[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H326-H338]
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: Ms. Plaskett

       Amendment No. 43: Add to the end the following:

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON RAISING ENERGY PRICES.

       This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not 
     take effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy, 
     in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
     submits to Congress a certification that implementation of 
     this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, will not 
     increase the average price of energy for American consumers.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Mr. Soto

       Amendment No. 44: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     paragraph takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a 
     certification that, in the opinion of the Secretary, the 
     price of gasoline and diesel fuel will not increase in any 
     Petroleum Administration for Defense District while the 
     Secretary develops the plan described in such paragraph.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Porter

       Amendment No. 45: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Financial benefit or participation.--The plan 
     required by paragraph (1) shall not provide for the financial 
     benefit or participation of any entity which is allowed any 
     allowance for depletion which is determined under section 613 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Jackson

       Amendment No. 46: Page 2, line 11, after ``(d)'' insert 
     ``or if the Secretary determines that a situation exists in 
     which a delay in executing a drawdown of petroleum products 
     in the Reserve in order to comply with this paragraph will 
     harm national security''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 47: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS OF FEDERAL LANDS 
                   FROM MINERAL LEASING.

       This Act, and any amendments made by this Act, shall not 
     affect the Presidential memorandum titled ``Presidential 
     Memorandum -- Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic 
     Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf from Mineral Leasing'' 
     and dated December 20, 2016.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Mr. Barr

       Amendment No. 48: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL 
                   REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any rule issued by a Federal financial 
     regulator that has the effect of limiting access to financing 
     for oil and gas companies shall have no force or effect until 
     the date on which the Secretary of Energy reports to the 
     Congress (and makes such report available to the public) that 
     the amount of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve is equal to or greater than the amount contained in 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on the day before the 
     relevant drawdown.
       (b) Federal Financial Regulator Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``Federal financial regulator'' means the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission, the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial 
     Stability Oversight Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Carbajal

       Amendment No. 49: Page 2, line 17, insert ``and excluding 
     lands within the boundaries of a national monument'' after 
     ``Shelf''.

                                H.R. 21

                 Offered By: Mrs. Torres of California

       Amendment No. 50: 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 Secretary certifies that the oil and 
     gas leasing on Federal lands contemplated in the plan to be 
     developed under paragraph (1) is necessary to replenish the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the amount of petroleum 
     products held by the Reserve on February 23, 2022.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Keating

       Amendment No. 51: 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 any oil and gas lease sales of any area 
     of the Outer Continental Shelf off the Atlantic coast.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Perry

       Amendment No. 52: Page 2, beginning on line 9, amend 
     paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy 
     supply interruption 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--
       ``(A) developed a plan to increase the number of barrels of 
     petroleum products produced on Federal lands (including 
     submerged lands of the Outercontinental Shelf) under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
     of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 
     of Defense leased for oil and gas production by the same 
     number of barrels of petroleum products in the Reserve that 
     are to be drawn down in that first and subsequent drawdowns, 
     subject to the limitation under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) submitted to Congress a certification that the number 
     of barrels of petroleum products to be produced pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) have been produced.

                                H.R. 21

                  Offered By: Mr. Garcia of California

       Amendment No. 53: 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 Secretary submits to Congress a 
     certification that any increase in the percentage of Federal 
     lands (including submerged lands of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf) leased for oil and gas production pursuant to the plan 
     required by paragraph (1) will not result in an increase in 
     greenhouse gas emissions.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Perry

       Amendment No. 54: Page 2, beginning on line 9, amend 
     paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy 
     supply interruption 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--
       ``(A) developed a plan to increase the number of barrels of 
     petroleum products produced on Federal lands (including 
     submerged lands of the Outercontinental Shelf) under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
     of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary 
     of Defense leased for oil and gas production by the same 
     number of barrels of petroleum products in the Reserve that 
     are to be drawn down in that first and subsequent drawdowns, 
     subject to the limitation under paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) submitted to Congress a certification that the number 
     of barrels of petroleum products to be produced pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) have been produced.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Grijalva

       Amendment No. 55: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Tribal consultation.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall include a Tribal consultation plan with Tribal 
     governments and the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
     of Energy.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Grijalva

       Amendment No. 56: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:

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       ``(4) Community protections.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing on any 
     Federal land where oil and gas leasing would result in or 
     exacerbate disproportionate burdens on communities of color, 
     low-income communities, and Tribal and Indigenous 
     communities.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Grijalva

       Amendment No. 57: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Exclusion.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not include oil and gas leasing on any federal lands that are 
     viable for renewable energy production.''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Magaziner

       Amendment No. 58: 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 date on which the Secretary determines that 
     implementation of paragraph (1) will not negatively affect 
     consumers the homes of which are heated using heating oil or 
     other petroleum-based fuels.''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Magaziner

       Amendment No. 59: Page 3, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as impacting the authority of the President or 
     the Secretary of Energy to initiate a drawdown of petroleum 
     products from the Reserve in order to lower gas prices.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Scholten

       Amendment No. 60: Page 2, line 11, after ``(d)'' insert 
     ``or if the Secretary determines that a situation exists in 
     which a delay in executing a drawdown of petroleum products 
     in the Reserve in order to comply with this paragraph will 
     increase gas prices''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Mr. Lieu

       Amendment No. 61: Page 2, line 11, insert ``and any 
     drawdown that the Secretary determines will result in a net 
     profit for the Federal Government'' after ``(d)''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Mr. Lieu

       Amendment No. 62: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       (4) Marine mammal protection.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in any 
     tract located on the Outer Continental Shelf if oil and gas 
     leasing of such tract would adversely impact any marine 
     mammal.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Vasquez

       Amendment No. 63: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``effective date of 
     this subsection''.
       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act, and any amendments made by this Act, shall not 
     take effect until the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, publishes a report on the 
     number, location, and owner of all unused permits to drill 
     for oil and gas on Federal land.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Vasquez

       Amendment No. 64: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. DOMESTIC OIL AND GAS FOR THE SPR.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Energy shall, to the greatest extent possible, acquire 
     petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that 
     are produced from sources located in the United States.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Huffman

       Amendment No. 65: Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and 
     insert ``percent, nor shall it include any tract of Federal 
     land where oil and gas leasing would decrease land and water 
     available for outdoor recreation.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Casten

       Amendment No. 66: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''.
       Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' and insert 
     ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall not provide for a total increase in the percentage of 
     Federal lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil 
     production in excess of 10 percent.
       ``(B) Participation by fossil industry entities.--
       ``(i) In general.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not allow for the participation of a fossil industry entity 
     in oil production activities on Federal lands described in 
     paragraph (1) leased for oil production as a result of such 
     plan unless such fossil industry entity submits to the 
     Secretary a plan for--

       ``(I) reducing the total global warming pollution of the 
     fossil industry entity by 2030 by not less than 50 percent of 
     the total global warming pollution of the fossil industry 
     entity in calendar year 2022, without the use of offsets;
       ``(II) eliminating the total global warming pollution of 
     the fossil industry entity by 2050, without the use of 
     offsets; and
       ``(III) allowing, in any given calendar year, the release 
     into the atmosphere of not more than 1 percent of the methane 
     brought to the surface through such oil production 
     activities.

       ``(ii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Fossil industry entity.--The term `fossil industry 
     entity' means an entity or individual that engages in the 
     production, purchase, or sale of oil or natural gas.
       ``(II) Global warming pollution.--The term `global warming 
     pollution' includes each of the following:

       ``(aa) Any gas that is determined by the Secretary to trap 
     heat in the atmosphere, contributing to an increase in heat 
     waves, flooding, drought, sea level rise, storm intensity, 
     disease, disruption of agricultural production, or ecosystem 
     disruption.
       ``(bb) Carbon dioxide.
       ``(cc) Methane.
       ``(dd) Nitrous oxide.
       ``(ee) Sulfur hexafluoride.
       ``(ff) Any hydrofluorocarbon.
       ``(gg) Any perfluorocarbon.
       ``(hh) Nitrogen trifluoride.
       ``(ii) Any fully fluorinated linear, branched, or cyclic--
       ``(AA) alkane;
       ``(BB) ether;
       ``(CC) tertiary amine; or
       ``(DD) aminoether.
       ``(jj) Any perfluoropolyether.
       ``(kk) Any hydrofluoropolyether.
       ``(ll) Any other fluorocarbon, except for a fluorocarbon 
     with a vapor pressure of less than 1 mm of Hg absolute at 25 
     degrees Celsius.

       ``(III) Total global warming pollution.--The term `total 
     global warming pollution' means, with respect to a fossil 
     industry entity, the aggregate amount by weight of global 
     warming pollution released into the atmosphere in association 
     with the production, processing, refinement, transportation, 
     combustion, and use of oil or natural gas that is produced, 
     purchased, or sold by the fossil industry entity.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Casten

       Amendment No. 67: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitation.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not provide for a total increase in the percentage of Federal 
     lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil production--
       ``(A) in excess of 10 percent; and
       ``(B) unless the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the amount of oil that the Secretary intends to draw 
     down from the Reserve in the first and subsequent drawdowns 
     described in paragraph (1) is greater than the amount of oil 
     produced in the United States that is reasonably expected to 
     be exported from the United States during the 6 month period 
     following the date of the intended drawdown;
       ``(ii) the expected exports of oil produced in the United 
     States during the 6 month period described in clause (i) 
     cannot be curtailed by an amount that is greater than the 
     quantity of oil planned to be released from the Reserve; and
       ``(iii) the curtailment of exports of oil by an amount that 
     is greater than the quantity of oil planned to be released 
     from the Reserve would not have a comparable or greater 
     effect than the planned drawdown of the Reserve in--

       ``(I) ensuring the energy security of the United States;
       ``(II) maintaining the stability of the price in the United 
     States of petroleum products, including gasoline and diesel 
     fuel; or
       ``(III) the achievement of other objectives cited by the 
     Secretary to justify the drawdown from the Reserve.

       ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall provide to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representative and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
     report on the data and analyses used in the determination of 
     the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) upon publication of the 
     determination.
       Page 3, line 6, redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Casten

       Amendment No. 68: Page 2, line 20, strike ``and gas''.
       Page 3, line 4, strike ``and gas''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Beyer

       Amendment No. 69: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Exclusion.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not include any tracts where oil or gas production would 
     harass or take a North Atlantic Right Whale.''.

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                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Ross

       Amendment No. 70: 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 Mid-Atlantic Planning Area.''.

                                H.R. 21

                    Offered By: Ms. Blunt Rochester

       Amendment No. 71: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO GREENHOUSE GAS 
                   EMISSIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that greenhouse gas 
     emissions must be reduced by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 
     levels by 2030, and that net-zero greenhouse gas emissions 
     must be achieved by 2050, if the United States is to satisfy 
     its commitment under the Paris Agreement and avoid the worst 
     impacts of climate change.

                                H.R. 21

                     Offered By: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

       Amendment No. 72: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not 
     provide'' and insert ``may not--''.
       Page 3, line 2, before ``for a'' insert the following:
       ``(A) provide
       Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) include any Federal land that, if leased for oil and 
     gas production, will increase net carbon emissions.

                                H.R. 21

                     Offered By: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

       Amendment No. 73: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not 
     provide'' and insert ``may not--''.
       Page 3, line 2, before ``for a total'' insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) provide
       Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) include tracts of Federal land where oil and gas 
     leasing would be inconsistent with the goals of the Paris 
     Climate Accords.

                                H.R. 21

                     Offered By: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

       Amendment No. 74: Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not 
     provide'' and insert ``may not--''.
       Page 3, line 2, before ``for a total'' insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) provide
       Page 3, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) include the lease of any land for oil or gas 
     production to a company that has, within the previous decade, 
     purchased an equity security of the company that is listed on 
     a national securities exchange.

                                H.R. 21

                   Offered By: Ms. Wasserman Schultz

       Amendment No. 75: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Big cypress national preserve exclusion.--The plan 
     required by paragraph (1) shall not include oil and gas 
     leasing in any tract located within the Big Cypress National 
     Preserve.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Payne

       Amendment No. 76: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   INJUSTICE.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that communities of color 
     and low-wealth communities face the greatest harms due to 
     climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Nickel

       Amendment No. 77: Page 2, line 11, after ``(d)'' insert 
     ``or if the Secretary determines that a situation exists in 
     which a delay in executing a drawdown of petroleum products 
     in the Reserve in order to comply with this paragraph will 
     worsen inflation''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. Escobar

       Amendment No. 78: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Impact on water quality.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not provide for any entity to engage in 
     oil or gas production activities on Federal lands described 
     in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas production as a 
     result of such plan unless such activities will not 
     negatively impact water quality.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Ms. Perez

       Amendment No. 79: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Coastal fisheries exclusion.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not provide for oil and gas leasing in 
     any tract in the Washington/Oregon Planning Area if such oil 
     and gas leasing would adversely impact coastal fisheries.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Takano

       Amendment No. 80: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Comment period.--Before finalizing the plan required 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for public comment on the plan for a period of at 
     least 90 days.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Takano

       Amendment No. 81: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Considerations.--In developing the plan under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the number of 
     inactive but approved Federal oil and gas leases and permits 
     to drill issued before the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Takano

       Amendment No. 82: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``effective date of 
     this subsection''.
       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 any increase in oil and gas drilling if 
     that oil and gas drilling would impact deployment of 
     renewable energy projects on Federal lands.''.
       Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act, and any amendments made by this Act, shall take 
     effect on the date on which the Secretary of Energy certifies 
     that increased oil and gas drilling on Federal lands will not 
     impact deployment of renewable energy projects on Federal 
     lands.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. Scanlon

       Amendment No. 83: Page 2, beginning on line 9, amend 
     paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy 
     supply interruption 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 developed a plan to increase the production 
     and stockpile of renewable energy technologies that can 
     produce the same or a similar amount of energy as the energy 
     that would be produced by the petroleum products in the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve that are to be drawn down in that 
     first and subsequent drawdowns.
       Page 3, beginning on line 1, strike paragraph (2).
       Page 3, line 6, redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

                                H.R. 21

                   Offered By: Ms. Lee of California

       Amendment No. 84: 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 that the Secretary certifies that any increase in 
     the percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas 
     production pursuant to paragraph (1) would not perpetuate 
     environmental injustice.''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Gottheimer

       Amendment No. 85: Page 3, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert 
     the following:
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not provide for--
       ``(i) a total increase in
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and insert ``percent; 
     or''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(ii) the financial benefit or participation of any entity 
     that has a contractual relationship with, or is owned, 
     controlled, or under the influence of, a foreign entity of 
     concern.
       ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `foreign 
     entity of concern' means--
       ``(i) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(ii) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(iii) the Russian Federation;
       ``(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       ``(v) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Gottheimer

       Amendment No. 86: Page 3, beginning on line 6, amend 
     paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the Secretary of Defense--
       ``(A) prepare the plan required by paragraph (1); and

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       ``(B) ensure such plan will not result in the sale of 
     petroleum products drawn down from the Reserve to Iran, 
     China, North Korea, or Russia.''.

                                H.R. 21

                  Offered By: Mr. Carter of Louisiana

       Amendment No. 87: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Deepwater horizon.--The plan required by paragraph 
     (1) shall not provide for any entity to engage in oil or gas 
     production activities on Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (1) leased for oil and gas production as a result of such 
     plan unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Interior, certifies that the environmental harms 
     caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of 
     Mexico have been completely remedied.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Sherman

       Amendment No. 88: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the 
     President produces a plan to limit the amount of oil and gas 
     exported from the United States by the same percentage as the 
     percentage of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     that is drawn down in each drawdown that occurs after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Ms. DeGette

       Amendment No. 89: Page 3, line 1, strike ``Limitation'' and 
     insert ``Limitations''.
       Page 3, line 2, strike ``shall not'' and insert ``shall--
     ''.
       Page 3, line 2, strike ``provide for'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) not provide for''.
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and insert ``percent; 
     and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) only allow for a lease or permit if accompanied by a 
     certification to the Secretary that it would not excessively 
     increase the sales price of any petroleum products during--
       ``(i) a severe energy supply interruption; or
       ``(ii) any period of decreased supply of petroleum 
     products.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Mr. Clyde

       Amendment No. 90: Page 2, line 15, strike ``a plan to'' and 
     insert ``a plan--``.
       Page 2, line 15, before ``increase'' insert the following:
       ``(A) to
       Page 2, line 25, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 2, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(B) to narrow the qualifications of eligible bidders 
     determined by the Secretary, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6241, 
     for all future sales, exchanges, or loans from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, to only include bidders that--(1) are 
     based in the United States; and (2) will distribute petroleum 
     products in the same quantities as purchased from the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve to United States end-consumers 
     within 18-months of purchase.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Clyde

       Amendment No. 91: Page 2, line 15, insert ``and submitted 
     to Congress'' after ``developed''.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Bowman

       Amendment No. 92: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 and 2, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall not--
       ``(A) provide for a total increase in
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and insert ``percent; 
     or''.
       Page 3 after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(B) authorize the participation, including in any lease 
     auction that occurs pursuant to such plan, by any corporation 
     or entity that the Secretary determines contributed to price-
     gouging in the oil and gas sector in 2022.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 93: Page 3, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as impacting the authority of the President or 
     the Secretary of Energy to initiate a drawdown of petroleum 
     products from the Reserve in order to lower gas prices.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 94: Page 3, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert 
     the following:
       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     not provide for--
       ``(i) a total increase in
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``percent.'' and insert ``percent; 
     or''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(ii) the financial benefit or participation of any entity 
     that has a contractual relationship with, or is owned, 
     controlled, or under the influence of, a foreign entity of 
     concern.
       ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `foreign 
     entity of concern' means--
       ``(i) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(ii) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(iii) the Russian Federation;
       ``(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       ``(v) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 95: Page 2, strike lines 1 through 3 and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Buy Low 
     and Sell High Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
       Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
       Sec. 2. Compensatory Production Increase Plan.

                      TITLE I--PETROLEUM RESERVES

       Sec. 101. Economic Petroleum Reserve.
       Sec. 102. Establishing Strategic Refined Petroleum Product 
           Reserves.
       Sec. 103. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
       Sec. 104. SPR Petroleum Account.
       Sec. 105. Prohibition on certain exports.
       Sec. 106. Strategic Petroleum Reserve reforms.
       Sec. 107. Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown and sale.
       Sec. 108. DOE study and plan for delivery of fuel during 
           pipeline disruptions.

                         TITLE II--FUEL DEMAND

       Sec. 201. State energy transportation plans.
       Sec. 202. Transportation electrification.
       Sec. 203. Federal fleets.

                         TITLE III--FUEL SUPPLY

       Sec. 301. Assistance for Western Hemisphere refineries.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:

                      TITLE I--PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 101. ECONOMIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 154 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(g) Economic Petroleum Reserve.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--In carrying out subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve an Economic Petroleum Reserve of up to 
     350,000,000 barrels of crude oil.
       ``(2) Source.--The Economic Petroleum Reserve shall consist 
     of--
       ``(A) 90,000,000 barrels of crude oil that are stored in 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, less any amounts drawn down and sold under 
     section 161(l) after such date; and
       ``(B) any crude oil purchased under section 160(i).''.
       (b) Purchases.--Section 160 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(i) Purchase of Crude Oil for Economic Petroleum 
     Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 154(g), the 
     Secretary may acquire crude oil under this section only by 
     purchase from domestic producers for a contract price of not 
     more than $60 per barrel, in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Immediate delivery.--The Secretary may enter into a 
     contract under paragraph (1) at any time for immediate 
     delivery of crude oil.
       ``(3) Future delivery.--
       ``(A) Authorized period.--During the period that begins on 
     the date of enactment of this subsection and ends on December 
     31, 2024, the Secretary may enter into a contract under 
     paragraph (1) for delivery of crude oil to occur during the 
     period that begins on January 1, 2025, and ends on December 
     31, 2027.
       ``(B) Priority.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), to the 
     extent there are multiple offers for contracts on equivalent 
     terms, the Secretary shall give priority to contracts for 
     crude oil produced by wells, including drilled but 
     uncompleted wells, that are minimizing greenhouse gas 
     emissions from activities at such wells, as determined by the 
     Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(4) Funding.--The Secretary may enter into a contract 
     under paragraph (1) using

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     amounts deposited in the SPR Petroleum Account under section 
     167(c)--
       ``(A) that are attributable to covered receipts described 
     in section 167(e)(3)(A); or
       ``(B) that were appropriated for such purpose pursuant to 
     section 166.
       ``(5) Applicability of certain considerations.--The 
     objectives described in subsections (b)(4), (c)(2), and 
     (c)(5) shall not apply to the acquisition of crude oil 
     pursuant to a contract under paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Drawdown and Sale.--Section 161 of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(l) Drawdown and Sale From Economic Petroleum Reserve.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the 
     Secretary may draw down and sell crude oil from amounts in 
     the Economic Petroleum Reserve established under section 
     154(g) at any time the front-month futures price of West 
     Texas Intermediate crude oil has remained greater than $90 
     per barrel for at least one week.
       ``(2) Appropriations.--
       ``(A) State energy transportation plans.--Notwithstanding 
     section 167, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
     to carry out section 367 an amount equal to $9 for each 
     barrel of crude oil sold under this subsection.
       ``(B) Plug-in electric drive vehicle program.--
     Notwithstanding section 167, there is appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy to carry out section 131(b) of the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) an 
     amount equal to $2 for each barrel of crude oil sold under 
     this subsection.
       ``(C) Large-scale transportation sector electrification 
     program.--Notwithstanding section 167, there is appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Energy to carry out section 131(c) of the 
     Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     17011) an amount equal to $3 for each barrel of crude oil 
     sold under this subsection.
       ``(D) Assistance for western hemisphere refineries.--
     Notwithstanding section 167, there is appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy to carry out section 301 of the Buy Low 
     and Sell High Act an amount equal to $1 for each barrel of 
     crude oil sold under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 102. ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCT 
                   RESERVES.

       (a) Establishment.--Title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

        ``PART E --STRATEGIC REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCT RESERVES

     ``SEC. 191. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this part:
       ``(1) District.--The term `district' means, as designated 
     by the Administrator of the Energy Information 
     Administration--
       ``(A) a Petroleum Administration for Defense District; or
       ``(B) a sub-district of a Petroleum Administration for 
     Defense District.
       ``(2) Network.--The term `network' means the network of 
     Strategic Refined Petroleum Product Reserves established 
     under this part.
       ``(3) Reserve.--The term `Reserve' means a Strategic 
     Refined Petroleum Product Reserve established under this 
     part.

     ``SEC. 192. ESTABLISHMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall establish, maintain, and 
     operate a national network of Strategic Refined Petroleum 
     Product Reserves.
       ``(b) Locations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall establish, maintain, and operate at least one 
     Reserve in each district.
       ``(c) Capacity.--Each Reserve shall have the capacity to 
     contain at least 4,000,000 barrels of gasoline and 2,000,000 
     barrels of diesel fuel, and the network shall have the 
     capacity to contain up to 250,000,000 barrels of gasoline and 
     diesel fuel.
       ``(d) Relationship to SPR and Northeast Home Heating Oil 
     Reserve.--A Reserve established under this part is not a 
     component of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve established 
     under part B of this title or the Northeast Home Heating Oil 
     Reserve established under part D of this title.

     ``SEC. 193. AUTHORITY.

       ``To the extent necessary or appropriate to carry out this 
     part, the Secretary may--
       ``(1) purchase, contract for, lease, or otherwise acquire, 
     in whole or in part, storage and related facilities, and 
     storage services;
       ``(2) use, lease, maintain, sell, or otherwise dispose of 
     storage and related facilities acquired under this part;
       ``(3) acquire by purchase, exchange (including exchange of 
     petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or 
     received as royalty from Federal lands), lease, or otherwise, 
     gasoline or diesel fuel for storage in a Reserve;
       ``(4) store gasoline or diesel fuel in facilities not owned 
     by the United States; and
       ``(5) sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of gasoline or 
     diesel fuel from a Reserve established under this part, 
     including to maintain the quality or quantity of the gasoline 
     or diesel fuel in a Reserve or to maintain the operational 
     capability of a Reserve.

     ``SEC. 194. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE.

       ``(a) Gasoline Release.--The Secretary may sell gasoline 
     from a Reserve only upon a finding by the President that 
     there is a severe gasoline supply interruption within the 
     district in which the Reserve is located. Such a finding may 
     be made only if the President determines that--
       ``(1) a dislocation in the gasoline market has resulted 
     from such interruption; or
       ``(2) a circumstance, other than that described in 
     paragraph (1), exists that constitutes a regional gasoline 
     supply shortage of significant scope and duration and that 
     action taken under this section would assist directly and 
     significantly in reducing the adverse impact of such 
     shortage.
       ``(b) Diesel Release.--The Secretary may sell diesel fuel 
     from a Reserve only upon a finding by the President that 
     there is a severe diesel fuel supply interruption within the 
     district in which the Reserve is located. Such a finding may 
     be made only if the President determines that--
       ``(1) a dislocation in the diesel fuel market has resulted 
     from such interruption; or
       ``(2) a circumstance, other than that described in 
     paragraph (1), exists that constitutes a regional diesel fuel 
     supply shortage of significant scope and duration and that 
     action taken under this section would assist directly and 
     significantly in reducing the adverse impact of such 
     shortage.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered entity' means--
       ``(A) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(C) the Russian Federation;
       ``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(E) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
       ``(F) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
       ``(i) a country referred to in any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F); or
       ``(ii) the Chinese Communist Party;
       ``(2) a `dislocation in the gasoline market' shall be 
     deemed to occur only when--
       ``(A) the price differential between crude oil and finished 
     gasoline, as reflected in an industry daily publication, 
     increases by more than 50 percent over its 10-year rolling 
     average, and continues for 7 consecutive days; and
       ``(B) the price differential continues to increase during 
     the most recent week for which price information is 
     available; and
       ``(3) a `dislocation in the diesel fuel market' shall be 
     deemed to occur only when--
       ``(A) the price differential between crude oil and diesel 
     fuel, as reflected in an industry daily publication, 
     increases by more than 50 percent over its 10-year rolling 
     average, and continues for 7 consecutive days; and
       ``(B) the price differential continues to increase during 
     the most recent week for which price information is 
     available.
       ``(d) Continuing Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     continuing evaluation of the price data supplied by the 
     Energy Information Administration and data on gasoline and 
     diesel fuel prices from published sources.
       ``(e) Release of Petroleum Products.--After consultation 
     with the gasoline, diesel fuel, and crude oil refining 
     industries, the Secretary shall determine procedures 
     governing the release of gasoline and diesel fuel from a 
     Reserve. The procedures shall provide that--
       ``(1) the Secretary may--
       ``(A) sell gasoline or diesel fuel from a Reserve through a 
     competitive process; or
       ``(B) enter into exchange agreements for gasoline or diesel 
     fuel that results in the Secretary receiving a greater volume 
     of gasoline or diesel fuel as repayment than the volume 
     provided to the acquirer;
       ``(2) in all such sales or exchanges, the Secretary shall 
     receive revenue or its equivalent in gasoline or diesel fuel 
     that provides the Department with fair market value;
       ``(3) the Secretary shall only sell or dispose of the 
     gasoline or diesel fuel in the Reserve to entities 
     customarily engaged in the sale and distribution of gasoline 
     or diesel fuel; and
       ``(4) the Secretary shall prohibit the sale or export of 
     gasoline or diesel fuel released under this section to a 
     covered entity, except that the Secretary may issue a waiver 
     of such prohibition if the Secretary certifies that any 
     export or sale authorized pursuant to the waiver is in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       ``(f) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     the President and, if the President approves, to the Congress 
     a plan describing--
       ``(1) the acquisition of storage and related facilities or 
     storage services for the network, including the potential use 
     of storage facilities not currently in use;
       ``(2) the acquisition of gasoline and diesel fuel for 
     storage in the network;
       ``(3) the anticipated methods of disposition of gasoline 
     and diesel fuel from the network;
       ``(4) the estimated costs of establishment, maintenance, 
     and operation of the network;
       ``(5) efforts the Department will take to minimize any 
     potential need for future drawdowns and ensure that 
     distributors and importers are not discouraged from 
     maintaining and increasing supplies to the United States; and
       ``(6) actions to ensure quality of the gasoline and diesel 
     fuel in the network.

     ``SEC. 195. PROCEEDS FROM SALES.

       ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the SPR 
     Petroleum Account established in the Treasury under section 
     167 any receipts from the sale, exchange, or other 
     disposition of gasoline or diesel fuel from the network.

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     ``SEC. 196. RESTRICTIONS.

       ``(a) Source.--No gasoline or diesel fuel produced at a 
     refinery located outside of the United States may be stored 
     in a Reserve.
       ``(b) Timing.--The Secretary may not purchase gasoline or 
     diesel fuel under this part until 2026.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 166 of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6246) is 
     amended by striking ``and part D'' and inserting ``, part D, 
     and part E''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended in the matter 
     relating to title I by striking the items relating to the 
     second part D (relating to Expiration) and the second section 
     181 and inserting the following:

         ``Part E--Strategic Refined Petroleum Product Reserves

       ``Sec. 191. Definitions.
       ``Sec. 192. Establishment.
       ``Sec. 193. Authority.
       ``Sec. 194. Conditions for release.
       ``Sec. 195. Proceeds from sales.
       ``Sec. 196. Restrictions.''.

     SEC. 103. NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE.

       (a) Strengthening the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.--
     Section 181(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6250) is amended by striking ``2 million'' and 
     inserting ``4 million''.
       (b) Conditions for Release.--Section 183 of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Definition'' 
     and inserting ``Definitions'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly);
       (C) by striking ``For purposes of this section a 
     `dislocation in the heating oil market' '' and inserting the 
     following: ``For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered entity' means--
       ``(A) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(C) the Russian Federation;
       ``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(E) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
       ``(F) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
       ``(i) a country referred to in any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F); or
       ``(ii) the Chinese Communist Party; and
       ``(2) a `dislocation in the heating oil market' ''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the Secretary shall prohibit the sale or export of 
     petroleum distillate released under this section to a covered 
     entity, except that the Secretary may issue a waiver of such 
     prohibition if the Secretary certifies that any export or 
     sale authorized pursuant to the waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.''.
       (c) Proceeds From Sales.--
       (1) In general.--Section 184 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250c) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 184. PROCEEDS FROM SALES.

       ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the SPR 
     Petroleum Account established in the Treasury under section 
     167 any receipts from the sale, exchange, or other 
     disposition of petroleum distillate from the Reserve.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by striking the 
     item relating section 184 and inserting the following:

       ``184. Proceeds from sales.''.
       (d) Elimination of Limitation.--Title III of the Energy and 
     Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2012 (division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 
     (Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 869)), is amended, under the 
     Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve account, by striking ``: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 181 of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250), for 
     fiscal year 2012 and hereafter, the Reserve shall contain no 
     more than 1 million barrels of petroleum distillate''.

     SEC. 104. SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Section 167 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``the acquisition, transportation, and 
     injection of petroleum products into the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, for test sales of petroleum products from the 
     Reserve, and for the drawdown, sale, and delivery of 
     petroleum products from the Reserve'' and inserting ``covered 
     activities''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the receipts to the 
     United States from the sale of petroleum products in any 
     drawdown and distribution of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     under section 161, including a drawdown and distribution 
     carried out under subsection (g) of such section, or from the 
     sale of petroleum products under section 160(f)'' and 
     inserting ``covered receipts'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``the sale of petroleum 
     products in any drawdown and distribution of the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve under section 161, including a drawdown and 
     distribution carried out under subsection (g) of such 
     section, and from the sale of petroleum products under 
     section 160(f)'' and inserting ``covered sales''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered activity.--The term `covered activity' 
     means--
       ``(A) the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
     petroleum products into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
       ``(B) the sale of petroleum products in any drawdown and 
     distribution of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under section 
     161, including a drawdown and distribution carried out under 
     subsection (g) of such section;
       ``(C) the sale of petroleum products under section 160(f);
       ``(D) an activity under part D; and
       ``(E) an activity under part E.
       ``(2) Covered sale.--The term `covered sale' means--
       ``(A) the sale of petroleum products in any drawdown and 
     distribution of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under section 
     161, including a drawdown and distribution carried out under 
     subsection (g) of such section;
       ``(B) the sale of petroleum products under section 160(f);
       ``(C) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of petroleum 
     distillate from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and
       ``(D) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of gasoline 
     or diesel fuel from a Strategic Refined Petroleum Product 
     Reserve.
       ``(3) Covered receipts.--The term `covered receipts' 
     means--
       ``(A) receipts to the United States from the sale of 
     petroleum products in any drawdown and distribution of the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve under section 161 (including a 
     drawdown and distribution carried out under subsection (g) of 
     such section), less amounts equal to any amounts appropriated 
     by subsection (l)(2) of such section;
       ``(B) receipts to the United States from the sale of 
     petroleum products under section 160(f);
       ``(C) receipts to the United States from the sale, 
     exchange, or other disposition of petroleum distillate from 
     the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and
       ``(D) receipts to the United States from the sale, 
     exchange, or other disposition of gasoline or diesel fuel 
     from a Strategic Refined Petroleum Product Reserve.''.
       (b) Transfer of Funds.--The assets and liabilities of the 
     Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account established in the 
     Treasury under section 184 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250c), as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act, are hereby 
     transferred to the SPR Petroleum Account established in the 
     Treasury under section 167 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247), and such Northeast Home 
     Heating Oil Reserve Account is hereby abolished.

     SEC. 105. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 163 (42 U.S.C. 6243) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prohibit the export 
     or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, to--
       ``(1) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(2) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(3) the Russian Federation;
       ``(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(5) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
       ``(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
       ``(A) a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1) 
     through (5); or
       ``(B) the Chinese Communist Party.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may issue a waiver of the 
     prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
     certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to the 
     waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Rule.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Buy Low and Sell High Act, the Secretary 
     shall issue a rule to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Drawdown and sale of petroleum products.--Section 
     161(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6241(a)) is amended by inserting ``and section 164'' before 
     the period at the end.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 163 the following:

       ``Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.''.

     SEC. 106. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE REFORMS.

       (a) Use of Underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     Facilities.--Section 168 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 168. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary may establish and carry out a 
     program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     storage facilities and related facilities

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     to the private sector, or a foreign government or its 
     representative. Petroleum products stored under this section 
     are not part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
       ``(b) Protection of Facilities.--Any lease entered into 
     under the program established under subsection (a) shall 
     contain provisions providing for fees to fully compensate the 
     United States for all related costs of storage and removals 
     of petroleum products (including the proportionate cost of 
     replacement facilities necessitated as a result of any 
     withdrawals) incurred by the United States as a result of 
     such lease.
       ``(c) Access by the United States.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that leasing of facilities under the program 
     established under subsection (a) does not impair the ability 
     of the United States to withdraw, distribute, or sell 
     petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 
     response to an energy emergency or to the obligations of the 
     United States under the Agreement on an International Energy 
     Program.
       ``(d) National Security.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     leasing of facilities under the program established under 
     subsection (a) to a foreign government or its representative 
     will not impair national security.
       ``(e) Deposits of Amounts Received.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     amounts received through the leasing of facilities under the 
     program established under subsection (a) shall be deposited 
     in the SPR Petroleum Account established in the Treasury 
     under section 167 during the fiscal year in which such 
     amounts are received.
       ``(2) Costs.--The Secretary may use for costs described in 
     subsection (b) (other than costs described in subsection 
     (f)), without further appropriation, amounts received through 
     the leasing of facilities under the program established under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(f) Preparation of Facilities.--The Secretary shall only 
     use amounts available in the Energy Security and 
     Infrastructure Modernization Fund established by section 404 
     of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 for costs described in 
     subsection (b) of this section that relate to addition of 
     facilities or changes to facilities or facility operations 
     necessary to lease such facilities, including costs related 
     to acquisition of land, acquisition of ancillary facilities 
     and equipment, and site development, and other necessary 
     costs related to capital improvement.''.
       (b) Pilot Program To Lease Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--
       (1) In general.--Part B of title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 170. PILOT PROGRAM TO LEASE STORAGE AND RELATED 
                   FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--In carrying out section 168 and not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a pilot 
     program to make available for lease--
       ``(1) capacity for storage of up to 200,000,000 barrels of 
     petroleum products at Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage 
     facilities; and
       ``(2) related facilities.
       ``(b) Contents.--In carrying out the pilot program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) identify appropriate Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     storage facilities and related facilities to lease, in order 
     to make maximum use of such facilities;
       ``(2) identify and implement any changes to facilities or 
     facility operations necessary to so lease such facilities, 
     including any such changes necessary to ensure the long-term 
     structural viability and use of the facilities for purposes 
     of this part and part C;
       ``(3) make such facilities available for lease; and
       ``(4) identify environmental effects, including benefits, 
     of leasing storage facilities and related facilities.
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of the pilot program 
     established under subsection (a).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding after 
     the item relating to section 169 the following:

       ``Sec. 170. Pilot program to lease storage and related 
           facilities.''.

     SEC. 107. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE.

