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2-Calendar No. 41
3-118THCONGRESS
1+118THCONGRESS 
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5-STSESSION H. R. 2811
6-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7-MAY1, 2023
8-Received; read the first time
9-M
10-AY2, 2023
11-Read the second time and placed on the calendar
3+STSESSION H. R. 2811
124 AN ACT
13-To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling,
14-and for other purposes.
5+To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, 
6+and for other purposes. 
157 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
16-tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
17-SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
18-This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Limit, Save, Grow Act 4
19-of 2023’’. 5
20-SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 6
21-The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 7
22-Sec. 1. Short title.
23-Sec. 2. Table of contents.
24-Sec. 3. References.
25-DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING
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29-TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR
30-DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY
31-Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits.
32-DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS
33-TITLE I—RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS
34-Sec. 201. Rescission of unobligated coronavirus funds.
35-Sec. 202. Rescission of Inflation Reduction Act funds.
36-TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS
37-Sec. 211. Nullification of certain executive actions and rules relating to Federal
38-student loans.
39-Sec. 212. Limitation on authority of Secretary to propose or issue regulations
40-and executive actions.
41-TITLE III—REPEAL MARKET DISTORTING GREEN TAX CREDITS
42-Sec. 221. Amendment of 1986 Code.
43-Sec. 222. Modification of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable
44-resources.
45-Sec. 223. Modification of energy credit.
46-Sec. 224. Repeal of increase in energy credit for solar and wind facilities placed
47-in service in connection with low-income communities.
48-Sec. 225. Zero-emission nuclear power production credit repealed.
49-Sec. 226. Repeal of sustainable aviation fuel credit.
50-Sec. 227. Clean hydrogen repeals.
51-Sec. 228. Nonbusiness energy property credit.
52-Sec. 229. Residential clean energy credit reverted to credit for residential en-
53-ergy efficient property.
54-Sec. 230. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.
55-Sec. 231. Modifications to new energy efficient home credit.
56-Sec. 232. Clean vehicle credit.
57-Sec. 233. Repeal of credit for previously-owned clean vehicles.
58-Sec. 234. Repeal of credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles.
59-Sec. 235. Alternative fuel refueling property credit.
60-Sec. 236. Advanced energy project credit extension reversed.
61-Sec. 237. Repeal of advanced manufacturing production credit.
62-Sec. 238. Repeal of clean electricity production credit.
63-Sec. 239. Repeal of clean electricity investment credit.
64-Sec. 240. Cost recovery for qualified facilities, qualified property, and energy
65-storage technology removed.
66-Sec. 241. Repeal of clean fuel production credit.
67-Sec. 242. Repeal of sections relating to elective payment for energy property
68-and electricity produced from certain renewable resources;
69-transfer of credits.
70-Sec. 243. Transition rule.
71-TITLE IV—FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER
72-PROTECTION
73-Sec. 251. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue
74-Service.
75-DIVISION C—GROW THE ECONOMY
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79-TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
80-Sec. 301. Recalibration of the caseload reduction credit.
81-Sec. 302. Eliminating excess maintenance of effort spending in determining
82-caseload reduction credit.
83-Sec. 303. Elimination of small checks scheme.
84-Sec. 304. Reporting of work outcomes.
85-Sec. 305. Effective date.
86-TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS
87-Sec. 311. Age-related exemption from work requirement to receive SNAP.
88-Sec. 312. Rule of construction for exemption adjustment.
89-Sec. 313. Supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nu-
90-trition Act of 2008.
91-TITLE III—COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR
92-APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS
93-Sec. 321. Community engagement requirement for applicable individuals.
94-TITLE IV—REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF
95-SCRUTINY
96-Sec. 331. Short title.
97-Sec. 332. Purpose.
98-Sec. 333. Congressional review of agency rulemaking.
99-Sec. 334. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United
100-States Code.
101-Sec. 335. Government Accountability Office study of rules.
102-DIVISION D—H.R. 1, THE LOWER ENERGY COSTS ACT
103-TITLE I—INCREASING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, EX-
104-PORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CRITICAL MINERALS PROC-
105-ESSING
106-Sec. 10001. Securing America’s critical minerals supply.
107-Sec. 10002. Protecting American energy production.
108-Sec. 10003. Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy
109-Refining.
110-Sec. 10004. Promoting cross-border energy infrastructure.
111-Sec. 10005. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the revocation of the
112-Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
113-Sec. 10006. Sense of Congress opposing restrictions on the export of crude oil
114-or other petroleum products.
115-Sec. 10007. Unlocking our domestic LNG potential.
116-Sec. 10008. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the denial of Jordan
117-Cove permits.
118-Sec. 10009. Promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas pipe-
119-lines.
120-Sec. 10010. Interim hazardous waste permits for critical energy resource facili-
121-ties.
122-Sec. 10011. Flexible air permits for critical energy resource facilities.
123-Sec. 10012. National security or energy security waivers to produce critical en-
124-ergy resources.
125-Sec. 10013. Natural gas tax repeal.
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129-Sec. 10014. Repeal of greenhouse gas reduction fund.
130-Sec. 10015. Ending future delays in chemical substance review for critical en-
131-ergy resources.
132-Sec. 10016. Keeping America’s refineries operating.
133-Sec. 10017. Homeowner energy freedom.
134-Sec. 10018. Study.
135-Sec. 10019. State primary enforcement responsibility.
136-Sec. 10020. Use of index-based pricing in acquisition of petroleum products for
137-the SPR.
138-Sec. 10021. Prohibition on certain exports.
139-Sec. 10022. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the proposed tax hikes
140-on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fiscal
141-year 2024 budget request.
142-Sec. 10023. Domestic Energy Independence report.
143-Sec. 10024. GAO study.
144-Sec. 10025. Gas kitchen ranges and ovens.
145-TITLE II—TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERMITTING, AND
146-PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN RESOURCES
147-Sec. 20001. Short title.
148-Subtitle A—Onshore and Offshore Leasing and Oversight
149-Sec. 20101. Onshore oil and gas leasing.
150-Sec. 20102. Lease reinstatement.
151-Sec. 20103. Protested lease sales.
152-Sec. 20104. Suspension of operations.
153-Sec. 20105. Administrative protest process reform.
154-Sec. 20106. Leasing and permitting transparency.
155-Sec. 20107. Offshore oil and gas leasing.
156-Sec. 20108. Five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing.
157-Sec. 20109. Geothermal leasing.
158-Sec. 20110. Leasing for certain qualified coal applications.
159-Sec. 20111. Future coal leasing.
160-Sec. 20112. Staff planning report.
161-Sec. 20113. Prohibition on Chinese communist party ownership interest.
162-Sec. 20114. Effect on other law.
163-Sec. 20115. Requirement for GAO report on wind energy impacts.
164-Sec. 20116. Sense of Congress on wind energy development supply chain.
165-Sec. 20117. Sense of Congress on oil and gas royalty rates.
166-Sec. 20118. Offshore wind environmental review process study.
167-Sec. 20119. GAO report on wind energy impacts.
168-Subtitle B—Permitting Streamlining
169-Sec. 20201. Definitions.
170-Sec. 20202. BUILDER Act.
171-Sec. 20203. Codification of National Environmental Policy Act regulations.
172-Sec. 20204. Non-major Federal actions.
173-Sec. 20205. No net loss determination for existing rights-of-way.
174-Sec. 20206. Determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy.
175-Sec. 20207. Determination regarding rights-of-way.
176-Sec. 20208. Terms of rights-of-way.
177-Sec. 20209. Funding to process permits and develop information technology.
178-Sec. 20210. Offshore geological and geophysical survey licensing.
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182-Sec. 20211. Deferral of applications for permits to drill.
183-Sec. 20212. Processing and terms of applications for permits to drill.
184-Sec. 20213. Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
185-Sec. 20214. Access to Federal energy resources from non-Federal surface es-
186-tate.
187-Sec. 20215. Scope of environmental reviews for oil and gas leases.
188-Sec. 20216. Expediting approval of gathering lines.
189-Sec. 20217. Lease sale litigation.
190-Sec. 20218. Limitation on claims.
191-Sec. 20219. Government Accountability Office report on permits to drill.
192-Sec. 20220. E–NEPA.
193-Sec. 20221. Limitations on claims.
194-Sec. 20222. One Federal decision for pipelines.
195-Sec. 20223. Exemption of certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain en-
196-vironmental requirements.
197-Sec. 20224. Vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and
198-maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution
199-facility rights of way.
200-Sec. 20225. Categorical exclusion for electric utility lines rights-of-way.
201-Sec. 20226. Staffing plans.
202-Subtitle C—Permitting for Mining Needs
203-Sec. 20301. Definitions.
204-Sec. 20302. Minerals supply chain and reliability.
205-Sec. 20303. Federal register process improvement.
206-Sec. 20304. Designation of mining as a covered sector for Federal permitting
207-improvement purposes.
208-Sec. 20305. Treatment of actions under presidential determination 2022–11 for
209-Federal permitting improvement purposes.
210-Sec. 20306. Notice for mineral exploration activities with limited surface dis-
211-turbance.
212-Sec. 20307. Use of mining claims for ancillary activities.
213-Sec. 20308. Ensuring consideration of uranium as a critical mineral.
214-Sec. 20309. Barring foreign bad actors from operating on Federal lands.
215-Sec. 20310. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or
216-processing of critical materials.
217-Sec. 20311. National strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains.
218-Subtitle D—Federal Land Use Planning
219-Sec. 20401. Federal land use planning and withdrawals.
220-Sec. 20402. Prohibitions on delay of mineral development of certain Federal
221-land.
222-Sec. 20403. Definitions.
223-Subtitle E—Ensuring Competitiveness on Federal Lands
224-Sec. 20501. Incentivizing domestic production.
225-Subtitle F—Energy Revenue Sharing
226-Sec. 20601. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf revenue.
227-Sec. 20602. Parity in offshore wind revenue sharing.
228-Sec. 20603. Elimination of administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act.
229-Sec. 20604. Sunset.
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233-TITLE III—WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND ENERGY
234-PROJECT IMPROVEMENT
235-Sec. 30001. Short title.
236-Sec. 30002. Certification.
237-Sec. 30003. Federal general permits.
238-DIVISION E—INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT
239-Sec. 40001. Limited suspension of debt ceiling.
8+tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 
9+•HR 2811 EH
10+SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
11+This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Limit, Save, Grow Act 2
12+of 2023’’. 3
13+SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 4
14+The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 5
15+Sec. 1. Short title. 
16+Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
17+Sec. 3. References. 
18+DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING 
19+TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR 
20+DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY 
21+Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits. 
22+DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS 
23+TITLE I—RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS 
24+Sec. 201. Rescission of unobligated coronavirus funds. 
25+Sec. 202. Rescission of Inflation Reduction Act funds. 
26+TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS 
27+Sec. 211. Nullification of certain executive actions and rules relating to Federal 
28+student loans. 
29+Sec. 212. Limitation on authority of Secretary to propose or issue regulations 
30+and executive actions. 
31+TITLE III—REPEAL MARKET DISTORTING GREEN TAX CREDITS 
32+Sec. 221. Amendment of 1986 Code. 
33+Sec. 222. Modification of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable 
34+resources. 
35+Sec. 223. Modification of energy credit. 
36+Sec. 224. Repeal of increase in energy credit for solar and wind facilities placed 
37+in service in connection with low-income communities. 
38+Sec. 225. Zero-emission nuclear power production credit repealed. 
39+Sec. 226. Repeal of sustainable aviation fuel credit. 
40+Sec. 227. Clean hydrogen repeals. 
41+Sec. 228. Nonbusiness energy property credit. 
42+Sec. 229. Residential clean energy credit reverted to credit for residential en-
43+ergy efficient property. 
44+Sec. 230. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. 
45+Sec. 231. Modifications to new energy efficient home credit. 
46+Sec. 232. Clean vehicle credit. 
47+Sec. 233. Repeal of credit for previously-owned clean vehicles. 
48+Sec. 234. Repeal of credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles. 
49+Sec. 235. Alternative fuel refueling property credit. 
50+Sec. 236. Advanced energy project credit extension reversed. 
51+Sec. 237. Repeal of advanced manufacturing production credit.  3 
52+•HR 2811 EH
53+Sec. 238. Repeal of clean electricity production credit. 
54+Sec. 239. Repeal of clean electricity investment credit. 
55+Sec. 240. Cost recovery for qualified facilities, qualified property, and energy 
56+storage technology removed. 
57+Sec. 241. Repeal of clean fuel production credit. 
58+Sec. 242. Repeal of sections relating to elective payment for energy property 
59+and electricity produced from certain renewable resources; 
60+transfer of credits. 
61+Sec. 243. Transition rule. 
62+TITLE IV—FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER 
63+PROTECTION 
64+Sec. 251. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue 
65+Service. 
66+DIVISION C—GROW THE ECONOMY 
67+TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES 
68+Sec. 301. Recalibration of the caseload reduction credit. 
69+Sec. 302. Eliminating excess maintenance of effort spending in determining 
70+caseload reduction credit. 
71+Sec. 303. Elimination of small checks scheme. 
72+Sec. 304. Reporting of work outcomes. 
73+Sec. 305. Effective date. 
74+TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS 
75+Sec. 311. Age-related exemption from work requirement to receive SNAP. 
76+Sec. 312. Rule of construction for exemption adjustment. 
77+Sec. 313. Supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nu-
78+trition Act of 2008. 
79+TITLE III—COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
80+APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS 
81+Sec. 321. Community engagement requirement for applicable individuals. 
82+TITLE IV—REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF 
83+SCRUTINY 
84+Sec. 331. Short title. 
85+Sec. 332. Purpose. 
86+Sec. 333. Congressional review of agency rulemaking. 
87+Sec. 334. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United 
88+States Code. 
89+Sec. 335. Government Accountability Office study of rules. 
90+DIVISION D—H.R. 1, THE LOWER ENERGY COSTS ACT 
91+TITLE I—INCREASING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, EX-
92+PORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CRITICAL MINERALS PROC-
93+ESSING 
94+Sec. 10001. Securing America’s critical minerals supply. 
95+Sec. 10002. Protecting American energy production.  4 
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97+Sec. 10003. Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy 
98+Refining. 
99+Sec. 10004. Promoting cross-border energy infrastructure. 
100+Sec. 10005. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the revocation of the 
101+Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. 
102+Sec. 10006. Sense of Congress opposing restrictions on the export of crude oil 
103+or other petroleum products. 
104+Sec. 10007. Unlocking our domestic LNG potential. 
105+Sec. 10008. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the denial of Jordan 
106+Cove permits. 
107+Sec. 10009. Promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas pipe-
108+lines. 
109+Sec. 10010. Interim hazardous waste permits for critical energy resource facili-
110+ties. 
111+Sec. 10011. Flexible air permits for critical energy resource facilities. 
112+Sec. 10012. National security or energy security waivers to produce critical en-
113+ergy resources. 
114+Sec. 10013. Natural gas tax repeal. 
115+Sec. 10014. Repeal of greenhouse gas reduction fund. 
116+Sec. 10015. Ending future delays in chemical substance review for critical en-
117+ergy resources. 
118+Sec. 10016. Keeping America’s refineries operating. 
119+Sec. 10017. Homeowner energy freedom. 
120+Sec. 10018. Study. 
121+Sec. 10019. State primary enforcement responsibility. 
122+Sec. 10020. Use of index-based pricing in acquisition of petroleum products for 
123+the SPR. 
124+Sec. 10021. Prohibition on certain exports. 
125+Sec. 10022. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the proposed tax hikes 
126+on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fiscal 
127+year 2024 budget request. 
128+Sec. 10023. Domestic Energy Independence report. 
129+Sec. 10024. GAO study. 
130+Sec. 10025. Gas kitchen ranges and ovens. 
131+TITLE II—TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERMITTING, AND 
132+PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN RESOURCES 
133+Sec. 20001. Short title. 
134+Subtitle A—Onshore and Offshore Leasing and Oversight 
135+Sec. 20101. Onshore oil and gas leasing. 
136+Sec. 20102. Lease reinstatement. 
137+Sec. 20103. Protested lease sales. 
138+Sec. 20104. Suspension of operations. 
139+Sec. 20105. Administrative protest process reform. 
140+Sec. 20106. Leasing and permitting transparency. 
141+Sec. 20107. Offshore oil and gas leasing. 
142+Sec. 20108. Five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing. 
143+Sec. 20109. Geothermal leasing. 
144+Sec. 20110. Leasing for certain qualified coal applications. 
145+Sec. 20111. Future coal leasing. 
146+Sec. 20112. Staff planning report. 
147+Sec. 20113. Prohibition on Chinese communist party ownership interest. 
148+Sec. 20114. Effect on other law.  5 
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150+Sec. 20115. Requirement for GAO report on wind energy impacts. 
151+Sec. 20116. Sense of Congress on wind energy development supply chain. 
152+Sec. 20117. Sense of Congress on oil and gas royalty rates. 
153+Sec. 20118. Offshore wind environmental review process study. 
154+Sec. 20119. GAO report on wind energy impacts. 
155+Subtitle B—Permitting Streamlining 
156+Sec. 20201. Definitions. 
157+Sec. 20202. BUILDER Act. 
158+Sec. 20203. Codification of National Environmental Policy Act regulations. 
159+Sec. 20204. Non-major Federal actions. 
160+Sec. 20205. No net loss determination for existing rights-of-way. 
161+Sec. 20206. Determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy. 
162+Sec. 20207. Determination regarding rights-of-way. 
163+Sec. 20208. Terms of rights-of-way. 
164+Sec. 20209. Funding to process permits and develop information technology. 
165+Sec. 20210. Offshore geological and geophysical survey licensing. 
166+Sec. 20211. Deferral of applications for permits to drill. 
167+Sec. 20212. Processing and terms of applications for permits to drill. 
168+Sec. 20213. Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
169+Sec. 20214. Access to Federal energy resources from non-Federal surface es-
170+tate. 
171+Sec. 20215. Scope of environmental reviews for oil and gas leases. 
172+Sec. 20216. Expediting approval of gathering lines. 
173+Sec. 20217. Lease sale litigation. 
174+Sec. 20218. Limitation on claims. 
175+Sec. 20219. Government Accountability Office report on permits to drill. 
176+Sec. 20220. E–NEPA. 
177+Sec. 20221. Limitations on claims. 
178+Sec. 20222. One Federal decision for pipelines. 
179+Sec. 20223. Exemption of certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain en-
180+vironmental requirements. 
181+Sec. 20224. Vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and 
182+maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution 
183+facility rights of way. 
184+Sec. 20225. Categorical exclusion for electric utility lines rights-of-way. 
185+Sec. 20226. Staffing plans. 
186+Subtitle C—Permitting for Mining Needs 
187+Sec. 20301. Definitions. 
188+Sec. 20302. Minerals supply chain and reliability. 
189+Sec. 20303. Federal register process improvement. 
190+Sec. 20304. Designation of mining as a covered sector for Federal permitting 
191+improvement purposes. 
192+Sec. 20305. Treatment of actions under presidential determination 2022–11 for 
193+Federal permitting improvement purposes. 
194+Sec. 20306. Notice for mineral exploration activities with limited surface dis-
195+turbance. 
196+Sec. 20307. Use of mining claims for ancillary activities. 
197+Sec. 20308. Ensuring consideration of uranium as a critical mineral. 
198+Sec. 20309. Barring foreign bad actors from operating on Federal lands. 
199+Sec. 20310. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or 
200+processing of critical materials. 
201+Sec. 20311. National strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains.  6 
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203+Subtitle D—Federal Land Use Planning 
204+Sec. 20401. Federal land use planning and withdrawals. 
205+Sec. 20402. Prohibitions on delay of mineral development of certain Federal 
206+land. 
207+Sec. 20403. Definitions. 
208+Subtitle E—Ensuring Competitiveness on Federal Lands 
209+Sec. 20501. Incentivizing domestic production. 
210+Subtitle F—Energy Revenue Sharing 
211+Sec. 20601. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf revenue. 
212+Sec. 20602. Parity in offshore wind revenue sharing. 
213+Sec. 20603. Elimination of administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act. 
214+Sec. 20604. Sunset. 
215+TITLE III—WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND ENERGY 
216+PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 
217+Sec. 30001. Short title. 
218+Sec. 30002. Certification. 
219+Sec. 30003. Federal general permits. 
220+DIVISION E—INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT 
221+Sec. 40001. Limited suspension of debt ceiling. 
240222 SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
241223 1
242-Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2
243-to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3
244-be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-4
245-sion. 5
246-DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL 6
247-SPENDING 7
248-TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY 8
249-SPENDING LIMITS FOR DIS-9
250-CRETIONARY CATEGORY 10
251-SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 11
252-(a) I
253-NGENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced 12
254-Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 13
255-U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended— 14
256-(1) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 15
257-the end; and 16
258-(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-17
259-lowing: 18
260-‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2024, for the discretionary 19
261-category, $1,470,979,000,000 in new budget author-20
262-ity; 21
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265-HR 2811 PCS
266-‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2025, for the discretionary 1
267-category, $1,485,689,000,000 in new budget author-2
268-ity; 3
269-‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary 4
270-category, $1,500,546,000,000 in new budget author-5
271-ity; 6
272-‘‘(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary 7
273-category, $1,515,551,000,000 in new budget author-8
274-ity; 9
275-‘‘(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary 10
276-category, $1,530,707,000,000 in new budget author-11
277-ity; 12
278-‘‘(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary 13
279-category, $1,546,014,000,000 in new budget author-14
280-ity; 15
281-‘‘(15) for fiscal year 2030, for the discretionary 16
282-category, $1,561,474,000,000 in new budget author-17
283-ity; 18
284-‘‘(16) for fiscal year 2031, for the discretionary 19
285-category, $1,577,089,000,000 in new budget author-20
286-ity; 21
287-‘‘(17) for fiscal year 2032, for the discretionary 22
288-category, $1,592,859,000,000 in new budget author-23
289-ity; and 24
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292-HR 2811 PCS
293-‘‘(18) for fiscal year 2033, for the discretionary 1
294-category, $1,608,788,000,000 in new budget author-2
295-ity;’’. 3
296-(b) C
297-ONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ADJUST-4
298-MENTS.— 5
299-(1) C
300-ONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND 6
301-REDERMINATIONS.—Section 251(b)(2)(B)(i) of the 7
302-Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 8
303-Act of 1985 is amended— 9
304-(A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 10
305-the end; 11
306-(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-12
307-riod and inserting a semicolon; and 13
308-(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the 14
309-following: 15
310-‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2024, 16
311-$1,578,000,000 in additional new budget 17
312-authority; 18
313-‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2025, 19
314-$1,630,000,000 in additional new budget 20
315-authority; 21
316-‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2026, 22
317-$1,682,000,000 in additional new budget 23
318-authority; 24
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321-HR 2811 PCS
322-‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2027, 1
323-$1,734,000,000 in additional new budget 2
324-authority; 3
325-‘‘(XV) for fiscal year 2028, 4
326-$1,788,000,000 in additional new budget 5
327-authority; 6
328-‘‘(XVI) for fiscal year 2029, 7
329-$1,842,000,000 in additional new budget 8
330-authority; 9
331-‘‘(XVII) for fiscal year 2030, 10
332-$1,898,000,000 in additional new budget 11
333-authority; 12
334-‘‘(XVIII) for fiscal year 2031, 13
335-$1,955,000,000 in additional new budget 14
336-authority; 15
337-‘‘(XIX) for fiscal year 2032, 16
338-$2,014,000,000 in additional new budget 17
339-authority; and 18
340-‘‘(XX) for fiscal year 2033, 19
341-$2,076,000,000 in additional new budget 20
342-authority.’’. 21
343-(2) H
344-EALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON -22
345-TROL.—Section 251(b)(2)(C)(i) of such Act is 23
346-amended— 24
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349-HR 2811 PCS
350-(A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 1
351-the end; 2
352-(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-3
353-riod and inserting a semicolon; and 4
354-(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the 5
355-following: 6
356-‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2024, 7
357-$604,000,000 in additional new budget au-8
358-thority; 9
359-‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2025, 10
360-$630,000,000 in additional new budget au-11
361-thority; 12
362-‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2026, 13
363-$658,000,000 in additional new budget au-14
364-thority; 15
365-‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2027, 16
366-$686,000,000 in additional new budget au-17
367-thority; 18
368-‘‘(XV) for fiscal year 2028, 19
369-$714,000,000 in additional new budget au-20
370-thority; 21
371-‘‘(XVI) for fiscal year 2029, 22
372-$743,000,000 in additional new budget au-23
373-thority; 24
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376-HR 2811 PCS
377-‘‘(XVII) for fiscal year 2030, 1
378-$771,000,000 in additional new budget au-2
379-thority; 3
380-‘‘(XVIII) for fiscal year 2031, 4
381-$798,000,000 in additional new budget au-5
382-thority; 6
383-‘‘(XIX) for fiscal year 2032, 7
384-$826,000,000 in additional new budget au-8
385-thority; and 9
386-‘‘(XX) for fiscal year 2033, 10
387-$853,000,000 in additional new budget au-11
388-thority.’’. 12
389-(3) D
390-ISASTER FUNDING .—Section 13
391-251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act is amended by inserting 14
392-after ‘‘2021’’ the following: ‘‘and fiscal years 2024 15
393-through 2033’’. 16
394-(4) R
395-EEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGI -17
396-BILITY ASSESSMENTS.—Section 251(b)(2)(E)(i) of 18
397-such Act is amended— 19
398-(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 20
399-the end; 21
400-(B) in subclause (IV), by striking the pe-22
401-riod and inserting a semicolon; and 23
402-(C) by inserting after subclause (IV) the 24
403-following: 25
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406-HR 2811 PCS
407-‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 1
408-$265,000,000 in additional new budg-2
409-et authority; 3
410-‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2025, 4
411-$271,000,000 in additional new budg-5
412-et authority; 6
413-‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2026, 7
414-$276,000,000 in additional new budg-8
415-et authority; 9
416-‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2027, 10
417-$282,000,000 in additional new budg-11
418-et authority; 12
419-‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2028, 13
420-$288,000,000 in additional new budg-14
421-et authority; 15
422-‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2029, 16
423-$293,000,000 in additional new budg-17
424-et authority; 18
425-‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2030, 19
426-$299,000,000 in additional new budg-20
427-et authority; 21
428-‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2031, 22
429-$305,000,000 in additional new budg-23
430-et authority; 24
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433-HR 2811 PCS
434-‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, 1
435-$311,000,000 in additional new budg-2
436-et authority; and 3
437-‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, 4
438-$317,000,000 in additional new budg-5
439-et authority.’’. 6
440-(5) W
441-ILDFIRE SUPPRESSION .—Section 7
442-251(b)(2)(F)(i) of such Act is amended— 8
443-(A) by striking ‘‘through 2027’’ and insert-9
444-ing ‘‘through 2033’’; 10
445-(B) in subclause (VII), by striking ‘‘and’’ 11
446-at the end; 12
447-(C) in subclause (VIII), by striking the pe-13
448-riod and inserting a semicolon; and 14
449-(D) by inserting after subclause (VIII) the 15
450-following: 16
451-‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2028, 17
452-$2,957,000,000 in additional new 18
453-budget authority; 19
454-‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2029, 20
455-$3,036,000,000 in additional new 21
456-budget authority; 22
457-‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2030, 23
458-$3,118,000,000 in additional new 24
459-budget authority; 25
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462-HR 2811 PCS
463-‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2031, 1
464-$3,202,000,000 in additional new 2
465-budget authority; 3
466-‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, 4
467-$3,287,000,000 in additional new 5
468-budget authority; and 6
469-‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, 7
470-$3,376,000,000 in additional new 8
471-budget authority.’’. 9
472-(c) C
473-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS RELATING TOSE-10
474-QUESTRATIONREPORTS.—Section 254 of the Balanced 11
475-Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 12
476-U.S.C. 904) is amended— 13
477-(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 14
478-inserting ‘‘2033’’; and 15
479-(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘2021’’ 16
480-and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 17
481-DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER 18
482-DOLLARS 19
483-TITLE I—RESCISSION OF 20
484-UNOBLIGATED FUNDS 21
485-SEC. 201. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED CORONAVIRUS 22
486-FUNDS. 23
487-The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 24
488-otherwise made available by the American Rescue Plan 25
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491-HR 2811 PCS
492-Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), and by each of Public 1
493-Laws 116–123, 116–127, 116–136, and 116–139 and di-2
494-visions M and N of Public Law 116–260, are hereby per-3
495-manently rescinded. 4
496-SEC. 202. RESCISSION OF INFLATION REDUCTION ACT 5
497-FUNDS. 6
498-The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 7
499-otherwise made available by each of the following provi-8
500-sions of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as 9
501-the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’) are hereby permanently re-10
502-scinded: 11
503-(1) Section 50131. 12
504-(2) Section 50144. 13
505-(3) Section 50224. 14
506-(4) Section 60114. 15
507-(5) Section 60501. 16
508-TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR 17
509-STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS 18
510-SEC. 211. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE AC-19
511-TIONS AND RULES RELATING TO FEDERAL 20
512-STUDENT LOANS. 21
513-(a) I
514-NGENERAL.—The following shall have no force 22
515-or effect: 23
516-(1) The waivers and modifications of statutory 24
517-and regulatory provisions relating to an extension of 25
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520-HR 2811 PCS
521-the suspension of payments on certain loans and 1
522-waivers of interest on such loans under section 3513 2
523-of the CARES Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 note)— 3
524-(A) described by the Department of Edu-4
525-cation in the Federal Register on October 12, 5
526-2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61513 et seq.); and 6
527-(B) issued on or after the date of enact-7
528-ment of this Act. 8
529-(2) The modifications of statutory and regu-9
530-latory provisions relating to debt discharge described 10
531-by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg-11
532-ister on October 12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61514). 12
533-(3) A final rule that is substantially similar to 13
534-the proposed rule on ‘‘Improving Income-Driven Re-14
535-payment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct 15
536-Loan Program’’ published by the Department of 16
537-Education in the Federal Register on January 11, 17
538-2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 1894 et seq.). 18
539-(b) P
540-ROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Education may 19
541-not implement any executive action or rule specified in 20
542-paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) (or a substan-21
543-tially similar executive action or rule), except as expressly 22
544-authorized by an Act of Congress. 23
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547-HR 2811 PCS
548-SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO 1
549-PROPOSE OR ISSUE REGULATIONS AND EX-2
550-ECUTIVE ACTIONS. 3
551-Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 4
552-1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by inserting 5
553-after section 492 the following: 6
554-‘‘SEC. 492A. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SEC-7
555-RETARY TO PROPOSE OR ISSUE REGULA-8
556-TIONS AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. 9
557-‘‘(a) D
558-RAFTREGULATIONS.—Beginning after the 10
559-date of enactment of this section, a draft regulation imple-11
560-menting this title (as described in section 492(b)(1)) that 12
561-is determined by the Secretary to be economically signifi-13
562-cant shall be subject to the following requirements (re-14
563-gardless of whether negotiated rulemaking occurs): 15
564-‘‘(1) The Secretary shall determine whether the 16
565-draft regulation, if implemented, would result in an 17
566-increase in a subsidy cost resulting from a loan 18
567-modification. 19
568-‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines under para-20
569-graph (1) that the draft regulation would result in 21
570-an increase in a subsidy cost resulting from a loan 22
571-modification, then the Secretary may take no further 23
572-action with respect to such regulation. 24
573-‘‘(b) P
574-ROPOSED ORFINALREGULATIONS ANDEXEC-25
575-UTIVEACTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 26
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578-HR 2811 PCS
579-law, beginning after the date of enactment of this section, 1
580-the Secretary may not issue a proposed rule, final regula-2
581-tion, or executive action implementing this title if the Sec-3
582-retary determines that the rule, regulation, or executive 4
583-action— 5
584-‘‘(1) is economically significant; and 6
585-‘‘(2) would result in an increase in a subsidy 7
