[House Report 118-30]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress}                                           { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session  }                                           { 118-30

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1) TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS 
BY INCREASING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
       CRITICAL MINERALS PROCESSING, BY PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY, 
 ACCOUNTABILITY, PERMITTING, AND PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN RESOURCES, AND 
 BY IMPROVING WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND ENERGY PROJECTS, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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   March 28, 2023.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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            Mr. Reschenthaler, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 260]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 260, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1, the 
Lower Energy Costs Act, under a structured rule. The resolution 
provides seven hours of general debate with three hours equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective 
designees, three hours equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources or their respective designees, and one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their 
respective designees. The resolution waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that 
the amendment printed in part A of this report shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order only those 
amendments printed in part B of this report. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the 
report are waived. The resolution provides one motion to 
recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 1 includes:
    --Clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 
bill pursuant to a special order of business reported by the 
Committee on Rules that has not been reported by a committee. 
However, H.R. 1 is compromised of the text of H.R. 1335 as 
reported by the Committee on Natural Resources, H.R. 1152 as 
reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and H.R. 1068, H.R. 1121. H.R. 1085, H.R. 1058, H. Con. Res. 
14, H. Con. Res. 17, H.R. 1130, H.R. 1115, H.R. 1070, H.R. 
1131, H.R. 1140, H.R. 1158, H.R. 1141, H.R. 1023, H.R. 1155 as 
reported and H.R. 1603 as ordered reported by the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of the report, the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 26

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1 to make 
in order every amendment submitted to the Rules Committee for 
H.R. 1, and that general debate be reduced to two hours. 
Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 27

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
amendments #28, #37, #44, #48, #60, #67, #75, #104, #112, #113, 
and #118 to H.R. 1, offered by Representatives Eshoo, Kamlager-
Dove, Grijalva, Stansbury, Barragan, Jackson Lee, DeGette, 
Wild, Tonko, Jackson Lee, and Sykes respectively. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 28

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order 
amendments #94, #95, and #100 offered by Representative 
McGovern to H.R. 1. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 29

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #86 offered by Representative Scanlon to H.R. 1, that 
revises Section 10015, which restricts the Administration from 
creating regulations that would require stationary sources to 
assess their use of Hydrofluoric Acid (HF), to create an 
exception for stationary sources that have experienced an 
actual or threatened release of HF or that have been in 
violation of the Clean Air Act in the last 10 years. Defeated: 
4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 30

    Motion by Mr. Neguse to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #44 to H.R. 1, offered by Representative Grijalva, 
which bans the CCP and its agents from the right to use, 
occupy, and conduct operations on Federal land as a mining 
claimant. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 31

    Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in 
order amendments #98 and #105 offered by Representative Leger 
Fernandez to H.R. 1. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 32

    Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-
4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Yea   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Nay
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Yea   Mr. Neguse........................          Nay
Mr. Massie......................................          Yea   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Nay
Mr. Norman......................................          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Yea
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Yea
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman..............................          Yea
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        SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1 IN PART A CONSIDERED
                               AS ADOPTED

    1. Westerman (AR): Adds a 9-year sunset to title VI of 
division B.

      SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Donalds (FL): Requires a study on streamlining the 
regulatory approval timeline by examining certain licensing/
permitting processes for other sources of energy under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Energy (10 minutes)
    2. Boebert (CO): Adds a Sense of Congress expressing 
disapproval of the denial of Jordan Cove Project permits. (10 
minutes)
    3. Crenshaw (TX), Pfluger (TX): Amends the Safe Drinking 
Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a 
decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground 
injection control program, and for other purposes. (10 minutes)
    4. Estes (KS): Requires the Secretary of Energy to use an 
index-based pricing bid system when purchasing petroleum 
products for the SPR. (10 minutes)
    5. Hern (OK): Expresses the sense of Congress disapproving 
of the proposed tax hikes on the oil and natural gas industry 
in the presidents fiscal year 2024 budget request (10 minutes)
    6. Houlahan (PA): Prohibits export or sale of petroleum 
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, North 
Korea, Russia, Iran or any country subject to sanctions imposed 
by the United States. (10 minutes)
    7. Jackson (TX), Self (TX): Requires the EPA, in 
consultation with the DOE, to submit a report to Congress 
identifying and assessing existing regulations that have 
negatively affected domestic energy independence and increased 
energy cost for Americans. (10 minutes)
    8. Mace (SC): Requires the Secretary of Energy to report 
annually on the ongoing assessments of critical energy 
resources and actions taken to strengthen supply chains to 
advance American energy security. (10 minutes)
    9. Molinaro (NY): Requires a GAO study on how banning 
natural gas appliances will affect the rates and charges for 
electricity. (10 minutes)
    10. Palmer (AL), Lesko (AZ): Prohibits the Secretary of 
Energy from implementing its proposed rule regarding gas 
stoves, or any other rule that would limit consumer access to 
gas stoves. (10 minutes)
    11. Perry (PA): Prohibits the Delaware River Basin 
Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin from 
finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulations relating 
to hydraulic fracturing other than those issued by the State in 
which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced. (10 
minutes)
    12. Perry (PA): Repeals section 115 of the Clean Air Act. 
(10 minutes)
    13. Roy (TX), Self (TX): Directs FERC to withdraw its 
policy statements titled ``Certification of New Interstate 
Natural Gas Facilities'' (87 Fed. Reg. 11548) and 
``Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas 
Infrastructure Project Reviews'' (87 Fed. Reg. 14104). (10 
minutes)
    14. Schiff (CA): Strikes section 10005. (10 minutes)
    15. Barr (KY): Amends the FAST Act to expand eligibility 
for FAST 41 permitting for projects related to the extraction, 
recovery, or processing of critical minerals, rare-earth 
elements, microfine carbon, or carbon from coal, coal waste, 
coal processing waste, pre- or post-combustion coal byproducts, 
or acid mine drainage from coal mines. (10 minutes)
    16. Boebert (CO): Shortens the timetable to file a petition 
for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval of a 
major infrastructure project, such as a highway or public 
transit project, from 150 days to 90 days. (10 minutes)
    17. Crawford (AR), Graves (LA): Requires DOT to apply the 
One Federal Decision procedures to pipeline projects under NEPA 
review to streamline the environmental review/permitting 
process. (10 minutes)
    18. Donalds (FL), Self (TX): Requires a report on the 
current status of American uranium, how America's uranium 
compares to the global supply of uranium in terms of quantity 
and quality, etc. (10 minutes)
    19. Escobar (TX): Strikes Section 20103, which requires the 
Secretary of Interior to resolve any protest to a lease sale 
within 60 days. (10 minutes)
    20. Feenstra (IA): Prohibits the Communist Party of China 
(or a person acting on behalf of the Communist Party of China) 
from acquiring any interest with respect to American farmland 
or any lands used for American renewable energy production (10 
minutes)
    21. Gluesenkamp Perez (WA): Requires the Department of the 
Interior, Department of Agriculture, US Army Corps of 
Engineers, and Department of Commerce to determine 
technological needs for permitting programs and report them to 
Congress annually. (10 minutes)
    22. James (MI): Creates a national strategy for America to 
re-shore mineral supply chains and challenge the CCP. (10 
minutes)
    23. LaMalfa (CA): Allows wildfire mitigation activities 
within 300 feet of a road on Federal lands to be carried out 
without regard to NEPA or ESA requirements. (10 minutes)
    24. LaMalfa (CA): Expands the definition of ``hazard 
trees'' identified and removed along electric power lines as 
part of a utility's vegetation management plan to trees within 
50 feet, from 10 feet. Such plans will also be automatically 
approved after 60 days. (10 minutes)
    25. Leger Fernandez (NM): Requires each local unit of the 
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Forest 
Service to develop a plan to disseminate and advertise open 
civil service positions with functions relating to permitting 
and natural resources in their offices. Each plan shall include 
outreach to local high schools, community colleges, 
institutions of higher education, and any other relevant 
institutions. (10 minutes)
    26. Levin (CA): Strikes Title V of Division B, to prevent 
the bill from repealing the Inflation Reduction Act's reforms 
to the oil and gas leasing program. (10 minutes)
    27. Levin (CA): Specifies that Division B shall not take 
effect until the Council on Environmental Quality, in 
consultation with affected Federal agencies, certifies that all 
agencies have the funding and staffing capacity to meet the 
Division's new timelines for environmental review without 
reducing the quality of such review. (10 minutes)
    28. Luna (FL): Requires GAO to publish a report on the 
impact of wind energy, including the adverse effects of wind 
energy on military readiness, marine environment, and tourism, 
before the Secretary of the Interior can publish or hold a 
lease sale for energy development in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 
Planning Area, the South Atlantic Planning Area, or the Straits 
of Florida Planning Area. (10 minutes)
    29. Luna (FL): Expresses the sense of Congress that major 
components of wind infrastructure, including turbines, are 
imported in large quantities from other countries including 
countries that are national security threats, such as the 
Government of the People's Republic of China. (10 minutes)
    30. Ogles (TN): Expresses the Sense of Congress that the 
royalty rate for onshore Federal oil and gas leases be 12.5%. 
(10 minutes)
    31. Ogles (TN): Provides that any entity subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic of 
China, or any entity that is owned by the Government of the 
People's Republic of China may not acquire any interest with 
respect to lands leased for oil or gas under the Mineral 
Leasing Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and may not 
acquire claims subject to the General Mining Law of 1872. (10 
minutes)
    32. Perry (PA): Adds a prohibition to sec. 20209 on 
contributions from CCP entities. (10 minutes)
    33. Perry (PA): Adds a reporting requirement to sec. 20209 
on non-Federal entities. (10 minutes)
    34. Perry (PA): Adds to sec. 20305 an exception for certain 
actions under the Defense Production Act. (10 minutes)
    35. Smith (NJ): Requires a Government Accountability Office 
study of sufficiency of the environmental review process for 
offshore wind. (10 minutes)
    36. Van Drew (NJ): Requires the Government Accountability 
Office to publish a report on all potential adverse effects of 
wind energy development in the North Atlantic Planning Area. 
(10 minutes)
    37. Graves (LA), Carl (AL), Ezell (MS), Crenshaw (TX): 
Provides regulatory certainty by explicitly authorizing the 
common practice of NPDES general permits and providing for 
continuances during times of administrative delay. (10 minutes)

       PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Add at the end of title VI of division B the following:

SEC. 20604. SUNSET.

  This title, and the amendments made by this title, shall 
cease to have effect on September 30, 2032, and on such date 
the provisions of law amended by this title shall be restored 
or revived as if this title had not been enacted.

           PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1 MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donalds of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of division A the following:

SEC. 10017. STUDY.

  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study on how to 
streamline regulatory timelines relating to developing new 
power plants by examining practices relating to various power 
generating sources, including fossil and nuclear generating 
sources.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 20, after line 12, insert the following:

SEC. 10007. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL OF THE DENIAL OF 
                    JORDAN COVE PERMITS.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) On March 19, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission granted two Federal permits to Jordan Cove 
        Energy Project, L.P., to site, construct, and operate a 
        new liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos 
        County, Oregon.
          (2) On the same day, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission issued a certificate of public convenience 
        and necessity to Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P., 
        to construct and operate the proposed Pacific Connector 
        Pipeline in the counties of Klamath, Jackson, Douglas, 
        and Coos of Oregon.
          (3) The State of Oregon denied the permits and the 
        certificate necessary for these projects.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
Congress disapproves of the denial of these permits by the 
State of Oregon.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crenshaw of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of division A the following:

SEC. 10017. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY.

  (a) Amendments.--Section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-1(b)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2)--
                  (A) by striking ``Within ninety days'' and 
                inserting ``(A) Within ninety days'';
                  (B) by striking ``and after reasonable 
                opportunity for presentation of views''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(B) If, after 270 calendar days of a State's application 
being submitted under paragraph (1)(A) or notice being 
submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator has not, 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule approved, disapproved, or 
approved in part and disapproved in part the State's 
underground injection control program--
          ``(i) the Administrator shall transmit, in writing, 
        to the State a detailed explanation as to the status of 
        the application or notice; and
          ``(ii) the State's underground injection control 
        program shall be deemed approved under this section 
        if--
                  ``(I) the Administrator has not after another 
                30 days, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule 
                approved, disapproved, or approved in part and 
                disapproved in part the State's underground 
                injection control program; and
                  ``(II) the State has established and 
                implemented an effective program (including 
                adequate recordkeeping and reporting) to 
                prevent underground injection which endangers 
                drinking water sources.'';
          (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
  ``(4) Before promulgating any rule under paragraph (2) or (3) 
of this subsection, the Administrator shall--
          ``(A) provide a reasonable opportunity for 
        presentation of views with respect to such rule, 
        including a public hearing and a public comment period; 
        and
          ``(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
        reasonable opportunity for presentation of views 
        provided under subparagraph (A).''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(5) Preapplication Activities.--The Administrator shall 
work as expeditiously as possible with States to complete any 
necessary activities relevant to the submission of an 
application under paragraph (1)(A) or notice under paragraph 
(1)(B), taking into consideration the need for a complete and 
detailed submission.
  ``(6) Application Coordination for Class VI Wells.--With 
respect to the underground injection control program for Class 
VI wells (as defined in section 40306(a) of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-9(a))), the 
Administrator shall designate one individual at the Agency from 
each regional office to be responsible for coordinating--
          ``(A) the completion of any necessary activities 
        prior to the submission of an application under 
        paragraph (1)(A) or notice under paragraph (1)(B), in 
        accordance with paragraph (5);
          ``(B) the review of an application submitted under 
        paragraph (1)(A) or notice submitted under paragraph 
        (1)(B);
          ``(C) any reasonable opportunity for presentation of 
        views provided under paragraph (4)(A) and any notice 
        published under paragraph (4)(B); and
          ``(D) pursuant to the recommendations included in the 
        report required under paragraph (7), the hiring of 
        additional staff to carry out subparagraphs (A) through 
        (C).
  ``(7) Evaluation of Resources.--
          ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of enactment of this paragraph, the individual 
        designated under paragraph (6) shall transmit to the 
        appropriate Congressional committees a report, 
        including recommendations, regarding the--
                  ``(i) availability of staff and resources to 
                promptly carry out the requirements of 
                paragraph (6); and
                  ``(ii) additional funding amounts needed to 
                do so.
          ``(B) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--
        In this paragraph, the term `appropriate Congressional 
        Committees' means--
                  ``(i) in the Senate--
                          ``(I) the Committee on Environment 
                        and Public Works; and
                          ``(II) the Committee on 
                        Appropriations; and
                  ``(ii) in the House of Representatives--
                          ``(I) the Committee on Energy and 
                        Commerce; and
                          ``(II) the Committee on 
                        Appropriations.''.
  (b) Funding.--In each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
amounts made available by title VI of division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under paragraph (7) of 
the heading ``Environmental Protection Agency--State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants'' (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1402) may 
also be made available, subject to appropriations, to carry out 
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 1422(b) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, as added by this section.
  (c) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by this 
section shall--
          (1) apply to all applications submitted to the 
        Environmental Protection Agency after the date of 
        enactment of this Act to establish an underground 
        injection control program under section 1422(b) of the 
        Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-1); and
          (2) with respect to such applications submitted prior 
        to the date of enactment of this Act, the 270 and 300 
        day deadlines under section 1422(b)(2)(B) of the Safe 
        Drinking Water Act, as added by this section, shall 
        begin on the date of enactment of this Act.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Estes of Kansas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A, add the following:

SEC. 10017. USE OF INDEX-BASED PRICING IN ACQUISITION OF PETROLEUM 
                    PRODUCTS FOR THE SPR.

  Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
        clauses (i) through (vi), respectively (and adjusting 
        the margins accordingly);
          (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting 
        the following:
          ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall''; and
          (3) by striking ``Such procedures shall take into 
        account the need to--'' and inserting the following:
          ``(2) Inclusions.--Procedures developed under this 
        subsection shall--
                  ``(A) require acquisition of petroleum 
                products using index-based pricing; and
                  ``(B) take into account the need to--''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hern of Oklahoma or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of division A the following:

SEC. 10017. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 
                    TAX HIKES ON THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN 
                    THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET REQUEST.

  (a) Finding.--Congress finds that President Biden's fiscal 
year 2024 budget request proposes to repeal tax provisions that 
are vital to the oil and natural gas industry of the United 
States, resulting in a $31,000,000,000 tax hike on oil and 
natural gas producers in the United States.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
Congress disapproves of the proposed tax hike on the oil and 
natural gas industry in the President's fiscal year 2024 budget 
request.
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      6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houlahan of 
         Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division A, add the following:

SEC. 10017. 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 Lower Energy Costs 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.''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of division A the following:

SEC. 10017. DOMESTIC ENERGY INDEPENDENCE REPORT.

  Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to 
Congress a report that identifies and assesses regulations 
promulgated by the Administrator during the 15-year period 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act that have--
          (1) reduced the energy independence of the United 
        States;
          (2) increased the regulatory burden for energy 
        producers in the United States;
          (3) decreased the energy output by such energy 
        producers;
          (4) reduced the energy security of the United States; 
        or
          (5) increased energy costs for consumers in the 
        United States.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South Carolina 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, after line 9, insert the following:
          (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 
        containing--
                  (A) the results of the ongoing assessments 
                conducted under paragraph (1)(A);
                  (B) a description of any actions taken 
                pursuant to the Department of Energy 
                Organization Act to mitigate potential effects 
                of critical energy resource supply chain 
                disruptions on energy technologies or the 
                operation of energy systems; and
                  (C) any recommendations relating to 
                strengthening critical energy resource supply 
                chains that are essential to the energy 
                security of the United States.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Molinaro of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 49, after line 7, insert the following:

SEC. 10017. GAO STUDY.

