[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H280-H282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. 21

                   Offered By: Mrs. Greene of Georgia

       Amendment No. 2: Page 2, beginning on line 9, strike 
     ``Except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption 
     described in subsection (d), the'' and insert ``The''.

                                H.R. 21

                   Offered By: Ms. Castor of Florida

       Amendment No. 3: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusions.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located in the South Atlantic Planning Area, the Straits of 
     Florida Planning Area, or the in any area of the Eastern Gulf 
     of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf 
     of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.''.

                                H.R. 21

                    Offered By: Mr. Castro of Texas

       Amendment No. 4: Page 3, line 1, strike ``Limitation'' and 
     insert ``Limitations''.
       Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not'' and insert ``shall 
     not--''.
       Page 3, line 2, strike ``provide for'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) provide for''.
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and insert ``percent; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) provide for oil and gas leasing of any Federal lands 
     that have a high concentration of orphaned oil and gas 
     wells.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Fallon

       Amendment No. 5: Add to the end the following:

     SEC. 3. ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT.

       Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6241) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(l) Annual Threat Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, and every year thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an 
     assessment of any physical or cybersecurity threats to a 
     storage facility or a related facility of the Reserve.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The assessment required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       ``(A) The dates of each physical or cybersecurity threat 
     that occurred.
       ``(B) The resolution of such physical or cybersecurity 
     threat.
       ``(C) The local, State, and Federal agencies that assisted 
     in mitigating such physical or cybersecurity threat.
       ``(D) Any other information the Secretary determines 
     necessary.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Wittman

       Amendment No. 6: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. SPR CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6241), with respect to the draw down and sale at 
     auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Director of National Intelligence, shall require, as a 
     condition of any such sale, that--
       (1) the crude oil not be exported to--
       (A) the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or
       (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       (2) the recipient is not under the ownership, control, or 
     influence of the Chinese Communist Party.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. DelBene

       Amendment No. 7: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusions.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located in the Washington/Oregon planning area.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Cleaver

       Amendment No. 8: Page 3, line 9, strike ``and the Secretary 
     of Defense'' and insert ``the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection

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     Agency, and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Cleaver

       Amendment No. 9: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or during the 
     period of a national emergency declared under the National 
     Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)'' after ``(d)''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Tlaib

       Amendment No. 10: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Environmental reviews.--Before issuing any oil and 
     gas lease or permit pursuant to the plan, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall complete a separate environmental review 
     for each such lease and permit in accordance with section 
     102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Tlaib

       Amendment No. 11: Page 3, line 9, insert ``the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
     Council on Environmental Quality,'' before ``and the''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Tlaib

       Amendment No. 12: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     paragraph takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency submits to Congress a report containing the 
     results of a study of the effects on environmental justice 
     and greenhouse gas emissions that are likely to result from 
     implementation of the plan required to be developed under 
     such paragraph.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Tlaib

       Amendment No. 13: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. REPORT ON CAMPAIGN DONATIONS FROM THE OIL AND GAS 
                   INDUSTRY.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Chair of the Federal Election Commission shall 
     submit to Congress a report on campaign donations made during 
     the 2 most recent election cycles to Members of Congress from 
     oil and gas industry lobbyists and corporations.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Tlaib

       Amendment No. 14: Page 3, line 5, strike ``10 percent'' and 
     insert ``0.1 percent''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Huffman

       Amendment No. 15: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusions.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located in the Northern California planning area.''.

                                H.R. 21

                  Offered By: Mr. Goldman of New York

       Amendment No. 16: Page 2, beginning on line 4, amend 
     section 2 to read as follows:

     SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION.

       Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy 
     supply interruption or by obligations of the United States 
     under the international energy program, as described in 
     subsection (d), the Secretary may not execute the first 
     drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, 
     exchange, or loan, until the Secretary has submitted to 
     Congress a certification that--
       ``(A) the United States is meeting the Paris Climate 
     Accords targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
       ``(B) the recommendations of the Justice40 initiative, 
     established under Executive Order 14008, are being met.
       ``(2) Consultation.--In submitting a certification to 
     Congress under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
     Secretary of State, and the heads of any other relevant 
     Federal agencies.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary 
     submits to Congress a certification under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report outlining--
       ``(A) any progress made to meet the targets of the United 
     States to the Paris Climate Accords; and
       ``(B) how funds made available under or by Public Law 117-
     169, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
     117-58), and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
     117-2) are being used to confront decades of underinvestment 
     in disadvantaged communities that bear the burden of climate 
     change and environmental hazards.''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. McCormick