586-cost resulting from a loan modification. 8
587-‘‘(c) R
588-ELATIONSHIP TO OTHERREQUIREMENTS.— 9
589-The analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) shall 10
590-be in addition to any other cost analysis required under 11
591-law for a regulation implementing this title, including any 12
592-cost analysis that may be required pursuant to Executive 13
593-Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 51735; relating to regulatory 14
594-planning and review), Executive Order 13563 (76 Fed. 15
595-Reg. 3821; relating to improving regulation and regu-16
596-latory review), or any related or successor orders. 17
597-‘‘(d) D
598-EFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eco-18
599-nomically significant’, when used with respect to a draft, 19
600-proposed, or final regulation or executive action, means 20
601-that the regulation or executive action is likely, as deter-21
602-mined by the Secretary— 22
603-‘‘(1) to have an annual effect on the economy 23
604-of $100,000,000 or more; or 24
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607-HR 2811 PCS
608-‘‘(2) adversely to affect in a material way the 1
609-economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, com-2
610-petition, jobs, the environment, public health or safe-3
611-ty, or State, local, or tribal governments or commu-4
612-nities.’’. 5
613-TITLE III—REPEAL MARKET DIS-6
614-TORTING GREEN TAX CRED-7
615-ITS 8
616-SEC. 221. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. 9
617-Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 10
618-this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 11
619-of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-12
620-sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 13
621-section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code 14
622-of 1986. 15
623-SEC. 222. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY 16
624-PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RE-17
625-SOURCES. 18
626-(a) I
627-NGENERAL.—The following provisions of sec-19
628-tion 45(d) are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 20
629-2025’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 21
630-2022’’: 22
631-(1) Paragraph (2)(A). 23
632-(2) Paragraph (3)(A). 24
633-(3) Paragraph (6). 25
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637-(4) Paragraph (7). 1
638-(5) Paragraph (9). 2
639-(6) Paragraph (11)(B). 3
640-(b) B
641-ASECREDITAMOUNT.—Section 45 is amend-4
642-ed— 5
643-(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘0.3 cents’’ 6
644-and inserting ‘‘1.5 cents’’, and 7
645-(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘0.3 cent’’ 8
646-each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1.5 cent’’. 9
647-(c) A
648-PPLICATION TOGEOTHERMAL AND SOLAR.— 10
649-Section 45(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘and the con-11
650-struction of which begins before January 1, 2025’’ and 12
651-all that follows and inserting ‘‘and which— 13
652-‘‘(A) in the case of a facility using solar 14
653-energy, is placed in service before January 1, 15
654-2006, or 16
655-‘‘(B) in the case of a facility using geo-17
656-thermal energy, the construction of which be-18
657-gins before January 1, 2022. 19
658-Such term shall not include any property described 20
659-in section 48(a)(3) the basis of which is taken into 21
660-account by the taxpayer for purposes of determining 22
661-the energy credit under section 48.’’. 23
662-(d) E
663-LECTIONTOTREATQUALIFIEDFACILITIES AS 24
224+Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2
225+to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3
226+be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-4
227+sion. 5 7 
228+•HR 2811 EH
229+DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL 1
230+SPENDING 2
231+TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY 3
232+SPENDING LIMITS FOR DIS-4
233+CRETIONARY CATEGORY 5
234+SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 6
235+(a) I
236+NGENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced 7
237+Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 8
238+U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended— 9
239+(1) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 10
240+the end; and 11
241+(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-12
242+lowing: 13
243+‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2024, for the discretionary 14
244+category, $1,470,979,000,000 in new budget author-15
245+ity; 16
246+‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2025, for the discretionary 17
247+category, $1,485,689,000,000 in new budget author-18
248+ity; 19
249+‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary 20
250+category, $1,500,546,000,000 in new budget author-21
251+ity; 22
252+‘‘(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary 23
253+category, $1,515,551,000,000 in new budget author-24
254+ity; 25 8 
255+•HR 2811 EH
256+‘‘(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary 1
257+category, $1,530,707,000,000 in new budget author-2
258+ity; 3
259+‘‘(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary 4
260+category, $1,546,014,000,000 in new budget author-5
261+ity; 6
262+‘‘(15) for fiscal year 2030, for the discretionary 7
263+category, $1,561,474,000,000 in new budget author-8
264+ity; 9
265+‘‘(16) for fiscal year 2031, for the discretionary 10
266+category, $1,577,089,000,000 in new budget author-11
267+ity; 12
268+‘‘(17) for fiscal year 2032, for the discretionary 13
269+category, $1,592,859,000,000 in new budget author-14
270+ity; and 15
271+‘‘(18) for fiscal year 2033, for the discretionary 16
272+category, $1,608,788,000,000 in new budget author-17
273+ity;’’. 18
274+(b) C
275+ONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ADJUST-19
276+MENTS.— 20
277+(1) C
278+ONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND  21
279+REDERMINATIONS.—Section 251(b)(2)(B)(i) of the 22
280+Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 23
281+Act of 1985 is amended— 24 9 
282+•HR 2811 EH
283+(A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 1
284+the end; 2
285+(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-3
286+riod and inserting a semicolon; and 4
287+(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the 5
288+following: 6
289+‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2024, 7
290+$1,578,000,000 in additional new budget 8
291+authority; 9
292+‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2025, 10
293+$1,630,000,000 in additional new budget 11
294+authority; 12
295+‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2026, 13
296+$1,682,000,000 in additional new budget 14
297+authority; 15
298+‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2027, 16
299+$1,734,000,000 in additional new budget 17
300+authority; 18
301+‘‘(XV) for fiscal year 2028, 19
302+$1,788,000,000 in additional new budget 20
303+authority; 21
304+‘‘(XVI) for fiscal year 2029, 22
305+$1,842,000,000 in additional new budget 23
306+authority; 24 10 
307+•HR 2811 EH
308+‘‘(XVII) for fiscal year 2030, 1
309+$1,898,000,000 in additional new budget 2
310+authority; 3
311+‘‘(XVIII) for fiscal year 2031, 4
312+$1,955,000,000 in additional new budget 5
313+authority; 6
314+‘‘(XIX) for fiscal year 2032, 7
315+$2,014,000,000 in additional new budget 8
316+authority; and 9
317+‘‘(XX) for fiscal year 2033, 10
318+$2,076,000,000 in additional new budget 11
319+authority.’’. 12
320+(2) H
321+EALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON -13
322+TROL.—Section 251(b)(2)(C)(i) of such Act is 14
323+amended— 15
324+(A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 16
325+the end; 17
326+(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-18
327+riod and inserting a semicolon; and 19
328+(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the 20
329+following: 21
330+‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2024, 22
331+$604,000,000 in additional new budget au-23
332+thority; 24 11 
333+•HR 2811 EH
334+‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2025, 1
335+$630,000,000 in additional new budget au-2
336+thority; 3
337+‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2026, 4
338+$658,000,000 in additional new budget au-5
339+thority; 6
340+‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2027, 7
341+$686,000,000 in additional new budget au-8
342+thority; 9
343+‘‘(XV) for fiscal year 2028, 10
344+$714,000,000 in additional new budget au-11
345+thority; 12
346+‘‘(XVI) for fiscal year 2029, 13
347+$743,000,000 in additional new budget au-14
348+thority; 15
349+‘‘(XVII) for fiscal year 2030, 16
350+$771,000,000 in additional new budget au-17
351+thority; 18
352+‘‘(XVIII) for fiscal year 2031, 19
353+$798,000,000 in additional new budget au-20
354+thority; 21
355+‘‘(XIX) for fiscal year 2032, 22
356+$826,000,000 in additional new budget au-23
357+thority; and 24 12 
358+•HR 2811 EH
359+‘‘(XX) for fiscal year 2033, 1
360+$853,000,000 in additional new budget au-2
361+thority.’’. 3
362+(3) D
363+ISASTER FUNDING .—Section 4
364+251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act is amended by inserting 5
365+after ‘‘2021’’ the following: ‘‘and fiscal years 2024 6
366+through 2033’’. 7
367+(4) R
368+EEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGI -8
369+BILITY ASSESSMENTS.—Section 251(b)(2)(E)(i) of 9
370+such Act is amended— 10
371+(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 11
372+the end; 12
373+(B) in subclause (IV), by striking the pe-13
374+riod and inserting a semicolon; and 14
375+(C) by inserting after subclause (IV) the 15
376+following: 16
377+‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, 17
378+$265,000,000 in additional new budg-18
379+et authority; 19
380+‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2025, 20
381+$271,000,000 in additional new budg-21
382+et authority; 22
383+‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2026, 23
384+$276,000,000 in additional new budg-24
385+et authority; 25 13 
386+•HR 2811 EH
387+‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2027, 1
388+$282,000,000 in additional new budg-2
389+et authority; 3
390+‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2028, 4
391+$288,000,000 in additional new budg-5
392+et authority; 6
393+‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2029, 7
394+$293,000,000 in additional new budg-8
395+et authority; 9
396+‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2030, 10
397+$299,000,000 in additional new budg-11
398+et authority; 12
399+‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2031, 13
400+$305,000,000 in additional new budg-14
401+et authority; 15
402+‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, 16
403+$311,000,000 in additional new budg-17
404+et authority; and 18
405+‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, 19
406+$317,000,000 in additional new budg-20
407+et authority.’’. 21
408+(5) W
409+ILDFIRE SUPPRESSION .—Section 22
410+251(b)(2)(F)(i) of such Act is amended— 23
411+(A) by striking ‘‘through 2027’’ and insert-24
412+ing ‘‘through 2033’’; 25 14 
413+•HR 2811 EH
414+(B) in subclause (VII), by striking ‘‘and’’ 1
415+at the end; 2
416+(C) in subclause (VIII), by striking the pe-3
417+riod and inserting a semicolon; and 4
418+(D) by inserting after subclause (VIII) the 5
419+following: 6
420+‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2028, 7
421+$2,957,000,000 in additional new 8
422+budget authority; 9
423+‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2029, 10
424+$3,036,000,000 in additional new 11
425+budget authority; 12
426+‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2030, 13
427+$3,118,000,000 in additional new 14
428+budget authority; 15
429+‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2031, 16
430+$3,202,000,000 in additional new 17
431+budget authority; 18
432+‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, 19
433+$3,287,000,000 in additional new 20
434+budget authority; and 21
435+‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, 22
436+$3,376,000,000 in additional new 23
437+budget authority.’’. 24 15 
438+•HR 2811 EH
439+(c) CONFORMINGAMENDMENTS RELATING TOSE-1
440+QUESTRATIONREPORTS.—Section 254 of the Balanced 2
441+Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 3
442+U.S.C. 904) is amended— 4
443+(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 5
444+inserting ‘‘2033’’; and 6
445+(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘2021’’ 7
446+and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 8
447+DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER 9
448+DOLLARS 10
449+TITLE I—RESCISSION OF 11
450+UNOBLIGATED FUNDS 12
451+SEC. 201. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED CORONAVIRUS 13
452+FUNDS. 14
453+The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 15
454+otherwise made available by the American Rescue Plan 16
455+Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), and by each of Public 17
456+Laws 116–123, 116–127, 116–136, and 116–139 and di-18
457+visions M and N of Public Law 116–260, are hereby per-19
458+manently rescinded. 20
459+SEC. 202. RESCISSION OF INFLATION REDUCTION ACT 21
460+FUNDS. 22
461+The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 23
462+otherwise made available by each of the following provi-24
463+sions of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as 25 16 
464+•HR 2811 EH
465+the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act’’) are hereby permanently re-1
466+scinded: 2
467+(1) Section 50131. 3
468+(2) Section 50144. 4
469+(3) Section 50224. 5
470+(4) Section 60114. 6
471+(5) Section 60501. 7
472+TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR 8
473+STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS 9
474+SEC. 211. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE AC-10
475+TIONS AND RULES RELATING TO FEDERAL 11
476+STUDENT LOANS. 12
477+(a) I
478+NGENERAL.—The following shall have no force 13
479+or effect: 14
480+(1) The waivers and modifications of statutory 15
481+and regulatory provisions relating to an extension of 16
482+the suspension of payments on certain loans and 17
483+waivers of interest on such loans under section 3513 18
484+of the CARES Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 note)— 19
485+(A) described by the Department of Edu-20
486+cation in the Federal Register on October 12, 21
487+2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61513 et seq.); and 22
488+(B) issued on or after the date of enact-23
489+ment of this Act. 24 17 
490+•HR 2811 EH
491+(2) The modifications of statutory and regu-1
492+latory provisions relating to debt discharge described 2
493+by the Department of Education in the Federal Reg-3
494+ister on October 12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 61514). 4
495+(3) A final rule that is substantially similar to 5
496+the proposed rule on ‘‘Improving Income-Driven Re-6
497+payment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct 7
498+Loan Program’’ published by the Department of 8
499+Education in the Federal Register on January 11, 9
500+2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 1894 et seq.). 10
501+(b) P
502+ROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Education may 11
503+not implement any executive action or rule specified in 12
504+paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) (or a substan-13
505+tially similar executive action or rule), except as expressly 14
506+authorized by an Act of Congress. 15
507+SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO 16
508+PROPOSE OR ISSUE REGULATIONS AND EX-17
509+ECUTIVE ACTIONS. 18
510+Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 19
511+1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by inserting 20
512+after section 492 the following: 21 18 
513+•HR 2811 EH
514+‘‘SEC. 492A. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SEC-1
515+RETARY TO PROPOSE OR ISSUE REGULA-2
516+TIONS AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. 3
517+‘‘(a) D
518+RAFTREGULATIONS.—Beginning after the 4
519+date of enactment of this section, a draft regulation imple-5
520+menting this title (as described in section 492(b)(1)) that 6
521+is determined by the Secretary to be economically signifi-7
522+cant shall be subject to the following requirements (re-8
523+gardless of whether negotiated rulemaking occurs): 9
524+‘‘(1) The Secretary shall determine whether the 10
525+draft regulation, if implemented, would result in an 11
526+increase in a subsidy cost resulting from a loan 12
527+modification. 13
528+‘‘(2) If the Secretary determines under para-14
529+graph (1) that the draft regulation would result in 15
530+an increase in a subsidy cost resulting from a loan 16
531+modification, then the Secretary may take no further 17
532+action with respect to such regulation. 18
533+‘‘(b) P
534+ROPOSED ORFINALREGULATIONS ANDEXEC-19
535+UTIVEACTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 20
536+law, beginning after the date of enactment of this section, 21
537+the Secretary may not issue a proposed rule, final regula-22
538+tion, or executive action implementing this title if the Sec-23
539+retary determines that the rule, regulation, or executive 24
540+action— 25
541+‘‘(1) is economically significant; and 26 19 
542+•HR 2811 EH
543+‘‘(2) would result in an increase in a subsidy 1
544+cost resulting from a loan modification. 2
545+‘‘(c) R
546+ELATIONSHIP TO OTHERREQUIREMENTS.— 3
547+The analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) shall 4
548+be in addition to any other cost analysis required under 5
549+law for a regulation implementing this title, including any 6
550+cost analysis that may be required pursuant to Executive 7
551+Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 51735; relating to regulatory 8
552+planning and review), Executive Order 13563 (76 Fed. 9
553+Reg. 3821; relating to improving regulation and regu-10
554+latory review), or any related or successor orders. 11
555+‘‘(d) D
556+EFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eco-12
557+nomically significant’, when used with respect to a draft, 13
558+proposed, or final regulation or executive action, means 14
559+that the regulation or executive action is likely, as deter-15
560+mined by the Secretary— 16
561+‘‘(1) to have an annual effect on the economy 17
562+of $100,000,000 or more; or 18
563+‘‘(2) adversely to affect in a material way the 19
564+economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, com-20
565+petition, jobs, the environment, public health or safe-21
566+ty, or State, local, or tribal governments or commu-22
567+nities.’’. 23 20 
568+•HR 2811 EH
569+TITLE III—REPEAL MARKET DIS-1
570+TORTING GREEN TAX CRED-2
571+ITS 3
572+SEC. 221. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. 4
573+Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 5
574+this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 6
575+of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-7
576+sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 8
577+section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code 9
578+of 1986. 10
579+SEC. 222. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY 11
580+PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RE-12
581+SOURCES. 13
582+(a) I
583+NGENERAL.—The following provisions of sec-14
584+tion 45(d) are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 15
585+2025’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 16
586+2022’’: 17
587+(1) Paragraph (2)(A). 18
588+(2) Paragraph (3)(A). 19
589+(3) Paragraph (6). 20
590+(4) Paragraph (7). 21
591+(5) Paragraph (9). 22
592+(6) Paragraph (11)(B). 23
593+(b) B
594+ASECREDITAMOUNT.—Section 45 is amend-24
595+ed— 25 21 
596+•HR 2811 EH
597+(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘0.3 cents’’ 1
598+and inserting ‘‘1.5 cents’’, and 2
599+(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘0.3 cent’’ 3
600+each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1.5 cent’’. 4
601+(c) A
602+PPLICATION TOGEOTHERMAL AND SOLAR.— 5
603+Section 45(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘and the con-6
604+struction of which begins before January 1, 2025’’ and 7
605+all that follows and inserting ‘‘and which— 8
606+‘‘(A) in the case of a facility using solar 9
607+energy, is placed in service before January 1, 10
608+2006, or 11
609+‘‘(B) in the case of a facility using geo-12
610+thermal energy, the construction of which be-13
611+gins before January 1, 2022. 14
612+Such term shall not include any property described 15
613+in section 48(a)(3) the basis of which is taken into 16
614+account by the taxpayer for purposes of determining 17
615+the energy credit under section 48.’’. 18
616+(d) E
617+LECTIONTOTREATQUALIFIEDFACILITIES AS 19
664618 E
665-NERGYPROPERTY.—Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended 25
666-VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811
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668-HR 2811 PCS
669-by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1
670-2022’’. 2
671-(e) W
672-INDFACILITIES.— 3
673-(1) I
674-N GENERAL.—Section 45(d)(1) is amended 4
675-by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu-5
676-ary 1, 2022’’. 6
677-(2) A
678-PPLICATION OF PHASEOUT PERCENT -7
679-AGE.— 8
680-(A) R
681-ENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUC -9
682-TION CREDIT.—Section 45(b)(5) is amended by 10
683-striking ‘‘which is placed in service before Jan-11
684-uary 1, 2022’’. 12
685-(B) E
686-NERGY CREDIT .—Section 13
687-48(a)(5)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘placed in 14
688-service before January 1, 2022, and’’. 15
689-(3) Q
690-UALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND FACILITIES 16
691-UNDER ENERGY CREDIT .—Section 48(a)(5)(F)(i) is 17
692-amended by striking ‘‘offshore wind facility, sub-18
693-paragraph (E) shall not apply.’’ and inserting ‘‘off-19
694-shore wind facility— 20
695-‘‘(I) subparagraph (C)(ii) shall be 21
696-applied by substituting ‘January 1, 22
697-2026’ for ‘January 1, 2022’, 23
698-‘‘(II) subparagraph (E) shall not 24
699-apply, and 25
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701-pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 22
702-HR 2811 PCS
703-‘‘(III) for purposes of this para-1
704-graph, section 45(d)(1) shall be ap-2
705-plied by substituting ‘January 1, 3
706-2026’ for ‘January 1, 2022’.’’. 4
707-(f) W
708-AGE ANDAPPRENTICESHIPREQUIREMENTS.— 5
709-Section 45(b) is amended by striking paragraphs (6), (7), 6
710-and (8). 7
711-(g) D
712-OMESTICCONTENT, PHASEOUT, ANDENERGY 8
619+NERGYPROPERTY.—Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended 20
620+by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 21
621+2022’’. 22
622+(e) W
623+INDFACILITIES.— 23 22 
624+•HR 2811 EH
625+(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(d)(1) is amended 1
626+by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu-2
627+ary 1, 2022’’. 3
628+(2) A
629+PPLICATION OF PHASEOUT PERCENT -4
630+AGE.— 5
631+(A) R
632+ENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUC -6
633+TION CREDIT.—Section 45(b)(5) is amended by 7
634+striking ‘‘which is placed in service before Jan-8
635+uary 1, 2022’’. 9
636+(B) E
637+NERGY CREDIT .—Section 10
638+48(a)(5)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘placed in 11
639+service before January 1, 2022, and’’. 12
640+(3) Q
641+UALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND FACILITIES  13
642+UNDER ENERGY CREDIT .—Section 48(a)(5)(F)(i) is 14
643+amended by striking ‘‘offshore wind facility, sub-15
644+paragraph (E) shall not apply.’’ and inserting ‘‘off-16
645+shore wind facility— 17
646+‘‘(I) subparagraph (C)(ii) shall be 18
647+applied by substituting ‘January 1, 19
648+2026’ for ‘January 1, 2022’, 20
649+‘‘(II) subparagraph (E) shall not 21
650+apply, and 22
651+‘‘(III) for purposes of this para-23
652+graph, section 45(d)(1) shall be ap-24 23 
653+•HR 2811 EH
654+plied by substituting ‘January 1, 1
655+2026’ for ‘January 1, 2022’.’’. 2
656+(f) W
657+AGE ANDAPPRENTICESHIPREQUIREMENTS.— 3
658+Section 45(b) is amended by striking paragraphs (6), (7), 4
659+and (8). 5
660+(g) D
661+OMESTICCONTENT, PHASEOUT, ANDENERGY 6
713662 C
714-OMMUNITIES.—Section 45(b) is amended by striking 9
715-paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12). 10
716-(h) C
717-REDITREDUCED FOR GRANTS, TAX-EXEMPT 11
663+OMMUNITIES.—Section 45(b) is amended by striking 7
664+paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12). 8
665+(h) C
666+REDITREDUCED FOR GRANTS, TAX-EXEMPT 9
718667 B
719-ONDS, SUBSIDIZEDENERGYFINANCING, ANDOTHER 12
668+ONDS, SUBSIDIZEDENERGYFINANCING, ANDOTHER 10
720669 C
721-REDITS.—Section 45(b)(3) is amended to read as fol-13
722-lows: 14
723-‘‘(3) C
724-REDIT REDUCED FOR GRANTS , TAX-EX-15
725-EMPT BONDS, SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING , AND 16
726-OTHER CREDITS.—The amount of the credit deter-17
727-mined under subsection (a) with respect to any 18
728-project for any taxable year (determined after the 19
729-application of paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall be re-20
730-duced by the amount which is the product of the 21
731-amount so determined for such year and the lesser 22
732-of
670+REDITS.—Section 45(b)(3) is amended to read as fol-11
671+lows: 12
672+‘‘(3) C
673+REDIT REDUCED FOR GRANTS , TAX-EX-13
674+EMPT BONDS, SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING , AND 14
675+OTHER CREDITS.—The amount of the credit deter-15
676+mined under subsection (a) with respect to any 16
677+project for any taxable year (determined after the 17
678+application of paragraphs (1) and (2)) shall be re-18
679+duced by the amount which is the product of the 19
680+amount so determined for such year and the lesser 20
681+of 
733682 1
734-⁄2or a fraction— 23
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738-‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the sum, 1
739-for the taxable year and all prior taxable years, 2
740-of— 3
741-‘‘(i) grants provided by the United 4
742-States, a State, or a political subdivision of 5
743-a State for use in connection with the 6
744-project, 7
745-‘‘(ii) proceeds of an issue of State or 8
746-local government obligations used to pro-9
747-vide financing for the project the interest 10
748-on which is exempt from tax under section 11
749-103, 12
750-‘‘(iii) the aggregate amount of sub-13
751-sidized energy financing provided (directly 14
752-or indirectly) under a Federal, State, or 15
753-local program provided in connection with 16
754-the project, and 17
755-‘‘(iv) the amount of any other credit 18
756-allowable with respect to any property 19
757-which is part of the project, and 20
758-‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the ag-21
759-gregate amount of additions to the capital ac-22
760-count for the project for the taxable year and 23
761-all prior taxable years. 24
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764-HR 2811 PCS
765-The amounts under the preceding sentence for any 1
766-taxable year shall be determined as of the close of 2
767-the taxable year. This paragraph shall not apply 3
768-with respect to any facility described in subsection 4
769-(d)(2)(A)(ii).’’. 5
770-(i) R
771-OUNDINGADJUSTMENT.— 6
772-(1) I
773-N GENERAL.—Section 45(b)(2) is amended 7
774-to read as follows: 8
775-‘‘(2) C
776-REDIT AND PHASEOUT ADJUSTMENT 9
777-BASED ON INFLATION .—The 1.5 cent amount in 10
778-subsection (a), the 8 cent amount in paragraph (1), 11
779-the $4.375 amount in subsection (e)(8)(A), the $2 12
780-amount in subsection (e)(8)(D)(ii)(I), and in sub-13
781-section (e)(8)(B)(i) the reference price of fuel used 14
782-as a feedstock (within the meaning of subsection 15
783-(c)(7)(A)) in 2002 shall each be adjusted by multi-16
784-plying such amount by the inflation adjustment fac-17
785-tor for the calendar year in which the sale occurs. 18
786-If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-19
787-tence is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount 20
788-shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 21
789-cent.’’. 22
790-(2) C
791-ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 23
792-45(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘last two sen-24
793-tences’’ and inserting ‘‘last sentence’’. 25
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796-HR 2811 PCS
797-(j) HYDROPOWER.— 1
798-(1) C
799-REDIT RATE REDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED 2
800-HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION AND MARINE AND 3
801-HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE ENERGY .—Section 4
802-45(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘or (7)’’ and in-5
803-serting ‘‘(7), (9), or (11)’’. 6
804-(2) M
805-ARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE 7
806-ENERGY.—Section 45 is amended— 8
807-(A) in subsection (c)(10)(A)— 9
808-(i) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 10
809-the end, 11
810-(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, or’’ 12
811-and inserting a period, and 13
812-(iii) by striking clause (v), and 14
813-(B) in subsection (d)(11)(A), by striking 15
814-‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘150’’. 16
815-(k) E
816-FFECTIVEDATES.— 17
817-(1) I
818-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-18
819-graphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this 19
820-section shall apply to facilities placed in service after 20
821-December 31, 2021. 21
822-(2) C
823-REDIT REDUCED FOR GRANTS , TAX-EX-22
824-EMPT BONDS, SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING , AND 23
825-OTHER CREDITS.—The amendment made by sub-24
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828-HR 2811 PCS
829-section (h) shall apply to facilities the construction 1
830-of which begins after August 16, 2022. 2
831-(3) D
832-OMESTIC CONTENT , PHASEOUT, ENERGY 3
833-COMMUNITIES.—The amendments made by sub-4
834-sections (g) and (j) shall apply to facilities placed in 5
835-service after December 31, 2022. 6
836-SEC. 223. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY CREDIT. 7
837-(a) I
838-NGENERAL.—The following provisions of sec-8
839-tion 48 are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’’ 9
840-each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’: 10
841-(1) Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(II). 11
842-(2) Subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii). 12
843-(3) Subsection (c)(1)(E). 13
844-(4) Subsection (c)(2)(D). 14
845-(5) Subsection (c)(3)(A)(iv). 15
846-(6) Subsection (c)(4)(C). 16
847-(7) Subsection (c)(5)(D). 17
848-(b) C
849-ERTAIN ENERGY PROPERTY.—Section 18
850-48(a)(3)(A)(vii) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 19
851-2035’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 20
852-(c) P
853-HASEOUT OFCREDIT.—Section 48(a) is amend-21
854-ed by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting the 22
855-following new paragraphs: 23
856-‘‘(6) P
857-HASEOUT FOR SOLAR ENERGY PROP -24
858-ERTY.— 25
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862-‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-1
863-graph (B), in the case of any energy property 2
864-described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) the construc-3
865-tion of which begins before January 1, 2024, 4
866-the energy percentage determined under para-5
867-graph (2) shall be equal to— 6
868-‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 7
869-construction of which begins after Decem-8
870-ber 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2023, 9
871-26 percent, and 10
872-‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 11
873-construction of which begins after Decem-12
874-ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2024, 13
875-22 percent. 14
876-‘‘(B) P
877-LACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE .—In 15
878-the case of any energy property described in 16
879-paragraph (3)(A)(i) the construction of which 17
880-begins before January 1, 2024, and which is 18
881-not placed in service before January 1, 2026, 19
882-the energy percentage determined under para-20
883-graph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent. 21
884-‘‘(7) P
885-HASEOUT FOR CERTAIN OTHER ENERGY 22
886-PROPERTY.— 23
887-‘‘(A) I
888-N GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-24
889-graph (B), in the case of any qualified fuel cell 25
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892-HR 2811 PCS
893-property, qualified small wind property, waste 1
894-energy recovery property, or energy property 2
895-described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the energy 3
896-percentage determined under paragraph (2) 4
897-shall be equal to— 5
898-‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 6
899-construction of which begins after Decem-7
900-ber 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2023, 8
901-26 percent, and 9
902-‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 10
903-construction of which begins after Decem-11
904-ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2024, 12
905-22 percent. 13
906-‘‘(B) P
907-LACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE .—In 14
908-the case of any energy property described in 15
909-subparagraph (A) which is not placed in service 16
910-before January 1, 2026, the energy percentage 17
911-determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal 18
912-to 0 percent.’’. 19
913-(d) B
914-ASEENERGYPERCENTAGEAMOUNT.—Section 20
915-48(a) is amended— 21
916-(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 22
917-(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ 23
918-and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’, and 24
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922-(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ 1
923-and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’, and 2
924-(2) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘6 per-3
925-cent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 4
926-(e) C
927-REDIT FOR GEOTHERMAL.—Section 5
928-48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) is amended by striking ‘‘clause (i) or 6
929-(iii) of paragraph (3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 7
930-(3)(A)(i)’’. 8
931-(f) E
932-NERGYSTORAGETECHNOLOGIES, QUALIFIED 9
683+∕2or a fraction— 21
684+‘‘(A) the numerator of which is the sum, 22
685+for the taxable year and all prior taxable years, 23
686+of— 24 24 
687+•HR 2811 EH
688+‘‘(i) grants provided by the United 1
689+States, a State, or a political subdivision of 2
690+a State for use in connection with the 3
691+project, 4
692+‘‘(ii) proceeds of an issue of State or 5
693+local government obligations used to pro-6
694+vide financing for the project the interest 7
695+on which is exempt from tax under section 8
696+103, 9
697+‘‘(iii) the aggregate amount of sub-10
698+sidized energy financing provided (directly 11
699+or indirectly) under a Federal, State, or 12
700+local program provided in connection with 13
701+the project, and 14
702+‘‘(iv) the amount of any other credit 15
703+allowable with respect to any property 16
704+which is part of the project, and 17
705+‘‘(B) the denominator of which is the ag-18
706+gregate amount of additions to the capital ac-19
707+count for the project for the taxable year and 20
708+all prior taxable years. 21
709+The amounts under the preceding sentence for any 22
710+taxable year shall be determined as of the close of 23
711+the taxable year. This paragraph shall not apply 24 25 
712+•HR 2811 EH
713+with respect to any facility described in subsection 1
714+(d)(2)(A)(ii).’’. 2
715+(i) R
716+OUNDINGADJUSTMENT.— 3
717+(1) I
718+N GENERAL.—Section 45(b)(2) is amended 4
719+to read as follows: 5
720+‘‘(2) C
721+REDIT AND PHASEOUT ADJUSTMENT  6
722+BASED ON INFLATION .—The 1.5 cent amount in 7
723+subsection (a), the 8 cent amount in paragraph (1), 8
724+the $4.375 amount in subsection (e)(8)(A), the $2 9
725+amount in subsection (e)(8)(D)(ii)(I), and in sub-10
726+section (e)(8)(B)(i) the reference price of fuel used 11
727+as a feedstock (within the meaning of subsection 12
728+(c)(7)(A)) in 2002 shall each be adjusted by multi-13
729+plying such amount by the inflation adjustment fac-14
730+tor for the calendar year in which the sale occurs. 15
731+If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-16
732+tence is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount 17
733+shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 18
734+cent.’’. 19
735+(2) C
736+ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 20
737+45(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘last two sen-21
738+tences’’ and inserting ‘‘last sentence’’. 22
739+(j) H
740+YDROPOWER.— 23
741+(1) C
742+REDIT RATE REDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED  24
743+HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION AND MARINE AND  25 26 
744+•HR 2811 EH
745+HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE ENERGY .—Section 1
746+45(b)(4)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘or (7)’’ and in-2
747+serting ‘‘(7), (9), or (11)’’. 3
748+(2) M
749+ARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RENEWABLE  4
750+ENERGY.—Section 45 is amended— 5
751+(A) in subsection (c)(10)(A)— 6
752+(i) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 7
753+the end, 8
754+(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘, or’’ 9
755+and inserting a period, and 10
756+(iii) by striking clause (v), and 11
757+(B) in subsection (d)(11)(A), by striking 12
758+‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘150’’. 13
759+(k) E
760+FFECTIVEDATES.— 14
761+(1) I
762+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-15
763+graphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this 16
764+section shall apply to facilities placed in service after 17
765+December 31, 2021. 18
766+(2) C
767+REDIT REDUCED FOR GRANTS , TAX-EX-19
768+EMPT BONDS, SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING , AND 20
769+OTHER CREDITS.—The amendment made by sub-21
770+section (h) shall apply to facilities the construction 22
771+of which begins after August 16, 2022. 23
772+(3) D
773+OMESTIC CONTENT , PHASEOUT, ENERGY 24
774+COMMUNITIES.—The amendments made by sub-25 27 
775+•HR 2811 EH
776+sections (g) and (j) shall apply to facilities placed in 1
777+service after December 31, 2022. 2
778+SEC. 223. MODIFICATION OF ENERGY CREDIT. 3
779+(a) I
780+NGENERAL.—The following provisions of sec-4
781+tion 48 are each amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2025’’’ 5
782+each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’: 6
783+(1) Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)(II). 7
784+(2) Subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii). 8
785+(3) Subsection (c)(1)(E). 9
786+(4) Subsection (c)(2)(D). 10
787+(5) Subsection (c)(3)(A)(iv). 11
788+(6) Subsection (c)(4)(C). 12
789+(7) Subsection (c)(5)(D). 13
790+(b) C
791+ERTAIN ENERGY PROPERTY.—Section 14
792+48(a)(3)(A)(vii) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 15
793+2035’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 16
794+(c) P
795+HASEOUT OFCREDIT.—Section 48(a) is amend-17
796+ed by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting the 18
797+following new paragraphs: 19
798+‘‘(6) P
799+HASEOUT FOR SOLAR ENERGY PROP -20
800+ERTY.— 21
801+‘‘(A) I
802+N GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-22
803+graph (B), in the case of any energy property 23
804+described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) the construc-24
805+tion of which begins before January 1, 2024, 25 28 
806+•HR 2811 EH
807+the energy percentage determined under para-1
808+graph (2) shall be equal to— 2
809+‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 3
810+construction of which begins after Decem-4
811+ber 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2023, 5
812+26 percent, and 6
813+‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 7
814+construction of which begins after Decem-8
815+ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2024, 9
816+22 percent. 10
817+‘‘(B) P
818+LACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE .—In 11
819+the case of any energy property described in 12
820+paragraph (3)(A)(i) the construction of which 13
821+begins before January 1, 2024, and which is 14
822+not placed in service before January 1, 2026, 15
823+the energy percentage determined under para-16
824+graph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent. 17
825+‘‘(7) P
826+HASEOUT FOR CERTAIN OTHER ENERGY  18
827+PROPERTY.— 19
828+‘‘(A) I
829+N GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-20
830+graph (B), in the case of any qualified fuel cell 21
831+property, qualified small wind property, waste 22
832+energy recovery property, or energy property 23
833+described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the energy 24 29 
834+•HR 2811 EH
835+percentage determined under paragraph (2) 1
836+shall be equal to— 2
837+‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 3
838+construction of which begins after Decem-4
839+ber 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2023, 5
840+26 percent, and 6
841+‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 7
842+construction of which begins after Decem-8
843+ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2024, 9
844+22 percent. 10
845+‘‘(B) P
846+LACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE .—In 11
847+the case of any energy property described in 12
848+subparagraph (A) which is not placed in service 13
849+before January 1, 2026, the energy percentage 14
850+determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal 15
851+to 0 percent.’’. 16
852+(d) B
853+ASEENERGYPERCENTAGEAMOUNT.—Section 17
854+48(a) is amended— 18
855+(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 19
856+(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ 20
857+and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’, and 21
858+(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ 22
859+and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’, and 23
860+(2) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘6 per-24
861+cent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 25 30 
862+•HR 2811 EH
863+(e) CREDIT FOR GEOTHERMAL.—Section 1
864+48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) is amended by striking ‘‘clause (i) or 2
865+(iii) of paragraph (3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 3
866+(3)(A)(i)’’. 4
867+(f) E
868+NERGYSTORAGETECHNOLOGIES, QUALIFIED 5
933869 B
934-IOGASPROPERTY; MICROGRIDCONTROLLERS RE-10
935-MOVED.— 11
936-(1) I
937-N GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) is 12
938-amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii) 13
939-and by striking clauses (ix), (x), and (xi). 14
940-(2) C
941-ONFORMING CHANGES .— 15
942-(A) Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) is amended by 16
943-inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclauses (IV) 17
944-and (V) and by striking subclauses (VI), (VII), 18
945-(VIII), and (IX). 19
946-(B) Section 48(c) is amended by striking 20
947-paragraphs (6), (7), and (8). 21
948-(C) Section 45(e) is amended by striking 22
949-paragraph (12). 23
950-(D) Section 50(d)(2) is amended by strik-24
951-ing ‘‘At the election of a taxpayer’’ and all that 25
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955-follows through ‘‘equal to or less than 500 kilo-1
956-watt hours.’’ 2
957-(g) F
958-UELCELLSUSINGELECTROMECHANICAL 3
870+IOGASPROPERTY; MICROGRIDCONTROLLERS RE-6
871+MOVED.— 7
872+(1) I
873+N GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) is 8
874+amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii) 9
875+and by striking clauses (ix), (x), and (xi). 10
876+(2) C
877+ONFORMING CHANGES .— 11
878+(A) Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) is amended by 12
879+inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclauses (IV) 13
880+and (V) and by striking subclauses (VI), (VII), 14
881+(VIII), and (IX). 15
882+(B) Section 48(c) is amended by striking 16
883+paragraphs (6), (7), and (8). 17
884+(C) Section 45(e) is amended by striking 18
885+paragraph (12). 19
886+(D) Section 50(d)(2) is amended by strik-20
887+ing ‘‘At the election of a taxpayer’’ and all that 21
888+follows through ‘‘equal to or less than 500 kilo-22
889+watt hours.’’ 23
890+(g) F
891+UELCELLSUSINGELECTROMECHANICAL  24
959892 P
960-ROCESSES.— 4
961-(1) I
962-N GENERAL.—Section 48(c)(1) is amend-5
963-ed— 6
964-(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 7
965-(i) by striking ‘‘or electromechanical’’, 8
966-and 9
967-(ii) by striking ‘‘(1 kilowatt in the 10
968-case of a fuel cell power plant with a linear 11
969-generator assembly)’’, and 12
970-(B) in subparagraph (C)— 13
971-(i) by striking ‘‘, or linear generator 14
972-assembly’’, and 15
973-(ii) by striking ‘‘or 16
974-electromechanical’’. 17
975-(2) L
976-INEAR GENERATOR ASSEMBLY LIMITA -18
977-TION.—Section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking sub-19
978-paragraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraph 20
979-(E) as subparagraph (D). 21
980-(h) D
981-YNAMICGLASS.—Section 48(a)(3)(A)(ii) is 22
982-amended by striking ‘‘or electrochromic glass which uses 23
983-electricity to change its light transmittance properties in 24
984-order to heat or cool a structure,’’. 25
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988-(i) COORDINATIONRULEREMOVED.—Paragraph (3) 1
989-of section 50(c) is amended— 2
990-(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-3
991-graph (A), 4
992-(2) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of subpara-5
993-graph (B) and inserting a period, and 6
994-(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 7
995-(j) I
996-NTERCONNECTION PROPERTY.—Section 48(a) is 8
997-amended by striking paragraph (8). 9
998-(k) E
999-NERGYPROJECTS, WAGEREQUIREMENTS, AND 10
893+ROCESSES.— 25 31 
894+•HR 2811 EH
895+(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(c)(1) is amend-1
896+ed— 2
897+(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 3
898+(i) by striking ‘‘or electromechanical’’, 4
899+and 5
900+(ii) by striking ‘‘(1 kilowatt in the 6
901+case of a fuel cell power plant with a linear 7
902+generator assembly)’’, and 8
903+(B) in subparagraph (C)— 9
904+(i) by striking ‘‘, or linear generator 10
905+assembly’’, and 11
906+(ii) by striking ‘‘or 12
907+electromechanical’’. 13
908+(2) L
909+INEAR GENERATOR ASSEMBLY LIMITA -14
910+TION.—Section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking sub-15
911+paragraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraph 16
912+(E) as subparagraph (D). 17
913+(h) D
914+YNAMICGLASS.—Section 48(a)(3)(A)(ii) is 18
915+amended by striking ‘‘or electrochromic glass which uses 19
916+electricity to change its light transmittance properties in 20
917+order to heat or cool a structure,’’. 21
918+(i) C
919+OORDINATIONRULEREMOVED.—Paragraph (3) 22
920+of section 50(c) is amended— 23
921+(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-24
922+graph (A), 25 32 
923+•HR 2811 EH
924+(2) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of subpara-1
925+graph (B) and inserting a period, and 2
926+(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 3
927+(j) I
928+NTERCONNECTION PROPERTY.—Section 48(a) is 4
929+amended by striking paragraph (8). 5
930+(k) E
931+NERGYPROJECTS, WAGEREQUIREMENTS, AND 6
1000932 A
1001-PPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS.—Section 48(a) is 11
1002-amended by striking paragraphs (9), (10), and (11). 12
1003-(l) D
1004-OMESTICCONTENT, PHASEOUT FORELECTIVE 13
933+PPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS.—Section 48(a) is 7
934+amended by striking paragraphs (9), (10), and (11). 8
935+(l) D
936+OMESTICCONTENT, PHASEOUT FORELECTIVE 9
1005937 P
1006-AYMENT.—Section 48(a) is amended by striking para-14
1007-graphs (12) and (13). 15
1008-(m) R
1009-ULE FORPROPERTYFINANCED BYTAX-EX-16
1010-EMPTBONDSREMOVED; TEXT OFSPECIALRULE FOR 17
938+AYMENT.—Section 48(a) is amended by striking para-10
939+graphs (12) and (13). 11
940+(m) R
941+ULE FORPROPERTYFINANCED BYTAX-EX-12
942+EMPTBONDSREMOVED; TEXT OFSPECIALRULE FOR 13
1011943 P
1012-ROPERTYFINANCED BYSUBSIDIZEDENERGYFINANC-18
1013-ING OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDSRE-19
1014-STORED.—Section 48(a)(4) is amended to read as follows: 20
1015-‘‘(4) S
1016-PECIAL RULE FOR PROPERTY FINANCED 21
1017-BY SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING OR INDUSTRIAL 22
1018-DEVELOPMENT BONDS .— 23
1019-‘‘(A) R
1020-EDUCTION OF BASIS.—For purposes 24
1021-of applying the energy percentage to any prop-25
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1025-erty, if such property is financed in whole or in 1
1026-part by— 2
1027-‘‘(i) subsidized energy financing, or 3
1028-‘‘(ii) the proceeds of a private activity 4
1029-bond (within the meaning of section 141) 5
1030-the interest on which is exempt from tax 6
1031-under section 103, 7
1032-the amount taken into account as the basis of 8
1033-such property shall not exceed the amount 9
1034-which (but for this subparagraph) would be so 10
1035-taken into account multiplied by the fraction 11
1036-determined under subparagraph (B). 12
1037-‘‘(B) D
1038-ETERMINATION OF FRACTION .—For 13
1039-purposes of subparagraph (A), the fraction de-14
1040-termined under this subparagraph is 1 reduced 15
1041-by a fraction— 16
1042-‘‘(i) the numerator of which is that 17
1043-portion of the basis of the property which 18
1044-is allocable to such financing or proceeds, 19
1045-and 20
1046-‘‘(ii) the denominator of which is the 21
1047-basis of the property. 22
1048-‘‘(C) S
1049-UBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING .— 23
1050-For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 24
1051-‘subsidized energy financing’ means financing 25
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1055-provided under a Federal, State, or local pro-1
1056-gram a principal purpose of which is to provide 2
1057-subsidized financing for projects designed to 3
1058-conserve or produce energy. 4
1059-‘‘(D) T
1060-ERMINATION.—This paragraph 5
1061-shall not apply to periods after December 31, 6
1062-2008, under rules similar to the rules of section 7
1063-48(m) (as in effect on the day before the date 8
1064-of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation 9
1065-Act of 1990).’’. 10
1066-(n) T
1067-REATMENT OFCONTRACTSINVOLVINGENERGY 11
944+ROPERTYFINANCED BYSUBSIDIZEDENERGYFINANC-14
945+ING OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDSRE-15
946+STORED.—Section 48(a)(4) is amended to read as follows: 16
947+‘‘(4) S
948+PECIAL RULE FOR PROPERTY FINANCED  17
949+BY SUBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING OR INDUSTRIAL  18
950+DEVELOPMENT BONDS .— 19
951+‘‘(A) R
952+EDUCTION OF BASIS.—For purposes 20
953+of applying the energy percentage to any prop-21
954+erty, if such property is financed in whole or in 22
955+part by— 23
956+‘‘(i) subsidized energy financing, or 24 33 
957+•HR 2811 EH
958+‘‘(ii) the proceeds of a private activity 1
959+bond (within the meaning of section 141) 2
960+the interest on which is exempt from tax 3
961+under section 103, 4
962+the amount taken into account as the basis of 5
963+such property shall not exceed the amount 6
964+which (but for this subparagraph) would be so 7
965+taken into account multiplied by the fraction 8
966+determined under subparagraph (B). 9
967+‘‘(B) D
968+ETERMINATION OF FRACTION .—For 10
969+purposes of subparagraph (A), the fraction de-11
970+termined under this subparagraph is 1 reduced 12
971+by a fraction— 13
972+‘‘(i) the numerator of which is that 14
973+portion of the basis of the property which 15
974+is allocable to such financing or proceeds, 16
975+and 17
976+‘‘(ii) the denominator of which is the 18
977+basis of the property. 19
978+‘‘(C) S
979+UBSIDIZED ENERGY FINANCING .— 20
980+For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 21
981+‘subsidized energy financing’ means financing 22
982+provided under a Federal, State, or local pro-23
983+gram a principal purpose of which is to provide 24 34 
984+•HR 2811 EH
985+subsidized financing for projects designed to 1
986+conserve or produce energy. 2
987+‘‘(D) T
988+ERMINATION.—This paragraph 3
989+shall not apply to periods after December 31, 4
990+2008, under rules similar to the rules of section 5
991+48(m) (as in effect on the day before the date 6
992+of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation 7
993+Act of 1990).’’. 8
994+(n) T
995+REATMENT OFCONTRACTSINVOLVINGENERGY 9
1068996 S
1069-TORAGE.—Section 7701(e) is amended— 12
1070-(1) in paragraph (3)— 13
1071-(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 14
1072-‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (II), by striking 15
1073-‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (III) and inserting 16
1074-‘‘and’’, and by striking subclause (IV), and 17
1075-(B) by striking subparagraph (F), and 18
1076-(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘water treat-19
1077-ment works facility, or storage facility’’ and insert-20
1078-ing ‘‘or water treatment works facility’’. 21
1079-(o) R
1080-EMOVAL OFINCREASEDCREDITRATE FOREN-22
1081-ERGYCOMMUNITIES.—Section 48(a) is amended by strik-23
1082-ing paragraph (14). 24
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1086-(p) REGULATIONS.—Section 48(a) is amended by 1
1087-striking paragraph (15). 2
1088-(q) E
1089-FFECTIVEDATES.— 3
1090-(1) I
1091-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-4
1092-graphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this 5
1093-section shall apply to property placed in service after 6
1094-December 31, 2021. 7
1095-(2) O
1096-THER PROPERTY .—The amendments 8
1097-made by subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (n), 9
1098-and (o) shall apply to property placed in service 10
1099-after December 31, 2022. 11
1100-(3) R
1101-EMOVAL OF RULE FOR PROPERTY FI -12
1102-NANCED BY TAX EXEMPT BONDS .—The amendment 13
1103-made by subsection (m) shall apply to property the 14
1104-construction of which begins after August 16, 2022. 15
1105-SEC. 224. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN ENERGY CREDIT FOR 16
1106-SOLAR AND WIND FACILITIES PLACED IN 17
1107-SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH LOW-INCOME 18
1108-COMMUNITIES. 19
1109-(a) I
1110-NGENERAL.—Section 48 is amended by striking 20
1111-subsection (e). 21
1112-(b) E
1113-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 22
1114-this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 23
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1118-SEC. 225. ZERO-EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION 1
1119-CREDIT REPEALED. 2
1120-(a) I
1121-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-3
1122-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45U 4
1123-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 5
1124-table of sections for such subpart). 6
1125-(b) C
1126-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—Section 38(b) is 7
1127-amended— 8
1128-(1) in paragraph (32), by adding ‘‘plus’’ at the 9
1129-end, 10
1130-(2) in paragraph (33), by striking the comma 11
1131-at the end and inserting a period, and 12
1132-(3) by striking paragraph (34). 13
1133-(c) E
1134-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 14
1135-this section shall apply to electricity produced and sold 15
1136-after December 31, 2023, in taxable years beginning after 16
1137-such date. 17
1138-SEC. 226. REPEAL OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CRED-18
1139-IT. 19
1140-(a) I
1141-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-20
1142-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 40B 21
1143-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 22
1144-table of sections for such subpart). 23
1145-(b) C
1146-ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 24
1147-amended by striking paragraph (35). 25
1148-(c) C
1149-OORDINATIONWITHBIODIESELREMOVED.— 26
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1153-(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40A(d)(1) is amend-1
1154-ed by striking ‘‘or 40B’’. 2
1155-(2) C
1156-ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 3
1157-40A(f) is amended by adding at the end the fol-4
1158-lowing: 5
1159-‘‘(4) C
1160-ERTAIN AVIATION FUEL.— 6
1161-‘‘(A) I
1162-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 7
1163-the last 3 sentences of paragraph (3), the term 8
1164-‘renewable diesel’ shall include fuel derived from 9
1165-biomass which meets the requirements of a De-10
1166-partment of Defense specification for military 11
1167-jet fuel or an American Society of Testing and 12
1168-Materials specification for aviation turbine fuel. 13
1169-‘‘(B) A
1170-PPLICATION OF MIXTURE CRED -14
1171-ITS.—In the case of fuel which is treated as re-15
1172-newable diesel solely by reason of subparagraph 16
1173-(A), subsection (b)(1) and section 6426(c) shall 17
1174-be applied with respect to such fuel by treating 18
1175-kerosene as though it were diesel fuel.’’. 19
1176-(3) S
1177-USTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CREDIT PRO -20
1178-VISIONS REMOVED.—Section 6426 is amended by 21
1179-striking subsection (k). 22
1180-(d) C
1181-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 23
1182-(1) Section 6426 is amended— 24
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1186-(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘(e), 1
1187-and (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (e)’’, and 2
1188-(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘under 3
1189-section 40, 40A, or 40B’’ and inserting ‘‘under 4
1190-section 40 or 40A’’. 5
1191-(2) Section 6427(e) is amended— 6
1192-(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A
1193-LTER-7
1194-NATIVEFUEL, ORSUSTAINABLE AVIATION 8
997+TORAGE.—Section 7701(e) is amended— 10
998+(1) in paragraph (3)— 11
999+(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 12
1000+‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (II), by striking 13
1001+‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (III) and inserting 14
1002+‘‘and’’, and by striking subclause (IV), and 15
1003+(B) by striking subparagraph (F), and 16
1004+(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘water treat-17
1005+ment works facility, or storage facility’’ and insert-18
1006+ing ‘‘or water treatment works facility’’. 19
1007+(o) R
1008+EMOVAL OFINCREASEDCREDITRATE FOREN-20
1009+ERGYCOMMUNITIES.—Section 48(a) is amended by strik-21
1010+ing paragraph (14). 22
1011+(p) R
1012+EGULATIONS.—Section 48(a) is amended by 23
1013+striking paragraph (15). 24
1014+(q) E
1015+FFECTIVEDATES.— 25 35 
1016+•HR 2811 EH
1017+(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-1
1018+graphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this 2
1019+section shall apply to property placed in service after 3
1020+December 31, 2021. 4
1021+(2) O
1022+THER PROPERTY .—The amendments 5
1023+made by subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (n), 6
1024+and (o) shall apply to property placed in service 7
1025+after December 31, 2022. 8
1026+(3) R
1027+EMOVAL OF RULE FOR PROPERTY FI -9
1028+NANCED BY TAX EXEMPT BONDS .—The amendment 10
1029+made by subsection (m) shall apply to property the 11
1030+construction of which begins after August 16, 2022. 12
1031+SEC. 224. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN ENERGY CREDIT FOR 13
1032+SOLAR AND WIND FACILITIES PLACED IN 14
1033+SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH LOW-INCOME 15
1034+COMMUNITIES. 16
1035+(a) I
1036+NGENERAL.—Section 48 is amended by striking 17
1037+subsection (e). 18
1038+(b) E
1039+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 19
1040+this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 20
1041+SEC. 225. ZERO-EMISSION NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION 21
1042+CREDIT REPEALED. 22
1043+(a) I
1044+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-23
1045+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45U 24 36 
1046+•HR 2811 EH
1047+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 1
1048+table of sections for such subpart). 2
1049+(b) C
1050+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—Section 38(b) is 3
1051+amended— 4
1052+(1) in paragraph (32), by adding ‘‘plus’’ at the 5
1053+end, 6
1054+(2) in paragraph (33), by striking the comma 7
1055+at the end and inserting a period, and 8
1056+(3) by striking paragraph (34). 9
1057+(c) E
1058+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 10
1059+this section shall apply to electricity produced and sold 11
1060+after December 31, 2023, in taxable years beginning after 12
1061+such date. 13
1062+SEC. 226. REPEAL OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CRED-14
1063+IT. 15
1064+(a) I
1065+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-16
1066+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 40B 17
1067+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 18
1068+table of sections for such subpart). 19
1069+(b) C
1070+ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 20
1071+amended by striking paragraph (35). 21
1072+(c) C
1073+OORDINATIONWITHBIODIESELREMOVED.— 22
1074+(1) I
1075+N GENERAL.—Section 40A(d)(1) is amend-23
1076+ed by striking ‘‘or 40B’’. 24 37 
1077+•HR 2811 EH
1078+(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 1
1079+40A(f) is amended by adding at the end the fol-2
1080+lowing: 3
1081+‘‘(4) C
1082+ERTAIN AVIATION FUEL.— 4
1083+‘‘(A) I
1084+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 5
1085+the last 3 sentences of paragraph (3), the term 6
1086+‘renewable diesel’ shall include fuel derived from 7
1087+biomass which meets the requirements of a De-8
1088+partment of Defense specification for military 9
1089+jet fuel or an American Society of Testing and 10
1090+Materials specification for aviation turbine fuel. 11
1091+‘‘(B) A
1092+PPLICATION OF MIXTURE CRED -12
1093+ITS.—In the case of fuel which is treated as re-13
1094+newable diesel solely by reason of subparagraph 14
1095+(A), subsection (b)(1) and section 6426(c) shall 15
1096+be applied with respect to such fuel by treating 16
1097+kerosene as though it were diesel fuel.’’. 17
1098+(3) S
1099+USTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL CREDIT PRO -18
1100+VISIONS REMOVED.—Section 6426 is amended by 19
1101+striking subsection (k). 20
1102+(d) C
1103+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 21
1104+(1) Section 6426 is amended— 22
1105+(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘(e), 23
1106+and (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (e)’’, and 24 38 
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1108+(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘under 1
1109+section 40, 40A, or 40B’’ and inserting ‘‘under 2
1110+section 40 or 40A’’. 3
1111+(2) Section 6427(e) is amended— 4
1112+(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘A
1113+LTER-5
1114+NATIVEFUEL, ORSUSTAINABLE AVIATION 6
11951115 F
1196-UEL’’ and inserting ‘‘ORALTERNATIVE 9
1116+UEL’’ and inserting ‘‘ORALTERNATIVE 7
11971117 F
1198-UEL’’, 10
1199-(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 11
1200-sustainable aviation fuel mixture credit’’, and 12
1201-(C) in paragraph (6)— 13
1202-(i) in subparagraph (C), by adding 14
1203-‘‘and’’ at the end, 15
1204-(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 16
1205-‘‘, and’’ and inserting a period, and 17
1206-(iii) by striking subparagraph (E). 18
1207-(3) Section 4101(a)(1) is amended by striking 19
1208-‘‘every person producing or importing sustainable 20
1209-aviation fuel (as defined in section 40B),’’. 21
1210-(4) Section 87 is amended— 22
1211-(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 23
1212-the end, 24
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1216-(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 1
1217-and inserting a period, and 2
1218-(C) by striking paragraph (3). 3
1219-(e) E
1220-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 4
1221-this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 5
1222-31, 2022. 6
1223-SEC. 227. CLEAN HYDROGEN REPEALS. 7
1224-(a) C
1225-REDIT FORPRODUCTION OFCLEANHYDROGEN 8
1118+UEL’’, 8
1119+(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 9
1120+sustainable aviation fuel mixture credit’’, and 10
1121+(C) in paragraph (6)— 11
1122+(i) in subparagraph (C), by adding 12
1123+‘‘and’’ at the end, 13
1124+(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 14
1125+‘‘, and’’ and inserting a period, and 15
1126+(iii) by striking subparagraph (E). 16
1127+(3) Section 4101(a)(1) is amended by striking 17
1128+‘‘every person producing or importing sustainable 18
1129+aviation fuel (as defined in section 40B),’’. 19
1130+(4) Section 87 is amended— 20
1131+(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 21
1132+the end, 22
1133+(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 23
1134+and inserting a period, and 24
1135+(C) by striking paragraph (3). 25 39 
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1137+(e) EFFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 1
1138+this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 2
1139+31, 2022. 3
1140+SEC. 227. CLEAN HYDROGEN REPEALS. 4
1141+(a) C
1142+REDIT FORPRODUCTION OFCLEANHYDROGEN 5
12261143 R
1227-EPEALED.— 9
1228-(1) I
1229-N GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of 10
1230-subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking 11
1231-section 45V (and by striking the item relating to 12
1232-such section in the table of sections for such sub-13
1233-part). 14
1234-(2) C
1235-ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 38(b) 15
1236-is amended by striking paragraph (36). 16
1237-(3) E
1238-FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 17
1239-by this section shall apply to hydrogen produced 18
1240-after December 31, 2022. 19
1241-(b) C
1242-REDIT FORELECTRICITYPRODUCEDFROMRE-20
1243-NEWABLERESOURCESALLOWED IF ELECTRICITYIS 21
1144+EPEALED.— 6
1145+(1) I
1146+N GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of 7
1147+subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking 8
1148+section 45V (and by striking the item relating to 9
1149+such section in the table of sections for such sub-10
1150+part). 11
1151+(2) C
1152+ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 38(b) 12
1153+is amended by striking paragraph (36). 13
1154+(3) E
1155+FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 14
1156+by this section shall apply to hydrogen produced 15
1157+after December 31, 2022. 16
1158+(b) C
1159+REDIT FORELECTRICITYPRODUCEDFROMRE-17
1160+NEWABLERESOURCESALLOWED IF ELECTRICITYIS 18
12441161 U
1245-SEDTOPRODUCECLEANHYDROGEN.— 22
1246-(1) I
1247-N GENERAL.—Section 45(e) is amended by 23
1248-striking paragraph (13). 24
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1252-(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 1
1253-by this subsection shall apply to electricity produced 2
1254-after December 31, 2022. 3
1255-(c) E
1256-LECTIONTOTREATCLEANHYDROGENPRO-4
1257-DUCTIONFACILITIES ASENERGYPROPERTY.— 5
1258-(1) I
1259-N GENERAL.—Section 48(a) is amended by 6
1260-striking paragraph (15) and by redesignating para-7
1261-graph (16) as paragraph (15). 8
1262-(2) E
1263-FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 9
1264-by this subsection shall apply to property placed in 10
1265-service after December 31, 2022. 11
1266-(d) R
1267-EINSTATEMENT OF ALTERNATIVEFUELCRED-12
1268-IT FORLIQUEFIEDHYDROGEN.— 13
1269-(1) I
1270-N GENERAL.—Section 6426(d)(2) is 14
1271-amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), 15
1272-and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respec-16
1273-tively, and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 17
1274-following: 18
1275-‘‘(D) liquefied hydrogen,’’. 19
1276-(2) C
1277-ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 20
1278-6426(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘(E)’’ and insert-21
1279-ing ‘‘(F)’’. 22
1280-(3) E
1281-FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 23
1282-by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 24
1283-after December 31, 2022. 25
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1287-SEC. 228. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY CREDIT. 1
1288-(a) I
1289-NGENERAL.—Section 25C is amended to read 2
1290-as follows: 3
1291-‘‘SEC. 25C. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 4
1292-‘‘(a) A
1293-LLOWANCE OFCREDIT.—In the case of an in-5
1294-dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 6
1295-imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount 7
1296-equal to the sum of— 8
1297-‘‘(1) 10 percent of the amount paid or incurred 9
1298-by the taxpayer for qualified energy efficiency im-10
1299-provements installed during such taxable year, and 11
1300-‘‘(2) the amount of the residential energy prop-12
1301-erty expenditures paid or incurred by the taxpayer 13
1302-during such taxable year. 14
1303-‘‘(b) L
1304-IMITATIONS.— 15
1305-‘‘(1) L
1306-IFETIME LIMITATION.—The credit al-16
1307-lowed under this section with respect to any tax-17
1308-payer for any taxable year shall not exceed the ex-18
1309-cess (if any) of $500 over the aggregate credits al-19
1310-lowed under this section with respect to such tax-20
1311-payer for all prior taxable years ending after Decem-21
1312-ber 31, 2005. 22
1313-‘‘(2) W
1314-INDOWS.—In the case of amounts paid 23
1315-or incurred for components described in subsection 24
1316-(c)(3)(B) by any taxpayer for any taxable year, the 25
1317-credit allowed under this section with respect to such 26
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1321-amounts for such year shall not exceed the excess (if 1
1322-any) of $200 over the aggregate credits allowed 2
1323-under this section with respect to such amounts for 3
1324-all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 4
1325-2005. 5
1326-‘‘(3) L
1327-IMITATION ON RESIDENTIAL ENERGY 6
1328-PROPERTY EXPENDITURES .—The amount of the 7
1329-credit allowed under this section by reason of sub-8
1330-section (a)(2) shall not exceed— 9
1331-‘‘(A) $50 for any advanced main air circu-10
1332-lating fan, 11
1333-‘‘(B) $150 for any qualified natural gas, 12
1334-propane, or oil furnace or hot water boiler, and 13
1335-‘‘(C) $300 for any item of energy-efficient 14
1336-building property. 15
1337-‘‘(c) Q
1338-UALIFIEDENERGYEFFICIENCYIMPROVE-16
1339-MENTS.—For purposes of this section— 17
1340-‘‘(1) I
1341-N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified energy 18
1342-efficiency improvements’ means any energy efficient 19
1343-building envelope component, if— 20
1344-‘‘(A) such component is installed in or on 21
1345-a dwelling unit located in the United States and 22
1346-owned and used by the taxpayer as the tax-23
1347-payer’s principal residence (within the meaning 24
1348-of section 121), 25
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1352-‘‘(B) the original use of such component 1
1353-commences with the taxpayer, and 2
1354-‘‘(C) such component reasonably can be ex-3
1355-pected to remain in use for at least 5 years. 4
1356-‘‘(2) E
1357-NERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING ENVELOPE 5
1358-COMPONENT.—The term ‘energy efficient building 6
1359-envelope component’ means a building envelope com-7
1360-ponent which meets— 8
1361-‘‘(A) applicable Energy Star program re-9
1362-quirements, in the case of a roof or roof prod-10
1363-ucts, 11
1364-‘‘(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program re-12
1365-quirements, in the case of an exterior window, 13
1366-a skylight, or an exterior door, and 14
1367-‘‘(C) the prescriptive criteria for such com-15
1368-ponent established by the 2009 International 16
1369-Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (in-17
1370-cluding supplements) is in effect on the date of 18
1371-the enactment of the American Recovery and 19
1372-Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in the case of 20
1373-any other component. 21
1374-‘‘(3) B
1375-UILDING ENVELOPE COMPONENT .—The 22
1376-term ‘building envelope component’ means— 23
1377-‘‘(A) any insulation material or system 24
1378-which is specifically and primarily designed to 25
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1382-reduce the heat loss or gain of a dwelling unit 1
1383-when installed in or on such dwelling unit, 2
1384-‘‘(B) exterior windows (including sky-3
1385-lights), 4
1386-‘‘(C) exterior doors, and 5
1387-‘‘(D) any metal roof or asphalt roof in-6
1388-stalled on a dwelling unit, but only if such roof 7
1389-has appropriate pigmented coatings or cooling 8
1390-granules which are specifically and primarily 9
1391-designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwell-10
1392-ing unit. 11
1393-‘‘(4) M
1394-ANUFACTURED HOMES INCLUDED .—The 12
1395-term ‘dwelling unit’ includes a manufactured home 13
1396-which conforms to Federal Manufactured Home 14
1397-Construction and Safety Standards (part 3280 of 15
1398-title 24, Code of Federal Regulations). 16
1399-‘‘(d) R
1400-ESIDENTIALENERGYPROPERTYEXPENDI-17
1401-TURES.—For purposes of this section— 18
1402-‘‘(1) I
1403-N GENERAL.—The term ‘residential en-19
1404-ergy property expenditures’ means expenditures 20
1405-made by the taxpayer for qualified energy property 21
1406-which is— 22
1407-‘‘(A) installed on or in connection with a 23
1408-dwelling unit located in the United States and 24
1409-owned and used by the taxpayer as the tax-25
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1413-payer’s principal residence (within the meaning 1
1414-of section 121), and 2
1415-‘‘(B) originally placed in service by the tax-3
1416-payer. 4
1417-Such term includes expenditures for labor costs 5
1418-properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assem-6
1419-bly, or original installation of the property. 7
1420-‘‘(2) Q
1421-UALIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY .— 8
1422-‘‘(A) I
1423-N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 9
1424-energy property’ means— 10
1425-‘‘(i) energy-efficient building property, 11
1426-‘‘(ii) a qualified natural gas, propane, 12
1427-or oil furnace or hot water boiler, or 13
1428-‘‘(iii) an advanced main air circulating 14
1429-fan. 15
1430-‘‘(B) P
1431-ERFORMANCE AND QUALITY STAND -16
1432-ARDS.—Property described under subparagraph 17
1433-(A) shall meet the performance and quality 18
1434-standards, and the certification requirements (if 19
1435-any), which— 20
1436-‘‘(i) have been prescribed by the Sec-21
1437-retary by regulations (after consultation 22
1438-with the Secretary of Energy or the Ad-23
1439-ministrator of the Environmental Protec-24
1440-tion Agency, as appropriate), and 25
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1444-‘‘(ii) are in effect at the time of the 1
1445-acquisition of the property, or at the time 2
1446-of the completion of the construction, re-3
1447-construction, or erection of the property, 4
1448-as the case may be. 5
1449-‘‘(C) R
1450-EQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS 6
1451-FOR AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS .— 7
1452-The standards and requirements prescribed by 8
1453-the Secretary under subparagraph (B) with re-9
1454-spect to the energy efficiency ratio (EER) for 10
1455-central air conditioners and electric heat 11
1456-pumps— 12
1457-‘‘(i) shall require measurements to be 13
1458-based on published data which is tested by 14
1459-manufacturers at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, 15
1460-and 16
1461-‘‘(ii) may be based on the certified 17
1462-data of the Air Conditioning and Refrig-18
1463-eration Institute that are prepared in part-19
1464-nership with the Consortium for Energy 20
1465-Efficiency. 21
1466-‘‘(3) E
