Secretary The term Secretary , except as otherwise provided, means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary’s designee. 3. Leasing program for lands within the Coastal Plain (a) In General The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary— (1) to establish and implement, in accordance with this Act and acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain