; (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Leasing (A) Competitive or noncompetitive basis The Secretary shall issue a lease, easement, or right-of-way under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis unless the Secretary determines after public notice of a proposed lease, easement, or right-of-way that there is no competitive interest. (B) Schedule of offshore renewable energy lease sales The Secretary shall, after providing an opportunity for public notice and comment, publish and periodically update a schedule of areas that may be available for leasing in the future for offshore renewable energy projects, indicating, to the extent possible, the timing of site identification activities, the timing of designation of any area to be leased, the anticipated size of such areas, the timing of lease sales, and the location of leasing activities. (C) Multi-factor bidding (i) In general The Secretary may consider non-monetary factors when competitively awarding leases under paragraph (1), which may include commitments made by the bidder to— (I) support educational, training, and skills development, including supporting or increasing access to registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs that have an articulation agreement with a registered apprenticeships program for offshore renewable energy projects; (II) support development of domestic supply chains for offshore renewable energy projects, including development of ports and other energy infrastructure necessary to facilitate offshore renewable energy projects; (III) establish a community benefit agreement with one or more community or stakeholder groups that may be impacted by the development and operation of an offshore renewable energy project, which may include covered entities; (IV) make investments to evaluate, monitor, improve, and mitigate impacts to the health and biodiversity of ecosystems and wildlife from the development and operation of an offshore renewable energy project