1467-NERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING PROP -22
1468-ERTY.—The term ‘energy-efficient building property’ 23
1469-means— 24
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1473-‘‘(A) an electric heat pump water heater 1
1474-which yields a Uniform Energy Factor of at 2
1475-least 2.2 in the standard Department of Energy 3
1476-test procedure, 4
1477-‘‘(B) an electric heat pump which achieves 5
1478-the highest efficiency tier established by the 6
1479-Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in effect 7
1480-on January 1, 2009, 8
1481-‘‘(C) a central air conditioner which 9
1482-achieves the highest efficiency tier established 10
1483-by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in 11
1484-effect on January 1, 2009, and 12
1485-‘‘(D) a natural gas, propane, or oil water 13
1486-heater which has either a Uniform Energy Fac-14
1487-tor of at least 0.82 or a thermal efficiency of 15
1488-at least 90 percent. 16
1489-‘‘(4) Q
1490-UALIFIED NATURAL GAS , PROPANE, OR 17
1491-OIL FURNACE OR HOT WATER BOILER .—The term 18
1492-‘qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot 19
1493-water boiler’ means a natural gas, propane, or oil 20
1494-furnace or hot water boiler which achieves an annual 21
1495-fuel utilization efficiency rate of not less than 95. 22
1496-‘‘(5) A
1497-DVANCED MAIN AIR CIRCULATING FAN .— 23
1498-The term ‘advanced main air circulating fan’ means 24
1499-a fan used in a natural gas, propane, or oil furnace 25
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1503-and which has an annual electricity use of no more 1
1504-than 2 percent of the total annual energy use of the 2
1505-furnace (as determined in the standard Department 3
1506-of Energy test procedures). 4
1507-‘‘(e) S
1508-PECIALRULES.—For purposes of this sec-5
1509-tion— 6
1510-‘‘(1) A
1511-PPLICATION OF RULES.—Rules similar to 7
1512-the rules under paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) 8
1513-of section 25D(e) shall apply. 9
1514-‘‘(2) J
1515-OINT OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY ITEMS .— 10
1516-‘‘(A) I
1517-N GENERAL.—Any expenditure oth-11
1518-erwise qualifying as an expenditure under this 12
1519-section shall not be treated as failing to so 13
1520-qualify merely because such expenditure was 14
1521-made with respect to two or more dwelling 15
1522-units. 16
1523-‘‘(B) L
1524-IMITS APPLIED SEPARATELY .—In 17
1525-the case of any expenditure described in sub-18
1526-paragraph (A), the amount of the credit allow-19
1527-able under subsection (a) shall (subject to para-20
1528-graph (1)) be computed separately with respect 21
1529-to the amount of the expenditure made for each 22
1530-dwelling unit. 23
1531-‘‘(3) P
1532-ROPERTY FINANCED BY SUBSIDIZED EN -24
1533-ERGY FINANCING.—For purposes of determining the 25
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1537-amount of expenditures made by any individual with 1
1538-respect to any property, there shall not be taken into 2
1539-account expenditures which are made from sub-3
1540-sidized energy financing (as defined in section 4
1541-48(a)(4)(C)). 5
1542-‘‘(f) B
1543-ASISADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of this 6
1544-subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any 7
1545-expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in 8
1546-the basis of such property which would (but for this sub-9
1547-section) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by 10
1548-the amount of the credit so allowed. 11
1549-‘‘(g) T
1550-ERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 12
1551-with respect to any property placed in service— 13
1552-‘‘(1) after December 31, 2007, and before Jan-14
1553-uary 1, 2009, or 15
1554-‘‘(2) after December 31, 2021.’’. 16
1555-(b) C
1556-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 17
1557-(1) Section 1016(a)(33) is amended by striking 18
1558-‘‘section 25C(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘25C(f)’’. 19
1559-(2) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended— 20
1560-(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-21
1561-paragraph (P), 22
1562-(B) by striking the comma at the end of 23
1563-subparagraph (Q) and inserting a period, and 24
1564-(C) by striking subparagraphs (R) and (S). 25
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1568-(c) EFFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 1
1569-this section shall apply to property placed in service after 2
1570-December 31, 2021. 3
1162+SEDTOPRODUCECLEANHYDROGEN.— 19
1163+(1) I
1164+N GENERAL.—Section 45(e) is amended by 20
1165+striking paragraph (13). 21
1166+(2) E
1167+FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 22
1168+by this subsection shall apply to electricity produced 23
1169+after December 31, 2022. 24 40 
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1171+(c) ELECTIONTOTREATCLEANHYDROGENPRO-1
1172+DUCTIONFACILITIES ASENERGYPROPERTY.— 2
1173+(1) I
1174+N GENERAL.—Section 48(a) is amended by 3
1175+striking paragraph (15) and by redesignating para-4
1176+graph (16) as paragraph (15). 5
1177+(2) E
1178+FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 6
1179+by this subsection shall apply to property placed in 7
1180+service after December 31, 2022. 8
1181+(d) R
1182+EINSTATEMENT OF ALTERNATIVEFUELCRED-9
1183+IT FORLIQUEFIEDHYDROGEN.— 10
1184+(1) I
1185+N GENERAL.—Section 6426(d)(2) is 11
1186+amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), 12
1187+and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respec-13
1188+tively, and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 14
1189+following: 15
1190+‘‘(D) liquefied hydrogen,’’. 16
1191+(2) C
1192+ONFORMING AMENDMENT .—Section 17
1193+6426(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘(E)’’ and insert-18
1194+ing ‘‘(F)’’. 19
1195+(3) E
1196+FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 20
1197+by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 21
1198+after December 31, 2022. 22
1199+SEC. 228. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY CREDIT. 23
1200+(a) I
1201+NGENERAL.—Section 25C is amended to read 24
1202+as follows: 25 41 
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1204+‘‘SEC. 25C. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY. 1
1205+‘‘(a) A
1206+LLOWANCE OFCREDIT.—In the case of an in-2
1207+dividual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 3
1208+imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount 4
1209+equal to the sum of— 5
1210+‘‘(1) 10 percent of the amount paid or incurred 6
1211+by the taxpayer for qualified energy efficiency im-7
1212+provements installed during such taxable year, and 8
1213+‘‘(2) the amount of the residential energy prop-9
1214+erty expenditures paid or incurred by the taxpayer 10
1215+during such taxable year. 11
1216+‘‘(b) L
1217+IMITATIONS.— 12
1218+‘‘(1) L
1219+IFETIME LIMITATION.—The credit al-13
1220+lowed under this section with respect to any tax-14
1221+payer for any taxable year shall not exceed the ex-15
1222+cess (if any) of $500 over the aggregate credits al-16
1223+lowed under this section with respect to such tax-17
1224+payer for all prior taxable years ending after Decem-18
1225+ber 31, 2005. 19
1226+‘‘(2) W
1227+INDOWS.—In the case of amounts paid 20
1228+or incurred for components described in subsection 21
1229+(c)(3)(B) by any taxpayer for any taxable year, the 22
1230+credit allowed under this section with respect to such 23
1231+amounts for such year shall not exceed the excess (if 24
1232+any) of $200 over the aggregate credits allowed 25
1233+under this section with respect to such amounts for 26 42 
1234+•HR 2811 EH
1235+all prior taxable years ending after December 31, 1
1236+2005. 2
1237+‘‘(3) L
1238+IMITATION ON RESIDENTIAL ENERGY  3
1239+PROPERTY EXPENDITURES .—The amount of the 4
1240+credit allowed under this section by reason of sub-5
1241+section (a)(2) shall not exceed— 6
1242+‘‘(A) $50 for any advanced main air circu-7
1243+lating fan, 8
1244+‘‘(B) $150 for any qualified natural gas, 9
1245+propane, or oil furnace or hot water boiler, and 10
1246+‘‘(C) $300 for any item of energy-efficient 11
1247+building property. 12
1248+‘‘(c) Q
1249+UALIFIEDENERGYEFFICIENCYIMPROVE-13
1250+MENTS.—For purposes of this section— 14
1251+‘‘(1) I
1252+N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified energy 15
1253+efficiency improvements’ means any energy efficient 16
1254+building envelope component, if— 17
1255+‘‘(A) such component is installed in or on 18
1256+a dwelling unit located in the United States and 19
1257+owned and used by the taxpayer as the tax-20
1258+payer’s principal residence (within the meaning 21
1259+of section 121), 22
1260+‘‘(B) the original use of such component 23
1261+commences with the taxpayer, and 24 43 
1262+•HR 2811 EH
1263+‘‘(C) such component reasonably can be ex-1
1264+pected to remain in use for at least 5 years. 2
1265+‘‘(2) E
1266+NERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING ENVELOPE  3
1267+COMPONENT.—The term ‘energy efficient building 4
1268+envelope component’ means a building envelope com-5
1269+ponent which meets— 6
1270+‘‘(A) applicable Energy Star program re-7
1271+quirements, in the case of a roof or roof prod-8
1272+ucts, 9
1273+‘‘(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program re-10
1274+quirements, in the case of an exterior window, 11
1275+a skylight, or an exterior door, and 12
1276+‘‘(C) the prescriptive criteria for such com-13
1277+ponent established by the 2009 International 14
1278+Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (in-15
1279+cluding supplements) is in effect on the date of 16
1280+the enactment of the American Recovery and 17
1281+Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in the case of 18
1282+any other component. 19
1283+‘‘(3) B
1284+UILDING ENVELOPE COMPONENT .—The 20
1285+term ‘building envelope component’ means— 21
1286+‘‘(A) any insulation material or system 22
1287+which is specifically and primarily designed to 23
1288+reduce the heat loss or gain of a dwelling unit 24
1289+when installed in or on such dwelling unit, 25 44 
1290+•HR 2811 EH
1291+‘‘(B) exterior windows (including sky-1
1292+lights), 2
1293+‘‘(C) exterior doors, and 3
1294+‘‘(D) any metal roof or asphalt roof in-4
1295+stalled on a dwelling unit, but only if such roof 5
1296+has appropriate pigmented coatings or cooling 6
1297+granules which are specifically and primarily 7
1298+designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwell-8
1299+ing unit. 9
1300+‘‘(4) M
1301+ANUFACTURED HOMES INCLUDED .—The 10
1302+term ‘dwelling unit’ includes a manufactured home 11
1303+which conforms to Federal Manufactured Home 12
1304+Construction and Safety Standards (part 3280 of 13
1305+title 24, Code of Federal Regulations). 14
1306+‘‘(d) R
1307+ESIDENTIALENERGYPROPERTYEXPENDI-15
1308+TURES.—For purposes of this section— 16
1309+‘‘(1) I
1310+N GENERAL.—The term ‘residential en-17
1311+ergy property expenditures’ means expenditures 18
1312+made by the taxpayer for qualified energy property 19
1313+which is— 20
1314+‘‘(A) installed on or in connection with a 21
1315+dwelling unit located in the United States and 22
1316+owned and used by the taxpayer as the tax-23
1317+payer’s principal residence (within the meaning 24
1318+of section 121), and 25 45 
1319+•HR 2811 EH
1320+‘‘(B) originally placed in service by the tax-1
1321+payer. 2
1322+Such term includes expenditures for labor costs 3
1323+properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assem-4
1324+bly, or original installation of the property. 5
1325+‘‘(2) Q
1326+UALIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY .— 6
1327+‘‘(A) I
1328+N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 7
1329+energy property’ means— 8
1330+‘‘(i) energy-efficient building property, 9
1331+‘‘(ii) a qualified natural gas, propane, 10
1332+or oil furnace or hot water boiler, or 11
1333+‘‘(iii) an advanced main air circulating 12
1334+fan. 13
1335+‘‘(B) P
1336+ERFORMANCE AND QUALITY STAND -14
1337+ARDS.—Property described under subparagraph 15
1338+(A) shall meet the performance and quality 16
1339+standards, and the certification requirements (if 17
1340+any), which— 18
1341+‘‘(i) have been prescribed by the Sec-19
1342+retary by regulations (after consultation 20
1343+with the Secretary of Energy or the Ad-21
1344+ministrator of the Environmental Protec-22
1345+tion Agency, as appropriate), and 23
1346+‘‘(ii) are in effect at the time of the 24
1347+acquisition of the property, or at the time 25 46 
1348+•HR 2811 EH
1349+of the completion of the construction, re-1
1350+construction, or erection of the property, 2
1351+as the case may be. 3
1352+‘‘(C) R
1353+EQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS  4
1354+FOR AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS .— 5
1355+The standards and requirements prescribed by 6
1356+the Secretary under subparagraph (B) with re-7
1357+spect to the energy efficiency ratio (EER) for 8
1358+central air conditioners and electric heat 9
1359+pumps— 10
1360+‘‘(i) shall require measurements to be 11
1361+based on published data which is tested by 12
1362+manufacturers at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, 13
1363+and 14
1364+‘‘(ii) may be based on the certified 15
1365+data of the Air Conditioning and Refrig-16
1366+eration Institute that are prepared in part-17
1367+nership with the Consortium for Energy 18
1368+Efficiency. 19
1369+‘‘(3) E
1370+NERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING PROP -20
1371+ERTY.—The term ‘energy-efficient building property’ 21
1372+means— 22
1373+‘‘(A) an electric heat pump water heater 23
1374+which yields a Uniform Energy Factor of at 24 47 
1375+•HR 2811 EH
1376+least 2.2 in the standard Department of Energy 1
1377+test procedure, 2
1378+‘‘(B) an electric heat pump which achieves 3
1379+the highest efficiency tier established by the 4
1380+Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in effect 5
1381+on January 1, 2009, 6
1382+‘‘(C) a central air conditioner which 7
1383+achieves the highest efficiency tier established 8
1384+by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, as in 9
1385+effect on January 1, 2009, and 10
1386+‘‘(D) a natural gas, propane, or oil water 11
1387+heater which has either a Uniform Energy Fac-12
1388+tor of at least 0.82 or a thermal efficiency of 13
1389+at least 90 percent. 14
1390+‘‘(4) Q
1391+UALIFIED NATURAL GAS , PROPANE, OR 15
1392+OIL FURNACE OR HOT WATER BOILER .—The term 16
1393+‘qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot 17
1394+water boiler’ means a natural gas, propane, or oil 18
1395+furnace or hot water boiler which achieves an annual 19
1396+fuel utilization efficiency rate of not less than 95. 20
1397+‘‘(5) A
1398+DVANCED MAIN AIR CIRCULATING FAN .— 21
1399+The term ‘advanced main air circulating fan’ means 22
1400+a fan used in a natural gas, propane, or oil furnace 23
1401+and which has an annual electricity use of no more 24
1402+than 2 percent of the total annual energy use of the 25 48 
1403+•HR 2811 EH
1404+furnace (as determined in the standard Department 1
1405+of Energy test procedures). 2
1406+‘‘(e) S
1407+PECIALRULES.—For purposes of this sec-3
1408+tion— 4
1409+‘‘(1) A
1410+PPLICATION OF RULES.—Rules similar to 5
1411+the rules under paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) 6
1412+of section 25D(e) shall apply. 7
1413+‘‘(2) J
1414+OINT OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY ITEMS .— 8
1415+‘‘(A) I
1416+N GENERAL.—Any expenditure oth-9
1417+erwise qualifying as an expenditure under this 10
1418+section shall not be treated as failing to so 11
1419+qualify merely because such expenditure was 12
1420+made with respect to two or more dwelling 13
1421+units. 14
1422+‘‘(B) L
1423+IMITS APPLIED SEPARATELY .—In 15
1424+the case of any expenditure described in sub-16
1425+paragraph (A), the amount of the credit allow-17
1426+able under subsection (a) shall (subject to para-18
1427+graph (1)) be computed separately with respect 19
1428+to the amount of the expenditure made for each 20
1429+dwelling unit. 21
1430+‘‘(3) P
1431+ROPERTY FINANCED BY SUBSIDIZED EN -22
1432+ERGY FINANCING.—For purposes of determining the 23
1433+amount of expenditures made by any individual with 24
1434+respect to any property, there shall not be taken into 25 49 
1435+•HR 2811 EH
1436+account expenditures which are made from sub-1
1437+sidized energy financing (as defined in section 2
1438+48(a)(4)(C)). 3
1439+‘‘(f) B
1440+ASISADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of this 4
1441+subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any 5
1442+expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in 6
1443+the basis of such property which would (but for this sub-7
1444+section) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by 8
1445+the amount of the credit so allowed. 9
1446+‘‘(g) T
1447+ERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 10
1448+with respect to any property placed in service— 11
1449+‘‘(1) after December 31, 2007, and before Jan-12
1450+uary 1, 2009, or 13
1451+‘‘(2) after December 31, 2021.’’. 14
1452+(b) C
1453+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 15
1454+(1) Section 1016(a)(33) is amended by striking 16
1455+‘‘section 25C(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘25C(f)’’. 17
1456+(2) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended— 18
1457+(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-19
1458+paragraph (P), 20
1459+(B) by striking the comma at the end of 21
1460+subparagraph (Q) and inserting a period, and 22
1461+(C) by striking subparagraphs (R) and (S). 23 50 
1462+•HR 2811 EH
1463+(c) EFFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 1
1464+this section shall apply to property placed in service after 2
1465+December 31, 2021. 3
15711466 SEC. 229. RESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT REVERTED 4
15721467 TO CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFI-5
15731468 CIENT PROPERTY. 6
1574-(a) E
1575-XTENSIONREVERSED.— 7
1576-(1) I
1577-N GENERAL.—Section 25D(h) is amended 8
1578-by striking ‘‘December 31, 2034’’ and inserting 9
1579-‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 10
1580-(2) P
1581-HASEOUT RESTORED .—Section 25D(g) is 11
1582-amended— 12
1583-(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 13
1584-the end, 14
1585-(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘before 15
1586-January 1, 2022, 26 percent,’’ and inserting 16
1587-‘‘before January 1, 2023, 26 percent, and’’, 17
1588-(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Decem-18
1589-ber 31, 2021, and before January 1, 2033, 30 19
1590-percent,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022, 20
1591-and before January 1, 2024, 22 percent.’’, and 21
1592-(D) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 22
1593-(b) R
1469+(a) E
1470+XTENSIONREVERSED.— 7
1471+(1) I
1472+N GENERAL.—Section 25D(h) is amended 8
1473+by striking ‘‘December 31, 2034’’ and inserting 9
1474+‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 10
1475+(2) P
1476+HASEOUT RESTORED .—Section 25D(g) is 11
1477+amended— 12
1478+(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 13
1479+the end, 14
1480+(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘before 15
1481+January 1, 2022, 26 percent,’’ and inserting 16
1482+‘‘before January 1, 2023, 26 percent, and’’, 17
1483+(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Decem-18
1484+ber 31, 2021, and before January 1, 2033, 30 19
1485+percent,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022, 20
1486+and before January 1, 2024, 22 percent.’’, and 21
1487+(D) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 22
1488+(b) R
15941489 ESIDENTIALCLEANENERGYCREDIT FORBAT-23
1595-TERYSTORAGETECHNOLOGYREMOVED; BIOMASSEX-24
1596-PENDITUREPROVISIONSRESTORED.— 25
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1600-(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 1
1601-25D(a) is amended to read as follows: 2
1602-‘‘(6) the qualified biomass fuel property expend-3
1603-itures,’’, 4
1604-(2) D
1605-EFINITION OF QUALIFIED BIOMASS FUEL 5
1606-PROPERTY EXPENDITURES RESTORED .—Paragraph 6
1607-(6) of section 25D(d) is amended to read as follows: 7
1608-‘‘(6) Q
1490+TERYSTORAGETECHNOLOGYREMOVED; BIOMASSEX-24
1491+PENDITUREPROVISIONSRESTORED.— 25 51 
1492+•HR 2811 EH
1493+(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 1
1494+25D(a) is amended to read as follows: 2
1495+‘‘(6) the qualified biomass fuel property expend-3
1496+itures,’’, 4
1497+(2) D
1498+EFINITION OF QUALIFIED BIOMASS FUEL  5
1499+PROPERTY EXPENDITURES RESTORED .—Paragraph 6
1500+(6) of section 25D(d) is amended to read as follows: 7
1501+‘‘(6) Q
16091502 UALIFIED BIOMASS FUEL PROPERTY EX -8
1610-PENDITURE.— 9
1611-‘‘(A) I
1612-N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 10
1613-biomass fuel property expenditure’ means an 11
1614-expenditure for property— 12
1615-‘‘(i) which uses the burning of bio-13
1616-mass fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in 14
1617-the United States and used as a residence 15
1618-by the taxpayer, or to heat water for use 16
1619-in such a dwelling unit, and 17
1620-‘‘(ii) which has a thermal efficiency 18
1621-rating of at least 75 percent (measured by 19
1622-the higher heating value of the fuel). 20
1623-‘‘(B) B
1624-IOMASS FUEL.—For purposes of 21
1625-this section, the term ‘biomass fuel’ means any 22
1626-plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or 23
1627-recurring basis.’’. 24
1628-(c) C
1629-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 25
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1633-(1) Section 25D(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘, 1
1634-without regard to subparagraph (D) thereof’’. 2
1635-(2) The heading for section 25D is amended by 3
1636-striking ‘‘
1637-CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT ’’ and inserting 4
1503+PENDITURE.— 9
1504+‘‘(A) I
1505+N GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 10
1506+biomass fuel property expenditure’ means an 11
1507+expenditure for property— 12
1508+‘‘(i) which uses the burning of bio-13
1509+mass fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in 14
1510+the United States and used as a residence 15
1511+by the taxpayer, or to heat water for use 16
1512+in such a dwelling unit, and 17
1513+‘‘(ii) which has a thermal efficiency 18
1514+rating of at least 75 percent (measured by 19
1515+the higher heating value of the fuel). 20
1516+‘‘(B) B
1517+IOMASS FUEL.—For purposes of 21
1518+this section, the term ‘biomass fuel’ means any 22
1519+plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or 23
1520+recurring basis.’’. 24
1521+(c) C
1522+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 25 52 
1523+•HR 2811 EH
1524+(1) Section 25D(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘, 1
1525+without regard to subparagraph (D) thereof’’. 2
1526+(2) The heading for section 25D is amended by 3
1527+striking ‘‘
1528+CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT ’’ and inserting 4
16381529 ‘‘
1639-ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY ’’. 5
1640-(3) The table of sections for subpart A of part 6
1641-IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 7
1642-striking the item relating to section 25D and insert-8
1643-ing the following: 9
1644-‘‘Sec. 25D. Residential energy efficient property.’’
1645-(d) EFFECTIVEDATES.— 10
1646-(1) I
1647-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-11
1648-graph (2), the amendments made by this section 12
1649-shall apply to expenditures made after December 31, 13
1650-2021. 14
1651-(2) R
1652-ESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT FOR 15
1653-BATTERY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY REMOVED ; BIO-16
1654-MASS EXPENDITURE PROVISIONS RESTORED .—The 17
1655-amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to 18
1656-expenditures made after December 31, 2022. 19
1530+ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY ’’. 5
1531+(3) The table of sections for subpart A of part 6
1532+IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 7
1533+striking the item relating to section 25D and insert-8
1534+ing the following: 9
1535+‘‘Sec. 25D. Residential energy efficient property.’’ 
1536+(d) EFFECTIVEDATES.— 10
1537+(1) I
1538+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-11
1539+graph (2), the amendments made by this section 12
1540+shall apply to expenditures made after December 31, 13
1541+2021. 14
1542+(2) R
1543+ESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY CREDIT FOR  15
1544+BATTERY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY REMOVED ; BIO-16
1545+MASS EXPENDITURE PROVISIONS RESTORED .—The 17
1546+amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to 18
1547+expenditures made after December 31, 2022. 19
16571548 SEC. 230. ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DE-20
16581549 DUCTION. 21
1659-(a) I
1660-NGENERAL.— 22
1661-(1) M
1662-AXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEDUCTION RULES 23
1663-RESTORED.—Section 179D(b) is amended to read as 24
1664-follows: 25
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1668-‘‘(b) MAXIMUMAMOUNT OFDEDUCTION.—The de-1
1669-duction under subsection (a) with respect to any building 2
1670-for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) 3
1671-of— 4
1672-‘‘(1) the product of— 5
1673-‘‘(A) $1.80, and 6
1674-‘‘(B) the square footage of the building, 7
1675-over 8
1676-‘‘(2) the aggregate amount of the deductions 9
1677-under subsection (a) with respect to the building for 10
1678-all prior taxable years.’’. 11
1679-(2) M
1550+(a) I
1551+NGENERAL.— 22
1552+(1) M
1553+AXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEDUCTION RULES  23
1554+RESTORED.—Section 179D(b) is amended to read as 24
1555+follows: 25 53 
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1557+‘‘(b) MAXIMUMAMOUNT OFDEDUCTION.—The de-1
1558+duction under subsection (a) with respect to any building 2
1559+for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) 3
1560+of— 4
1561+‘‘(1) the product of— 5
1562+‘‘(A) $1.80, and 6
1563+‘‘(B) the square footage of the building, 7
1564+over 8
1565+‘‘(2) the aggregate amount of the deductions 9
1566+under subsection (a) with respect to the building for 10
1567+all prior taxable years.’’. 11
1568+(2) M
16801569 ODIFICATION OF EFFICIENCY STAND -12
1681-ARD.—Section 179D(c)(1)(D) is amended by strik-13
1682-ing ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. 14
1683-(3) R
1684-EFERENCE STANDARD .—Section 15
1685-179D(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 16
1686-‘‘(2) R
1687-EFERENCE STANDARD 90 .1.—The term 17
1688-‘Reference Standard 90.1’ means, with respect to 18
1689-any property, the most recent Standard 90.1 pub-19
1690-lished by the American Society of Heating, Refrig-20
1691-erating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Il-21
1692-luminating Engineering Society of North America 22
1693-which has been affirmed by the Secretary, after con-23
1694-sultation with the Secretary of Energy, for purposes 24
1695-of this section not later than the date that is 2 years 25
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1699-before the date that construction of such property 1
1700-begins.’’. 2
1701-(4) P
1702-ARTIAL ALLOWANCE.— 3
1703-(A) I
1704-N GENERAL.—Section 179D(d) is 4
1705-amended— 5
1706-(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 6
1707-through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 7
1708-respectively, and 8
1709-(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2) 9
1710-the following: 10
1711-‘‘(1) P
1712-ARTIAL ALLOWANCE.— 11
1713-‘‘(A) I
1714-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 12
1715-subsection (f), if— 13
1716-‘‘(i) the requirement of subsection 14
1717-(c)(1)(D) is not met, but 15
1718-‘‘(ii) there is a certification in accord-16
1719-ance with paragraph (6) that any system 17
1720-referred to in subsection (c)(1)(C) satisfies 18
1721-the energy-savings targets established by 19
1722-the Secretary under subparagraph (B) 20
1723-with respect to such system, 21
1724-then the requirement of subsection (c)(1)(D) 22
1725-shall be treated as met with respect to such sys-23
1726-tem, and the deduction under subsection (a) 24
1727-shall be allowed with respect to energy efficient 25
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1731-commercial building property installed as part 1
1732-of such system and as part of a plan to meet 2
1733-such targets, except that subsection (b) shall be 3
1734-applied to such property by substituting ‘$.60’ 4
1735-for ‘$1.80’. 5
1736-‘‘(B) R
1737-EGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after 6
1738-consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 7
1739-establish a target for each system described in 8
1740-subsection (c)(1)(C) such that, if such targets 9
1741-were met for all such systems, the building 10
1742-would meet the requirements of subsection 11
1743-(c)(1)(D).’’. 12
1744-(B) C
1745-ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .— 13
1746-(i) Section 179D(c)(1)(D) is amend-14
1747-ed— 15
1748-(I) by striking ‘‘subsection 16
1749-(d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 17
1750-(d)(6)’’, and 18
1751-(II) by striking ‘‘subsection 19
1752-(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 20
1753-(d)(2)’’. 21
1754-(ii) Paragraph (3)(A) of section 22
1755-179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph 23
1756-(A), is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 24
1757-(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 25
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1761-(iii) Paragraph (5) of section 1
1762-179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph 2
1763-(A), is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 3
1764-(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 4
1765-(3)(B)(iii)’’. 5
1766-(iv) Section 179D(h)(2) is amended 6
1767-by inserting ‘‘or (d)(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘sub-7
1768-section (c)(1)(D)’’. 8
1769-(5) A
1770-LLOCATION OF DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC 9
1771-PROPERTY.—Paragraph (4) of section 179D(d), as 10
1772-redesignated by paragraph (4)(A), is amended to 11
1773-read as follows: 12
1774-‘‘(4) A
1775-LLOCATION OF DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC 13
1776-PROPERTY.—In the case of energy efficient commer-14
1777-cial building property installed on or in property 15
1778-owned by a Federal, State, or local government or 16
1779-a political subdivision thereof, the Secretary shall 17
1780-promulgate a regulation to allow the allocation of 18
1781-the deduction to the person primarily responsible for 19
1782-designing the property in lieu of the owner of such 20
1783-property. Such person shall be treated as the tax-21
1784-payer for purposes of this section.’’. 22
1785-(6) A
1570+ARD.—Section 179D(c)(1)(D) is amended by strik-13
1571+ing ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’. 14
1572+(3) R
1573+EFERENCE STANDARD .—Section 15
1574+179D(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 16
1575+‘‘(2) R
1576+EFERENCE STANDARD 90 .1.—The term 17
1577+‘Reference Standard 90.1’ means, with respect to 18
1578+any property, the most recent Standard 90.1 pub-19
1579+lished by the American Society of Heating, Refrig-20
1580+erating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Il-21
1581+luminating Engineering Society of North America 22
1582+which has been affirmed by the Secretary, after con-23
1583+sultation with the Secretary of Energy, for purposes 24
1584+of this section not later than the date that is 2 years 25 54 
1585+•HR 2811 EH
1586+before the date that construction of such property 1
1587+begins.’’. 2
1588+(4) P
1589+ARTIAL ALLOWANCE.— 3
1590+(A) I
1591+N GENERAL.—Section 179D(d) is 4
1592+amended— 5
1593+(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 6
1594+through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 7
1595+respectively, and 8
1596+(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2) 9
1597+the following: 10
1598+‘‘(1) P
1599+ARTIAL ALLOWANCE.— 11
1600+‘‘(A) I
1601+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 12
1602+subsection (f), if— 13
1603+‘‘(i) the requirement of subsection 14
1604+(c)(1)(D) is not met, but 15
1605+‘‘(ii) there is a certification in accord-16
1606+ance with paragraph (6) that any system 17
1607+referred to in subsection (c)(1)(C) satisfies 18
1608+the energy-savings targets established by 19
1609+the Secretary under subparagraph (B) 20
1610+with respect to such system, 21
1611+then the requirement of subsection (c)(1)(D) 22
1612+shall be treated as met with respect to such sys-23
1613+tem, and the deduction under subsection (a) 24
1614+shall be allowed with respect to energy efficient 25 55 
1615+•HR 2811 EH
1616+commercial building property installed as part 1
1617+of such system and as part of a plan to meet 2
1618+such targets, except that subsection (b) shall be 3
1619+applied to such property by substituting ‘$.60’ 4
1620+for ‘$1.80’. 5
1621+‘‘(B) R
1622+EGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after 6
1623+consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 7
1624+establish a target for each system described in 8
1625+subsection (c)(1)(C) such that, if such targets 9
1626+were met for all such systems, the building 10
1627+would meet the requirements of subsection 11
1628+(c)(1)(D).’’. 12
1629+(B) C
1630+ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .— 13
1631+(i) Section 179D(c)(1)(D) is amend-14
1632+ed— 15
1633+(I) by striking ‘‘subsection 16
1634+(d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 17
1635+(d)(6)’’, and 18
1636+(II) by striking ‘‘subsection 19
1637+(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 20
1638+(d)(2)’’. 21
1639+(ii) Paragraph (3)(A) of section 22
1640+179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph 23
1641+(A), is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 24
1642+(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 25 56 
1643+•HR 2811 EH
1644+(iii) Paragraph (5) of section 1
1645+179D(d), as redesignated by subparagraph 2
1646+(A), is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 3
1647+(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 4
1648+(3)(B)(iii)’’. 5
1649+(iv) Section 179D(h)(2) is amended 6
1650+by inserting ‘‘or (d)(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘sub-7
1651+section (c)(1)(D)’’. 8
1652+(5) A
1653+LLOCATION OF DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC  9
1654+PROPERTY.—Paragraph (4) of section 179D(d), as 10
1655+redesignated by paragraph (4)(A), is amended to 11
1656+read as follows: 12
1657+‘‘(4) A
1658+LLOCATION OF DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC  13
1659+PROPERTY.—In the case of energy efficient commer-14
1660+cial building property installed on or in property 15
1661+owned by a Federal, State, or local government or 16
1662+a political subdivision thereof, the Secretary shall 17
1663+promulgate a regulation to allow the allocation of 18
1664+the deduction to the person primarily responsible for 19
1665+designing the property in lieu of the owner of such 20
1666+property. Such person shall be treated as the tax-21
1667+payer for purposes of this section.’’. 22
1668+(6) A
17861669 LTERNATIVE DEDUCTION FOR ENERGY EF -23
17871670 FICIENT BUILDING RETROFIT PROPERTY RE -24
1788-PEALED.— 25
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1792-(A) IN GENERAL .—Section 179D is 1
1793-amended by striking subsection (f). 2
1794-(B) R
1795-ESTORATION OF TEXT RELATING TO 3
1671+PEALED.— 25 57 
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1673+(A) IN GENERAL .—Section 179D is 1
1674+amended by striking subsection (f). 2
1675+(B) R
1676+ESTORATION OF TEXT RELATING TO  3
17961677 INTERIM RULES FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS .—Sec-4
1797-tion 179D is amended by inserting after sub-5
1798-section (e) the following: 6
1799-‘‘(f) I
1800-NTERIMRULES FORLIGHTINGSYSTEMS.— 7
1801-Until such time as the Secretary issues final regulations 8
1802-under subsection (d)(1)(B) with respect to property which 9
1803-is part of a lighting system— 10
1804-‘‘(1) I
1805-N GENERAL.—The lighting system target 11
1806-under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall be a reduction in 12
1807-lighting power density of 25 percent (50 percent in 13
1808-the case of a warehouse) of the minimum require-14
1809-ments in Table 9.5.1 or Table 9.6.1 (not including 15
1810-additional interior lighting power allowances) of 16
1811-Standard 90.1–2007. 17
1812-‘‘(2) R
1813-EDUCTION IN DEDUCTION IF REDUCTION 18
1814-LESS THAN 40 PERCENT.— 19
1815-‘‘(A) I
1816-N GENERAL.—If, with respect to the 20
1817-lighting system of any building other than a 21
1818-warehouse, the reduction in lighting power den-22
1819-sity of the lighting system is not at least 40 23
1820-percent, only the applicable percentage of the 24
1821-amount of deduction otherwise allowable under 25
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1825-this section with respect to such property shall 1
1826-be allowed. 2
1827-‘‘(B) A
1828-PPLICABLE PERCENTAGE .—For 3
1829-purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 4
1830-percentage is the number of percentage points 5
1831-(not greater than 100) equal to the sum of— 6
1832-‘‘(i) 50, and 7
1833-‘‘(ii) the amount which bears the same 8
1834-ratio to 50 as the excess of the reduction 9
1835-of lighting power density of the lighting 10
1836-system over 25 percentage points bears to 11
1837-15. 12
1838-‘‘(C) E
1839-XCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall 13
1840-not apply to any system— 14
1841-‘‘(i) the controls and circuiting of 15
1842-which do not comply fully with the manda-16
1843-tory and prescriptive requirements of 17
1844-Standard 90.1–2007 and which do not in-18
1845-clude provision for bilevel switching in all 19
1846-occupancies except hotel and motel guest 20
