II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2009 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program.

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This Act may be cited as the Withdraw Energy Addicting New Subsidies Act of 2009 or the WEANS Act of 2009.

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Repeal of ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program

Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371 et seq.) is repealed.