  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study on how banning natural gas appliances will affect the 
rates and charges for electricity.
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palmer of Alabama or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 49, after line 7, insert the following:

SEC. 10017. GAS KITCHEN RANGES AND OVENS.

  The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, 
administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled ``Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Supplemental notice of 
proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting'' (88 
Fed. Reg. 6818; published February 1, 2023) with respect to 
energy conservation standards for gas kitchen ranges and ovens, 
or any substantially similar rule, including any rule that 
would directly or indirectly limit consumer access to gas 
kitchen ranges and ovens.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 7, after line 24, insert the following:
  (c) Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Within the 
Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basins.--Section 5019 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
114) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing.--Notwithstanding 
any provision of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which 
consent was given by Public Law 91-575 (84 Stat. 1509), the 
Delaware River Basin Compact to which consent was given by 
Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688), or the Potomac River Basin 
Compact to which consent was given by Public Law 91-407 (84 
Stat. 856), the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the 
Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission 
on the Potomac River Basin, as applicable, may not finalize, 
implement, or enforce any regulation relating to hydraulic 
fracturing that is issued pursuant to any authority other than 
that of the State in which the regulation is to be implemented 
or enforced.''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of division A the following:

SEC. 10017. ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY.

  (a) In General.--Section 115 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7415) is repealed.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ``sections 126 and 115 (relating to interstate and 
international pollution abatement)'' and inserting ``section 
126 (relating to interstate pollution abatement)''.
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 13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Roy of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 36, after line 3, insert the following:
  (j) Withdrawal of Policy Statements.--The Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission shall withdraw--
          (1) the updated policy statement titled 
        ``Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas 
        Facilities'' published in the Federal Register on March 
        1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 11548); and
          (2) the interim policy statement titled 
        ``Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural 
        Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews'' published in the 
        Federal Register on March 11, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 
        14104).
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 14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schiff of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 10005.
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 15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after section 20309 the following:

SEC. 20310. PERMIT PROCESS FOR PROJECTS RELATING TO EXTRACTION, 
                    RECOVERY, OR PROCESSING OF CRITICAL MATERIALS.

  (a) Definition of Covered Project.--Section 41001(6)(A) of 
the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended--
          (1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking ``; or'' and 
        inserting ``;'';
          (2) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; or''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(v) is related to the extraction, 
                        recovery, or processing from coal, coal 
                        waste, coal processing waste, pre-or 
                        post-combustion coal byproducts, or 
                        acid mine drainage from coal mines of--
                                  ``(I) critical minerals (as 
                                such term is defined in section 
                                7002 of the Energy Act of 
                                2020);
                                  ``(II) rare earth elements; 
                                or
                                  ``(III) microfine carbon or 
                                carbon from coal.''.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
Resources, and Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report evaluating the timeliness of 
implementation of reforms of the permitting process required as 
a result of the amendments made by this section on the 
following:
          (1) The economic and national security of the United 
        States.
          (2) Domestic production and supply of critical 
        minerals, rare earths, and microfine carbon or carbon 
        from coal.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 124, after line 6, insert the following:

SEC. 20221. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.

  (a) In General.--Section 139(l) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``150 days'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``90 days''.
  (b) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) Section 330(e) of title 23, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                  (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``150 
                days'' and inserting ``90 days''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``150 
                days'' and inserting ``90 days''.
          (2) Section 24201(a)(4) of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``of 150 days''.
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 17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crawford of Arkansas 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

SECTION ___. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PIPELINES.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision

  ``(a) Efficient Environmental Reviews.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        shall apply the project development procedures, to the 
        greatest extent feasible, described in section 139 of 
        title 23 to any pipeline project that requires the 
        approval of the Secretary under the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.).
          ``(2) Regulations and procedures.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incorporate into 
        agency regulations and procedures pertaining to 
        pipeline projects described in paragraph (1) aspects of 
        such project development procedures, or portions 
        thereof, determined appropriate by the Secretary in a 
        manner consistent with this section, that increase the 
        efficiency of the review of pipeline projects.
          ``(3) Discretion.--The Secretary may choose not to 
        incorporate into agency regulations and procedures 
        pertaining to pipeline projects described in paragraph 
        (1) such project development procedures that could only 
        feasibly apply to highway projects, public 
        transportation capital projects, and multimodal 
        projects.
          ``(4) Applicability.--Subsection (l) of section 139 
        of title 23 shall apply to pipeline projects described 
        in paragraph (1).
  ``(b) Additional Categorical Exclusions.--The Secretary shall 
maintain and make publicly available, including on the 
Internet, a database that identifies project-specific 
information on the use of a categorical exclusion on any 
pipeline project carried out under this title.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 601 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.''.
                    ____________________________________________________

18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donalds of Florida or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 137, after line 2, insert the following:
  (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes the 
following:
          (1) The current status of uranium deposits in the 
        United States with respect to the amount and quality of 
        uranium contained in such deposits.
          (2) A comparison of the United States to the rest of 
        the world with respect to the amount and quality of 
        uranium contained in uranium deposits.
          (3) Policy considerations, including potential 
        challenges, of utilizing the uranium from the deposits 
        described in paragraph (1).
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 19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 20103.
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 20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Feenstra of Iowa or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 74, line 9, insert ``or American farmland or any lands 
used for American renewable energy production'' before the 
period at the end.
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 21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gluesenkamp Perez of 
          Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 73, line 22, insert ``technological needs and'' after 
``address''.
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 22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative James of Michigan or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  After section 20309, insert the following:

SEC. 20310. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO RE-SHORE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and 
State, shall--
          (1) identify mineral commodities that--
                  (A) serve a critical purpose to the national 
                security of the United States, including with 
                respect to military, defense, and strategic 
                mobility applications; and
                  (B) are at highest risk of supply chain 
                disruption due to the domestic or global 
                actions of any covered entity, including price-
                fixing, systemic acquisition and control of 
                global mineral resources and processing, 
                refining, and smelting capacity, and 
                undercutting the fair market value of such 
                resources; and
          (2) develop a national strategy for bolstering supply 
        chains in the United States for the mineral commodities 
        identified under paragraph (1), including through the 
        enactment of new national policies and the utilization 
        of current authorities, to increase capacity and 
        efficiency of domestic mining, refining, processing, 
        and manufacturing of such mineral commodities.
  (b) Covered Entity.--In this section, the term ``covered 
entity'' means an entity that--
          (1) is subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 
        the People's Republic of China;
          (2) is directly or indirectly operating on behalf of 
        the People's Republic of China; or
          (3) is owned by, directly or indirectly controlled 
        by, or otherwise subject to the influence of the 
        People's Republic of China.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of title II of division B the following:

SEC. 20221. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES FROM 
                    CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

  (a) In General.--Wildfire mitigation activities of the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may 
be carried out without regard to the provisions of law 
specified in subsection (b).
  (b) Provisions of Law Specified.--The provisions of law 
specified in this section are all Federal, State, or other 
laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving from, or 
related to the subject of, the following laws:
          (1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
          (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
        1531 et seq.).
  (c) Wildfire Mitigation Activity.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``wildfire mitigation activity''--
          (1) is an activity conducted on Federal land that 
        is--
                  (A) under the administration of the Director 
                of the National Park System, the Director of 
                the Bureau of Land Management, or the Chief of 
                the Forest Service; and
                  (B) within 300 feet of any permanent or 
                temporary road, as measured from the center of 
                such road; and
          (2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel 
        reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation 
        management.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of title II of division B the following:

SEC. 20221. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, AND OPERATION 
                    AND MAINTENANCE RELATING TO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 
                    AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS OF WAY.

  (a) Hazard Trees Within 50 Feet of Electric Power Line.--
Section 512(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ``10'' and inserting ``50''.
  (b) Consultation With Private Landowners.--Section 
512(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) is amended--
          (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
          (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
                          ``(iii) consulting with private 
                        landowners with respect to any hazard 
                        trees identified for removal from land 
                        owned by such private landowners.''.
  (c) Review and Approval Process.--Clause (iv) of section 
512(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                          ``(iv) ensures that--
                                  ``(I) a plan submitted 
                                without a modification under 
                                clause (iii) shall be 
                                automatically approved 60 days 
                                after review; and
                                  ``(II) a plan submitted with 
                                a modification under clause 
                                (iii) shall be automatically 
                                approved 67 days after 
                                review.''.

SEC. 20222. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY LINES RIGHTS-OF-
                    WAY.

