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        <fullName>Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Energy Independence for a Strong America Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on all submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that: (1) are depicted on a specified Minerals Management Service document as &quot;Leased or Deferred--Not Offered;&quot; and (2) are not subject to a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.</p>]]></text>
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