1847-rooms, store rooms, restrooms, and public 21
1848-lobbies, or 22
1849-‘‘(ii) which does not meet the min-23
1850-imum requirements for calculated lighting 24
1851-levels as set forth in the Illuminating Engi-25
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1855-neering Society of North America Lighting 1
1856-Handbook, Performance and Application, 2
1857-Ninth Edition, 2000.’’. 3
1858-(7) I
1859-NFLATION ADJUSTMENT .—Section 4
1860-179D(g) is amended— 5
1861-(A) by inserting ‘‘or subsection (d)(1)(A)’’ 6
1862-after ‘‘subsection (b)’’, 7
1863-(B) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 8
1864-‘‘2020’’, and 9
1865-(C) by striking ‘‘calendar year 2021’’ and 10
1866-inserting ‘‘calendar year 2019’’. 11
1867-(b) S
1868-PECIALRULE FORREALESTATEINVESTMENT 12
1678+tion 179D is amended by inserting after sub-5
1679+section (e) the following: 6
1680+‘‘(f) I
1681+NTERIMRULES FORLIGHTINGSYSTEMS.— 7
1682+Until such time as the Secretary issues final regulations 8
1683+under subsection (d)(1)(B) with respect to property which 9
1684+is part of a lighting system— 10
1685+‘‘(1) I
1686+N GENERAL.—The lighting system target 11
1687+under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) shall be a reduction in 12
1688+lighting power density of 25 percent (50 percent in 13
1689+the case of a warehouse) of the minimum require-14
1690+ments in Table 9.5.1 or Table 9.6.1 (not including 15
1691+additional interior lighting power allowances) of 16
1692+Standard 90.1–2007. 17
1693+‘‘(2) R
1694+EDUCTION IN DEDUCTION IF REDUCTION  18
1695+LESS THAN 40 PERCENT.— 19
1696+‘‘(A) I
1697+N GENERAL.—If, with respect to the 20
1698+lighting system of any building other than a 21
1699+warehouse, the reduction in lighting power den-22
1700+sity of the lighting system is not at least 40 23
1701+percent, only the applicable percentage of the 24
1702+amount of deduction otherwise allowable under 25 58 
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1704+this section with respect to such property shall 1
1705+be allowed. 2
1706+‘‘(B) A
1707+PPLICABLE PERCENTAGE .—For 3
1708+purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 4
1709+percentage is the number of percentage points 5
1710+(not greater than 100) equal to the sum of— 6
1711+‘‘(i) 50, and 7
1712+‘‘(ii) the amount which bears the same 8
1713+ratio to 50 as the excess of the reduction 9
1714+of lighting power density of the lighting 10
1715+system over 25 percentage points bears to 11
1716+15. 12
1717+‘‘(C) E
1718+XCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall 13
1719+not apply to any system— 14
1720+‘‘(i) the controls and circuiting of 15
1721+which do not comply fully with the manda-16
1722+tory and prescriptive requirements of 17
1723+Standard 90.1–2007 and which do not in-18
1724+clude provision for bilevel switching in all 19
1725+occupancies except hotel and motel guest 20
1726+rooms, store rooms, restrooms, and public 21
1727+lobbies, or 22
1728+‘‘(ii) which does not meet the min-23
1729+imum requirements for calculated lighting 24
1730+levels as set forth in the Illuminating Engi-25 59 
1731+•HR 2811 EH
1732+neering Society of North America Lighting 1
1733+Handbook, Performance and Application, 2
1734+Ninth Edition, 2000.’’. 3
1735+(7) I
1736+NFLATION ADJUSTMENT .—Section 4
1737+179D(g) is amended— 5
1738+(A) by inserting ‘‘or subsection (d)(1)(A)’’ 6
1739+after ‘‘subsection (b)’’, 7
1740+(B) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 8
1741+‘‘2020’’, and 9
1742+(C) by striking ‘‘calendar year 2021’’ and 10
1743+inserting ‘‘calendar year 2019’’. 11
1744+(b) S
1745+PECIALRULE FORREALESTATEINVESTMENT 12
18691746 T
1870-RUSTSREMOVED.—Section 312(k)(3)(B) is amended to 13
1871-read as follows: 14
1872-‘‘(B) T
1747+RUSTSREMOVED.—Section 312(k)(3)(B) is amended to 13
1748+read as follows: 14
1749+‘‘(B) T
18731750 REATMENT OF AMOUNTS DEDUCT -15
1874-IBLE UNDER SECTION 179 , 179B, 179C, 179D, OR 16
1875-179E.—For purposes of computing the earnings 17
1876-and profits of a corporation, any amount de-18
1877-ductible under section 179, 179B, 179C, 179D, 19
1878-or 179E shall be allowed as a deduction ratably 20
1879-over the period of 5 taxable years (beginning 21
1880-with the taxable year for which such amount is 22
1881-deductible under section 179, 179B, 179C, 23
1882-179D, or 179E, as the case may be).’’. 24
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1886-(c) CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 1
1887-section 179D(d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(4)(A), 2
1888-is amended by striking ‘‘not later than the date that is 3
1889-4 years before the date such property is placed in service’’ 4
1890-and inserting ‘‘not later than the date that is 2 years be-5
1891-fore the date that construction of such property begins’’. 6
1892-(d) E
1893-FFECTIVEDATES.—The amendments made by 7
1894-this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 8
1895-December 31, 2022. 9
1751+IBLE UNDER SECTION 179 , 179B, 179C, 179D, OR 16
1752+179E.—For purposes of computing the earnings 17
1753+and profits of a corporation, any amount de-18
1754+ductible under section 179, 179B, 179C, 179D, 19
1755+or 179E shall be allowed as a deduction ratably 20
1756+over the period of 5 taxable years (beginning 21
1757+with the taxable year for which such amount is 22
1758+deductible under section 179, 179B, 179C, 23
1759+179D, or 179E, as the case may be).’’. 24 60 
1760+•HR 2811 EH
1761+(c) CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 1
1762+section 179D(d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(4)(A), 2
1763+is amended by striking ‘‘not later than the date that is 3
1764+4 years before the date such property is placed in service’’ 4
1765+and inserting ‘‘not later than the date that is 2 years be-5
1766+fore the date that construction of such property begins’’. 6
1767+(d) E
1768+FFECTIVEDATES.—The amendments made by 7
1769+this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 8
1770+December 31, 2022. 9
18961771 SEC. 231. MODIFICATIONS TO NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT 10
18971772 HOME CREDIT. 11
1898-(a) E
1899-XTENSIONREVERSED.—Section 45L(h) is 12
1900-amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2032’’ and inserting 13
1901-‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 14
1902-(b) D
1903-ECREASE INCREDITAMOUNTS.—Paragraph 15
1904-(2) of section 45L(a) is amended to read as follows: 16
1905-‘‘(2) A
1906-PPLICABLE AMOUNT .—For purposes of 17
1907-paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount 18
1908-equal to— 19
1909-‘‘(A) in the case of a dwelling unit de-20
1910-scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 21
1911-(c), $2,000, and 22
1912-‘‘(B) in the case of a dwelling unit de-23
1913-scribed in paragraph (3) of subsection (c), 24
1914-$1,000.’’. 25
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1918-(c) REVERSAL OFMODIFICATION OFENERGYSAV-1
1919-INGREQUIREMENTS.—Section 45L(c) is amended to read 2
1920-as follows: 3
1921-‘‘(c) E
1922-NERGYSAVINGREQUIREMENTS.—A dwelling 4
1923-unit meets the energy saving requirements of this sub-5
1924-section if such unit is— 6
1925-‘‘(1) certified— 7
1926-‘‘(A) to have a level of annual heating and 8
1927-cooling energy consumption which is at least 50 9
1928-percent below the annual level of heating and 10
1929-cooling energy consumption of a comparable 11
1930-dwelling unit— 12
1931-‘‘(i) which is constructed in accord-13
1932-ance with the standards of chapter 4 of the 14
1933-2006 International Energy Conservation 15
1934-Code, as such Code (including supple-16
1935-ments) is in effect on January 1, 2006, 17
1936-and 18
1937-‘‘(ii) for which the heating and cooling 19
1938-equipment efficiencies correspond to the 20
1939-minimum allowed under the regulations es-21
1940-tablished by the Department of Energy 22
1941-pursuant to the National Appliance Energy 23
1942-Conservation Act of 1987 and in effect at 24
1943-the time of completion of construction, and 25
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1947-‘‘(B) to have building envelope component 1
1948-improvements account for at least
1773+(a) E
1774+XTENSIONREVERSED.—Section 45L(h) is 12
1775+amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2032’’ and inserting 13
1776+‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 14
1777+(b) D
1778+ECREASE INCREDITAMOUNTS.—Paragraph 15
1779+(2) of section 45L(a) is amended to read as follows: 16
1780+‘‘(2) A
1781+PPLICABLE AMOUNT .—For purposes of 17
1782+paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount 18
1783+equal to— 19
1784+‘‘(A) in the case of a dwelling unit de-20
1785+scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 21
1786+(c), $2,000, and 22
1787+‘‘(B) in the case of a dwelling unit de-23
1788+scribed in paragraph (3) of subsection (c), 24
1789+$1,000.’’. 25 61 
1790+•HR 2811 EH
1791+(c) REVERSAL OFMODIFICATION OFENERGYSAV-1
1792+INGREQUIREMENTS.—Section 45L(c) is amended to read 2
1793+as follows: 3
1794+‘‘(c) E
1795+NERGYSAVINGREQUIREMENTS.—A dwelling 4
1796+unit meets the energy saving requirements of this sub-5
1797+section if such unit is— 6
1798+‘‘(1) certified— 7
1799+‘‘(A) to have a level of annual heating and 8
1800+cooling energy consumption which is at least 50 9
1801+percent below the annual level of heating and 10
1802+cooling energy consumption of a comparable 11
1803+dwelling unit— 12
1804+‘‘(i) which is constructed in accord-13
1805+ance with the standards of chapter 4 of the 14
1806+2006 International Energy Conservation 15
1807+Code, as such Code (including supple-16
1808+ments) is in effect on January 1, 2006, 17
1809+and 18
1810+‘‘(ii) for which the heating and cooling 19
1811+equipment efficiencies correspond to the 20
1812+minimum allowed under the regulations es-21
1813+tablished by the Department of Energy 22
1814+pursuant to the National Appliance Energy 23
1815+Conservation Act of 1987 and in effect at 24
1816+the time of completion of construction, and 25 62 
1817+•HR 2811 EH
1818+‘‘(B) to have building envelope component 1
1819+improvements account for at least 
19491820 1
1950-⁄5of such 2
1951-50 percent, 3
1952-‘‘(2) a manufactured home which conforms to 4
1953-Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safe-5
1954-ty Standards (part 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal 6
1955-Regulations) and which meets the requirements of 7
1956-paragraph (1), or 8
1957-‘‘(3) a manufactured home which conforms to 9
1958-Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safe-10
1959-ty Standards (part 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal 11
1960-Regulations) and which— 12
1961-‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraph 13
1962-(1) applied by substituting ‘30 percent’ for ‘50 14
1963-percent’ both places it appears therein and by 15
1964-substituting ‘
1821+∕5of such 2
1822+50 percent, 3
1823+‘‘(2) a manufactured home which conforms to 4
1824+Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safe-5
1825+ty Standards (part 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal 6
1826+Regulations) and which meets the requirements of 7
1827+paragraph (1), or 8
1828+‘‘(3) a manufactured home which conforms to 9
1829+Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safe-10
1830+ty Standards (part 3280 of title 24, Code of Federal 11
1831+Regulations) and which— 12
1832+‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraph 13
1833+(1) applied by substituting ‘30 percent’ for ‘50 14
1834+percent’ both places it appears therein and by 15
1835+substituting ‘
19651836 1
1966-⁄3’ for ‘
1837+∕3’ for ‘
19671838 1
1968-⁄5’ in subparagraph (B) 16
1969-thereof, or 17
1970-‘‘(B) meets the requirements established 18
1971-by the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-19
1972-tection Agency under the Energy Star Labeled 20
1973-Homes program.’’. 21
1974-(d) P
1975-REVAILINGWAGEREQUIREMENTREMOVED.— 22
1976-Section 45L is amended by striking subsection (g) and 23
1977-redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g). 24
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1981-(e) BASISADJUSTMENT.—Section 45L(e) is amended 1
1982-by striking ‘‘This subsection shall not apply for purposes 2
1983-of determining the adjusted basis of any building under 3
1984-section 42’’. 4
1985-(f) E
1986-FFECTIVEDATES.—The amendments made by 5
1987-this section shall apply to dwelling units acquired after 6
1988-December 31, 2021. 7
1839+∕5’ in subparagraph (B) 16
1840+thereof, or 17
1841+‘‘(B) meets the requirements established 18
1842+by the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-19
1843+tection Agency under the Energy Star Labeled 20
1844+Homes program.’’. 21
1845+(d) P
1846+REVAILINGWAGEREQUIREMENTREMOVED.— 22
1847+Section 45L is amended by striking subsection (g) and 23
1848+redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g). 24 63 
1849+•HR 2811 EH
1850+(e) BASISADJUSTMENT.—Section 45L(e) is amended 1
1851+by striking ‘‘This subsection shall not apply for purposes 2
1852+of determining the adjusted basis of any building under 3
1853+section 42’’. 4
1854+(f) E
1855+FFECTIVEDATES.—The amendments made by 5
1856+this section shall apply to dwelling units acquired after 6
1857+December 31, 2021. 7
19891858 SEC. 232. CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT. 8
1990-(a) P
1991-ERVEHICLEDOLLARLIMITATION.—Section 9
1992-30D(b) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 10
1993-inserting the following: 11
1994-‘‘(2) B
1995-ASE AMOUNT.—The amount determined 12
1996-under this paragraph is $2,500. 13
1997-‘‘(3) B
1998-ATTERY CAPACITY.—In the case of a ve-14
1999-hicle which draws propulsion energy from a battery 15
2000-with not less than 5 kilowatt hours of capacity, the 16
2001-amount determined under this paragraph is $417, 17
2002-plus $417 for each kilowatt hour of capacity in ex-18
2003-cess of 5 kilowatt hours. The amount determined 19
2004-under this paragraph shall not exceed $5,000.’’. 20
2005-(b) F
2006-INALASSEMBLY.—Section 30D(d) is amend-21
2007-ed— 22
2008-(1) in paragraph (1)— 23
2009-(A) in subparagraph (E), by adding ‘‘and’’ 24
2010-at the end, 25
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2014-(B) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking 1
2015-the comma at the end and inserting a period, 2
2016-and 3
2017-(C) by striking subparagraph (G), and 4
2018-(2) by striking paragraph (5). 5
2019-(c) D
2020-EFINITION.— 6
2021-(1) I
2022-N GENERAL.—Section 30D(d), as amended 7
2023-by subsection (b), is amended— 8
2024-(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘C
2025-LEAN’’ 9
2026-and inserting ‘‘Q
2027-UALIFIEDPLUG-INELECTRIC 10
1859+(a) P
1860+ERVEHICLEDOLLARLIMITATION.—Section 9
1861+30D(b) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 10
1862+inserting the following: 11
1863+‘‘(2) B
1864+ASE AMOUNT.—The amount determined 12
1865+under this paragraph is $2,500. 13
1866+‘‘(3) B
1867+ATTERY CAPACITY.—In the case of a ve-14
1868+hicle which draws propulsion energy from a battery 15
1869+with not less than 5 kilowatt hours of capacity, the 16
1870+amount determined under this paragraph is $417, 17
1871+plus $417 for each kilowatt hour of capacity in ex-18
1872+cess of 5 kilowatt hours. The amount determined 19
1873+under this paragraph shall not exceed $5,000.’’. 20
1874+(b) F
1875+INALASSEMBLY.—Section 30D(d) is amend-21
1876+ed— 22
1877+(1) in paragraph (1)— 23
1878+(A) in subparagraph (E), by adding ‘‘and’’ 24
1879+at the end, 25 64 
1880+•HR 2811 EH
1881+(B) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking 1
1882+the comma at the end and inserting a period, 2
1883+and 3
1884+(C) by striking subparagraph (G), and 4
1885+(2) by striking paragraph (5). 5
1886+(c) D
1887+EFINITION.— 6
1888+(1) I
1889+N GENERAL.—Section 30D(d), as amended 7
1890+by subsection (b), is amended— 8
1891+(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘C
1892+LEAN’’ 9
1893+and inserting ‘‘Q
1894+UALIFIEDPLUG-INELECTRIC 10
20281895 D
2029-RIVEMOTOR’’, 11
2030-(B) in paragraph (1)— 12
2031-(i) in the matter preceding subpara-13
2032-graph (A), by striking ‘‘clean’’ and insert-14
2033-ing ‘‘qualified plug-in electric drive motor’’, 15
2034-(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 16
2035-‘‘qualified’’ before ‘‘manufacturer’’, 17
2036-(iii) in subparagraph (F)(i), by strik-18
2037-ing ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, and 19
2038-(iv) by striking subparagraph (H), 20
2039-(C) in paragraph (3)— 21
2040-(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘
1896+RIVEMOTOR’’, 11
1897+(B) in paragraph (1)— 12
1898+(i) in the matter preceding subpara-13
1899+graph (A), by striking ‘‘clean’’ and insert-14
1900+ing ‘‘qualified plug-in electric drive motor’’, 15
1901+(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 16
1902+‘‘qualified’’ before ‘‘manufacturer’’, 17
1903+(iii) in subparagraph (F)(i), by strik-18
1904+ing ‘‘7’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, and 19
1905+(iv) by striking subparagraph (H), 20
1906+(C) in paragraph (3)— 21
1907+(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘
20411908 QUALI-22
2042-FIED MANUFACTURER ’’ and inserting 23
1909+FIED MANUFACTURER ’’ and inserting 23
20431910 ‘‘M
2044-ANUFACTURER’’, and 24
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2048-(ii) by striking ‘‘The term ‘qualified 1
2049-manufacturer’ means’’ and all that follows 2
2050-through the period and inserting ‘‘The 3
2051-term ‘manufacturer’ has the meaning given 4
2052-such term in regulations prescribed by the 5
2053-Administrator of the Environmental Pro-6
2054-tection Agency for purposes of the admin-7
2055-istration of title II of the Clean Air Act 8
2056-(42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).’’, and 9
2057-(D) by striking paragraph (6). 10
2058-(2) C
2059-ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—Section 30D 11
2060-is amended— 12
2061-(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘new 13
2062-clean vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘new qualified 14
2063-plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’’, and 15
2064-(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘new 16
2065-clean vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘new qualified 17
2066-plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’’. 18
2067-(d) C
1911+ANUFACTURER’’, and 24 65 
1912+•HR 2811 EH
1913+(ii) by striking ‘‘The term ‘qualified 1
1914+manufacturer’ means’’ and all that follows 2
1915+through the period and inserting ‘‘The 3
1916+term ‘manufacturer’ has the meaning given 4
1917+such term in regulations prescribed by the 5
1918+Administrator of the Environmental Pro-6
1919+tection Agency for purposes of the admin-7
1920+istration of title II of the Clean Air Act 8
1921+(42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).’’, and 9
1922+(D) by striking paragraph (6). 10
1923+(2) C
1924+ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—Section 30D 11
1925+is amended— 12
1926+(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘new 13
1927+clean vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘new qualified 14
1928+plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’’, and 15
1929+(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘new 16
1930+clean vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘new qualified 17
1931+plug-in electric drive motor vehicle’’. 18
1932+(d) C
20681933 RITICALMINERALREQUIREMENTS RE-19
2069-MOVED.—Section 30D is amended by striking subsection 20
2070-(e). 21
2071-(e) L
2072-IMITATION ONNUMBER OFVEHICLESELIGIBLE 22
2073-FORCREDITRESTORED.— 23
2074-(1) I
2075-N GENERAL.—Section 30D is amended by 24
2076-inserting after subsection (d) the following: 25
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2080-‘‘(e) LIMITATION ONNUMBER OFNEWQUALIFIED 1
1934+MOVED.—Section 30D is amended by striking subsection 20
1935+(e). 21
1936+(e) L
1937+IMITATION ONNUMBER OFVEHICLESELIGIBLE 22
1938+FORCREDITRESTORED.— 23
1939+(1) I
1940+N GENERAL.—Section 30D is amended by 24
1941+inserting after subsection (d) the following: 25 66 
1942+•HR 2811 EH
1943+‘‘(e) LIMITATION ONNUMBER OFNEWQUALIFIED 1
20811944 P
2082-LUG-INELECTRICDRIVEMOTORVEHICLESELIGIBLE 2
2083-FORCREDIT.— 3
2084-‘‘(1) I
2085-N GENERAL.—In the case of a new quali-4
2086-fied plug-in electric drive motor vehicle sold during 5
2087-the phaseout period, only the applicable percentage 6
2088-of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection 7
2089-(a) shall be allowed. 8
2090-‘‘(2) P
2091-HASEOUT PERIOD.—For purposes of this 9
2092-subsection, the phaseout period is the period begin-10
2093-ning with the second calendar quarter following the 11
2094-calendar quarter which includes the first date on 12
2095-which the number of new qualified plug-in electric 13
2096-drive motor vehicles manufactured by the manufac-14
2097-turer of the vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) sold 15
2098-for use in the United States after December 31, 16
2099-2009, is at least 200,000. 17
2100-‘‘(3) A
2101-PPLICABLE PERCENTAGE .—For purposes 18
2102-of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage is— 19
2103-‘‘(A) 50 percent for the first 2 calendar 20
2104-quarters of the phaseout period, 21
2105-‘‘(B) 25 percent for the 3rd and 4th cal-22
2106-endar quarters of the phaseout period, and (C) 23
2107-‘‘(C) 0 percent for each calendar quarter 24
2108-thereafter. 25
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2112-‘‘(4) CONTROLLED GROUPS .—Rules similar to 1
2113-the rules of section 30B(f)(4) shall apply for pur-2
2114-poses of this subsection.’’. 3
2115-(2) E
2116-XCLUDED ENTITIES.—Section 30D(d), as 4
2117-amended by Public Law 117–169, is amended by 5
2118-striking paragraph (7). 6
2119-(f) S
2120-PECIALRULESREPEALED.—Section 30D(f) is 7
2121-amended by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11). 8
2122-(g) T
2123-RANSFER OFCREDITREPEALED.— 9
2124-(1) I
2125-N GENERAL.—Section 30D is amended by 10
2126-striking subsection (g). 11
2127-(2) R
2128-ESTORATION OF TEXT RELATING TO 12
2129-PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES .—Section 30D is 13
2130-amended by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-14
2131-lowing: 15
2132-‘‘(g) C
2133-REDITALLOWED FOR 2- AND3-WHEELED 16
1945+LUG-INELECTRICDRIVEMOTORVEHICLESELIGIBLE 2
1946+FORCREDIT.— 3
1947+‘‘(1) I
1948+N GENERAL.—In the case of a new quali-4
1949+fied plug-in electric drive motor vehicle sold during 5
1950+the phaseout period, only the applicable percentage 6
1951+of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection 7
1952+(a) shall be allowed. 8
1953+‘‘(2) P
1954+HASEOUT PERIOD.—For purposes of this 9
1955+subsection, the phaseout period is the period begin-10
1956+ning with the second calendar quarter following the 11
1957+calendar quarter which includes the first date on 12
1958+which the number of new qualified plug-in electric 13
1959+drive motor vehicles manufactured by the manufac-14
1960+turer of the vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) sold 15
1961+for use in the United States after December 31, 16
1962+2009, is at least 200,000. 17
1963+‘‘(3) A
1964+PPLICABLE PERCENTAGE .—For purposes 18
1965+of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage is— 19
1966+‘‘(A) 50 percent for the first 2 calendar 20
1967+quarters of the phaseout period, 21
1968+‘‘(B) 25 percent for the 3rd and 4th cal-22
1969+endar quarters of the phaseout period, and (C) 23
1970+‘‘(C) 0 percent for each calendar quarter 24
1971+thereafter. 25 67 
1972+•HR 2811 EH
1973+‘‘(4) CONTROLLED GROUPS .—Rules similar to 1
1974+the rules of section 30B(f)(4) shall apply for pur-2
1975+poses of this subsection.’’. 3
1976+(2) E
1977+XCLUDED ENTITIES.—Section 30D(d), as 4
1978+amended by Public Law 117–169, is amended by 5
1979+striking paragraph (7). 6
1980+(f) S
1981+PECIALRULESREPEALED.—Section 30D(f) is 7
1982+amended by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11). 8
1983+(g) T
1984+RANSFER OFCREDITREPEALED.— 9
1985+(1) I
1986+N GENERAL.—Section 30D is amended by 10
1987+striking subsection (g). 11
1988+(2) R
1989+ESTORATION OF TEXT RELATING TO  12
1990+PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES .—Section 30D is 13
1991+amended by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-14
1992+lowing: 15
1993+‘‘(g) C
1994+REDITALLOWED FOR 2- AND3-WHEELED 16
21341995 P
2135-LUG-INELECTRICVEHICLES.— 17
2136-‘‘(1) I
2137-N GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified 18
2138-2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle— 19
2139-‘‘(A) there shall be allowed as a credit 20
2140-against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 21
2141-taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the 22
2142-applicable amount with respect to each such 23
2143-qualified 2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle 24
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2147-placed in service by the taxpayer during the 1
2148-taxable year, and 2
2149-‘‘(B) the amount of the credit allowed 3
2150-under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a 4
2151-credit allowed under subsection (a). 5
2152-‘‘(2) A
2153-PPLICABLE AMOUNT .—For purposes of 6
2154-paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount 7
2155-equal to the lesser of— 8
2156-‘‘(A) 10 percent of the cost of the qualified 9
2157-2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle, or 10
2158-‘‘(B) $2,500. 11
2159-‘‘(3) Q
2160-UALIFIED 2- OR 3-WHEELED PLUG -IN 12
2161-ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The term ‘qualified 2- or 3- 13
2162-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle’ means any vehicle 14
2163-which— 15
2164-‘‘(A) has 2 or 3 wheels, 16
2165-‘‘(B) meets the requirements of subpara-17
2166-graphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (F) of subsection 18
2167-(d)(1) (determined by substituting ‘2.5 kilowatt 19
2168-hours’ for ‘4 kilowatt hours’ in subparagraph 20
2169-(F)(i)), 21
2170-‘‘(C) is manufactured primarily for use on 22
2171-public streets, roads, and highways, 23
2172-‘‘(D) is capable of achieving a speed of 45 24
2173-miles per hour or greater, and 25
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2177-‘‘(E) is acquired— 1
2178-‘‘(i) after December 31, 2011, and be-2
2179-fore January 1, 2014, or 3
2180-‘‘(ii) in the case of a vehicle that has 4
2181-2 wheels, after December 31, 2014, and 5
2182-before January 1, 2022.’’. 6
2183-(3) C
2184-ONFORMING AMENDMENTS REVERSED .— 7
2185-Section 30D(f), as amended by Public Law 117– 8
2186-169, is amended— 9
2187-(A) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 10
2188-following: 11
2189-‘‘(3) P
2190-ROPERTYUSED BYTAX-EXEMPTENTITY.— 12
2191-In the case of a vehicle the use of which is described in 13
2192-paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which is not 14
2193-subject to a lease, the person who sold such vehicle to the 15
2194-person or entity using such vehicle shall be treated as the 16
2195-taxpayer that placed such vehicle in service, but only if 17
2196-such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in 18
2197-a document the amount of any credit allowable under sub-19
2198-section (a) with respect to such vehicle (determined with-20
2199-out regard to subsection (c)). For purposes of subsection 21
2200-(c), property to which this paragraph applies shall be 22
2201-treated as of a character subject to an allowance for depre-23
2202-ciation.’’, and 24
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2206-(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘, includ-1
2207-ing any vehicle with respect to which the tax-2
2208-payer elects the application of subsection (g)’’. 3
2209-(h) T
2210-ERMINATION REPEALED.—Section 30D is 4
2211-amended by striking subsection (h). 5
2212-(i) A
2213-DDITIONALCONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 6
2214-(1) The heading of section 30D is amended by 7
2215-striking ‘‘
2216-CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT ’’ and inserting 8
1996+LUG-INELECTRICVEHICLES.— 17
1997+‘‘(1) I
1998+N GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified 18
1999+2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle— 19
2000+‘‘(A) there shall be allowed as a credit 20
2001+against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 21
2002+taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the 22
2003+applicable amount with respect to each such 23
2004+qualified 2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle 24 68 
2005+•HR 2811 EH
2006+placed in service by the taxpayer during the 1
2007+taxable year, and 2
2008+‘‘(B) the amount of the credit allowed 3
2009+under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a 4
2010+credit allowed under subsection (a). 5
2011+‘‘(2) A
2012+PPLICABLE AMOUNT .—For purposes of 6
2013+paragraph (1), the applicable amount is an amount 7
2014+equal to the lesser of— 8
2015+‘‘(A) 10 percent of the cost of the qualified 9
2016+2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicle, or 10
2017+‘‘(B) $2,500. 11
2018+‘‘(3) Q
2019+UALIFIED 2- OR 3-WHEELED PLUG -IN 12
2020+ELECTRIC VEHICLE.—The term ‘qualified 2- or 3- 13
2021+wheeled plug-in electric vehicle’ means any vehicle 14
2022+which— 15
2023+‘‘(A) has 2 or 3 wheels, 16
2024+‘‘(B) meets the requirements of subpara-17
2025+graphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (F) of subsection 18
2026+(d)(1) (determined by substituting ‘2.5 kilowatt 19
2027+hours’ for ‘4 kilowatt hours’ in subparagraph 20
2028+(F)(i)), 21
2029+‘‘(C) is manufactured primarily for use on 22
2030+public streets, roads, and highways, 23
2031+‘‘(D) is capable of achieving a speed of 45 24
2032+miles per hour or greater, and 25 69 
2033+•HR 2811 EH
2034+‘‘(E) is acquired— 1
2035+‘‘(i) after December 31, 2011, and be-2
2036+fore January 1, 2014, or 3
2037+‘‘(ii) in the case of a vehicle that has 4
2038+2 wheels, after December 31, 2014, and 5
2039+before January 1, 2022.’’. 6
2040+(3) C
2041+ONFORMING AMENDMENTS REVERSED .— 7
2042+Section 30D(f), as amended by Public Law 117– 8
2043+169, is amended— 9
2044+(A) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 10
2045+following: 11
2046+‘‘(3) P
2047+ROPERTYUSED BYTAX-EXEMPTENTITY.— 12
2048+In the case of a vehicle the use of which is described in 13
2049+paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which is not 14
2050+subject to a lease, the person who sold such vehicle to the 15
2051+person or entity using such vehicle shall be treated as the 16
2052+taxpayer that placed such vehicle in service, but only if 17
2053+such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in 18
2054+a document the amount of any credit allowable under sub-19
2055+section (a) with respect to such vehicle (determined with-20
2056+out regard to subsection (c)). For purposes of subsection 21
2057+(c), property to which this paragraph applies shall be 22
2058+treated as of a character subject to an allowance for depre-23
2059+ciation.’’, and 24 70 
2060+•HR 2811 EH
2061+(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘, includ-1
2062+ing any vehicle with respect to which the tax-2
2063+payer elects the application of subsection (g)’’. 3
2064+(h) T
2065+ERMINATION REPEALED.—Section 30D is 4
2066+amended by striking subsection (h). 5
2067+(i) A
2068+DDITIONALCONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 6
2069+(1) The heading of section 30D is amended by 7
2070+striking ‘‘
2071+CLEAN VEHICLE CREDIT ’’ and inserting 8
22172072 ‘‘
22182073 NEW QUALIFIED PLUG -IN ELECTRIC DRIVE 9
2219-MOTOR VEHICLES ’’. 10
2220-(2) Section 30B is amended— 11
2221-(A) in subsection (h)(8) by inserting ‘‘, ex-12
2222-cept that no benefit shall be recaptured if such 13
2223-property ceases to be eligible for such credit by 14
2224-reason of conversion to a qualified plug-in elec-15
2225-tric drive motor vehicle’’, before the period at 16
2226-the end, and 17
2227-(B) by inserting after subsection (h) the 18
2228-following subsection: 19
2229-‘‘(i) P
2230-LUG-INCONVERSIONCREDIT.— 20
2231-‘‘(1) I
2232-N GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 21
2233-(a), the plug-in conversion credit determined under 22
2234-this subsection with respect to any motor vehicle 23
2235-which is converted to a qualified plug-in electric 24
2236-drive motor vehicle is 10 percent of so much of the 25
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2240-cost of the converting such vehicle as does not ex-1
2241-ceed $40,000. 2
2242-‘‘(2) Q
2243-UALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE 3
2244-MOTOR VEHICLE.—For purposes of this subsection, 4
2245-the term ‘qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehi-5
2246-cle’ means any new qualified plug-in electric drive 6
2247-motor vehicle (as defined in section 30D, determined 7
2248-without regard to whether such vehicle is made by 8
2249-a manufacturer or whether the original use of such 9
2250-vehicle commences with the taxpayer). 10
2251-‘‘(3) C
2252-REDIT ALLOWED IN ADDITION TO OTHER 11
2253-CREDITS.—The credit allowed under this subsection 12
2254-shall be allowed with respect to a motor vehicle not-13
2255-withstanding whether a credit has been allowed with 14
2256-respect to such motor vehicle under this section 15
2257-(other than this subsection) in any preceding taxable 16
2258-year. 17
2259-‘‘(4) T
2260-ERMINATION.—This subsection shall not 18
2261-apply to conversions made after December 31, 19
2262-2011.’’. 20
2263-(3) Section 38(b)(30) is amended by striking 21
2264-‘‘clean’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified plug-in electric 22
2265-drive motor’’. 23
2266-(4) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 24
2267-subparagraph (T). 25
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2271-(5) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 1
2272-‘‘30D(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘30D(e)(4)’’. 2
2273-(6) The table of sections for subpart B of part 3
2274-IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 4
2275-striking the item relating to section 30D and insert-5
2276-ing after the item relating to section 30C the fol-6
2277-lowing item: 7
2278-‘‘Sec. 30D. New qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.’’.
2279-(j) GROSS UPREPEALED.—Section 13401 of Public 8
2280-Law 117–169 is amended by striking subsection (j). 9
2281-(k) T
2282-RANSITIONRULEREPEALED.—Section 13401 10
2283-of Public Law 117–169 is amended by striking subsection 11
2284-(l). 12
2285-(l) E
2286-FFECTIVEDATES.— 13
2287-(1) I
2288-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-14
2289-graphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), the amendments made 15
2290-by this section shall apply to vehicles placed in serv-16
2291-ice after December 31, 2022. 17
2292-(2) F
2293-INAL ASSEMBLY.—The amendments made 18
2294-by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles sold after 19
2295-August 16, 2022. 20
2296-(3) M
2297-ANUFACTURER LIMITATION .—The amend-21
2298-ment made by subsections (d) and (e) shall apply to 22
2299-vehicles sold after December 31, 2022. 23
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2303-(4) TRANSFER OF CREDIT .—The amendments 1
2304-made by subsection (g) shall apply to vehicles placed 2
2305-in service after December 31, 2023. 3
2306-(5) T
2307-RANSITION RULE.—The amendment made 4
2308-by subsection (k) shall take effect as if included in 5
2309-Public Law 117–169. 6
2074+MOTOR VEHICLES ’’. 10
2075+(2) Section 30B is amended— 11
2076+(A) in subsection (h)(8) by inserting ‘‘, ex-12
2077+cept that no benefit shall be recaptured if such 13
2078+property ceases to be eligible for such credit by 14
2079+reason of conversion to a qualified plug-in elec-15
2080+tric drive motor vehicle’’, before the period at 16
2081+the end, and 17
2082+(B) by inserting after subsection (h) the 18
2083+following subsection: 19
2084+‘‘(i) P
2085+LUG-INCONVERSIONCREDIT.— 20
2086+‘‘(1) I
2087+N GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 21
2088+(a), the plug-in conversion credit determined under 22
2089+this subsection with respect to any motor vehicle 23
2090+which is converted to a qualified plug-in electric 24
2091+drive motor vehicle is 10 percent of so much of the 25 71 
2092+•HR 2811 EH
2093+cost of the converting such vehicle as does not ex-1
2094+ceed $40,000. 2
2095+‘‘(2) Q
2096+UALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE  3
2097+MOTOR VEHICLE.—For purposes of this subsection, 4
2098+the term ‘qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehi-5
2099+cle’ means any new qualified plug-in electric drive 6
2100+motor vehicle (as defined in section 30D, determined 7
2101+without regard to whether such vehicle is made by 8
2102+a manufacturer or whether the original use of such 9
2103+vehicle commences with the taxpayer). 10
2104+‘‘(3) C
2105+REDIT ALLOWED IN ADDITION TO OTHER  11
2106+CREDITS.—The credit allowed under this subsection 12
2107+shall be allowed with respect to a motor vehicle not-13
2108+withstanding whether a credit has been allowed with 14
2109+respect to such motor vehicle under this section 15
2110+(other than this subsection) in any preceding taxable 16
2111+year. 17
2112+‘‘(4) T
2113+ERMINATION.—This subsection shall not 18
2114+apply to conversions made after December 31, 19
2115+2011.’’. 20
2116+(3) Section 38(b)(30) is amended by striking 21
2117+‘‘clean’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified plug-in electric 22
2118+drive motor’’. 23
2119+(4) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 24
2120+subparagraph (T). 25 72 
2121+•HR 2811 EH
2122+(5) Section 6501(m) is amended by striking 1
2123+‘‘30D(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘30D(e)(4)’’. 2
2124+(6) The table of sections for subpart B of part 3
2125+IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 4
2126+striking the item relating to section 30D and insert-5
2127+ing after the item relating to section 30C the fol-6
2128+lowing item: 7
2129+‘‘Sec. 30D. New qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.’’. 