       (a) Reconciliation on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018.--
     Section 20003(a) of Public Law 115-97 (131 Stat. 2237) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``during the period of 
     fiscal years 2026 through 2027'' and inserting ``by the end 
     of fiscal year 2027''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Timing.--In determining the timing of each draw down 
     and sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under this 
     section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall maximize the financial return to the United States 
     taxpayers.''.
       (b) America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.--Section 
     3009(a) of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public 
     Law 115-270; 132 Stat. 3870) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``during'' and inserting 
     ``by the end of''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Timing.--In determining the timing of each draw down 
     and sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under this 
     section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall maximize the financial return to the United States 
     taxpayers.''.
       (c) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.--Section 
     90002(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
     (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1342) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``during the period of 
     fiscal years 2028 through 2031'' and inserting ``by the end 
     of fiscal year 2032''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Timing.--In determining the timing of each draw down 
     and sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under this 
     section, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall maximize the financial return to the United States 
     taxpayers.''.

     SEC. 108. DOE STUDY AND PLAN FOR DELIVERY OF FUEL DURING 
                   PIPELINE DISRUPTIONS.

       Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
       (1) conduct a study on how the Department of Energy could 
     deliver products sold from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a 
     Strategic Refined Petroleum Product Reserve, or the Northeast 
     Home Heating Oil Reserve in the event of an attack or 
     disruption that renders pipelines to deliver such products 
     unusable; and
       (2) submit to Congress a plan, based on the results of such 
     study, to carry out such delivery.

                         TITLE II--FUEL DEMAND

     SEC. 201. STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS.

       (a) State Energy Transportation Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide financial 
     assistance to a State to develop a State energy 
     transportation plan, for inclusion in a State energy 
     conservation plan under section 362(d), to promote the 
     electrification of the transportation system, reduced 
     consumption of fossil fuels, and improved air quality.
       ``(b) Development.--A State developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section shall carry out this 
     activity through the State energy office that is responsible 
     for developing the State energy conservation plan under 
     section 362.
       ``(c) Contents.--A State developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section shall include in such 
     plan a plan to--
       ``(1) deploy a network of electric vehicle supply equipment 
     to ensure access to electricity for electric vehicles, 
     including commercial vehicles, to an extent that such 
     electric vehicles can travel throughout the State without 
     running out of a charge;
       ``(2) promote modernization of the electric grid, including 
     through the use of renewable energy sources to power the 
     electric grid, to accommodate demand for power to operate 
     electric vehicle supply equipment and to utilize energy 
     storage capacity provided by electric vehicles, including 
     commercial vehicles; and
       ``(3) implement other measures to reduce the consumption of 
     petroleum-based fuels.
       ``(d) Coordination.--In developing a State energy 
     transportation plan under this section, a State shall 
     coordinate, as appropriate, with--
       ``(1) State regulatory authorities (as defined in section 3 
     of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
     U.S.C. 2602));
       ``(2) electric utilities;
       ``(3) regional transmission organizations or independent 
     system operators;
       ``(4) private entities that provide electric vehicle 
     charging services;
       ``(5) State transportation agencies, metropolitan planning 
     organizations, and local governments;
       ``(6) electric vehicle manufacturers;
       ``(7) public and private entities that manage vehicle 
     fleets; and
       ``(8) public and private entities that manage ports, 
     airports, or other transportation hubs.
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--Upon request of the Governor 
     of a State, the Secretary shall provide information and 
     technical assistance in the development, implementation, or 
     revision of a State energy transportation plan.
       ``(f) Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `electric vehicle supply 
     equipment' means conductors, including ungrounded, grounded, 
     and equipment grounding conductors, electric vehicle 
     connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, 
     devices, power outlets, or apparatuses installed specifically 
     for the purpose of delivering energy to an electric 
     vehicle.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part D 
     of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

       ``Sec. 367. State energy transportation plans.''.
       (b) State Energy Conservation Plans.--Section 362(d) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (19); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:

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       ``(18) a State energy transportation plan developed in 
     accordance with section 367; and''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 365(f) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) State energy transportation plans.--In addition to 
     the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), for the purpose 
     of carrying out section 367, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary.''.

     SEC. 202. TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION.

       Section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
     2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(6)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including ground 
     support equipment at ports'' before the semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and vehicles'' 
     before the semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in subparagraph (I)--
       (i) by striking ``battery chargers,''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) installation of electric vehicle supply equipment for 
     recharging plug-in electric drive vehicles, including such 
     equipment that is accessible in rural and urban areas and in 
     underserved or disadvantaged communities and such equipment 
     for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including at depots and 
     in-route locations;
       ``(K) multi-use charging hubs used for multiple forms of 
     transportation;
       ``(L) medium- and heavy-duty vehicle smart charging 
     management and refueling;
       ``(M) battery recycling and secondary use, including for 
     medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and
       ``(N) sharing of best practices, and technical assistance 
     provided by the Department to public utilities commissions 
     and utilities, for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle 
     electrification.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, components 
     for such vehicles, and charging equipment for such vehicles'' 
     after ``vehicles''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``$90,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2012'' and inserting ``such sums as 
     may be necessary'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the header, by striking ``Near-Term'' and inserting 
     ``Large-Scale''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$95,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 through 2013'' and inserting ``such sums as 
     may be necessary''; and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Priority.--In providing grants under subsections (b) 
     and (c), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to 
     applications that contain a written assurance that all 
     laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors during construction, alteration, or repair 
     that is financed, in whole or in part, by a grant provided 
     under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
     those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
     sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, 
     United States Code (and the Secretary of Labor shall, with 
     respect to the labor standards described in this clause, have 
     the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 
     40, United States Code).''.

     SEC. 203. FEDERAL FLEETS.

       (a) Minimum Federal Fleet Requirement.--Section 303 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of General Services, shall ensure that in acquiring medium- 
     and heavy-duty vehicles for a Federal fleet, a Federal entity 
     shall acquire zero-emission vehicles to the maximum extent 
     feasible.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Percentage Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Light-duty vehicles.--Beginning in fiscal year 2026, 
     100 percent of the total number of light-duty vehicles 
     acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet shall be 
     alternative fueled vehicles, of which--
       ``(i) at least 50 percent shall be zero-emission vehicles 
     or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2026 through 2034;
       ``(ii) at least 75 percent shall be zero-emission vehicles 
     or plug-in hybrids in fiscal years 2035 through 2049; and
       ``(iii) 100 percent shall be zero-emission vehicles in 
     fiscal year 2050 and thereafter.
       ``(B) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.--The following 
     percentages of the total number of medium- and heavy-duty 
     vehicles acquired by a Federal entity for a Federal fleet 
     shall be alternative fueled vehicles:
       ``(i) At least 20 percent in fiscal years 2026 through 
     2029.
       ``(ii) At least 30 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 
     2039.
       ``(iii) At least 40 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 
     2049.
       ``(iv) At least 50 percent in fiscal year 2050 and 
     thereafter.
       ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of General Services where appropriate, may 
     permit a Federal entity to acquire for a Federal fleet a 
     smaller percentage than is required in paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, so long as the aggregate percentage acquired for 
     each class of vehicle for all Federal fleets in the fiscal 
     year is at least equal to the required percentage.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Federal fleet.--The term `Federal fleet' means a 
     fleet of vehicles that are centrally fueled or capable of 
     being centrally fueled and are owned, operated, leased, or 
     otherwise controlled by or assigned to any Federal executive 
     department, military department, Government corporation, 
     independent establishment, or executive agency, the United 
     States Postal Service, the Congress, the courts of the United 
     States, or the Executive Office of the President. Such term 
     does not include--
       ``(i) motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the 
     general public;
       ``(ii) motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer 
     product evaluations or tests;
       ``(iii) law enforcement vehicles;
       ``(iv) emergency vehicles; or
       ``(v) motor vehicles acquired and used for military 
     purposes that the Secretary of Defense has certified to the 
     Secretary must be exempt for national security reasons.
       ``(B) Fleet.--The term `fleet' means--
       ``(i) 20 or more light-duty vehicles, located in a 
     metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan 
     statistical area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, 
     with a 1980 population of more than 250,000; or
       ``(ii) 10 or more medium- or heavy-duty vehicles, located 
     at a Federal facility or located in a metropolitan 
     statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical 
     area, as established by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 
     population of more than 250,000.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``, either''; and
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' and inserting 
     ``and''.
       (b) Federal Fleet Conservation Requirements.--Section 
     400FF(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6374e) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this section'' and inserting ``12 months after the date of 
     enactment of the Buy Low and Sell High Act'';
       (B) by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2023''; and
       (C) by striking ``and increase alternative fuel 
     consumption'' and inserting ``, increase alternative fuel 
     consumption, and reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions''; 
     and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the requirements under paragraph 
     (1) are that each Federal agency shall--
       ``(A) reduce fleet-wide per-mile greenhouse gas emissions 
     from agency fleet vehicles, relative to a baseline of 
     emissions in 2015, by--
       ``(i) not less than 30 percent by the end of fiscal year 
     2026;
       ``(ii) not less than 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 
     2030; and
       ``(iii) 100 percent by the end of fiscal year 2050; and
       ``(B) increase the annual percentage of alternative fuel 
     consumption by agency fleet vehicles as a proportion of total 
     annual fuel consumption by Federal fleet vehicles, to 
     achieve--
       ``(i) 25 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is 
     alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2026;
       ``(ii) 50 percent of total annual fuel consumption that is 
     alternative fuel by the end of fiscal year 2035; and
       ``(iii) at least 85 percent of total annual fuel 
     consumption that is alternative fuel by the end of fiscal 
     year 2050.''.

                         TITLE III--FUEL SUPPLY

     SEC. 301. ASSISTANCE FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE REFINERIES.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
     and carry out a program to increase the amount of crude oil 
     refined in oil refineries located in covered countries by--
       (1) developing, producing, or procuring resources, 
     materials, or equipment that can be used at such oil 
     refineries to increase the amount of crude oil refined at 
     such oil refineries;
       (2) providing to covered entities, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of Energy determines appropriate, 
     resources, materials, or equipment that can be used at such 
     oil refineries to increase the amount of crude oil refined at 
     such oil refineries;
       (3) issuing grants, loans, or loan guarantees to covered 
     entities, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
     Energy determines appropriate, to carry out projects in 
     covered countries that can increase the amount of crude oil 
     refined in such oil refineries; and
       (4) providing technical assistance to covered entities, as 
     the Secretary of Energy determines necessary to increase the 
     amount of crude oil refined in such oil refineries.
       (b) Partnerships.--The Secretary of Energy may partner with 
     other Federal agencies to carry out the program established 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Authority To Enter Into Agreements.--In carrying out 
     the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary 
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     Energy may enter into one or more agreements directly with 
     third parties under such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary of Energy determines appropriate.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' means a 
     foreign country located in the Western Hemisphere, other than 
     Venezuela, with respect to which the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of Energy, determines that increased crude oil refining in 
     that country would promote the national security and economic 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a 
     covered country or a third party that owns or operates an oil 
     refinery located in a covered country.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out 
     this section $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2026.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 96: 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 that the Secretary certifies that any increase in 
     the percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas 
     production pursuant to paragraph (1) would not perpetuate 
     environmental injustice.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 97: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     paragraph takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, certifies that the required bonds, 
     sureties, or other financial arrangements provide adequate 
     incentives for oil and gas companies to meet their 
     reclamation obligations under section 17(g) the Mineral 
     Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(g)).''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 98: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO THE TRUE CAUSES 
                   OF OIL AND GAS PRICE VOLATILITY.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that Russia's 
     unconscionable and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, at 
     Vladimir Putin's direction, caused volatility in the global 
     oil and natural gas markets that resulted in increased energy 
     prices for consumers in the United States.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 99: Page 3, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as--
       ``(A) an endorsement of greenhouse gas-emitting fuel 
     sources; or
       ``(B) a denial of the effects of petroleum products on 
     global greenhouse gas emissions.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 100: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO GAS PRICES.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that, according to the 
     Energy Information Administration, the per-gallon retail 
     gasoline price in the first week of January 2023 was lower 
     than it was in the first week of January 2022.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 101: Page 2, strike line 8 and all that 
     follows through page 3, line 9, and insert the following:
       ``(k) Plan.--Except in the case of a severe energy supply 
     interruption 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 developed a plan, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, to decrease the overall annual national 
     demand for, and consumption of, petroleum products through 
     increased usage of public transportation.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 102: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE CHANGE 
                   SOLUTIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that the solutions to 
     greenhouse gas-fueled climate change represent once-in-a-
     generation opportunities to rebuild the crumbling 
     infrastructure of the United States, lower energy prices for 
     countless Americans, and create millions of clean energy 
     jobs.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 103: At the end, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE REFORMS.

       (a) Use of Underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     Facilities.--Section 168 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 168. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary may establish and carry out a 
     program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     storage facilities and related facilities to the private 
     sector, or a foreign government or its representative. 
     Petroleum products stored under this section are not part of 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
       ``(b) Protection of Facilities.--Any lease entered into 
     under the program established under subsection (a) shall 
     contain provisions providing for fees to fully compensate the 
     United States for all related costs of storage and removals 
     of petroleum products (including the proportionate cost of 
     replacement facilities necessitated as a result of any 
     withdrawals) incurred by the United States as a result of 
     such lease.
       ``(c) Access by the United States.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that leasing of facilities under the program 
     established under subsection (a) does not impair the ability 
     of the United States to withdraw, distribute, or sell 
     petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 
     response to an energy emergency or to the obligations of the 
     United States under the Agreement on an International Energy 
     Program.
       ``(d) National Security.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     leasing of facilities under the program established under 
     subsection (a) to a foreign government or its representative 
     will not impair national security.
       ``(e) Deposits of Amounts Received.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     amounts received through the leasing of facilities under the 
     program established under subsection (a) shall be deposited 
     in the SPR Petroleum Account established in the Treasury 
     under section 167 during the fiscal year in which such 
     amounts are received.
       ``(2) Costs.--The Secretary may use for costs described in 
     subsection (b) (other than costs described in subsection 
     (f)), without further appropriation, amounts received through 
     the leasing of facilities under the program established under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(f) Preparation of Facilities.--The Secretary shall only 
     use amounts available in the Energy Security and 
     Infrastructure Modernization Fund established by section 404 
     of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 for costs described in 
     subsection (b) of this section that relate to addition of 
     facilities or changes to facilities or facility operations 
     necessary to lease such facilities, including costs related 
     to acquisition of land, acquisition of ancillary facilities 
     and equipment, and site development, and other necessary 
     costs related to capital improvement.''.
       (b) Pilot Program to Lease Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--
       (1) In general.--Part B of title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 170. PILOT PROGRAM TO LEASE STORAGE AND RELATED 
                   FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--In carrying out section 168 and not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a pilot 
     program to make available for lease--
       ``(1) capacity for storage of up to 200,000,000 barrels of 
     petroleum products at Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage 
     facilities; and
       ``(2) related facilities.
       ``(b) Contents.--In carrying out the pilot program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) identify appropriate Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     storage facilities and related facilities to lease, in order 
     to make maximum use of such facilities;
       ``(2) identify and implement any changes to facilities or 
     facility operations necessary to so lease such facilities, 
     including any such changes necessary to ensure the long-term 
     structural viability and use of the facilities for purposes 
     of this part and part C;
       ``(3) make such facilities available for lease; and
       ``(4) identify environmental effects, including benefits, 
     of leasing storage facilities and related facilities.
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of the pilot program 
     established under subsection (a).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding after 
     the item relating to section 169 the following:
       ``Sec. 170. Pilot program to lease storage and related 
           facilities.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 104: 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 North Atlantic Planning Area.''.

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                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 105: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Deficiencies in federal oil and gas leasing 
     program.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall not 
     provide for any entity to engage in oil or gas production 
     activities on Federal lands described in paragraph (1) leased 
     for oil and gas production as a result of such plan unless 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior, certifies that the deficiencies in the Federal oil 
     and gas leasing program identified in the Department of the 
     Interior's Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program 
     (issued November 2021) have been fully remedied.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 106: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO THE SQUANDERING 
                   OF FEDERAL LANDS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that the fossil fuel 
     industry only produces oil and natural gas on approximately 
     half of the lands leased by such industry from the Bureau of 
     Land Management.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 107: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO WINDFALL PROFITS 
                   OF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that oil and gas 
     companies are using windfall profits to reward wealthy 
     shareholders and executives with record stock buybacks and 
     dividends.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 108: Page 2, strike line 8 and all that 
     follows through page 3, line 9, and insert the following:
       ``(k) Plan.--Except in the case of a severe energy supply 
     interruption 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 developed a plan, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, to decrease overall 
     methane emissions from oil and gas production on Federal 
     lands.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 109: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date on which the 
     Secretary certifies that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has 
     ended''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 110: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that climate change is 
     real and is an existential threat to humanity.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 111: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Impact on air quality.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not provide for any entity to engage in 
     oil or gas production activities on Federal lands described 
     in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas production as a 
     result of such plan unless such activities will not 
     negatively impact air quality.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 112: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     paragraph takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, issues a finding that the Federal 
     lands that would be leased pursuant to the plan would produce 
     a similar amount of oil during the first five consecutive 
     years such Federal lands are leased as the amount that would 
     be released from the associated drawdown.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 113: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ROLE OF 
                   FEDERAL LANDS IN SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that Federal lands can 
     play a critical role in solving the climate crisis if the 
     management of such lands prioritizes the reduction of 
     greenhouse gas emissions, the responsible deployment of 
     renewable energy, and the enhancement of natural carbon 
     sequestration.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 114: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO THE POTENTIAL 
                   COSTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to controvert the fact that, per the Office of 
     Management and Budget, failing to take rapid action to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions could cost the United States $2 
     trillion per year in lost revenue by the year 2100, and would 
     require tens of billions of dollars in additional Federal 
     spending on crop insurance, coastal disaster relief, flood 
     insurance, healthcare insurance, wildland fire suppression, 
     and flooding at Federal facilities.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 115: At the end, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE.

       (a) Strengthening the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.--
     Section 181(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6250(a)) is amended by striking ``2 million'' and 
     inserting ``4 million''.
       (b) Conditions for Release.--Section 183 of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Definition'' 
     and inserting ``Definitions'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly);
       (C) by striking ``For purposes of this section a 
     `dislocation in the heating oil market' '' and inserting the 
     following: ``For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered entity' means--
       ``(A) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(C) the Russian Federation;
       ``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(E) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
       ``(F) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
       ``(i) a country referred to in any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F); or
       ``(ii) the Chinese Communist Party; and
       ``(2) a `dislocation in the heating oil market' ''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the Secretary shall prohibit the sale or export of 
     petroleum distillate released under this section to a covered 
     entity, except that the Secretary may issue a waiver of such 
     prohibition if the Secretary certifies that any export or 
     sale authorized pursuant to the waiver is in the national 
     security interests of the United States.''.
       (c) Elimination of Limitation.--Title III of the Energy and 
     Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2012 (division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 
     (Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 869)), is amended, under the 
     Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve account, by striking ``: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 181 of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6250), for 
     fiscal year 2012 and hereafter, the Reserve shall contain no 
     more than 1 million barrels of petroleum distillate''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 116: Page 3, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Nonbinding plan.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall not be binding.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 117: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     paragraph takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, certifies that the Federal 
     Government would receive a fair return from the Federal lands 
     leased for oil and gas production pursuant to the plan to be 
     developed under paragraph (1).''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 118: 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.

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       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, certifies that any increase in the 
     percentage of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Defense leased for oil and gas production 
     pursuant to the plan required by paragraph (1) will have no 
     impact on national security.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 119: At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT 
                   SUBSIDIES FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendment made by this Act, may 
     be construed to provide a further government subsidy for 
     fossil fuel production in light of the oil and gas industry's 
     recent, record profit margins.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 120: Page 2, strike line 8 and all that 
     follows through page 3, line 9, and insert the following:
       ``(k) Plan.--Except in the case of a severe energy supply 
     interruption 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 developed a plan, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency, to decrease the 
     overall annual national demand for, and consumption of, 
     petroleum products, including through increased use of 
     biofuels.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 121: Page 2, strike line 8 and all that 
     follows through page 3, line 9, and insert the following:
       ``(k) Plan.--Except in the case of a severe energy supply 
     interruption 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 developed a plan, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, to decrease the overall annual national 
     demand for, and consumption of, petroleum products through 
     increased transportation electrification.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 122: At the end, insert the following:

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

       (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
     amended by inserting after section 163 (42 U.S.C. 6243) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prohibit the export 
     or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, to--
       ``(1) the People's Republic of China;
       ``(2) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       ``(3) the Russian Federation;
       ``(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       ``(5) any other country the government of which is subject 
     to sanctions imposed by the United States; and
       ``(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by--
       ``(A) a country referred to in any of paragraphs (1) 
     through (5); or
       ``(B) the Chinese Communist Party.
       ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may issue a waiver of the 
     prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
     certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to the 
     waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Rule.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Strategic Production Response Act, the 
     Secretary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Drawdown and sale of petroleum products.--Section 
     161(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6241(a)) is amended by inserting ``and section 164'' before 
     the period at the end.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 163 the following:

       ``Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 123: 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 that the Secretary certifies that any increase in 
     the percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas 
     production pursuant to paragraph (1) would not harm cultural 
     resources.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 124: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Best management practices.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not provide for any entity to engage in 
     oil or gas production activities on Federal lands described 
     in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas production as a 
     result of such plan unless the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, certifies that--
       ``(i) such entity adheres to best management practices; and
       ``(ii) any oil and gas production activity carried out 
     pursuant to any current lease of such entity is being carried 
     out safely.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mr. Quigley

       Amendment No. 125: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date on which the 
     Secretary certifies that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has 
     ended''.

                                H.R. 21

                    Offered By: Mr. Good of Virginia

       Amendment No. 126: Page 2, line 15, insert ``that is 
     approved by Congress'' after ``plan''.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Blumenauer

       Amendment No. 127: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as a denial of the effects of petroleum 
     products on global greenhouse gas emissions, including the 
     effects on the ability to meet the nationally determined 
     contribution of the United States under article 4 of the 2015 
     Paris Agreement.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 128: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LEASING RESTRICTIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 
     shall affect any statutory or regulatory restrictions in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act (including any 
     withdrawal of Federal land) that may prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing within the area designated as the South Atlantic 
     Planning Area.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. Cohen

       Amendment No. 129: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Total increase.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall 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.
       ``(B) Impact on air quality.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not provide for any entity to engage in 
     oil or gas production activities on Federal lands described 
     in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas production as a 
     result of such plan unless such activities will not 
     negatively impact air quality.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Garamendi

       Amendment No. 130: Add at the end the following new 
     sections:

     SEC. 3. NATIONAL POLICY ON STRATEGIC ENERGY ASSET EXPORT 
                   TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) LNG Exports.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (A) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is hazardous to national 
     import and export terminals and ports when mishandled.
       (B) LNG is a strategic national asset, the export of which 
     should be used to preserve the United States tanker fleet and 
     skilled mariner workforce that are essential to national 
     security.
       (C) For the safety and security of the United States, LNG 
     should be exported on vessels documented under the laws of 
     the United States.
       (2) Requirement.--Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
     U.S.C. 717b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Transportation of Exports of Natural Gas on Vessels 
     Documented Under Laws of the United States.--
       ``(1) Condition for approval.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (5), the Commission shall include in an order 
     issued under subsection (a) that authorizes a person to 
     export natural gas a condition that the person transport the 
     natural gas on vessels that meet the requirements described 
     in paragraph (2) (including vessels with respect to which a 
     waiver is in place for the requirement under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) or the requirement under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)(IV), as applicable), so as to ensure the 
     following:
       ``(A) A minimum of two percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 7 calendar years after the calendar year in which this 
     subsection is enacted.
       ``(B) A minimum of three percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 8th

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     and 9th calendar years after the calendar year in which this 
     subsection is enacted.
       ``(C) A minimum of four percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 10th and 11th calendar years after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(D) A minimum of six percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 12th and 13th calendar years after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(E) A minimum of seven percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 14th and 15th calendar years after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(F) A minimum of nine percent of the natural gas that is 
     exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each of 
     the 16th and 17th calendar years after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(G) A minimum of eleven percent of the natural gas that 
     is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each 
     of the 18th and 19th calendar years after the calendar year 
     in which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(H) A minimum of thirteen percent of the natural gas that 
     is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in each 
     of the 20th and 21st calendar years after the calendar year 
     in which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(I) A minimum of fifteen percent of the natural gas that 
     is exported by vessel is transported on such vessels in--
       ``(i) the 22nd calendar year after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted; and
       ``(ii) in each calendar year thereafter.
       ``(2) Requirements for vessels.--A vessel meets the 
     requirements described in this paragraph--
       ``(A) with respect to each of the 5 calendar years after 
     the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted--
       ``(i) if--

       ``(I) the vessel is documented under the laws of the United 
     States; and
       ``(II) with respect to any retrofit work necessary for the 
     vessel to export natural gas--

       ``(aa) such work is done in a shipyard in the United 
     States; and
       ``(bb) any component of the vessel listed in paragraph (3) 
     that is installed during the course of such work is 
     manufactured in the United States; or
       ``(ii) if--

       ``(I) the vessel is built in the United States;
       ``(II) the vessel is documented under the laws of the 
     United States;
       ``(III) all major components of the hull or superstructure 
     of the vessel are manufactured (including all manufacturing 
     processes from the initial melting stage through the 
     application of coatings for iron or steel products) in the 
     United States; and
       ``(IV) the components of the vessel listed in paragraph (3) 
     are manufactured in the United States; and

       ``(B) with respect to the 6th calendar year after the 
     calendar year in which this subsection is enacted and each 
     calendar year thereafter, if the vessel meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Components.--The components of a vessel listed in 
     this paragraph are the following components:
       ``(A) Air circuit breakers.
       ``(B) Welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain with a 
     diameter of four inches or less.
       ``(C) Powered and non-powered valves in Federal Supply 
     Classes 4810 and 4820 used in piping.
       ``(D) Machine tools in the Federal Supply Classes for 
     metal-working machinery numbered 3405, 3408, 3410 through 
     3419, 3426, 3433, 3438, 3441 through 3443, 3445, 3446, 3448, 
     3449, 3460, and 3461.
       ``(E) Auxiliary equipment for shipboard services, including 
     pumps.
       ``(F) Propulsion equipment, including engines, propulsion 
     motors, reduction gears, and propellers.
       ``(G) Shipboard cranes.
       ``(H) Spreaders for shipboard cranes.
       ``(I) Rotating electrical equipment, including electrical 
     alternators and motors.
       ``(J) Compressors, pumps, and heat exchangers used in 
     managing and re-liquifying boil-off gas from liquefied 
     natural gas.
       ``(4) Waiver authority.--The Commission may waive the 
     requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) or paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii)(IV), as applicable, with respect to a component of 
     a vessel if the Maritime Administrator determines that--
       ``(A) application of the requirement would cause a cost 
     increase of more than 25 percent for such component or 
     unreasonable delays to be incurred in building or 
     retrofitting the vessel; or
       ``(B) such component is not manufactured in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a 
     satisfactory quality.
       ``(5) Exception.--The Commission may not include in any 
     order issued under subsection (a) authorizing a person to 
     export natural gas to a nation with which there is in effect 
     a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade 
     in natural gas a condition described in paragraph (1), or a 
     condition described in paragraph (7), if the United States 
     Trade Representative certifies to the Commission, in writing, 
     that such condition would violate obligations of the United 
     States under such free trade agreement.
       ``(6) Use of federal information.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the Commission--
       ``(A) shall utilize information made available by the 
     Energy Information Administration, or by any other Federal 
     agency or entity the Commission determines appropriate; and
       ``(B) may not utilize information made available by a 
     private entity unless applicable information described in 
     subparagraph (A) is not available.
       ``(7) Opportunities for licensed and unlicensed mariners.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (5), the Commission shall 
     include in any order issued under subsection (a) that 
     authorizes a person to export natural gas a condition that 
     the person provide opportunities for United States licensed 
     and unlicensed mariners to receive experience and training 
     necessary to become credentialed in working on a vessel 
     transporting natural gas.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is amended by striking ``or the 
     exportation of natural gas'' and inserting ``or, subject to 
     subsection (g), the exportation of natural gas''.
       (b) Crude Oil.--Section 101 of title I of division O of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsections (c) and 
     (d)'' and inserting ``subsections (c), (d), and (e)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Transportation of Exports of Crude Oil on Vessels 
     Documented Under Laws of the United States.--
       ``(1) Condition.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), as a 
     condition to export crude oil, the President shall require 
     the person exporting the crude oil to transport the exports 
     on vessels that meet the requirements described in paragraph 
     (2) (including vessels with respect to which a waiver is in 
     place for the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) 
     or the requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(IV), as 
     applicable), so as to ensure the following:
       ``(A) A minimum of three percent of crude oil exported by 
     vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 7 
     calendar years after the calendar year in which this 
     subsection is enacted.
       ``(B) A minimum of six percent of crude oil exported by 
     vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 8th, 
     9th, and 10th calendar years after the calendar year in which 
     this subsection is enacted.
       ``(C) A minimum of eight percent of crude oil exported by 
     vessel is transported on such vessels in each of the 11th, 
     12th, and 13th calendar years after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted.
       ``(D) A minimum of ten percent of crude oil exported by 
     vessel is transported on such vessels--
       ``(i) in the 14th calendar year after the calendar year in 
     which this subsection is enacted; and
       ``(ii) in each calendar year thereafter.
       ``(2) Requirements for vessels.--A vessel meets the 
     requirements described in this paragraph if--
       ``(A) with respect to each of the 4 calendar years after 
     the calendar year in which this subsection is enacted--
       ``(i) if--

       ``(I) the vessel is documented under the laws of the United 
     States; and
       ``(II) with respect to any retrofit work necessary for the 
     vessel to export crude oil--

       ``(aa) such work is done in a shipyard in the United 
     States; and
       ``(bb) any component of the vessel listed in paragraph (3) 
     that is installed during the course of such work is 
     manufactured in the United States; or
       ``(ii) if--

       ``(I) the vessel is built in the United States;
       ``(II) the vessel is documented under the laws of the 
     United States;
       ``(III) all major components of the hull or superstructure 
     of the vessel are manufactured (including all manufacturing 
     processes from the initial melting stage through the 
     application of coatings for iron or steel products) in the 
     United States; and
       ``(IV) the components of the vessel listed in paragraph (3) 
     are manufactured in the United States; and

       ``(B) with respect to the 5th calendar year after the 
     calendar year in which this subsection is enacted and each 
     calendar year thereafter, if the vessel meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Components.--The components of a vessel listed in 
     this paragraph are the following components:
       ``(A) Air circuit breakers.
       ``(B) Welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain with a 
     diameter of four inches or less.
       ``(C) Powered and non-powered valves in Federal Supply 
     Classes 4810 and 4820 used in piping.
       ``(D) Machine tools in the Federal Supply Classes for 
     metal-working machinery numbered 3405, 3408, 3410 through 
     3419, 3426, 3433, 3438, 3441 through 3443, 3445, 3446, 3448, 
     3449, 3460, and 3461.
       ``(E) Auxiliary equipment for shipboard services, including 
     pumps.
       ``(F) Propulsion equipment, including engines, propulsion 
     motors, reduction gears, and propellers.
       ``(G) Shipboard cranes.
       ``(H) Spreaders for shipboard cranes.
       ``(I) Rotating electrical equipment, including electrical 
     alternators and motors.

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       ``(4) Waiver authority.--The President may waive the 
     requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II)(bb) or the 
     requirement under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(IV), as applicable, 
     with respect to a component of a vessel if the Maritime 
     Administrator determines that--
       ``(A) application of the requirement would cause a cost 
     increase of more than 25 percent for such component or 
     unreasonable delays to be incurred in building or 
     retrofitting the vessel; or
       ``(B) such component is not manufactured in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a 
     satisfactory quality.
       ``(5) Exception.--The President may not, under paragraph 
     (1), condition the export of crude oil to a nation with which 
     there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national 
     treatment for trade in crude oil if the United States Trade 
     Representative certifies to the President, in writing, that 
     such condition would violate obligations of the United States 
     under such free trade agreement.
       ``(6) Use of federal information.--In carrying out 
     paragraph (1), the President--
       ``(A) shall utilize information made available by the 
     Energy Information Administration, or by any other Federal 
     agency or entity the President determines appropriate; and
       ``(B) may not utilize information made available by a 
     private entity unless applicable information described in 
     subparagraph (A) is not available.
       ``(7) Opportunities for licensed and unlicensed mariners.--
     The Maritime Administrator shall ensure that each exporter of 
     crude oil by vessel provides opportunities for United States 
     licensed and unlicensed mariners to receive experience and 
     training necessary to become credentialed in working on such 
     vessels.''.

     SEC. 4. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION.

       The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator 
     of the Energy Information Administration, shall collect, and 
     make readily available to the public on the Internet website 
     of the Energy Information Administration, information on 
     exports by vessel of natural gas and crude oil, including--
       (1) forecasts for, and data on, such exports for--
       (A) the calendar year after the calendar year in which this 
     Act is enacted; and
       (B) each calendar year thereafter; and
       (2) forecasts for such exports for multi-year periods after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, as determined appropriate 
     by the Administrator.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Schneider

       Amendment No. 131: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Great lakes exclusion.--The plan required by 
     paragraph (1) shall not include oil and gas leasing in the 
     Great Lakes.''.

                                H.R. 21

                  Offered By: Mr. Carter of Louisiana

       amendment No. 132: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation marks and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) AEQUIREMENT.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
     shall include a requirement that any entity entering into a 
     contract relating to oil or gas production occurring on 
     Federal lands leased pursuant to the plan may not provide for 
     the participation of a entity that offers a health plan that 
     does not provide coverage of screening and preventative 
     services, including contraceptive services, to at least the 
     extent and level as required under the essential health 
     benefits pursuant to section 1302 of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 133: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LEASING RESTRICTIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 
     shall affect any statutory or regulatory restrictions in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act (including any 
     withdrawal of Federal land) that may prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing within the area designated as the South Atlantic 
     Planning Area.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Mace

       Amendment No. 134: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LEASING RESTRICTIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 
     shall affect any statutory or regulatory restrictions in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act (including any 
     withdrawal of Federal land) that may prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing within the area designated as the South Atlantic 
     Planning Area.

                                H.R. 21

                       Offered By: Mr. Cicilline

  Amendment No. 135: 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 leasing for oil and gas production in any 
     area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the 
     State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 
     Connecticut, or New York.''.

                                H.R. 21

                 Offered By: Mr. Larson of Connecticut

       Amendment No. 136: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may execute a drawdown of petroleum products in the 
     Reserve without developing the plan under paragraph (1) if 
     the Energy Information Administration determines that 
     executing such drawdown of petroleum products would lower gas 
     prices or increase energy stability.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mrs. Boebert

       Amendment No. 137: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Thompson divide.--As part of the plan developed under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify areas to lease 
     within the approximately 224,793.73 acres, including 
     approximately 200,518.28 acres of National Forest System 
     lands, approximately 15,464.99 acres of public lands, and 
     approximately 8,810.46 acres of reserved Federal mineral 
     interest within the Thompson Divide area in Colorado.''.

                                H.R. 21

                        Offered By: Mrs. Boebert

       Amendment No. 138: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing 
     quotation mark and the final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
       ``(4) Mineral withdrawals.--As part of the plan developed 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include information 
     regarding the effects of administrative mineral withdrawals, 
     including the proposed withdrawal titled `Notice of Proposed 
     Withdrawal and Public Meeting, Thompson Divide Area, 
     Colorado' and published October 17, 2022, on increasing the 
     total percentage of Federal lands described in paragraph (1) 
     leased for oil and gas production.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Omar

       Amendment No. 139: Page 2, line 24, strike ``limitation'' 
     and insert ``limitations''.
       Page 3, beginning on line 1, amend paragraph (2) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Limitations.--The plan required by paragraph (1) may 
     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 the participation of a company that--
       ``(i) holds an oil or gas lease issued under any of the 
     mineral leasing laws; and
       ``(ii) provided executive level employees of such company 
     with a bonus using profits made from holding such lease in 
     the 10 years preceding the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Omar

       Amendment No. 140: Page 3, line 8, after ``with'' insert 
     ``Native Nations, Tribes, Indigenous communities,''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Omar

       Amendment No. 141: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this 
     subsection takes effect described in paragraph (4)''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the 
     final period.
       Page 3, after line 9, add the following:
       ``(4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a report 
     containing a quantification of the economic effects on the 
     national debt of the implementation of this subsection.''.

                                H.R. 21

                          Offered By: Ms. Omar

       Amendment No. 142: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall not take 
     effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy 
     submits to Congress a report quantifying the potential 
     economic costs of any subsidies that may be provided to 
     entities engaged in oil and gas leasing pursuant to the 
     amendment made by this Act.

                                H.R. 21

                         Offered By: Mr. LaLota

       Amendment No. 143: Add at the end the following:

     SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LEASING RESTRICTIONS.

       Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, 
     shall affect any statutory or regulatory restrictions in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act (including any 
     withdrawal of Federal land) that may prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing within the area designated as the North Atlantic 
     Planning Area.