[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5065]
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  SA 2834. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. MODIFICATIONS TO SALE OF ROYALTIES FOR ENERGY 
                   RESILIENCE PURPOSES.

       Section 36 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 192) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``: 
     Provided, however, At the request of the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of the Interior shall sell royalties 
     at or below market price to the Department of Defense for use 
     only on military installations, and only for energy 
     resilience purposes, and only to the extent that such 
     royalties do not exceed the oil and gas needs of the 
     installation: And provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense may not store or sale any royalties received in 
     excess of such needs.''.
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