  (a) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Secretary concerned'' means--
          (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
        National Forest System lands; and
          (2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to 
        public lands.
  (b) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management 
activities described in subsection (c) are a category of 
activities designated as being categorically excluded from the 
preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental 
impact statement under section 102 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
  (c) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical 
Exclusion.--The forest management activities designated as 
being categorically excluded under subsection (b) are--
          (1) the development and approval of a vegetation 
        management, facility inspection, and operation and 
        maintenance plan submitted under section 512(c)(1) of 
        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1772(c)(1)) by the Secretary concerned; and
          (2) the implementation of routine activities 
        conducted under the plan referred to in paragraph (1).
  (d) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may 
use the categorical exclusion established under subsection (b) 
in accordance with this section.
  (e) Extraordinary Circumstances.--Use of the categorical 
exclusion established under subsection (b) shall not be subject 
to the extraordinary circumstances procedures in section 220.6, 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or section 1508.4, title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations.
  (f) Exclusion of Certain Areas.--The categorical exclusion 
established under subsection (b) shall not apply to any forest 
management activity conducted--
          (1) in a component of the National Wilderness 
        Preservation System; or
          (2) on National Forest System lands on which, by Act 
        of Congress, the removal of vegetation is restricted or 
        prohibited.
  (g) Permanent Roads.--
          (1) Prohibition on establishment.--A forest 
        management activity designated under subsection (c) 
        shall not include the establishment of a permanent 
        road.
          (2) Existing roads.--The Secretary concerned may 
        carry out necessary maintenance and repair on an 
        existing permanent road for the purposes of conducting 
        a forest management activity designated under 
        subsection (c).
          (3) Temporary roads.--The Secretary concerned shall 
        decommission any temporary road constructed for a 
        forest management activity designated under subsection 
        (c) not later than 3 years after the date on which the 
        action is completed.
  (h) Applicable Laws.--A forest management activity designated 
under subsection (c) shall not be subject to section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), section 106 of 
the National Historic Preservation Act, or any other applicable 
law.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Leger Fernandez of New 
            Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after section 20220 the following:

SEC. 20221. STAFFING PLANS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 365 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each local unit of the National Park 
Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service shall 
conduct an outreach plan for disseminating and advertising open 
civil service positions with functions relating to permitting 
or natural resources in their offices. Each such plan shall 
include outreach to local high schools, community colleges, 
institutions of higher education, and any other relevant 
institutions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of Agriculture (as the case may be).
  (b) Collaboration Permitted.--Such local units of the 
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest 
Service located in reasonably close geographic areas may 
collaborate to produce a joint outreach plan that meets the 
requirements of subsection (a).
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike title V of division B.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of division B, insert the following:

       TITLE VII--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CERTIFICATION

SEC. 20701. FUNDING AND STAFFING CAPACITY.

  This division and the amendments made by this division shall 
not take effect until the Council on Environmental Quality, in 
consultation with affected Federal agencies, certifies that all 
agencies have the funding and staffing capacity to meet the new 
timelines for environmental review associated with this 
division and the amendments made by this division without 
reducing the quality of review.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luna of Florida or Her 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  After section 20114, add the following:

SEC. 20115. REQUIREMENT FOR GAO REPORT ON WIND ENERGY IMPACTS.

  The Secretary of the Interior shall not publish a notice for 
a wind lease sale or hold a lease sale for wind energy 
development in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the 
South Atlantic Planning Area, or the Straits of Florida 
Planning Area (as described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental 
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 
2016)) until the Comptroller General of the United States 
publishes a report on all potential adverse effects of wind 
energy development in such areas, including associated 
infrastructure and vessel traffic, on--
          (1) military readiness and training activities in the 
        Planning Areas described in this section, including 
        activities within or related to the Eglin Test and 
        Training Complex and the Jacksonville Range Complex;
          (2) marine environment and ecology, including species 
        listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or 
        designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal 
        Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) in the 
        Planning Areas described in this section; and
          (3) tourism, including the economic impacts that a 
        decrease in tourism may have on the communities 
        adjacent to the Planning Areas described in this 
        section.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luna of Florida or Her 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following:

SEC. _____. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN.

  It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) wind energy development on Federal lands and 
        waters is a burgeoning industry in the United States;
          (2) major components of wind infrastructure, 
        including turbines, are imported in large quantities 
        from other countries including countries that are 
        national security threats, such as the Government of 
        the People's Republic of China;
          (3) it is in the best interest of the United States 
        to foster and support domestic supply chains across 
        sectors to promote American energy independence;
          (4) the economic and manufacturing opportunities 
        presented by wind turbine construction and component 
        manufacturing should be met by American workers and 
        materials that are sourced domestically to the greatest 
        extent practicable; and
          (5) infrastructure for wind energy development in the 
        United States should be constructed with materials 
        produced and manufactured in the United States.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end of title I of division B the following:

SEC. 20115. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES.