2130+(j) GROSS UPREPEALED.—Section 13401 of Public 8
2131+Law 117–169 is amended by striking subsection (j). 9
2132+(k) T
2133+RANSITIONRULEREPEALED.—Section 13401 10
2134+of Public Law 117–169 is amended by striking subsection 11
2135+(l). 12
2136+(l) E
2137+FFECTIVEDATES.— 13
2138+(1) I
2139+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-14
2140+graphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), the amendments made 15
2141+by this section shall apply to vehicles placed in serv-16
2142+ice after December 31, 2022. 17
2143+(2) F
2144+INAL ASSEMBLY.—The amendments made 18
2145+by subsection (b) shall apply to vehicles sold after 19
2146+August 16, 2022. 20
2147+(3) M
2148+ANUFACTURER LIMITATION .—The amend-21
2149+ment made by subsections (d) and (e) shall apply to 22
2150+vehicles sold after December 31, 2022. 23 73 
2151+•HR 2811 EH
2152+(4) TRANSFER OF CREDIT .—The amendments 1
2153+made by subsection (g) shall apply to vehicles placed 2
2154+in service after December 31, 2023. 3
2155+(5) T
2156+RANSITION RULE.—The amendment made 4
2157+by subsection (k) shall take effect as if included in 5
2158+Public Law 117–169. 6
23102159 SEC. 233. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR PREVIOUSLY-OWNED 7
23112160 CLEAN VEHICLES. 8
2312-(a) I
2313-NGENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-9
2314-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 25E 10
2315-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 11
2316-table of sections for such subpart). 12
2317-(b) C
2318-ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 6213(g)(2) 13
2319-is amended by striking subparagraph (U). 14
2320-(c) E
2321-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 15
2322-this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-16
2323-ber 31, 2022. 17
2161+(a) I
2162+NGENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-9
2163+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 25E 10
2164+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 11
2165+table of sections for such subpart). 12
2166+(b) C
2167+ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 6213(g)(2) 13
2168+is amended by striking subparagraph (U). 14
2169+(c) E
2170+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 15
2171+this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-16
2172+ber 31, 2022. 17
23242173 SEC. 234. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED COMMER-18
23252174 CIAL CLEAN VEHICLES. 19
2326-(a) I
2327-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-20
2328-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45W 21
2329-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 22
2330-table of sections for such subpart). 23
2331-(b) C
2332-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 24
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2336-(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-1
2337-graph (37). 2
2338-(2) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 3
2339-subparagraph (V). 4
2340-(c) E
2341-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 5
2342-this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-6
2343-ber 31, 2022. 7
2175+(a) I
2176+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-20
2177+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45W 21
2178+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 22
2179+table of sections for such subpart). 23
2180+(b) C
2181+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 24 74 
2182+•HR 2811 EH
2183+(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-1
2184+graph (37). 2
2185+(2) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 3
2186+subparagraph (V). 4
2187+(c) E
2188+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 5
2189+this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-6
2190+ber 31, 2022. 7
23442191 SEC. 235. ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING PROPERTY 8
23452192 CREDIT. 9
2346-(a) I
2347-NGENERAL.—Section 30C(i) is amended by 10
2348-striking ‘‘December 31, 2032’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11
2349-31, 2021’’. 12
2350-(b) P
2193+(a) I
2194+NGENERAL.—Section 30C(i) is amended by 10
2195+striking ‘‘December 31, 2032’’ and inserting ‘‘December 11
2196+31, 2021’’. 12
2197+(b) P
23512198 ROPERTY OF ACHARACTERSUBJECT TODE-13
2352-PRECIATION.— 14
2353-(1) I
2354-N GENERAL.—Section 30C(a) is amended 15
2355-by striking ‘‘(6 percent in the case of property of a 16
2356-character subject to depreciation)’’. 17
2357-(2) M
2358-ODIFICATION OF CREDIT LIMITATION .— 18
2359-Subsection (b) of section 30C is amended— 19
2360-(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 20
2361-(1)— 21
2362-(i) by striking ‘‘with respect to any 22
2363-single item of’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect 23
2364-to all’’, and 24
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2368-(ii) by inserting ‘‘at a location’’ before 1
2369-‘‘shall not exceed’’, and 2
2370-(B) in paragraph (1), by striking 3
2371-‘‘$100,000 in the case of any such item of prop-4
2372-erty’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000 in the case of a 5
2373-property’’. 6
2374-(3) B
2375-IDIRECTIONAL CHARGING EQUIPMENT NOT 7
2376-INCLUDED; ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACT REQUIREMENT 8
2377-REMOVED.—Section 30C(c) is amended to read as 9
2378-follows: 10
2379-‘‘(c) Q
2199+PRECIATION.— 14
2200+(1) I
2201+N GENERAL.—Section 30C(a) is amended 15
2202+by striking ‘‘(6 percent in the case of property of a 16
2203+character subject to depreciation)’’. 17
2204+(2) M
2205+ODIFICATION OF CREDIT LIMITATION .— 18
2206+Subsection (b) of section 30C is amended— 19
2207+(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 20
2208+(1)— 21
2209+(i) by striking ‘‘with respect to any 22
2210+single item of’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect 23
2211+to all’’, and 24 75 
2212+•HR 2811 EH
2213+(ii) by inserting ‘‘at a location’’ before 1
2214+‘‘shall not exceed’’, and 2
2215+(B) in paragraph (1), by striking 3
2216+‘‘$100,000 in the case of any such item of prop-4
2217+erty’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000 in the case of a 5
2218+property’’. 6
2219+(3) B
2220+IDIRECTIONAL CHARGING EQUIPMENT NOT  7
2221+INCLUDED; ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACT REQUIREMENT  8
2222+REMOVED.—Section 30C(c) is amended to read as 9
2223+follows: 10
2224+‘‘(c) Q
23802225 UALIFIEDALTERNATIVEFUELVEHICLERE-11
2381-FUELINGPROPERTY.—For purposes of this section, the 12
2382-term ‘qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property’ 13
2383-has the same meaning as the term ‘qualified clean-fuel ve-14
2384-hicle refueling property’ would have under section 179A 15
2385-if— 16
2386-‘‘(1) paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not 17
2387-apply to property installed on property which is used 18
2388-as the principal residence (within the meaning of 19
2389-section 121) of the taxpayer, and 20
2390-‘‘(2) only the following were treated as clean- 21
2391-burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d): 22
2392-‘‘(A) Any fuel at least 85 percent of the 23
2393-volume of which consists of one or more of the 24
2394-following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed nat-25
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2398-ural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petro-1
2399-leum gas, or hydrogen. 2
2400-‘‘(B) Any mixture— 3
2401-‘‘(i) which consists of two or more of 4
2402-the following: biodiesel (as defined in sec-5
2403-tion 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in 6
2404-section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and 7
2405-‘‘(ii) at least 20 percent of the volume 8
2406-of which consists of biodiesel (as so de-9
2407-fined) determined without regard to any 10
2408-kerosene in such mixture. 11
2409-‘‘(C) Electricity.’’. 12
2410-(c) C
2411-ERTAINELECTRICCHARGINGSTATIONSNOT 13
2226+FUELINGPROPERTY.—For purposes of this section, the 12
2227+term ‘qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property’ 13
2228+has the same meaning as the term ‘qualified clean-fuel ve-14
2229+hicle refueling property’ would have under section 179A 15
2230+if— 16
2231+‘‘(1) paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not 17
2232+apply to property installed on property which is used 18
2233+as the principal residence (within the meaning of 19
2234+section 121) of the taxpayer, and 20
2235+‘‘(2) only the following were treated as clean- 21
2236+burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d): 22
2237+‘‘(A) Any fuel at least 85 percent of the 23
2238+volume of which consists of one or more of the 24
2239+following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed nat-25 76 
2240+•HR 2811 EH
2241+ural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petro-1
2242+leum gas, or hydrogen. 2
2243+‘‘(B) Any mixture— 3
2244+‘‘(i) which consists of two or more of 4
2245+the following: biodiesel (as defined in sec-5
2246+tion 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in 6
2247+section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and 7
2248+‘‘(ii) at least 20 percent of the volume 8
2249+of which consists of biodiesel (as so de-9
2250+fined) determined without regard to any 10
2251+kerosene in such mixture. 11
2252+‘‘(C) Electricity.’’. 12
2253+(c) C
2254+ERTAINELECTRICCHARGINGSTATIONSNOT 13
24122255 I
2413-NCLUDED ASQUALIFIEDALTERNATIVEFUELVEHICLE 14
2256+NCLUDED ASQUALIFIEDALTERNATIVEFUELVEHICLE 14
24142257 R
2415-EFUELINGPROPERTY; WAGE AND APPRENTICESHIP 15
2258+EFUELINGPROPERTY; WAGE AND APPRENTICESHIP 15
24162259 R
2417-EQUIREMENTSREMOVED.—Section 30C is amended by 16
2418-striking subsections (f) and (g) and redesignating sub-17
2419-sections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 18
2420-(d) E
2421-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 19
2422-this section shall apply to property placed in service after 20
2423-December 31, 2021. 21
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2260+EQUIREMENTSREMOVED.—Section 30C is amended by 16
2261+striking subsections (f) and (g) and redesignating sub-17
2262+sections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 18
2263+(d) E
2264+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 19
2265+this section shall apply to property placed in service after 20
2266+December 31, 2021. 21 77 
2267+•HR 2811 EH
24272268 SEC. 236. ADVANCED ENERGY PROJECT CREDIT EXTEN-1
24282269 SION REVERSED. 2
2429-(a) I
2430-NGENERAL.—Section 48C is amended by strik-3
2431-ing subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as sub-4
2432-section (e). 5
2433-(b) M
2270+(a) I
2271+NGENERAL.—Section 48C is amended by strik-3
2272+ing subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as sub-4
2273+section (e). 5
2274+(b) M
24342275 ODIFICATION OFQUALIFYINGADVANCEDEN-6
2435-ERGYPROJECTS.—Section 48C(c)(1)(A) is amended— 7
2436-(1) by striking ‘‘, any portion of the qualified 8
2437-investment of which is certified by the Secretary 9
2438-under subsection (e) as eligible for a credit under 10
2439-this section’’, 11
2440-(2) in clause (i)— 12
2441-(A) by striking ‘‘an industrial or manufac-13
2442-turing facility for the production or recycling 14
2443-of’’ and inserting ‘‘a manufacturing facility for 15
2444-the production of’’, 16
2445-(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘water,’’, 17
2446-(C) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘energy 18
2447-storage systems and components’’ and inserting 19
2448-‘‘an energy storage system for use with electric 20
2449-or hybrid-electric motor vehicles’’, 21
2450-(D) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘grid 22
2451-modernization equipment or components’’ and 23
2452-inserting ‘‘grids to support the transmission of 24
2453-intermittent sources of renewable energy, in-25
2454-cluding storage of such energy’’, 26
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2457-HR 2811 PCS
2458-(E) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘, re-1
2459-move, use, or sequester carbon oxide emissions’’ 2
2460-and inserting ‘‘and sequester carbon dioxide 3
2461-emissions’’, 4
2462-(F) by striking subclause (V) and inserting 5
2463-the following: 6
2464-‘‘(V) property designed to refine 7
2465-or blend renewable fuels or to produce 8
2466-energy conservation technologies (in-9
2467-cluding energy-conserving lighting 10
2468-technologies and smart grid tech-11
2469-nologies),’’, 12
2470-(G) by striking subclauses (VI), (VII), and 13
2471-(VIII), 14
2472-(H) by inserting after subclause (V) the 15
2473-following: 16
2474-‘‘(VI) new qualified plug-in elec-17
2475-tric drive motor vehicles (as defined 18
2476-by section 30D) or components which 19
2477-are designed specifically for use with 20
2478-such vehicles, including electric mo-21
2479-tors, generators, and power control 22
2480-units, or’’, and 23
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2484-(I) by redesignating subclause (IX) as sub-1
2485-clause (VII), and inserting ‘‘, and’’ at the end 2
2486-of such subclause, and 3
2487-(3) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and insert-4
2488-ing the following: 5
2489-‘‘(ii) any portion of the qualified in-6
2490-vestment of which is certified by the Sec-7
2491-retary under subsection (d) as eligible for 8
2492-a credit under this section.’’. 9
2493-(c) C
2494-ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) 10
2495-of section 48C(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 11
2496-‘‘(A) which is necessary for the production 12
2497-of property described in paragraph (1)(A)(i),’’. 13
2498-(d) D
2499-ENIAL OFDOUBLEBENEFIT.—Section 48C(e), 14
2500-as redesignated by this section, is amended by striking 15
2501-‘‘48B, 48E, 45Q, or 45V’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48B’’. 16
2502-(e) E
2503-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 17
2504-this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 18
2276+ERGYPROJECTS.—Section 48C(c)(1)(A) is amended— 7
2277+(1) by striking ‘‘, any portion of the qualified 8
2278+investment of which is certified by the Secretary 9
2279+under subsection (e) as eligible for a credit under 10
2280+this section’’, 11
2281+(2) in clause (i)— 12
2282+(A) by striking ‘‘an industrial or manufac-13
2283+turing facility for the production or recycling 14
2284+of’’ and inserting ‘‘a manufacturing facility for 15
2285+the production of’’, 16
2286+(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘water,’’, 17
2287+(C) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘energy 18
2288+storage systems and components’’ and inserting 19
2289+‘‘an energy storage system for use with electric 20
2290+or hybrid-electric motor vehicles’’, 21
2291+(D) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘grid 22
2292+modernization equipment or components’’ and 23
2293+inserting ‘‘grids to support the transmission of 24
2294+intermittent sources of renewable energy, in-25
2295+cluding storage of such energy’’, 26 78 
2296+•HR 2811 EH
2297+(E) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘, re-1
2298+move, use, or sequester carbon oxide emissions’’ 2
2299+and inserting ‘‘and sequester carbon dioxide 3
2300+emissions’’, 4
2301+(F) by striking subclause (V) and inserting 5
2302+the following: 6
2303+‘‘(V) property designed to refine 7
2304+or blend renewable fuels or to produce 8
2305+energy conservation technologies (in-9
2306+cluding energy-conserving lighting 10
2307+technologies and smart grid tech-11
2308+nologies),’’, 12
2309+(G) by striking subclauses (VI), (VII), and 13
2310+(VIII), 14
2311+(H) by inserting after subclause (V) the 15
2312+following: 16
2313+‘‘(VI) new qualified plug-in elec-17
2314+tric drive motor vehicles (as defined 18
2315+by section 30D) or components which 19
2316+are designed specifically for use with 20
2317+such vehicles, including electric mo-21
2318+tors, generators, and power control 22
2319+units, or’’, and 23 79 
2320+•HR 2811 EH
2321+(I) by redesignating subclause (IX) as sub-1
2322+clause (VII), and inserting ‘‘, and’’ at the end 2
2323+of such subclause, and 3
2324+(3) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and insert-4
2325+ing the following: 5
2326+‘‘(ii) any portion of the qualified in-6
2327+vestment of which is certified by the Sec-7
2328+retary under subsection (d) as eligible for 8
2329+a credit under this section.’’. 9
2330+(c) C
2331+ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) 10
2332+of section 48C(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 11
2333+‘‘(A) which is necessary for the production 12
2334+of property described in paragraph (1)(A)(i),’’. 13
2335+(d) D
2336+ENIAL OFDOUBLEBENEFIT.—Section 48C(e), 14
2337+as redesignated by this section, is amended by striking 15
2338+‘‘48B, 48E, 45Q, or 45V’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48B’’. 16
2339+(e) E
2340+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 17
2341+this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 18
25052342 SEC. 237. REPEAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PRO-19
25062343 DUCTION CREDIT. 20
2507-(a) I
2508-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-21
2509-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45X 22
2510-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 23
2511-table of sections for such subpart). 24
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2515-(b) CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 1
2516-amended by striking paragraph (38). 2
2517-(c) E
2518-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2519-this section shall apply to components produced and sold 4
2520-after December 31, 2022. 5
2344+(a) I
2345+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-21
2346+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45X 22
2347+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 23
2348+table of sections for such subpart). 24 80 
2349+•HR 2811 EH
2350+(b) CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 1
2351+amended by striking paragraph (38). 2
2352+(c) E
2353+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2354+this section shall apply to components produced and sold 4
2355+after December 31, 2022. 5
25212356 SEC. 238. REPEAL OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION 6
25222357 CREDIT. 7
2523-(a) I
2524-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-8
2525-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Y 9
2526-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 10
2527-table of sections for such subpart). 11
2528-(b) C
2529-ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 12
2530-amended by striking paragraph (39). 13
2531-(c) E
2532-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 14
2533-this section shall apply to facilities placed in service after 15
2534-December 31, 2024. 16
2358+(a) I
2359+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-8
2360+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Y 9
2361+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 10
2362+table of sections for such subpart). 11
2363+(b) C
2364+ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 12
2365+amended by striking paragraph (39). 13
2366+(c) E
2367+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 14
2368+this section shall apply to facilities placed in service after 15
2369+December 31, 2024. 16
25352370 SEC. 239. REPEAL OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT 17
25362371 CREDIT. 18
2537-(a) I
2538-NGENERAL.—Subpart E of part IV of sub-19
2539-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 48E 20
2540-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 21
2541-table of sections for such subpart). 22
2542-(b) C
2543-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 23
2544-(1) Section 46, as amended by Public Law 24
2545-117–169, is amended— 25
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2549-(A) in paragraph (5), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 1
2550-the end, 2
2551-(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 3
2552-and inserting a period, and 4
2553-(C) by striking paragraph (7). 5
2554-(2) Section 49(a)(1)(C), as amended by Public 6
2555-Law 117–169, is amended— 7
2556-(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 8
2557-(v), 9
2558-(B) by striking the comma at the end of 10
2559-clause (vi) and inserting a period, and 11
2560-(C) by striking clauses (vii) and (viii). 12
2561-(3) Section 50(a)(2)(E), as amended by Public 13
2562-Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘48D(b)(5), 14
2563-or 48E(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48D(b)(5)’’. 15
2564-(4) Section 50(c)(3), as amended by Public 16
2565-Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘or clean elec-17
2566-tricity investment credit’’. 18
2567-(c) E
2568-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 19
2569-this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 20
2570-in service after December 31, 2024. 21
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2372+(a) I
2373+NGENERAL.—Subpart E of part IV of sub-19
2374+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 48E 20
2375+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 21
2376+table of sections for such subpart). 22
2377+(b) C
2378+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 23
2379+(1) Section 46, as amended by Public Law 24
2380+117–169, is amended— 25 81 
2381+•HR 2811 EH
2382+(A) in paragraph (5), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 1
2383+the end, 2
2384+(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 3
2385+and inserting a period, and 4
2386+(C) by striking paragraph (7). 5
2387+(2) Section 49(a)(1)(C), as amended by Public 6
2388+Law 117–169, is amended— 7
2389+(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 8
2390+(v), 9
2391+(B) by striking the comma at the end of 10
2392+clause (vi) and inserting a period, and 11
2393+(C) by striking clauses (vii) and (viii). 12
2394+(3) Section 50(a)(2)(E), as amended by Public 13
2395+Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘48D(b)(5), 14
2396+or 48E(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48D(b)(5)’’. 15
2397+(4) Section 50(c)(3), as amended by Public 16
2398+Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘or clean elec-17
2399+tricity investment credit’’. 18
2400+(c) E
2401+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 19
2402+this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 20
2403+in service after December 31, 2024. 21 82 
2404+•HR 2811 EH
25742405 SEC. 240. COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED FACILITIES, 1
25752406 QUALIFIED PROPERTY, AND ENERGY STOR-2
25762407 AGE TECHNOLOGY REMOVED. 3
2577-(a) I
2578-NGENERAL.—Section 168(e)(3)(B), as amended 4
2579-by Public Law 117–169, is amended— 5
2580-(1) in clause (vi)(III), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 6
2581-end, 7
2582-(2) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘, and,’’ at the 8
2583-end and inserting a period, and 9
2584-(3) by striking clause (viii). 10
2585-(b) E
2586-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 11
2587-this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 12
2588-in service after December 31, 2024. 13
2408+(a) I
2409+NGENERAL.—Section 168(e)(3)(B), as amended 4
2410+by Public Law 117–169, is amended— 5
2411+(1) in clause (vi)(III), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 6
2412+end, 7
2413+(2) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘, and,’’ at the 8
2414+end and inserting a period, and 9
2415+(3) by striking clause (viii). 10
2416+(b) E
2417+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 11
2418+this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 12
2419+in service after December 31, 2024. 13
25892420 SEC. 241. REPEAL OF CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT. 14
2590-(a) I
2591-NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-15
2592-chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Z 16
2593-(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 17
2594-table of sections for such subpart). 18
2595-(b) C
2596-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 19
2597-(1) Section 30C(c)(1)(B), as amended by Public 20
2598-Law 117–169, is amended by striking clause (iv). 21
2599-(2) Section 38(b), as amended by Public Law 22
2600-117–169, is amended by striking paragraph (40). 23
2601-(3) Section 4101(a)(1), as amended by Public 24
2602-Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘every person 25
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2606-producing a fuel eligible for the clean fuel production 1
2607-credit (pursuant to section 45Z),’’. 2
2608-(c) E
2609-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2610-this section shall apply to transportation fuel produced 4
2611-after December 31, 2024. 5
2421+(a) I
2422+NGENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-15
2423+chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Z 16
2424+(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 17
2425+table of sections for such subpart). 18
2426+(b) C
2427+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 19
2428+(1) Section 30C(c)(1)(B), as amended by Public 20
2429+Law 117–169, is amended by striking clause (iv). 21
2430+(2) Section 38(b), as amended by Public Law 22
2431+117–169, is amended by striking paragraph (40). 23
2432+(3) Section 4101(a)(1), as amended by Public 24
2433+Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘every person 25 83 
2434+•HR 2811 EH
2435+producing a fuel eligible for the clean fuel production 1
2436+credit (pursuant to section 45Z),’’. 2
2437+(c) E
2438+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2439+this section shall apply to transportation fuel produced 4
2440+after December 31, 2024. 5
26122441 SEC. 242. REPEAL OF SECTIONS RELATING TO ELECTIVE 6
26132442 PAYMENT FOR ENERGY PROPERTY AND 7
26142443 ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RE-8
26152444 NEWABLE RESOURCES; TRANSFER OF CRED-9
26162445 ITS. 10
2617-(a) I
2618-NGENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 is 11
2619-amended by striking sections 6417 and 6418 (and by 12
2620-striking the items relating to such sections in the table 13
2621-of sections for such subchapter). 14
2622-(b) C
2623-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 15
2624-(1) Section 50(d) is amended by striking ‘‘In 16
2625-the case of a real estate investment trust making an 17
2626-election under section 6418, paragraphs (1)(B) and 18
2627-(2)(B) of the section 46(e) referred to in paragraph 19
2628-(1) of this subsection shall not apply to any invest-20
2629-ment credit property of such real estate investment 21
2630-trust to which such election applies’’. 22
2631-(2) Section 39(a) is amended by striking para-23
2632-graph (4). 24
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2636-(3) Section 13801 of Public Law 117–169 is 1
2637-amended by striking subsection (f). 2
2638-(c) E
2639-FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2640-this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 4
2641-December 31, 2022. 5
2446+(a) I
2447+NGENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 is 11
2448+amended by striking sections 6417 and 6418 (and by 12
2449+striking the items relating to such sections in the table 13
2450+of sections for such subchapter). 14
2451+(b) C
2452+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 15
2453+(1) Section 50(d) is amended by striking ‘‘In 16
2454+the case of a real estate investment trust making an 17
2455+election under section 6418, paragraphs (1)(B) and 18
2456+(2)(B) of the section 46(e) referred to in paragraph 19
2457+(1) of this subsection shall not apply to any invest-20
2458+ment credit property of such real estate investment 21
2459+trust to which such election applies’’. 22
2460+(2) Section 39(a) is amended by striking para-23
2461+graph (4). 24 84 
2462+•HR 2811 EH
2463+(3) Section 13801 of Public Law 117–169 is 1
2464+amended by striking subsection (f). 2
2465+(c) E
2466+FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 3
2467+this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 4
2468+December 31, 2022. 5
26422469 SEC. 243. TRANSITION RULE. 6
2643-In the case of a taxpayer who entered into a binding 7
2644-written contract or made other concrete investment action 8
2645-after August 26, 2022, and before April 19, 2023, to en-9
2646-gage in an activity for which a credit would otherwise be 10
2647-available if not for the application of sections 229 and 244 11
2648-of this Act, such sections shall not apply. 12
2470+In the case of a taxpayer who entered into a binding 7
2471+written contract or made other concrete investment action 8
2472+after August 26, 2022, and before April 19, 2023, to en-9
2473+gage in an activity for which a credit would otherwise be 10
2474+available if not for the application of sections 229 and 244 11
2475+of this Act, such sections shall not apply. 12
26492476 TITLE IV—FAMILY AND SMALL 13
26502477 BUSINESS TAXPAYER PRO-14
26512478 TECTION 15
26522479 SEC. 251. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN BALANCES MADE AVAIL-16
26532480 ABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 17
2654-The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 18
2655-otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Rev-19
2656-enue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), 20
2657-(2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117– 21
2658-169 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 22
2659-2022’’) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 23
2660-rescinded. 24
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2481+The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 18
2482+otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Rev-19
2483+enue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), 20
2484+(2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117– 21
2485+169 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 22
2486+2022’’) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 23
2487+rescinded. 24 85 
2488+•HR 2811 EH
26642489 DIVISION C—GROW THE 1
26652490 ECONOMY 2
26662491 TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSIST-3
26672492 ANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES 4
26682493 SEC. 301. RECALIBRATION OF THE CASELOAD REDUCTION 5
26692494 CREDIT. 6
2670-Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 7
2671-U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended in each of subparagraphs 8
2672-(A)(ii) and (B), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 9
2495+Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 7
2496+U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended in each of subparagraphs 8
2497+(A)(ii) and (B), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 9
26732498 SEC. 302. ELIMINATING EXCESS MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 10
26742499 SPENDING IN DETERMINING CASELOAD RE-11
26752500 DUCTION CREDIT. 12
2676-Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 13
2677-U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 14
2678-following: 15
2679-‘‘(C) E
2680-XCLUSION OF CERTAIN CASES .— 16
2681-The Secretary shall determine the minimum 17
2682-participation rate of a State for a fiscal year 18
2683-under this subsection without regard to cases 19
2684-that are funded by an amount expended in ex-20
2685-cess of the applicable percentage of the historic 21
2686-expenditures (as defined in section 22
2687-409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of the State for the fiscal 23
2688-year.’’. 24
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2501+Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 13
2502+U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 14
2503+following: 15
2504+‘‘(C) E
2505+XCLUSION OF CERTAIN CASES .— 16
2506+The Secretary shall determine the minimum 17
2507+participation rate of a State for a fiscal year 18
2508+under this subsection without regard to cases 19
2509+that are funded by an amount expended in ex-20
2510+cess of the applicable percentage of the historic 21
2511+expenditures (as defined in section 22
2512+409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of the State for the fiscal 23
2513+year.’’. 24 86 
2514+•HR 2811 EH
26922515 SEC. 303. ELIMINATION OF SMALL CHECKS SCHEME. 1
2693-Section 407(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 2
2694-607(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 3
2695-‘‘(6) S
2696-PECIAL RULE REGARDING CALCULATION 4
2697-OF THE MINIMUM PARTICIPATION RATE .—The Sec-5
2698-retary shall determine participation rates under this 6
2699-section without regard to any individual engaged in 7
2700-work who is described in section 408(a)(2), who is 8
2701-not in compliance with section 408(a)(3), or with re-9
2702-spect to whom the assessment required by section 10
2703-408(b)(1) has not been made.’’. 11
2516+Section 407(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 2
2517+607(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 3
2518+‘‘(6) S
2519+PECIAL RULE REGARDING CALCULATION  4
2520+OF THE MINIMUM PARTICIPATION RATE .—The Sec-5
2521+retary shall determine participation rates under this 6
2522+section without regard to any individual engaged in 7
2523+work who is described in section 408(a)(2), who is 8
2524+not in compliance with section 408(a)(3), or with re-9
2525+spect to whom the assessment required by section 10
2526+408(b)(1) has not been made.’’. 11
27042527 SEC. 304. REPORTING OF WORK OUTCOMES. 12
2705-Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 13
2706-611) is amended by adding at the end the following: 14
2707-‘‘(e) R
2708-EPORTINGPERFORMANCEINDICATORS.— 15
2709-‘‘(1) I
2710-N GENERAL.—Each Sate, in consultation 16
2711-with the Secretary, shall collect and submit to the 17
2712-Secretary the information necessary for each indi-18
2713-cator described in paragraph (2), for fiscal year 19
2714-2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. 20
2715-‘‘(2) I
2716-NDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE .—The in-21
2717-dicators described in this paragraph for a fiscal year 22
2718-are the following: 23
2719-‘‘(A) The percentage of individuals who 24
2720-were work-eligible individuals as of the time of 25
2721-exit from the program, who are in unsubsidized 26
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2725-employment during the second quarter after the 1
2726-exit. 2
2727-‘‘(B) The percentage of individuals who 3
2728-were work-eligible individuals who were in un-4
2729-subsidized employment in the second quarter 5
2730-after the exit, who are also in unsubsidized em-6
2731-ployment during the fourth quarter after the 7
2732-exit. 8
2733-‘‘(C) The median earnings of individuals 9
2734-who were work-eligible individuals as of the 10
2735-time of exit from the program, who are in un-11
2736-subsidized employment during the second quar-12
2737-ter after the exit. 13
2738-‘‘(D) The percentage of individuals who 14
2739-have not attained 24 years of age, are attending 15
2740-high school or enrolled in an equivalency pro-16
2741-gram, and are work-eligible individuals or were 17
2742-work-eligible individuals as of the time of exit 18
2743-from the program, who obtain a high school de-19
2744-gree or its recognized equivalent while receiving 20
2745-assistance under the State program funded 21
2746-under this part or within 1 year after the exit. 22
2747-‘‘(3) D
2748-EFINITION OF EXIT.—In paragraph (2), 23
2749-the term ‘exit’ means, with respect to a State pro-24
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2753-gram funded under this part, ceases to receive as-1
2754-sistance under the program funded by this part. 2
2755-‘‘(4) R
2756-EGULATIONS.—In order to ensure na-3
2757-tionwide comparability of data, the Secretary, after 4
2758-consultation with the Secretary of Labor and with 5
2759-States, shall issue regulations governing the report-6
2760-ing of performance indicators under this sub-7
2761-section.’’. 8
2528+Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 13
2529+611) is amended by adding at the end the following: 14
2530+‘‘(e) R
2531+EPORTINGPERFORMANCEINDICATORS.— 15
2532+‘‘(1) I
2533+N GENERAL.—Each Sate, in consultation 16
2534+with the Secretary, shall collect and submit to the 17
2535+Secretary the information necessary for each indi-18
2536+cator described in paragraph (2), for fiscal year 19
2537+2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. 20
2538+‘‘(2) I
2539+NDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE .—The in-21
2540+dicators described in this paragraph for a fiscal year 22
2541+are the following: 23
2542+‘‘(A) The percentage of individuals who 24
2543+were work-eligible individuals as of the time of 25
2544+exit from the program, who are in unsubsidized 26 87 
2545+•HR 2811 EH
2546+employment during the second quarter after the 1
2547+exit. 2
2548+‘‘(B) The percentage of individuals who 3
2549+were work-eligible individuals who were in un-4
2550+subsidized employment in the second quarter 5
2551+after the exit, who are also in unsubsidized em-6
2552+ployment during the fourth quarter after the 7
2553+exit. 8
2554+‘‘(C) The median earnings of individuals 9
2555+who were work-eligible individuals as of the 10
2556+time of exit from the program, who are in un-11
2557+subsidized employment during the second quar-12
2558+ter after the exit. 13
2559+‘‘(D) The percentage of individuals who 14
2560+have not attained 24 years of age, are attending 15
2561+high school or enrolled in an equivalency pro-16
2562+gram, and are work-eligible individuals or were 17
2563+work-eligible individuals as of the time of exit 18
2564+from the program, who obtain a high school de-19
2565+gree or its recognized equivalent while receiving 20
2566+assistance under the State program funded 21
2567+under this part or within 1 year after the exit. 22
2568+‘‘(3) D
2569+EFINITION OF EXIT.—In paragraph (2), 23
2570+the term ‘exit’ means, with respect to a State pro-24 88 
2571+•HR 2811 EH
2572+gram funded under this part, ceases to receive as-1
2573+sistance under the program funded by this part. 2
2574+‘‘(4) R
2575+EGULATIONS.—In order to ensure na-3
2576+tionwide comparability of data, the Secretary, after 4
2577+consultation with the Secretary of Labor and with 5
2578+States, shall issue regulations governing the report-6
2579+ing of performance indicators under this sub-7
2580+section.’’. 8
27622581 SEC. 305. EFFECTIVE DATE. 9
2763-The amendments made by this title shall take effect 10
2764-on October 1, 2024. 11
2582+The amendments made by this title shall take effect 10
2583+on October 1, 2024. 11
27652584 TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS 12
27662585 SEC. 311. AGE-RELATED EXEMPTION FROM WORK RE-13
27672586 QUIREMENT TO RECEIVE SNAP. 14
2768-Section 6(o)(3)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 15
2769-2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 16
2770-‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘56’’. 17
2587+Section 6(o)(3)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 15
2588+2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 16
2589+‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘56’’. 17
27712590 SEC. 312. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR EXEMPTION AD-18
27722591 JUSTMENT. 19
2773-Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 20
2774-2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(6)) is amended by adding at 21
2775-end the following: 22
2776-‘‘(I) R
2592+Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 20
2593+2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(6)) is amended by adding at 21
2594+end the following: 22
2595+‘‘(I) R
27772596 ULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR EXEMP -23
2778-TION ADJUSTMENT .—During fiscal year 2024 24
2779-and each subsequent fiscal year, nothing in this 25
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2783-paragraph shall be interpreted to allow a State 1
2784-agency to accumulate unused exemptions to be 2
2785-provided beyond the subsequent fiscal year.’’. 3
2597+TION ADJUSTMENT .—During fiscal year 2024 24
2598+and each subsequent fiscal year, nothing in this 25 89 
2599+•HR 2811 EH
2600+paragraph shall be interpreted to allow a State 1
2601+agency to accumulate unused exemptions to be 2
2602+provided beyond the subsequent fiscal year.’’. 3
27862603 SEC. 313. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-4
27872604 GRAM UNDER THE FOOD AND NUTRITION 5
27882605 ACT OF 2008. 6
2789-Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 7
2790-U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at end the following: 8
2791-‘‘That program includes as a purpose to assist low-income 9
2792-adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earn-10
2793-ings. Such employment and earnings, along with program 11
2794-benefits, will permit low-income households to obtain a 12
2795-more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by 13
2796-increasing food purchasing power for all eligible house-14
2797-holds who apply for participation.’’. 15
2606+Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 7
2607+U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at end the following: 8
2608+‘‘That program includes as a purpose to assist low-income 9
2609+adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earn-10
2610+ings. Such employment and earnings, along with program 11
2611+benefits, will permit low-income households to obtain a 12
2612+more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by 13
2613+increasing food purchasing power for all eligible house-14
2614+holds who apply for participation.’’. 15
27982615 TITLE III—COMMUNITY ENGAGE-16
27992616 MENT REQUIREMENT FOR AP-17
28002617 PLICABLE INDIVIDUALS 18
28012618 SEC. 321. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 19
28022619 APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS. 20
2803-(a) I
2804-NGENERAL.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Se-21
2805-curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended— 22
2806-(1) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 23
2807-inserting a semicolon; 24
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2811-(2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at 1
2812-the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 2
2813-(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-3
2814-lowing new paragraph: 4
2815-‘‘(28) with respect to any amount expended for 5
2816-medical assistance for an applicable individual for a 6
2817-month in a calendar year if such individual did not 7
2818-meet the community engagement requirement under 8
2819-section 1905(jj) for 3 or more preceding months 9
2820-during such calendar year while such individual was 10
2821-an applicable individual and was enrolled in a State 11
2822-plan (or waiver of such plan) under this title.’’; and 12
2823-(4) in the flush left matter at the end, by strik-13
2824-ing ‘‘and (18),’’ and inserting ‘‘(18), and (28)’’. 14
2825-(b) C
2826-OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT.— 15
2827-Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) 16
2828-is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-17
2829-section: 18
2830-‘‘(jj) C
2831-OMMUNITYENGAGEMENTREQUIREMENT FOR 19
2620+(a) I
2621+NGENERAL.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Se-21
2622+curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended— 22
2623+(1) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 23
2624+inserting a semicolon; 24 90 
2625+•HR 2811 EH
2626+(2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at 1
2627+the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 2
2628+(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-3
2629+lowing new paragraph: 4
2630+‘‘(28) with respect to any amount expended for 5
2631+medical assistance for an applicable individual for a 6
2632+month in a calendar year if such individual did not 7
2633+meet the community engagement requirement under 8
2634+section 1905(jj) for 3 or more preceding months 9
2635+during such calendar year while such individual was 10
2636+an applicable individual and was enrolled in a State 11
2637+plan (or waiver of such plan) under this title.’’; and 12
2638+(4) in the flush left matter at the end, by strik-13
2639+ing ‘‘and (18),’’ and inserting ‘‘(18), and (28)’’. 14
2640+(b) C
2641+OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT.— 15
2642+Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) 16
2643+is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-17
2644+section: 18
2645+‘‘(jj) C
2646+OMMUNITYENGAGEMENTREQUIREMENT FOR 19
28322647 A
2833-PPLICABLEINDIVIDUALS.— 20
2834-‘‘(1) C
2835-OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT 21
2836-DESCRIBED.—For purposes of section 1903(i)(28), 22
2837-the community engagement requirement described in 23
2838-this subsection with respect to an applicable indi-24
2839-vidual and a month is that such individual satisfies 25
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2843-at least one of the following with respect to such 1
2844-month: 2
2845-‘‘(A) The individual works 80 hours or 3
2846-more per month, or has a monthly income that 4
2847-is at least equal to the Federal minimum wage 5
2848-under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 6
2849-Act of 1938, multiplied by 80 hours. 7
2850-‘‘(B) The individual completes 80 hours or 8
2851-more of community service per month. 9
2852-‘‘(C) The individual participates in a work 10
2853-program for at least 80 hours per month. 11
2854-‘‘(D) The individual participates in a com-12
2855-bination of work, including community service, 13
2856-and a work program for a total of at least 80 14
2857-hours per month. 15
2858-‘‘(2) V
2859-ERIFICATION.—For purposes of verifying 16
2860-the compliance of an applicable individual with the 17
2861-community engagement requirement under para-18
2862-graph (1), a State Medicaid agency shall, whenever 19
2863-possible, prioritize the utilization of existing data-20
2864-bases or other verification measures, including the 21
2865-National Change of Address Database Maintained 22
2866-by the United States Postal Service, State health 23
2867-and human services agencies, payroll databases, or 24
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2871-other reliable sources of information, prior to seek-1
2872-ing additional verification from such individual. 2
2873-‘‘(3) D
2874-EFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 3
2875-‘‘(A) A
2876-PPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term 4
2877-‘applicable individual’ means any individual who 5
2878-is not— 6
2879-‘‘(i) under 19 years of age or age 56 7
2880-or older; 8
2881-‘‘(ii) physically or mentally unfit for 9
2882-employment, as determined by a physician 10
2883-or other medical professional; 11
2884-‘‘(iii) pregnant; 12
2885-‘‘(iv) the parent or caretaker of a de-13
2886-pendent child; 14
2887-‘‘(v) the parent or caretaker of an in-15
2888-capacitated person; 16
2889-‘‘(vi) complying with work require-17
2890-ments under a different program under 18
2891-Federal law; 19
2892-‘‘(vii) participating in a drug or alco-20
2893-hol treatment and rehabilitation program 21
2894-(as defined in section 3(h) of the Food and 22
2895-Nutrition Act of 2008); or 23
2896-‘‘(viii) enrolled in an educational pro-24
2897-gram at least half time. 25
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2901-‘‘(B) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM .—The term 1
2902-‘educational program’ means— 2
2903-‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 3
2904-(as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 4
2905-Education Act of 1965); 5
2906-‘‘(ii) a program of career and tech-6
2907-nical education (as defined in section 3 of 7
2908-the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 8
2909-Education Act of 2006); or 9
2910-‘‘(iii) any other educational program 10
2911-approved by the Secretary. 11
2912-‘‘(C) S
2913-TATE MEDICAID AGENCY .—The 12
2914-term ‘State Medicaid agency’ means the State 13
2915-agency responsible for administering the State 14
2916-Medicaid plan. 15
2917-‘‘(D) W
2918-ORK PROGRAM.—The term ‘work 16
2919-program’ has the meaning given such term in 17
2920-section 6(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 18
2921-of 2008.’’. 19
2922-(c) S
2648+PPLICABLEINDIVIDUALS.— 20
2649+‘‘(1) C
2650+OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT  21
2651+DESCRIBED.—For purposes of section 1903(i)(28), 22
2652+the community engagement requirement described in 23
2653+this subsection with respect to an applicable indi-24
2654+vidual and a month is that such individual satisfies 25 91 
2655+•HR 2811 EH
2656+at least one of the following with respect to such 1
2657+month: 2
2658+‘‘(A) The individual works 80 hours or 3
2659+more per month, or has a monthly income that 4
2660+is at least equal to the Federal minimum wage 5
2661+under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 6
2662+Act of 1938, multiplied by 80 hours. 7
2663+‘‘(B) The individual completes 80 hours or 8
2664+more of community service per month. 9
2665+‘‘(C) The individual participates in a work 10
2666+program for at least 80 hours per month. 11
2667+‘‘(D) The individual participates in a com-12
2668+bination of work, including community service, 13
2669+and a work program for a total of at least 80 14
2670+hours per month. 15
2671+‘‘(2) V
2672+ERIFICATION.—For purposes of verifying 16
2673+the compliance of an applicable individual with the 17
2674+community engagement requirement under para-18
2675+graph (1), a State Medicaid agency shall, whenever 19
2676+possible, prioritize the utilization of existing data-20
2677+bases or other verification measures, including the 21
2678+National Change of Address Database Maintained 22
2679+by the United States Postal Service, State health 23
2680+and human services agencies, payroll databases, or 24 92 
2681+•HR 2811 EH
2682+other reliable sources of information, prior to seek-1
2683+ing additional verification from such individual. 2
2684+‘‘(3) D
2685+EFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 3
2686+‘‘(A) A
2687+PPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term 4
2688+‘applicable individual’ means any individual who 5
2689+is not— 6
2690+‘‘(i) under 19 years of age or age 56 7
2691+or older; 8
2692+‘‘(ii) physically or mentally unfit for 9
2693+employment, as determined by a physician 10
2694+or other medical professional; 11
2695+‘‘(iii) pregnant; 12
2696+‘‘(iv) the parent or caretaker of a de-13
2697+pendent child; 14
2698+‘‘(v) the parent or caretaker of an in-15
2699+capacitated person; 16
2700+‘‘(vi) complying with work require-17
2701+ments under a different program under 18
2702+Federal law; 19
2703+‘‘(vii) participating in a drug or alco-20
2704+hol treatment and rehabilitation program 21
2705+(as defined in section 3(h) of the Food and 22
2706+Nutrition Act of 2008); or 23
2707+‘‘(viii) enrolled in an educational pro-24
2708+gram at least half time. 25 93 
2709+•HR 2811 EH
2710+‘‘(B) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM .—The term 1
2711+‘educational program’ means— 2
2712+‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 3
2713+(as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 4
2714+Education Act of 1965); 5
2715+‘‘(ii) a program of career and tech-6
2716+nical education (as defined in section 3 of 7
2717+the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 8
2718+Education Act of 2006); or 9
2719+‘‘(iii) any other educational program 10
2720+approved by the Secretary. 11
2721+‘‘(C) S
2722+TATE MEDICAID AGENCY .—The 12
2723+term ‘State Medicaid agency’ means the State 13
2724+agency responsible for administering the State 14
2725+Medicaid plan. 15
2726+‘‘(D) W
2727+ORK PROGRAM.—The term ‘work 16
2728+program’ has the meaning given such term in 17
2729+section 6(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 18
2730+of 2008.’’. 19
2731+(c) S
29232732 TATEOPTIONTODISENROLLCERTAININDI-20
2924-VIDUALS.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 21
2925-U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by adding at the end of the 22
2926-flush left text following paragraph (87) the following: 23
2927-‘‘Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this 24
2928-subsection, at the option of a State, such State may elect 25
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2932-to disenroll an applicable individual for a month if, with 1
2933-respect to medical assistance furnished to such individual 2
2934-for such month, no Federal financial participation would 3
2935-be available, pursuant to section 1903(i)(28).’’. 4
2733+VIDUALS.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 21
2734+U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by adding at the end of the 22
2735+flush left text following paragraph (87) the following: 23
2736+‘‘Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this 24
2737+subsection, at the option of a State, such State may elect 25 94 
2738+•HR 2811 EH
2739+to disenroll an applicable individual for a month if, with 1
2740+respect to medical assistance furnished to such individual 2
2741+for such month, no Federal financial participation would 3
2742+be available, pursuant to section 1903(i)(28).’’. 4
29362743 TITLE IV—REGULATIONS FROM 5
29372744 THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF 6
29382745 SCRUTINY 7
29392746 SEC. 331. SHORT TITLE. 8
2940-This title may be cited as the ‘‘Regulations from the 9
2941-Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023’’. 10
2747+This title may be cited as the ‘‘Regulations from the 9
2748+Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023’’. 10
29422749 SEC. 332. PURPOSE. 11
2943-The purpose of this title is to increase accountability 12
2944-for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. 13
2945-Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution 14
2946-grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Con-15
2947-gress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge 16
2948-while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain 17
2949-accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By 18
2950-requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result 19
2951-in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an im-20
2952-proved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that 21
2953-is truly accountable to the American people for the laws 22
2954-imposed upon them. 23
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2750+The purpose of this title is to increase accountability 12
2751+for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. 13
2752+Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution 14
2753+grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Con-15
2754+gress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge 16
2755+while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain 17
2756+accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By 18
2757+requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result 19
2758+in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an im-20
2759+proved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that 21
2760+is truly accountable to the American people for the laws 22
2761+imposed upon them. 23 95 
2762+•HR 2811 EH
29582763 SEC. 333. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE-1
29592764 MAKING. 2
2960-Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 3
2961-to read as follows: 4
2765+Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 3
2766+to read as follows: 4
29622767 ‘‘CHAPTER 8—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW 5
29632768 OF AGENCY RULEMAKING 6
2964-‘‘Sec.
