certain royalties or net profit shares Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may not reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share established under a lease. . 9. Extension of public comment periods and suspension of rulemaking (a) Extension of public comment periods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the heads of Federal agencies shall keep open any public comment period that was open as of March 13, 2020, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on a date, as designated by the head of the applicable Federal agency, that is not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the National Emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) is terminated. (b) Suspension of rulemaking Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless the head of a Federal agency determines that a rulemaking is specifically required to respond to, or recover from, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, the head of a Federal agency shall not initiate any new administrative rulemaking during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on a date, as designated by the head of the applicable Federal agency, that is not earlier than the date 30 days after the date on which the National Emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) is terminated.