       Amendment No. 17: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     plan under paragraph (1) is developed, the Secretary shall 
     implement such plan.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 18: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusions.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located in the Southern California planning area.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 19: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Inspection fees.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     plan shall not include any leases on the Outer Continental 
     Shelf unless the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior, certifies that well inspection 
     fees assessed for a fiscal year on oil and gas wells in the 
     Outer Continental Shelf will fully cover the cost of Bureau 
     of Safety and Environmental Enforcement inspections of such 
     oil and gas wells in the subsequent fiscal year.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 20: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Publication required.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
     the plan shall not include any leases on Federal lands unless 
     the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Interior, publishes--
       ``(A) the identity of each Federal oil and gas leaseholder 
     and operator on a public website; and
       ``(B) information on all lease transfers and lease 
     stipulations.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Levin

       Amendment No. 21: Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5 and 
     insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall not--
       ``(A) provide for a total increase in the percentage of 
     Federal lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil and 
     gas production in excess of 10 percent; or
       ``(B) provide for an increase in Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (1) that would not provide a fair return for 
     taxpayers.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Jacobs

       Amendment No. 22: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Economic exclusion.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not provide for oil and gas leasing in any tract on 
     the Outer Continental Shelf where oil and gas leasing would 
     adversely impact the tourism economy and coastal communities 
     and businesses of California.''.

                                H.R. 21

                 Offered By: Mr. Thompson of California

       Amendment No. 23: Page 2, line 3, insert ``and 
     Conservation'' before ``Response Act''.
       Page 2, line 4, insert ``and conservation'' after 
     ``increase''.
       Page 2, line 15, strike ``plan to increase'' and insert 
     ``plan--''.
       Page 2, line 15, before ``the'' insert the following:
       ``(A) to increase
       Page 2, line 25, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 2, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(B) to offset any drawdowns of petroleum products in the 
     Reserve with measures that reduce the demand for oil.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. Barragan

       Amendment No. 24: Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the 
     end and insert ``, nor shall it include any Federal land a 
     boundary of which is within 3,200 feet of a residence, 
     school, or hospital.''.

                                H.R. 21

                     Offered By: Mrs. Lee of Nevada

       Amendment No. 25: Page 3, line 2, strike ``provide for a'' 
     and insert ``provide for--''.
       Page 3, line 2, before ``total increase'' insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) a
       Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) an increase in Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (1) that have no or low potential for oil and gas 
     development.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Panetta

       Amendment No. 26: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusions.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located in the Central California planning area.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. Manning

       Amendment No. 27: Page 2, line 16, strike ``including'' and 
     insert ``not including''.

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                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. Manning

       Amendment No. 28: Page 3, line 5, strike ``10'' and insert 
     ``1''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Ms. Spanberger

       Amendment No. 29: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Offshore exclusion.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any tract 
     located off the coast of Virginia.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 30: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. NO OIL AND GAS LEASING ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS.

       During the period that begins on the date of enactment of 
     this Act and ends January 1, 2052, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not offer for oil and gas leasing, preleasing, 
     or any related activity any area withdrawn by the 
     Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on the Withdrawal 
     of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf 
     from Leasing Disposition'' and dated September 8, 2020.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 31: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. DOE INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Energy shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing the results of an 
     investigation into all damage to, and increased maintenance 
     requirements for, storage facilities and related facilities 
     of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (as such terms are defined 
     in section 152 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6232)) resulting from all drawdowns of petroleum 
     products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve occurring after 
     January 20, 2021, including any resulting well remediation, 
     cavern closures, and pipeline and pump replacements.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mrs. Boebert

       Amendment No. 32: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation marks and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall submit 
     the plan developed under paragraph (1) to the Committees on 
     Armed Services, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public 
     Works, Armed Services, and Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry of the Senate.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mrs. Boebert

       Amendment No. 33: Page 3, line 5, strike ``10 percent'' and 
     insert ``15 percent''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mrs. Boebert

       Amendment No. 34: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Cancellation of withdrawal of federal lands.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the plan required 
     by paragraph (1) shall prevent the Secretary of the Interior 
     from carrying out the withdrawal described in the notice of 
     proposed withdrawal titled `Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 
     Public Meeting, Thompson Divide Area, Colorado' and published 
     October 17, 2022.
       ``(5) The approximately 224,793.73 acres, including 
     approximately 200,518.28 acres of National Forest System 
     lands, approximately 15,464.99 acres of BLM-managed public 
     lands, and approximately 8,810.46 acres of reserved Federal 
     mineral interest within the Thompson Divide area shall not be 
     subject to withdrawal from disposition under United States 
     mineral and geothermal leasing law unless the withdrawal is 
     specifically approved by an Act of Congress enacted after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection.''.