2965-‘‘801. Congressional review.
2966-‘‘802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules.
2967-‘‘803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
2968-‘‘804. Definitions.
2969-‘‘805. Judicial review.
2970-‘‘806. Exemption for monetary policy.
2971-‘‘807. Effective date of certain rules.
2769+‘‘Sec. 
2770+‘‘801. Congressional review. 
2771+‘‘802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 
2772+‘‘803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 
2773+‘‘804. Definitions. 
2774+‘‘805. Judicial review. 
2775+‘‘806. Exemption for monetary policy. 
2776+‘‘807. Effective date of certain rules. 
29722777 ‘‘§ 801. Congressional review 7
2973-‘‘(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal 8
2974-agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal 9
2975-Register a list of information on which the rule is based, 10
2976-including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost- 11
2977-benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access 12
2978-such information online, and shall submit to each House 13
2979-of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report 14
2980-containing— 15
2981-‘‘(i) a copy of the rule; 16
2982-‘‘(ii) a concise general statement relating to the 17
2983-rule; 18
2984-‘‘(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or 19
2985-nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the clas-20
2986-sification specifically addressing each criteria for a 21
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2990-major rule contained within subparagraphs (A) 1
2991-through (C) of section 804(2); 2
2992-‘‘(iv) a list of any other related regulatory ac-3
2993-tions intended to implement the same statutory pro-4
2994-vision or regulatory objective as well as the indi-5
2995-vidual and aggregate economic effects of those ac-6
2996-tions; and 7
2997-‘‘(v) the proposed effective date of the rule. 8
2998-‘‘(B) On the date of the submission of the report 9
2999-under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating 10
3000-the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make 11
3001-available to each House of Congress— 12
3002-‘‘(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis 13
3003-of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs 14
3004-added or lost, differentiating between public and pri-15
3005-vate sector jobs; 16
3006-‘‘(ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 17
3007-603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; 18
3008-‘‘(iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 19
3009-202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates 20
3010-Reform Act of 1995; and 21
3011-‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or require-22
3012-ments under any other Act and any relevant Execu-23
3013-tive orders. 24
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3017-‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under sub-1
3018-paragraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the re-2
3019-port to the chairman and ranking member of each stand-3
3020-ing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the 4
3021-House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill 5
3022-to amend the provision of law under which the rule is 6
3023-issued. 7
3024-‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a re-8
3025-port on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction 9
3026-by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or 10
3027-publication date. The report of the Comptroller General 11
3028-shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance 12
3029-with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and 13
3030-an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new 14
3031-limits or mandates on private-sector activity. 15
3032-‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comp-16
3033-troller General by providing information relevant to the 17
3034-Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). 18
3035-‘‘(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted 19
3036-under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of 20
3037-a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or 21
3038-as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint 22
3039-resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever 23
3040-is later. 24
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3044-‘‘(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided 1
3045-by section 803 after submission to Congress under para-2
3046-graph (1). 3
3047-‘‘(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a 4
3048-major rule is not enacted within the period provided in 5
3049-subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relat-6
3050-ing to the same rule may not be considered under this 7
3051-chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Rep-8
3052-resentatives or the Senate. 9
3053-‘‘(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the 10
3054-Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described 11
3055-under section 802. 12
3056-‘‘(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 13
3057-is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or 14
3058-legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on 15
3059-which the report referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) is re-16
3060-ceived by Congress (excluding days either House of Con-17
3061-gress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session 18
3062-of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution 19
3063-shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall 20
3064-not take effect. 21
3065-‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 22
3066-section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule 23
3067-may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the 24
3068-President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and 25
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3072-submits written notice of such determination to the Con-1
3073-gress. 2
3074-‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made 3
3075-by the President by Executive order that the major rule 4
3076-should take effect because such rule is— 5
3077-‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent threat 6
3078-to health or safety or other emergency; 7
3079-‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal 8
3080-laws; 9
3081-‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or 10
3082-‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute imple-11
3083-menting an international trade agreement. 12
3084-‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the authority 13
3085-under this subsection shall have no effect on the proce-14
3086-dures under section 802. 15
3087-‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review oth-16
3088-erwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule 17
3089-for which a report was submitted in accordance with sub-18
3090-section (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date 19
3091-occurring— 20
3092-‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days; 21
3093-or 22
3094-‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Representa-23
3095-tives, 60 legislative days, 24
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3099-before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a 1
3100-session of Congress through the date on which the same 2
3101-or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sec-3
3102-tions 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the suc-4
3103-ceeding session of Congress. 5
3104-‘‘(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for pur-6
3105-poses of such additional review, a rule described under 7
3106-paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— 8
3107-‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal 9
3108-Register on— 10
3109-‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th 11
3110-session day; or 12
3111-‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Rep-13
3112-resentatives, the 15th legislative day, 14
3113-after the succeeding session of Congress first con-15
3114-venes; and 16
3115-‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to 17
3116-Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. 18
3117-‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 19
3118-to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a 20
3119-report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can 21
3120-take effect. 22
3121-‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 23
3122-effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub-24
3123-sections of this section). 25
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2778+‘‘(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal 8
2779+agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal 9
2780+Register a list of information on which the rule is based, 10
2781+including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost- 11
2782+benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access 12
2783+such information online, and shall submit to each House 13
2784+of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report 14
2785+containing— 15
2786+‘‘(i) a copy of the rule; 16
2787+‘‘(ii) a concise general statement relating to the 17
2788+rule; 18
2789+‘‘(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or 19
2790+nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the clas-20
2791+sification specifically addressing each criteria for a 21 96 
2792+•HR 2811 EH
2793+major rule contained within subparagraphs (A) 1
2794+through (C) of section 804(2); 2
2795+‘‘(iv) a list of any other related regulatory ac-3
2796+tions intended to implement the same statutory pro-4
2797+vision or regulatory objective as well as the indi-5
2798+vidual and aggregate economic effects of those ac-6
2799+tions; and 7
2800+‘‘(v) the proposed effective date of the rule. 8
2801+‘‘(B) On the date of the submission of the report 9
2802+under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating 10
2803+the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make 11
2804+available to each House of Congress— 12
2805+‘‘(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis 13
2806+of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs 14
2807+added or lost, differentiating between public and pri-15
2808+vate sector jobs; 16
2809+‘‘(ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 17
2810+603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; 18
2811+‘‘(iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 19
2812+202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates 20
2813+Reform Act of 1995; and 21
2814+‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or require-22
2815+ments under any other Act and any relevant Execu-23
2816+tive orders. 24 97 
2817+•HR 2811 EH
2818+‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under sub-1
2819+paragraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the re-2
2820+port to the chairman and ranking member of each stand-3
2821+ing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the 4
2822+House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill 5
2823+to amend the provision of law under which the rule is 6
2824+issued. 7
2825+‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a re-8
2826+port on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction 9
2827+by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or 10
2828+publication date. The report of the Comptroller General 11
2829+shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance 12
2830+with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and 13
2831+an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new 14
2832+limits or mandates on private-sector activity. 15
2833+‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comp-16
2834+troller General by providing information relevant to the 17
2835+Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). 18
2836+‘‘(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted 19
2837+under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of 20
2838+a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or 21
2839+as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint 22
2840+resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever 23
2841+is later. 24 98 
2842+•HR 2811 EH
2843+‘‘(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided 1
2844+by section 803 after submission to Congress under para-2
2845+graph (1). 3
2846+‘‘(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a 4
2847+major rule is not enacted within the period provided in 5
2848+subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relat-6
2849+ing to the same rule may not be considered under this 7
2850+chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Rep-8
2851+resentatives or the Senate. 9
2852+‘‘(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the 10
2853+Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described 11
2854+under section 802. 12
2855+‘‘(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 13
2856+is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or 14
2857+legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on 15
2858+which the report referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) is re-16
2859+ceived by Congress (excluding days either House of Con-17
2860+gress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session 18
2861+of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution 19
2862+shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall 20
2863+not take effect. 21
2864+‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 22
2865+section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule 23
2866+may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the 24
2867+President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and 25 99 
2868+•HR 2811 EH
2869+submits written notice of such determination to the Con-1
2870+gress. 2
2871+‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made 3
2872+by the President by Executive order that the major rule 4
2873+should take effect because such rule is— 5
2874+‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent threat 6
2875+to health or safety or other emergency; 7
2876+‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal 8
2877+laws; 9
2878+‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or 10
2879+‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute imple-11
2880+menting an international trade agreement. 12
2881+‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the authority 13
2882+under this subsection shall have no effect on the proce-14
2883+dures under section 802. 15
2884+‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review oth-16
2885+erwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule 17
2886+for which a report was submitted in accordance with sub-18
2887+section (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date 19
2888+occurring— 20
2889+‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days; 21
2890+or 22
2891+‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Representa-23
2892+tives, 60 legislative days, 24 100 
2893+•HR 2811 EH
2894+before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a 1
2895+session of Congress through the date on which the same 2
2896+or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sec-3
2897+tions 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the suc-4
2898+ceeding session of Congress. 5
2899+‘‘(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for pur-6
2900+poses of such additional review, a rule described under 7
2901+paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— 8
2902+‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal 9
2903+Register on— 10
2904+‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th 11
2905+session day; or 12
2906+‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Rep-13
2907+resentatives, the 15th legislative day, 14
2908+after the succeeding session of Congress first con-15
2909+venes; and 16
2910+‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to 17
2911+Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. 18
2912+‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 19
2913+to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a 20
2914+report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can 21
2915+take effect. 22
2916+‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 23
2917+effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub-24
2918+sections of this section). 25 101 
2919+•HR 2811 EH
31272920 ‘‘§ 802. Congressional approval procedure for major 1
31282921 rules 2
3129-‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint 3
3130-resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a re-4
3131-port classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 5
3132-801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— 6
3133-‘‘(A) bears no preamble; 7
3134-‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled 8
3135-as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule submitted by 9
3136-lll relating to lll.’; 10
3137-‘‘(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 11
3138-following (with blanks filled as appropriate): ‘That 12
3139-Congress approves the rule submitted by lll re-13
3140-lating to lll.’; and 14
3141-‘‘(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). 15
3142-‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 16
3143-classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 17
3144-801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or 18
3145-his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, 19
3146-if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph 20
3147-(1)— 21
3148-‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Representa-22
3149-tives, within 3 legislative days; and 23
3150-‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within 3 session 24
3151-days. 25
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3155-‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) 1
3156-shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of pro-2
3157-ceeding. 3
3158-‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 4
3159-shall be referred in each House of Congress to the commit-5
3160-tees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under 6
3161-which the rule is issued. 7
3162-‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees 8
3163-to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 9
3164-been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session 10
3165-days after its introduction, such committee or committees 11
3166-shall be automatically discharged from further consider-12
3167-ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal-13
3168-endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 14
3169-taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 15
3170-the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 16
3171-to which it was referred, or after such committee or com-17
3172-mittees have been discharged from further consideration 18
3173-of the resolution. 19
3174-‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com-20
3175-mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re-21
3176-ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 22
3177-(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 23
3178-joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 24
3179-time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 25
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3183-to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 1
3184-to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 2
3185-all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 3
3186-consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-4
3187-tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-5
3188-pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 6
3189-other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 7
3190-the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 8
3191-order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 9
3192-joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-10
3193-main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 11
3194-of. 12
3195-‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 13
3196-and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 14
3197-therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which 15
3198-shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 16
3199-opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit 17
3200-debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, 18
3201-or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 19
3202-consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit 20
3203-the joint resolution is not in order. 21
3204-‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-22
3205-sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-23
3206-section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 24
3207-the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 25
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3211-Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 1
3212-shall occur. 2
3213-‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 3
3214-to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-4
3215-dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 5
3216-(a) shall be decided without debate. 6
3217-‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any com-7
3218-mittee to which a joint resolution described in subsection 8
3219-(a) has been referred has not reported it to the House 9
3220-at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, 10
3221-such committee shall be discharged from further consider-11
3222-ation of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the 12
3223-appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays 13
3224-of each month it shall be in order at any time for the 14
3225-Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a 15
3226-joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at 16
3227-least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for 17
3228-immediate consideration in the House without intervention 18
3229-of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution 19
3230-shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 20
3231-hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 21
3232-an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered 22
3233-as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It 23
3234-shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. 24
3235-If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not 25
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3239-been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker 1
3240-may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote 2
3241-shall be taken on that day. 3
3242-‘‘(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution described 4
3243-in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a 5
3244-joint resolution having the same text, then— 6
3245-‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other House 7
3246-shall not be referred to a committee; and 8
3247-‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall 9
3248-be the same as if no joint resolution had been re-10
3249-ceived from the other House until the vote on pas-11
3250-sage, when the joint resolution received from the 12
3251-other House shall supplant the joint resolution of 13
3252-the receiving House. 14
3253-‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 15
3254-Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 16
3255-Senate is a revenue measure. 17
3256-‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final 18
3257-passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 19
3258-described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be 20
3259-taken on that day. 21
3260-‘‘(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by 22
3261-Congress— 23
3262-‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 24
3263-the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-25
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3267-tively, and as such are deemed to be part of the 1
3268-rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only 2
3269-with respect to the procedure to be followed in that 3
3270-House in the case of a joint resolution described in 4
3271-subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 5
3272-where explicitly so; and 6
3273-‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 7
3274-right of either House to change the rules (so far as 8
3275-they relate to the procedure of that House) at any 9
3276-time, in the same manner and to the same extent as 10
3277-in the case of any other rule of that House. 11
2922+‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint 3
2923+resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a re-4
2924+port classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 5
2925+801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— 6
2926+‘‘(A) bears no preamble; 7
2927+‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled 8
2928+as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule submitted by 9
2929+lll relating to lll.’; 10
2930+‘‘(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 11
2931+following (with blanks filled as appropriate): ‘That 12
2932+Congress approves the rule submitted by lll re-13
2933+lating to lll.’; and 14
2934+‘‘(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). 15
2935+‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 16
2936+classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 17
2937+801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or 18
2938+his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, 19
2939+if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph 20
2940+(1)— 21
2941+‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Representa-22
2942+tives, within 3 legislative days; and 23
2943+‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within 3 session 24
2944+days. 25 102 
2945+•HR 2811 EH
2946+‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) 1
2947+shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of pro-2
2948+ceeding. 3
2949+‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 4
2950+shall be referred in each House of Congress to the commit-5
2951+tees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under 6
2952+which the rule is issued. 7
2953+‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees 8
2954+to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 9
2955+been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session 10
2956+days after its introduction, such committee or committees 11
2957+shall be automatically discharged from further consider-12
2958+ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal-13
2959+endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 14
2960+taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 15
2961+the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 16
2962+to which it was referred, or after such committee or com-17
2963+mittees have been discharged from further consideration 18
2964+of the resolution. 19
2965+‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com-20
2966+mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re-21
2967+ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 22
2968+(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 23
2969+joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 24
2970+time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 25 103 
2971+•HR 2811 EH
2972+to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 1
2973+to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 2
2974+all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 3
2975+consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-4
2976+tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-5
2977+pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 6
2978+other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 7
2979+the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 8
2980+order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 9
2981+joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-10
2982+main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 11
2983+of. 12
2984+‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 13
2985+and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 14
2986+therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which 15
2987+shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 16
2988+opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit 17
2989+debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, 18
2990+or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 19
2991+consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit 20
2992+the joint resolution is not in order. 21
2993+‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-22
2994+sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-23
2995+section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 24
2996+the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 25 104 
2997+•HR 2811 EH
2998+Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 1
2999+shall occur. 2
3000+‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 3
3001+to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-4
3002+dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 5
3003+(a) shall be decided without debate. 6
3004+‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any com-7
3005+mittee to which a joint resolution described in subsection 8
3006+(a) has been referred has not reported it to the House 9
3007+at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, 10
3008+such committee shall be discharged from further consider-11
3009+ation of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the 12
3010+appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays 13
3011+of each month it shall be in order at any time for the 14
3012+Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a 15
3013+joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at 16
3014+least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for 17
3015+immediate consideration in the House without intervention 18
3016+of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution 19
3017+shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 20
3018+hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 21
3019+an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered 22
3020+as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It 23
3021+shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. 24
3022+If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not 25 105 
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3024+been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker 1
3025+may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote 2
3026+shall be taken on that day. 3
3027+‘‘(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution described 4
3028+in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a 5
3029+joint resolution having the same text, then— 6
3030+‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other House 7
3031+shall not be referred to a committee; and 8
3032+‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall 9
3033+be the same as if no joint resolution had been re-10
3034+ceived from the other House until the vote on pas-11
3035+sage, when the joint resolution received from the 12
3036+other House shall supplant the joint resolution of 13
3037+the receiving House. 14
3038+‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 15
3039+Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 16
3040+Senate is a revenue measure. 17
3041+‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final 18
3042+passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 19
3043+described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be 20
3044+taken on that day. 21
3045+‘‘(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by 22
3046+Congress— 23
3047+‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 24
3048+the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-25 106 
3049+•HR 2811 EH
3050+tively, and as such are deemed to be part of the 1
3051+rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only 2
3052+with respect to the procedure to be followed in that 3
3053+House in the case of a joint resolution described in 4
3054+subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 5
3055+where explicitly so; and 6
3056+‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 7
3057+right of either House to change the rules (so far as 8
3058+they relate to the procedure of that House) at any 9
3059+time, in the same manner and to the same extent as 10
3060+in the case of any other rule of that House. 11
32783061 ‘‘§ 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for 12
32793062 nonmajor rules 13
3280-‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint res-14
3281-olution’ means only a joint resolution introduced in the 15
3282-period beginning on the date on which the report referred 16
3283-to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and 17
3284-ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House 18
3285-of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a 19
3286-session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause 20
3287-of which is as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the 21
3288-nonmajor rule submitted by the lll relating to 22
3289-lll, and such rule shall have no force or effect.’ (The 23
3290-blank spaces being appropriately filled in). 24
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3294-‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 1
3295-shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-2
3296-gress with jurisdiction. 3
3297-‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re-4
3298-ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 5
3299-not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 6
3300-resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date 7
3301-of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may 8
3302-be discharged from further consideration of such joint res-9
3303-olution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Mem-10
3304-bers of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be 11
3305-placed on the calendar. 12
3306-‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 13
3307-a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-14
3308-mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 15
3309-consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 16
3310-(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 17
3311-previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 18
3312-for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 19
3313-resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-20
3314-tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 21
3315-waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 22
3316-a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 23
3317-consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 24
3318-vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 25
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3322-not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 1
3323-of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 2
3324-shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 3
3325-disposed of. 4
3326-‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 5
3327-and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 6
3328-therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 7
3329-which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 8
3330-those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 9
3331-limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 10
3332-to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 11
3333-the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-12
3334-mit the joint resolution is not in order. 13
3335-‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-14
3336-sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-15
3337-section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 16
3338-the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 17
3339-Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 18
3340-shall occur. 19
3341-‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 20
3342-to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-21
3343-dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 22
3344-(a) shall be decided without debate. 23
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3348-‘‘(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in sub-1
3349-section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 2
3350-a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 3
3351-‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 4
3352-beginning with the applicable submission or publica-5
3353-tion date; or 6
3354-‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) 7
3355-was submitted during the period referred to in sec-8
3356-tion 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session 9
3357-days beginning on the 15th session day after the 10
3358-succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 11
3359-‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 12
3360-resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 13
3361-House receives from the other House a joint resolution 14
3362-described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 15
3363-shall apply: 16
3364-‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 17
3365-shall not be referred to a committee. 18
3366-‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution described 19
3367-in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint 20
3368-resolution— 21
3369-‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 22
3370-the same as if no joint resolution had been re-23
3371-ceived from the other House; but 24
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3375-‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 1
3376-the joint resolution of the other House. 2
3063+‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint res-14
3064+olution’ means only a joint resolution introduced in the 15
3065+period beginning on the date on which the report referred 16
3066+to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and 17
3067+ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House 18
3068+of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a 19
3069+session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause 20
3070+of which is as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the 21
3071+nonmajor rule submitted by the lll relating to 22
3072+lll, and such rule shall have no force or effect.’ (The 23
3073+blank spaces being appropriately filled in). 24 107 
3074+•HR 2811 EH
3075+‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 1
3076+shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-2
3077+gress with jurisdiction. 3
3078+‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re-4
3079+ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 5
3080+not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 6
3081+resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date 7
3082+of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may 8
3083+be discharged from further consideration of such joint res-9
3084+olution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Mem-10
3085+bers of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be 11
3086+placed on the calendar. 12
3087+‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 13
3088+a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-14
3089+mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 15
3090+consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 16
3091+(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 17
3092+previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 18
3093+for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 19
3094+resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-20
3095+tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 21
3096+waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 22
3097+a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 23
3098+consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 24
3099+vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 25 108 
3100+•HR 2811 EH
3101+not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 1
3102+of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 2
3103+shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 3
3104+disposed of. 4
3105+‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 5
3106+and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 6
3107+therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 7
3108+which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 8
3109+those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 9
3110+limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 10
3111+to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 11
3112+the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-12
3113+mit the joint resolution is not in order. 13
3114+‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-14
3115+sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-15
3116+section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 16
3117+the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 17
3118+Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 18
3119+shall occur. 19
3120+‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 20
3121+to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-21
3122+dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 22
3123+(a) shall be decided without debate. 23 109 
3124+•HR 2811 EH
3125+‘‘(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in sub-1
3126+section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 2
3127+a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 3
3128+‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 4
3129+beginning with the applicable submission or publica-5
3130+tion date; or 6
3131+‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) 7
3132+was submitted during the period referred to in sec-8
3133+tion 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session 9
3134+days beginning on the 15th session day after the 10
3135+succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 11
3136+‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 12
3137+resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 13
3138+House receives from the other House a joint resolution 14
3139+described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 15
3140+shall apply: 16
3141+‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 17
3142+shall not be referred to a committee. 18
3143+‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution described 19
3144+in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint 20
3145+resolution— 21
3146+‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 22
3147+the same as if no joint resolution had been re-23
3148+ceived from the other House; but 24 110 
3149+•HR 2811 EH
3150+‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 1
3151+the joint resolution of the other House. 2
33773152 ‘‘§ 804. Definitions 3
3378-‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 4
3379-‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any 5
3380-agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). 6
3381-‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, in-7
3382-cluding an interim final rule, that the Administrator 8
3383-of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 9
3384-of the Office of Management and Budget finds has 10
3385-resulted in or is likely to result in— 11
3386-‘‘(A) an annual effect on the economy of 12
3387-$100 million or more; 13
3388-‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for 14
3389-consumers, individual industries, Federal, 15
3390-State, or local government agencies, or geo-16
3391-graphic regions; or 17
3392-‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi-18
3393-tion, employment, investment, productivity, in-19
3394-novation, or the ability of United States-based 20
3395-enterprises to compete with foreign-based enter-21
3396-prises in domestic and export markets. 22
3397-‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 23
3398-that is not a major rule. 24
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3402-‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 1
3403-such term in section 551, except that such term does 2
3404-not include— 3
3405-‘‘(A) any rule of particular applicability, 4
3406-including a rule that approves or prescribes for 5
3407-the future rates, wages, prices, services, or al-6
3408-lowances therefore, corporate or financial struc-7
3409-tures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 8
3410-thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures 9
3411-bearing on any of the foregoing; 10
3412-‘‘(B) any rule relating to agency manage-11
3413-ment or personnel; or 12
3414-‘‘(C) any rule of agency organization, pro-13
3415-cedure, or practice that does not substantially 14
3416-affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 15
3417-parties. 16
3418-‘‘(5) The term ‘submission or publication date’, 17
3419-except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 18
3420-means— 19
3421-‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 20
3422-on which the Congress receives the report sub-21
3423-mitted under section 801(a)(1); and 22
3424-‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 23
3425-later of— 24
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3429-‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 1
3430-receives the report submitted under section 2
3431-801(a)(1); and 3
3432-‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 4
3433-rule is published in the Federal Register, if 5
3434-so published. 6
3153+‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 4
3154+‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any 5
3155+agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). 6
3156+‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, in-7
3157+cluding an interim final rule, that the Administrator 8
3158+of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 9
3159+of the Office of Management and Budget finds has 10
3160+resulted in or is likely to result in— 11
3161+‘‘(A) an annual effect on the economy of 12
3162+$100 million or more; 13
3163+‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for 14
3164+consumers, individual industries, Federal, 15
3165+State, or local government agencies, or geo-16
3166+graphic regions; or 17
3167+‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi-18
3168+tion, employment, investment, productivity, in-19
3169+novation, or the ability of United States-based 20
