; and ; and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 11(c)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1340(c)(1) ) is amended— (i) in the fourth sentence, by striking result in any condition described in section 5(a)(2)(A)(i) of this Act and inserting probably cause serious harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), to property, to any mineral (in areas leased or not leased), to the national security or defense, or to the marine, coastal, or human environment ; and (ii) in the fifth sentence— (I) by striking , subject to section 5(a)(2)(B) of this Act, ; and (II) by striking section 5(a)(2)(C) (i) or (ii) of this Act and inserting section 5(a)(2)(B) . (B) Section 25(h)(2)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1351(h)(2)(C) ) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking section 5(a)(2)(C) of this Act and inserting section 5(a)(2)(B) . (d) Effect of litigation Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Effect of litigation (1) In general A civil action relating to an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) with respect to a lease sale conducted under this section shall not— (A) affect the validity of a lease issued under the lease sale that is the subject of the civil action; or (B) except as provided in paragraph (3)(B), cause a delay in the timelines for the consideration of an application for permit to drill with respect to a lease issued under the lease sale that is the subject of the civil action. (2) Remand