; and (C) the Secretary. (b) Prohibitions (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, drill permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hardrock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. III Outer Continental Shelf leasing 301. Finding Congress finds that regular and predictable leasing and permitting on the outer Continental Shelf is important to domestic energy production, which leads to robust competition and low energy prices. 302. Offshore lease sales (a) Central and Western Gulf of Mexico region annual lease sales (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the outer Continental Shelf, which shall include the following areas described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016): (A) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. (B) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. (2) Timing The Secretary shall conduct the first lease sales required under paragraph (1) in the first and third quarters of each calendar year from 2023 until 2028. (3) Inclusions Each lease sale required under paragraph (1)— (A) shall offer all unleased acres in the