; and (2) by striking $2 per acre and inserting $5 per acre . 5. Fee for expression of interest Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Fee for expression of interest (1) In general The Secretary shall charge any person who submits, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, an expression of interest in leasing land available for disposition under this section for exploration for, and development of, oil or gas a fee, in an amount determined by the Secretary under paragraph (2). (2) Amount The fee authorized under paragraph (1) shall be established by the Secretary in an amount that is determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to cover the aggregate cost of processing an expression of interest under this subsection, but not less than $15 per acre of the area covered by the applicable expression of interest. . 6. Adjustment Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) (as amended by section 5) is amended by adding at the end the following: (r) Adjustment to certain fees The Secretary shall— (1) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2020 , and at least once every 4 years thereafter, promulgate regulations adjusting each of the per-acre dollar amounts of fees imposed under subsections (b), (d), and (q) and subsections (e) and (f) of section 31 to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics