[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S871]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 25. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military 
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE 
                   MINERAL LEASING ACT.

       Section 17(q) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(q)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer for 
     lease under this section under the applicable resource 
     management plan not less than 80 percent of available parcels 
     of land nominated for oil and gas development in an 
     expression of interest submitted in accordance with the 
     procedures established under paragraph (1).''.
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