  It is the sense of Congress that the royalty rate for onshore 
Federal oil and gas leases should be not more than 12.5 percent 
in amount or value of the production removed or sold from the 
lease.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 74, line 5, insert ``, any entity subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic of 
China, or any entity that is owned by the Government of the 
People's Republic of China,'' before ``may''.
  Page 74, line 9, insert before the period ``, or acquire 
claims subject to the General Mining Law of 1872''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of section 20209, insert the following:
  (d) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 
Service) and the Secretary of the Interior may not accept 
contributions, as authorized by subsection (a), from non-
Federal entities owned by the Communist Party of China (or a 
person or entity acting on behalf of the Communist Party of 
China).
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of section 20209, insert the following:
  (d) Report on Non-Federal Entities.--Not later than 60 days 
after the end of the applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of 
Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
report that includes, for each expenditure authorized by 
subsection (a)--
          (1) the amount of funds accepted; and
          (2) the contributing non-Federal entity.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In section 20305(a), strike ``subsection (c)'' and insert 
``subsection (c) or (d)''.
  In section 20305, add at the end the following:
  (d) Exception for Certain Actions Under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950.--An action taken by the Secretary of 
Defense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022-11 and 
described in subsection (b) may not be treated as a covered 
project or be included in the Permitting Dashboard under 
subsection (a) if the action was related to the production, 
separation, processing, construction, or procurement of--
          (1) solar panels;
          (2) electric vehicles;
          (3) electric vehicle batteries; or
          (4) electric vehicle charging stations or 
        infrastructure.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of New Jersey or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 75, after line 3, insert the following:

SEC. 20115. OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS STUDY.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study to assess the sufficiency of the environmental 
review processes for offshore wind projects in place as of the 
date of the enactment of this section of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and 
any other relevant Federal agency.
  (b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include consideration of the following:
          (1) The impacts of offshore wind projects on--
                  (A) whales, finfish, and other marine 
                mammals;
                  (B) benthic resources;
                  (C) commercial and recreational fishing;
                  (D) air quality;
                  (E) cultural, historical, and archaeological 
                resources;
                  (F) invertebrates;
                  (G) essential fish habitat;
                  (H) military use and navigation and vessel 
                traffic;
                  (I) recreation and tourism; and
                  (J) the sustainability of shoreline beaches 
                and inlets.
          (2) The impacts of hurricanes and other severe 
        weather on offshore wind projects.
          (3) How the agencies described in subsection (a) 
        determine which stakeholders are consulted and if a 
        timely, comprehensive comment period is provided for 
        local representatives and other interested parties.
          (4) The estimated cost and who pays for offshore wind 
        projects.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Van Drew of New Jersey 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  After section 20114, add the following:

SEC. 20115. GAO REPORT ON WIND ENERGY IMPACTS.

  The Comptroller General of the United States shall publish a 
report on all potential adverse effects of wind energy 
development in the North Atlantic Planning Area (as described 
in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 
Proposed Final Program (November 2016)), including associated 
infrastructure and vessel traffic, on--
          (1) maritime safety, including the operation of radar 
        systems;
          (2) economic impacts related to commercial fishing 
        activities; and
          (3) marine environment and ecology, including species 
        listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or 
        designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal 
        Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) in the 
        North Atlantic Planning Area.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Louisiana or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Add at the end the following:

SEC. 30003. FEDERAL GENERAL PERMITS.

  Section 402(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(6)(A) The Administrator is authorized to issue general 
permits under this section for discharges of similar types from 
similar sources.
  ``(B) The Administrator may require submission of a notice of 
intent to be covered under a general permit issued under this 
section, including additional information that the 
Administrator determines necessary.
  ``(C) If a general permit issued under this section will 
expire and the Administrator decides not to issue a new general 
permit for discharges similar to those covered by the expiring 
general permit, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice of such decision at least two years prior to 
the expiration of the general permit.
  ``(D) If a general permit issued under this section expires 
and the Administrator has not published a notice in accordance 
with subparagraph (C), until such time as the Administrator 
issues a new general permit for discharges similar to those 
covered by the expired general permit, the Administrator 
shall--
          ``(i) continue to apply the terms, conditions, and 
        requirements of the expired general permit to any 
        discharge that was covered by the expired general 
        permit; and
          ``(ii) apply such terms, conditions, and requirements 
        to any discharge that would have been covered by the 
        expired general permit (in accordance with any relevant 
        requirements for such coverage) if the discharge had 
        occurred before such expiration.''.

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