1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing Reliable Investment into Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act of 2023 or the BRIDGE Production Act of 2023 . 2. Offshore oil and gas lease sales (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Offshore lease sale The term offshore lease sale means an oil and gas lease sale— (A) that is held by the Secretary in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ), notwithstanding the requirements of section 18 of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ); (B) that, with respect to lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico region, offers the same lease form, lease terms, economic conditions, and stipulations as contained in the final notice of sale entitled Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257 (86 Fed. Reg. 54728 (October 4, 2021)); and (C) that, if any acceptable bids have been received for any tract offered in the lease sale, results in the issuance of leases within 90 days of the sale to the highest bids on the tracts offered, subject to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Summary of Procedures for Determining Bid Adequacy at Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales Effective March 2016, with Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 241 and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sale 226 . (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Waiver The Secretary may waive any other requirements under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) that would delay final approval of an offshore lease sale under subsection (c). (c) Requirement Notwithstanding section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ), the Secretary shall— (1) conduct not fewer than 13 offshore lease sales during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, including 10 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico region and 3 lease sales in the Cook Inlet Planning Area, notwithstanding lease sales which are held under the 2024–2029 Proposed Final Program (88 Fed. Reg. 67798 (October 2, 2023))