; and (B) include— (i) the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016); and (ii) the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016). (2) Alaska region annual lease sales Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and natural gas lease sales annually in the Alaska Region of the outer Continental Shelf, as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2016). (3) Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsections (c) and (d) of this section and inserting subsections (c) through (f) ; (B) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Subsequent leasing programs (1) In general Not later than 36 months after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall begin preparing the subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section. (2) Requirement Each subsequent oil and gas leasing program under this section shall be approved not later than 180 days before the expiration of the previous oil and gas leasing program.