                                H.R. 21

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 35: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or a drawdown 
     with respect to which the petroleum products drawn down will 
     be exchanged pursuant to subsection (i),'' after ``(d),''.
       Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this 
     subsection'' and insert ``date this paragraph takes effect 
     described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall not take effect 
     until the Secretary submits to Congress a report on the 
     necessity of acting under the authority of this section to 
     refill the Reserve.''.

                                H.R. 21

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 36: Page 2, line 11, insert ``or a test 
     drawdown under subsection (g),'' after ``(d),''.
       Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this 
     subsection'' and insert ``date this paragraph takes effect 
     described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall not take effect 
     until the Secretary submits to Congress a report on the 
     necessity of acting under the authority of this section to 
     refill the Reserve.''.

                                H.R. 21

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 37: Insert on page 2 line 9 following 
     ``Except in the case of'' insert ``Exchanges, which are an 
     authorized procedure for oil acquisitions, or'' 42 USC 161(i) 
     or'' This amendment allows the beneficial arrangement that 
     exists that allow refiners to acquire crude of higher value 
     than what they will be required to return to the reserve. 
     They can lock in the differential between the current 
     contract price and the future price in outer months and 
     years.
       Insert at the appropriate section of the bill the 
     following; This amendment and future amendments shall not go 
     into effect until the Secretary provides a report on the 
     necessity of acting under the authority of this section to 
     refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
       The program for office is mandated by law to coordinate 
     with the industry on steps taken under title 42 6231

                                H.R. 21

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 38: Insert on page 2 line 9 following 
     ``Except in the case of'' insert ``Actions taken to prevent 
     or reduce adverse impacts caused by severe domestic energy 
     supply interruptions: 42 USC 6241(h). This is a limited 
     drawdown and sale authority that is limited to 30 million 
     barrels within 90 days or less.
       Page 2 Line 13 strike everything to the end of the page. 
     Insert Sales of 100,000,000 barrels or more that occur in 
     less than 36 months shall require a report on the impact on 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
       Insert at the appropriate section of the bill the 
     following; This amendment and future amendments shall not go 
     into effect until the Secretary provides a report on the 
     necessity of acting under the authority of this section to 
     refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

                                H.R. 21

                  Offered by: Mr. Huizenga of Michigan

       Amendment No.: 39: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, beginning on line 1, strike paragraph (2) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       ``(A) not provide for a total increase in the percentage of 
     Federal lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil and 
     gas production in excess of 10 percent; and
       ``(B) with respect to any drawdown or sale of petroleum 
     products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that occurs 
     during the 5-month period immediately preceding a regularly 
     scheduled Federal general election, require the Secretary to 
     submit in writing to Congress, concurrently with such 
     drawdown or sale, a report detailing the reason for such 
     drawdown or sale.''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered by: Mr. Gottheimer

       Amendment No. 40: Page 3, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       ``In consultation with these agencies to ensure any such 
     plan will not result in the sale of Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve reserves to Iran, China, North Korea, or Russia.''

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered by: Mr. Perry

       Amendment No. 41: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation marks and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Requirements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include a list of parcels planned to be offered for 
     lease, including, for each such parcel--
       ``(A) the size of the parcel, by acre;
       ``(B) the location of the parcel; and
       ``(C) any permits and approvals necessary to access the 
     parcel and produce oil and gas on the parcel.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered by: Ms. Tenney

       Amendment No. 42: Page 2, line 15, strike ``Secretary'' and 
     insert ``Secretary--''.
       Page 2, line 15, strike ``has developed'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) has developed
       Page 2, line 25, strike ``(2).'' and insert ``(2); and''.
       Page 2, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(B) has submitted to Congress a list of existing 
     regulatory and tax policies that hold back adequate domestic 
     oil and gas production.
       Page 3, line 4, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(1)(A)''.
       Page 3, line 7, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(1)(A)''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Consultation regarding list.--The Secretary shall 
     prepare the list required by paragraph (1)(B) in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the Secretary of Defense.''.