3170+enterprises to compete with foreign-based enter-21
3171+prises in domestic and export markets. 22
3172+‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 23
3173+that is not a major rule. 24 111 
3174+•HR 2811 EH
3175+‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 1
3176+such term in section 551, except that such term does 2
3177+not include— 3
3178+‘‘(A) any rule of particular applicability, 4
3179+including a rule that approves or prescribes for 5
3180+the future rates, wages, prices, services, or al-6
3181+lowances therefore, corporate or financial struc-7
3182+tures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 8
3183+thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures 9
3184+bearing on any of the foregoing; 10
3185+‘‘(B) any rule relating to agency manage-11
3186+ment or personnel; or 12
3187+‘‘(C) any rule of agency organization, pro-13
3188+cedure, or practice that does not substantially 14
3189+affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 15
3190+parties. 16
3191+‘‘(5) The term ‘submission or publication date’, 17
3192+except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 18
3193+means— 19
3194+‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 20
3195+on which the Congress receives the report sub-21
3196+mitted under section 801(a)(1); and 22
3197+‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 23
3198+later of— 24 112 
3199+•HR 2811 EH
3200+‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 1
3201+receives the report submitted under section 2
3202+801(a)(1); and 3
3203+‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 4
3204+rule is published in the Federal Register, if 5
3205+so published. 6
34353206 ‘‘§ 805. Judicial review 7
3436-‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 8
3437-under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. 9
3438-‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-10
3439-termine whether a Federal agency has completed the nec-11
3440-essary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take 12
3441-effect. 13
3442-‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 14
3443-under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 15
3444-grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 16
3445-for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-17
3446-fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 18
3447-any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 19
3448-the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-20
3449-cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 21
3450-or not the rule is in effect. 22
3207+‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 8
3208+under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. 9
3209+‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-10
3210+termine whether a Federal agency has completed the nec-11
3211+essary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take 12
3212+effect. 13
3213+‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 14
3214+under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 15
3215+grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 16
3216+for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-17
3217+fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 18
3218+any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 19
3219+the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-20
3220+cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 21
3221+or not the rule is in effect. 22
34513222 ‘‘§ 806. Exemption for monetary policy 23
3452-‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that con-24
3453-cern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the 25
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3457-Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the 1
3458-Federal Open Market Committee. 2
3223+‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that con-24
3224+cern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the 25 113 
3225+•HR 2811 EH
3226+Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the 1
3227+Federal Open Market Committee. 2
34593228 ‘‘§ 807. Effective date of certain rules 3
3460-‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— 4
3461-‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 5
3462-closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-6
3463-mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 7
3464-to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 8
3465-‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which an 9
3466-agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 10
3467-finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 11
3468-the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 12
3469-thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 13
3470-to the public interest, 14
3471-shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency pro-15
3472-mulgating the rule determines.’’. 16
3229+‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— 4
3230+‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 5
3231+closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-6
3232+mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 7
3233+to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 8
3234+‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which an 9
3235+agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 10
3236+finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 11
3237+the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 12
3238+thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 13
3239+to the public interest, 14
3240+shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency pro-15
3241+mulgating the rule determines.’’. 16
34733242 SEC. 334. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO 17
34743243 SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 18
34753244 CODE. 19
3476-Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-20
3477-gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) 21
3478-is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-22
3479-paragraph: 23
3480-‘‘(E) B
3481-UDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES 24
3482-SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5 , UNITED 25
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3486-STATES CODE.—Any rule subject to the con-1
3487-gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-2
3488-tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 3
3489-Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-4
3490-ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 5
3491-is not approved in accordance with such sec-6
3492-tion.’’. 7
3245+Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-20
3246+gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) 21
3247+is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-22
3248+paragraph: 23
3249+‘‘(E) B
3250+UDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES  24
3251+SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5 , UNITED 25 114 
3252+•HR 2811 EH
3253+STATES CODE.—Any rule subject to the con-1
3254+gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-2
3255+tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 3
3256+Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-4
3257+ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 5
3258+is not approved in accordance with such sec-6
3259+tion.’’. 7
34933260 SEC. 335. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 8
34943261 OF RULES. 9
3495-(a) I
3496-NGENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 10
3497-United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 11
3498-the date of the enactment of this section— 12
3499-(1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 13
3500-section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in 14
3501-effect; 15
3502-(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-16
3503-fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) 17
3504-were in effect; and 18
3505-(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 19
3506-by all such rules. 20
3507-(b) R
3508-EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 21
3509-of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 22
3510-of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 23
3511-that contains the findings of the study conducted under 24
3512-subsection (a). 25
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3262+(a) I
3263+NGENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 10
3264+United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 11
3265+the date of the enactment of this section— 12
3266+(1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 13
3267+section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in 14
3268+effect; 15
3269+(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-16
3270+fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) 17
3271+were in effect; and 18
3272+(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 19
3273+by all such rules. 20
3274+(b) R
3275+EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 21
3276+of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 22
3277+of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 23
3278+that contains the findings of the study conducted under 24
3279+subsection (a). 25 115 
3280+•HR 2811 EH
35163281 DIVISION D—H.R. 1, THE LOWER 1
35173282 ENERGY COSTS ACT 2
35183283 TITLE I—INCREASING AMER-3
35193284 ICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, 4
35203285 EXPORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, 5
35213286 AND CRITICAL MINERALS 6
35223287 PROCESSING 7
35233288 SEC. 10001. SECURING AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS 8
35243289 SUPPLY. 9
3525-(a) A
3526-MENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10
3290+(a) A
3291+MENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10
35273292 O
3528-RGANIZATIONACT.—The Department of Energy Orga-11
3529-nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— 12
3530-(1) in section 2, by adding at the end the fol-13
3531-lowing: 14
3532-‘‘(d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the 15
3533-term ‘critical energy resource’ means any energy re-16
3534-source— 17
3535-‘‘(1) that is essential to the energy sector and 18
3536-energy systems of the United States; and 19
3537-‘‘(2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to 20
3538-disruption.’’; 21
3539-(2) in section 102, by adding at the end the fol-22
3540-lowing: 23
3541-‘‘(20) To ensure there is an adequate and reli-24
3542-able supply of critical energy resources that are es-25
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3546-sential to the energy security of the United States.’’; 1
3547-and 2
3548-(3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the 3
3549-following: 4
3550-‘‘(12) Functions that relate to securing the sup-5
3551-ply of critical energy resources, including identifying 6
3552-and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such 7
3553-supply on— 8
3554-‘‘(A) the development and use of energy 9
3555-technologies; and 10
3556-‘‘(B) the operation of energy systems.’’. 11
3557-(b) S
3558-ECURINGCRITICALENERGYRESOURCESUPPLY 12
3293+RGANIZATIONACT.—The Department of Energy Orga-11
3294+nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— 12
3295+(1) in section 2, by adding at the end the fol-13
3296+lowing: 14
3297+‘‘(d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the 15
3298+term ‘critical energy resource’ means any energy re-16
3299+source— 17
3300+‘‘(1) that is essential to the energy sector and 18
3301+energy systems of the United States; and 19
3302+‘‘(2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to 20
3303+disruption.’’; 21
3304+(2) in section 102, by adding at the end the fol-22
3305+lowing: 23
3306+‘‘(20) To ensure there is an adequate and reli-24
3307+able supply of critical energy resources that are es-25 116 
3308+•HR 2811 EH
3309+sential to the energy security of the United States.’’; 1
3310+and 2
3311+(3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the 3
3312+following: 4
3313+‘‘(12) Functions that relate to securing the sup-5
3314+ply of critical energy resources, including identifying 6
3315+and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such 7
3316+supply on— 8
3317+‘‘(A) the development and use of energy 9
3318+technologies; and 10
3319+‘‘(B) the operation of energy systems.’’. 11
3320+(b) S
3321+ECURINGCRITICALENERGYRESOURCESUPPLY 12
35593322 C
3560-HAINS.— 13
3561-(1) I
3562-N GENERAL.—In carrying out the require-14
3563-ments of the Department of Energy Organization 15
3564-Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), the Secretary of En-16
3565-ergy, in consultation with the appropriate Federal 17
3566-agencies, representatives of the energy sector, 18
3567-States, and other stakeholders, shall— 19
3568-(A) conduct ongoing assessments of— 20
3569-(i) energy resource criticality based on 21
3570-the importance of critical energy resources 22
3571-to the development of energy technologies 23
3572-and the supply of energy; 24
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3576-(ii) the critical energy resource supply 1
3577-chain of the United States; 2
3578-(iii) the vulnerability of such supply 3
3579-chain; and 4
3580-(iv) how the energy security of the 5
3581-United States is affected by the reliance of 6
3582-the United States on importation of critical 7
3583-energy resources; 8
3584-(B) facilitate development of strategies to 9
3585-strengthen critical energy resource supply 10
3586-chains in the United States, including by— 11
3587-(i) diversifying the sources of the sup-12
3588-ply of critical energy resources; and 13
3589-(ii) increasing domestic production, 14
3590-separation, and processing of critical en-15
3591-ergy resources; 16
3592-(C) develop substitutes and alternatives to 17
3593-critical energy resources; and 18
3594-(D) improve technology that reuses and re-19
3595-cycles critical energy resources. 20
3596-(2) R
3597-EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 21
3598-date of enactment of this title, and annually there-22
3599-after, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con-23
3600-gress a report containing— 24
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3604-(A) the results of the ongoing assessments 1
3605-conducted under paragraph (1)(A); 2
3606-(B) a description of any actions taken pur-3
3607-suant to the Department of Energy Organiza-4
3608-tion Act to mitigate potential effects of critical 5
3609-energy resource supply chain disruptions on en-6
3610-ergy technologies or the operation of energy 7
3611-systems; and 8
3612-(C) any recommendations relating to 9
3613-strengthening critical energy resource supply 10
3614-chains that are essential to the energy security 11
3615-of the United States. 12
3616-(3) C
3617-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE DEFINED .— 13
3618-In this section, the term ‘‘critical energy resource’’ 14
3619-has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 15
3620-Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 16
3621-7101). 17
3323+HAINS.— 13
3324+(1) I
3325+N GENERAL.—In carrying out the require-14
3326+ments of the Department of Energy Organization 15
3327+Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), the Secretary of En-16
3328+ergy, in consultation with the appropriate Federal 17
3329+agencies, representatives of the energy sector, 18
3330+States, and other stakeholders, shall— 19
3331+(A) conduct ongoing assessments of— 20
3332+(i) energy resource criticality based on 21
3333+the importance of critical energy resources 22
3334+to the development of energy technologies 23
3335+and the supply of energy; 24 117 
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3337+(ii) the critical energy resource supply 1
3338+chain of the United States; 2
3339+(iii) the vulnerability of such supply 3
3340+chain; and 4
3341+(iv) how the energy security of the 5
3342+United States is affected by the reliance of 6
3343+the United States on importation of critical 7
3344+energy resources; 8
3345+(B) facilitate development of strategies to 9
3346+strengthen critical energy resource supply 10
3347+chains in the United States, including by— 11
3348+(i) diversifying the sources of the sup-12
3349+ply of critical energy resources; and 13
3350+(ii) increasing domestic production, 14
3351+separation, and processing of critical en-15
3352+ergy resources; 16
3353+(C) develop substitutes and alternatives to 17
3354+critical energy resources; and 18
3355+(D) improve technology that reuses and re-19
3356+cycles critical energy resources. 20
3357+(2) R
3358+EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 21
3359+date of enactment of this title, and annually there-22
3360+after, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con-23
3361+gress a report containing— 24 118 
3362+•HR 2811 EH
3363+(A) the results of the ongoing assessments 1
3364+conducted under paragraph (1)(A); 2
3365+(B) a description of any actions taken pur-3
3366+suant to the Department of Energy Organiza-4
3367+tion Act to mitigate potential effects of critical 5
3368+energy resource supply chain disruptions on en-6
3369+ergy technologies or the operation of energy 7
3370+systems; and 8
3371+(C) any recommendations relating to 9
3372+strengthening critical energy resource supply 10
3373+chains that are essential to the energy security 11
3374+of the United States. 12
3375+(3) C
3376+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE DEFINED .— 13
3377+In this section, the term ‘‘critical energy resource’’ 14
3378+has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 15
3379+Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 16
3380+7101). 17
36223381 SEC. 10002. PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION. 18
3623-(a) S
3624-ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-19
3625-gress that States should maintain primacy for the regula-20
3626-tion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas produc-21
3627-tion on State and private lands. 22
3628-(b) P
3382+(a) S
3383+ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-19
3384+gress that States should maintain primacy for the regula-20
3385+tion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas produc-21
3386+tion on State and private lands. 22
3387+(b) P
36293388 ROHIBITION ONDECLARATION OF A MORATO-23
3630-RIUM ON HYDRAULICFRACTURING.—Notwithstanding 24
3631-any other provision of law, the President may not declare 25
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3635-a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless 1
3636-such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. 2
3389+RIUM ON HYDRAULICFRACTURING.—Notwithstanding 24
3390+any other provision of law, the President may not declare 25 119 
3391+•HR 2811 EH
3392+a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless 1
3393+such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. 2
36373394 SEC. 10003. RESEARCHING EFFICIENT FEDERAL IMPROVE-3
36383395 MENTS FOR NECESSARY ENERGY REFINING. 4
3639-Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 5
3640-of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the 6
3641-National Petroleum Council to— 7
3642-(1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con-8
3643-gress a report containing— 9
3644-(A) an examination of the role of petro-10
3645-chemical refineries located in the United States 11
3646-and the contributions of such petrochemical re-12
3647-fineries to the energy security of the United 13
3648-States, including the reliability of supply in the 14
3649-United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, 15
3650-and the affordability of liquid fuels for con-16
3651-sumers in the United States; 17
3652-(B) analyses and projections with respect 18
3653-to— 19
3654-(i) the capacity of petrochemical refin-20
3655-eries located in the United States; 21
3656-(ii) opportunities for expanding such 22
3657-capacity; and 23
3658-(iii) the risks to petrochemical refin-24
3659-eries located in the United States; 25
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3663-(C) an assessment of any Federal or State 1
3664-executive actions, regulations, or policies that 2
3665-have caused or contributed to a decline in the 3
3666-capacity of petrochemical refineries located in 4
3667-the United States; and 5
3668-(D) any recommendations for Federal 6
3669-agencies and Congress to encourage an increase 7
3670-in the capacity of petrochemical refineries lo-8
3671-cated in the United States; and 9
3672-(2) make publicly available the report submitted 10
3673-under paragraph (1). 11
3396+Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 5
3397+of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the 6
3398+National Petroleum Council to— 7
3399+(1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con-8
3400+gress a report containing— 9
3401+(A) an examination of the role of petro-10
3402+chemical refineries located in the United States 11
3403+and the contributions of such petrochemical re-12
3404+fineries to the energy security of the United 13
3405+States, including the reliability of supply in the 14
3406+United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, 15
3407+and the affordability of liquid fuels for con-16
3408+sumers in the United States; 17
3409+(B) analyses and projections with respect 18
3410+to— 19
3411+(i) the capacity of petrochemical refin-20
3412+eries located in the United States; 21
3413+(ii) opportunities for expanding such 22
3414+capacity; and 23
3415+(iii) the risks to petrochemical refin-24
3416+eries located in the United States; 25 120 
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3418+(C) an assessment of any Federal or State 1
3419+executive actions, regulations, or policies that 2
3420+have caused or contributed to a decline in the 3
3421+capacity of petrochemical refineries located in 4
3422+the United States; and 5
3423+(D) any recommendations for Federal 6
3424+agencies and Congress to encourage an increase 7
3425+in the capacity of petrochemical refineries lo-8
3426+cated in the United States; and 9
3427+(2) make publicly available the report submitted 10
3428+under paragraph (1). 11
36743429 SEC. 10004. PROMOTING CROSS-BORDER ENERGY INFRA-12
36753430 STRUCTURE. 13
3676-(a) A
3431+(a) A
36773432 UTHORIZATION OF CERTAINENERGYINFRA-14
36783433 STRUCTUREPROJECTS AT AN INTERNATIONAL BOUND-15
3679-ARY OF THEUNITEDSTATES.— 16
3680-(1) A
3681-UTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in 17
3682-paragraph (3) and subsection (d), no person may 18
3683-construct, connect, operate, or maintain a border- 19
3684-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or 20
3685-natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across 21
3686-an international border of the United States without 22
3687-obtaining a certificate of crossing for the border- 23
3688-crossing facility under this subsection. 24
3689-(2) C
3690-ERTIFICATE OF CROSSING.— 25
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3694-(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 1
3695-days after final action is taken, by the relevant 2
3696-official or agency identified under subparagraph 3
3697-(B), under the National Environmental Policy 4
3698-Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with re-5
3699-spect to a border-crossing facility for which a 6
3700-person requests a certificate of crossing under 7
3701-this subsection, the relevant official or agency, 8
3702-in consultation with appropriate Federal agen-9
3703-cies, shall issue a certificate of crossing for the 10
3704-border-crossing facility unless the relevant offi-11
3705-cial or agency finds that the construction, con-12
3706-nection, operation, or maintenance of the bor-13
3707-der-crossing facility is not in the public interest 14
3708-of the United States. 15
3709-(B) R
3710-ELEVANT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY .— 16
3711-The relevant official or agency referred to in 17
3712-subparagraph (A) is— 18
3713-(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory 19
3714-Commission with respect to border-cross-20
3715-ing facilities consisting of oil or natural 21
3716-gas pipelines; and 22
3717-(ii) the Secretary of Energy with re-23
3718-spect to border-crossing facilities consisting 24
3719-of electric transmission facilities. 25
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3723-(C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR 1
3724-ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES .—In the 2
3725-case of a request for a certificate of crossing for 3
3726-a border-crossing facility consisting of an elec-4
3727-tric transmission facility, the Secretary of En-5
3728-ergy shall require, as a condition of issuing the 6
3729-certificate of crossing under subparagraph (A), 7
3730-that the border-crossing facility be constructed, 8
3731-connected, operated, or maintained consistent 9
3732-with all applicable policies and standards of— 10
3733-(i) the Electric Reliability Organiza-11
3734-tion and the applicable regional entity; and 12
3735-(ii) any Regional Transmission Orga-13
3736-nization or Independent System Operator 14
3737-with operational or functional control over 15
3738-the border-crossing facility. 16
3739-(3) E
3740-XCLUSIONS.—This subsection shall not 17
3741-apply to any construction, connection, operation, or 18
3742-maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the im-19
3743-port or export of oil or natural gas, or the trans-20
3744-mission of electricity— 21
3745-(A) if the border-crossing facility is oper-22
3746-ating for such import, export, or transmission 23
3747-as of the date of enactment of this section; 24
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3751-(B) if a Presidential permit (or similar 1
3752-permit) for the construction, connection, oper-2
3753-ation, or maintenance has been issued pursuant 3
3754-to any provision of law or Executive order; or 4
3755-(C) if an application for a Presidential per-5
3756-mit (or similar permit) for the construction, 6
3757-connection, operation, or maintenance is pend-7
3758-ing on the date of enactment of this section, 8
3759-until the earlier of— 9
3760-(i) the date on which such application 10
3761-is denied; or 11
3762-(ii) two years after the date of enact-12
3763-ment of this section, if such a permit has 13
3764-not been issued by such date of enactment. 14
3765-(4) E
3766-FFECT OF OTHER LAWS .— 15
3767-(A) A
3768-PPLICATION TO PROJECTS .—Nothing 16
3769-in this subsection or subsection (d) shall affect 17
3770-the application of any other Federal statute to 18
3771-a project for which a certificate of crossing for 19
3772-a border-crossing facility is requested under 20
3773-this subsection. 21
3774-(B) N
3775-ATURAL GAS ACT.—Nothing in this 22
3776-subsection or subsection (d) shall affect the re-23
3777-quirement to obtain approval or authorization 24
3778-under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act 25
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3781-HR 2811 PCS
3782-for the siting, construction, or operation of any 1
3783-facility to import or export natural gas. 2
3784-(C) O
3785-IL PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sub-3
3786-section or subsection (d) shall affect the author-4
3787-ity of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-5
3788-sion with respect to oil pipelines under section 6
3789-60502 of title 49, United States Code. 7
3790-(b) T
3434+ARY OF THEUNITEDSTATES.— 16
3435+(1) A
3436+UTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in 17
3437+paragraph (3) and subsection (d), no person may 18
3438+construct, connect, operate, or maintain a border- 19
3439+crossing facility for the import or export of oil or 20
3440+natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across 21
3441+an international border of the United States without 22
3442+obtaining a certificate of crossing for the border- 23
3443+crossing facility under this subsection. 24
3444+(2) C
3445+ERTIFICATE OF CROSSING.— 25 121 
3446+•HR 2811 EH
3447+(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 1
3448+days after final action is taken, by the relevant 2
3449+official or agency identified under subparagraph 3
3450+(B), under the National Environmental Policy 4
3451+Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with re-5
3452+spect to a border-crossing facility for which a 6
3453+person requests a certificate of crossing under 7
3454+this subsection, the relevant official or agency, 8
3455+in consultation with appropriate Federal agen-9
3456+cies, shall issue a certificate of crossing for the 10
3457+border-crossing facility unless the relevant offi-11
3458+cial or agency finds that the construction, con-12
3459+nection, operation, or maintenance of the bor-13
3460+der-crossing facility is not in the public interest 14
3461+of the United States. 15
3462+(B) R
3463+ELEVANT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY .— 16
3464+The relevant official or agency referred to in 17
3465+subparagraph (A) is— 18
3466+(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory 19
3467+Commission with respect to border-cross-20
3468+ing facilities consisting of oil or natural 21
3469+gas pipelines; and 22
3470+(ii) the Secretary of Energy with re-23
3471+spect to border-crossing facilities consisting 24
3472+of electric transmission facilities. 25 122 
3473+•HR 2811 EH
3474+(C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR  1
3475+ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES .—In the 2
3476+case of a request for a certificate of crossing for 3
3477+a border-crossing facility consisting of an elec-4
3478+tric transmission facility, the Secretary of En-5
3479+ergy shall require, as a condition of issuing the 6
3480+certificate of crossing under subparagraph (A), 7
3481+that the border-crossing facility be constructed, 8
3482+connected, operated, or maintained consistent 9
3483+with all applicable policies and standards of— 10
3484+(i) the Electric Reliability Organiza-11
3485+tion and the applicable regional entity; and 12
3486+(ii) any Regional Transmission Orga-13
3487+nization or Independent System Operator 14
3488+with operational or functional control over 15
3489+the border-crossing facility. 16
3490+(3) E
3491+XCLUSIONS.—This subsection shall not 17
3492+apply to any construction, connection, operation, or 18
3493+maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the im-19
3494+port or export of oil or natural gas, or the trans-20
3495+mission of electricity— 21
3496+(A) if the border-crossing facility is oper-22
3497+ating for such import, export, or transmission 23
3498+as of the date of enactment of this section; 24 123 
3499+•HR 2811 EH
3500+(B) if a Presidential permit (or similar 1
3501+permit) for the construction, connection, oper-2
3502+ation, or maintenance has been issued pursuant 3
3503+to any provision of law or Executive order; or 4
3504+(C) if an application for a Presidential per-5
3505+mit (or similar permit) for the construction, 6
3506+connection, operation, or maintenance is pend-7
3507+ing on the date of enactment of this section, 8
3508+until the earlier of— 9
3509+(i) the date on which such application 10
3510+is denied; or 11
3511+(ii) two years after the date of enact-12
3512+ment of this section, if such a permit has 13
3513+not been issued by such date of enactment. 14
3514+(4) E
3515+FFECT OF OTHER LAWS .— 15
3516+(A) A
3517+PPLICATION TO PROJECTS .—Nothing 16
3518+in this subsection or subsection (d) shall affect 17
3519+the application of any other Federal statute to 18
3520+a project for which a certificate of crossing for 19
3521+a border-crossing facility is requested under 20
3522+this subsection. 21
3523+(B) N
3524+ATURAL GAS ACT.—Nothing in this 22
3525+subsection or subsection (d) shall affect the re-23
3526+quirement to obtain approval or authorization 24
3527+under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act 25 124 
3528+•HR 2811 EH
3529+for the siting, construction, or operation of any 1
3530+facility to import or export natural gas. 2
3531+(C) O
3532+IL PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sub-3
3533+section or subsection (d) shall affect the author-4
3534+ity of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-5
3535+sion with respect to oil pipelines under section 6
3536+60502 of title 49, United States Code. 7
3537+(b) T
37913538 RANSMISSION OFELECTRICENERGY TOCAN-8
3792-ADA ANDMEXICO.— 9
3793-(1) R
3794-EPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SECURE 10
3795-ORDER.—Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 11
3796-(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed. 12
3797-(2) C
3798-ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .— 13
3799-(A) S
3800-TATE REGULATIONS.—Section 202(f) 14
3801-of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) 15
3802-is amended by striking ‘‘insofar as such State 16
3803-regulation does not conflict with the exercise of 17
3804-the Commission’s powers under or relating to 18
3805-subsection 202(e)’’. 19
3806-(B) S
3807-EASONAL DIVERSITY ELECTRICITY 20
3808-EXCHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Util-21
3809-ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 22
3810-824a–4(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Com-23
3811-mission has conducted hearings and made the 24
3812-findings required under section 202(e) of the 25
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3816-Federal Power Act’’ and all that follows 1
3817-through the period at the end and inserting 2
3818-‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 3
3819-finds that the proposed transmission facilities 4
3820-would not impair the sufficiency of electric sup-5
3821-ply within the United States or would not im-6
3822-pede or tend to impede the coordination in the 7
3823-public interest of facilities subject to the juris-8
3824-diction of the Secretary.’’. 9
3825-(c) N
3826-OPRESIDENTIALPERMITREQUIRED.—No 10
3827-Presidential permit (or similar permit) shall be required 11
3828-pursuant to any provision of law or Executive order for 12
3829-the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of 13
3830-an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-14
3831-ity, or any border-crossing facility thereof. 15
3832-(d) M
3833-ODIFICATIONS TO EXISTINGPROJECTS.—No 16
3834-certificate of crossing under subsection (a), or Presidential 17
3835-permit (or similar permit), shall be required for a modi-18
3836-fication to— 19
3837-(1) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 20
3838-transmission facility that is operating for the import 21
3839-or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission 22
3840-of electricity as of the date of enactment of this sec-23
3841-tion; 24
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3845-(2) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 1
3846-transmission facility for which a Presidential permit 2
3847-(or similar permit) has been issued pursuant to any 3
3848-provision of law or Executive order; or 4
3849-(3) a border-crossing facility for which a certifi-5
3850-cate of crossing has previously been issued under 6
3851-subsection (a). 7
3852-(e) P
3853-ROHIBITION ONREVOCATION OFPRESIDENTIAL 8
3539+ADA ANDMEXICO.— 9
3540+(1) R
3541+EPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SECURE  10
3542+ORDER.—Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 11
3543+(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed. 12
3544+(2) C
3545+ONFORMING AMENDMENTS .— 13
3546+(A) S
3547+TATE REGULATIONS.—Section 202(f) 14
3548+of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) 15
3549+is amended by striking ‘‘insofar as such State 16
3550+regulation does not conflict with the exercise of 17
3551+the Commission’s powers under or relating to 18
3552+subsection 202(e)’’. 19
3553+(B) S
3554+EASONAL DIVERSITY ELECTRICITY  20
3555+EXCHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Util-21
3556+ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 22
3557+824a–4(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Com-23
3558+mission has conducted hearings and made the 24
3559+findings required under section 202(e) of the 25 125 
3560+•HR 2811 EH
3561+Federal Power Act’’ and all that follows 1
3562+through the period at the end and inserting 2
3563+‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 3
3564+finds that the proposed transmission facilities 4
3565+would not impair the sufficiency of electric sup-5
3566+ply within the United States or would not im-6
3567+pede or tend to impede the coordination in the 7
3568+public interest of facilities subject to the juris-8
3569+diction of the Secretary.’’. 9
3570+(c) N
3571+OPRESIDENTIALPERMITREQUIRED.—No 10
3572+Presidential permit (or similar permit) shall be required 11
3573+pursuant to any provision of law or Executive order for 12
3574+the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of 13
3575+an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-14
3576+ity, or any border-crossing facility thereof. 15
3577+(d) M
3578+ODIFICATIONS TO EXISTINGPROJECTS.—No 16
3579+certificate of crossing under subsection (a), or Presidential 17
3580+permit (or similar permit), shall be required for a modi-18
3581+fication to— 19
3582+(1) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 20
3583+transmission facility that is operating for the import 21
3584+or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission 22
3585+of electricity as of the date of enactment of this sec-23
3586+tion; 24 126 
3587+•HR 2811 EH
3588+(2) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 1
3589+transmission facility for which a Presidential permit 2
3590+(or similar permit) has been issued pursuant to any 3
3591+provision of law or Executive order; or 4
3592+(3) a border-crossing facility for which a certifi-5
3593+cate of crossing has previously been issued under 6
3594+subsection (a). 7
3595+(e) P
3596+ROHIBITION ONREVOCATION OFPRESIDENTIAL 8
38543597 P
3855-ERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 9
3856-the President may not revoke a Presidential permit (or 10
3857-similar permit) issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 11
3858-13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 12
3859-(3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 12038 (43 Fed. 13
3860-Reg. 4957), Executive Order No. 10485 (18 Fed. Reg. 14
3861-5397), or any other Executive order for the construction, 15
3862-connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural 16
3863-gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any bor-17
3864-der-crossing facility thereof, unless such revocation is au-18
3865-thorized by an Act of Congress. 19
3866-(f) E
3867-FFECTIVEDATE; RULEMAKINGDEADLINES.— 20
3868-(1) E
3869-FFECTIVE DATE .—Subsections (a) 21
3870-through (d), and the amendments made by such 22
3871-subsections, shall take effect on the date that is 1 23
3872-year after the date of enactment of this section. 24
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3876-(2) RULEMAKING DEADLINES .—Each relevant 1
3877-official or agency described in subsection (a)(2)(B) 2
3878-shall— 3
3879-(A) not later than 180 days after the date 4
3880-of enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-5
3881-eral Register notice of a proposed rulemaking 6
3882-to carry out the applicable requirements of sub-7
3883-section (a); and 8
3884-(B) not later than 1 year after the date of 9
3885-enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-10
3886-eral Register a final rule to carry out the appli-11
3887-cable requirements of subsection (a). 12
3888-(g) D
3889-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 13
3890-(1) B
3891-ORDER-CROSSING FACILITY.—The term 14
3892-‘‘border-crossing facility’’ means the portion of an oil 15
3893-or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-16
3894-ity that is located at an international boundary of 17
3895-the United States. 18
3896-(2) M
3897-ODIFICATION.—The term ‘‘modification’’ 19
3898-includes a reversal of flow direction, change in own-20
3899-ership, change in flow volume, addition or removal 21
3900-of an interconnection, or an adjustment to maintain 22
3901-flow (such as a reduction or increase in the number 23
3902-of pump or compressor stations). 24
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3906-(3) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘‘natural gas’’ 1
3907-has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 2
3908-Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a). 3
3909-(4) O
3910-IL.—The term ‘‘oil’’ means petroleum or 4
3911-a petroleum product. 5
3912-(5) E
3913-LECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION ; RE-6
3914-GIONAL ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Electric Reliability 7
3915-Organization’’ and ‘‘regional entity’’ have the mean-8
3916-ings given those terms in section 215 of the Federal 9
3917-Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o). 10
3918-(6) I
3919-NDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR ; RE-11
3920-GIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION .—The terms 12
3921-‘‘Independent System Operator’’ and ‘‘Regional 13
3922-Transmission Organization’’ have the meanings 14
3923-given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power 15
3924-Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 16
3598+ERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 9
3599+the President may not revoke a Presidential permit (or 10
3600+similar permit) issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 11
3601+13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 12
3602+(3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 12038 (43 Fed. 13
3603+Reg. 4957), Executive Order No. 10485 (18 Fed. Reg. 14
3604+5397), or any other Executive order for the construction, 15
3605+connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural 16
3606+gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any bor-17
3607+der-crossing facility thereof, unless such revocation is au-18
3608+thorized by an Act of Congress. 19
3609+(f) E
3610+FFECTIVEDATE; RULEMAKINGDEADLINES.— 20
3611+(1) E
3612+FFECTIVE DATE .—Subsections (a) 21
3613+through (d), and the amendments made by such 22
3614+subsections, shall take effect on the date that is 1 23
3615+year after the date of enactment of this section. 24 127 
3616+•HR 2811 EH
3617+(2) RULEMAKING DEADLINES .—Each relevant 1
3618+official or agency described in subsection (a)(2)(B) 2
3619+shall— 3
3620+(A) not later than 180 days after the date 4
3621+of enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-5
3622+eral Register notice of a proposed rulemaking 6
3623+to carry out the applicable requirements of sub-7
3624+section (a); and 8
3625+(B) not later than 1 year after the date of 9
3626+enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-10
3627+eral Register a final rule to carry out the appli-11
3628+cable requirements of subsection (a). 12
3629+(g) D
3630+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 13
3631+(1) B
3632+ORDER-CROSSING FACILITY.—The term 14
3633+‘‘border-crossing facility’’ means the portion of an oil 15
3634+or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-16
3635+ity that is located at an international boundary of 17
3636+the United States. 18
3637+(2) M
3638+ODIFICATION.—The term ‘‘modification’’ 19
3639+includes a reversal of flow direction, change in own-20
3640+ership, change in flow volume, addition or removal 21
3641+of an interconnection, or an adjustment to maintain 22
3642+flow (such as a reduction or increase in the number 23
3643+of pump or compressor stations). 24 128 
3644+•HR 2811 EH
3645+(3) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘‘natural gas’’ 1
3646+has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 2
3647+Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a). 3
3648+(4) O
3649+IL.—The term ‘‘oil’’ means petroleum or 4
3650+a petroleum product. 5
3651+(5) E
3652+LECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION ; RE-6
3653+GIONAL ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Electric Reliability 7
3654+Organization’’ and ‘‘regional entity’’ have the mean-8
3655+ings given those terms in section 215 of the Federal 9
3656+Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o). 10
3657+(6) I
3658+NDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR ; RE-11
3659+GIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION .—The terms 12
3660+‘‘Independent System Operator’’ and ‘‘Regional 13
3661+Transmission Organization’’ have the meanings 14
3662+given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power 15
3663+Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 16
39253664 SEC. 10005. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING DIS-17
39263665 APPROVAL OF THE REVOCATION OF THE 18
39273666 PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR THE KEYSTONE 19
39283667 XL PIPELINE. 20
3929-(a) F
3930-INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 21
3931-(1) On March 29, 2019, TransCanada Key-22
3932-stone Pipeline, L.P., was granted a Presidential per-23
3933-mit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 24
3934-Keystone XL pipeline. 25
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3938-(2) On January 20, 2021, President Biden 1
3939-issued Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 2
3940-7037) that revoked the March 2019 Presidential 3
3941-permit for the Keystone XL. 4
3942-(b) S
3943-ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-5
3944-gress that Congress disapproves of the revocation by 6
3945-President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Key-7
3946-stone XL pipeline. 8
3668+(a) F
3669+INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 21
3670+(1) On March 29, 2019, TransCanada Key-22
3671+stone Pipeline, L.P., was granted a Presidential per-23
3672+mit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 24
3673+Keystone XL pipeline. 25 129 
3674+•HR 2811 EH
3675+(2) On January 20, 2021, President Biden 1
3676+issued Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 2
3677+7037) that revoked the March 2019 Presidential 3
3678+permit for the Keystone XL. 4
3679+(b) S
3680+ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-5
3681+gress that Congress disapproves of the revocation by 6
3682+President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Key-7
3683+stone XL pipeline. 8
39473684 SEC. 10006. SENSE OF CONGRESS OPPOSING RESTRICTIONS 9
39483685 ON THE EXPORT OF CRUDE OIL OR OTHER 10
39493686 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 11
3950-(a) F
3951-INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 12
3952-(1) The United States has enjoyed a renais-13
3953-sance in energy production, with the expansion of 14
3954-domestic crude oil and other petroleum product pro-15
3955-duction contributing to enhanced energy security 16
3956-and significant economic benefits to the national 17
3957-economy. 18
3958-(2) In 2015, Congress recognized the need to 19
3959-adapt to changing crude oil market conditions and 20
3960-repealed all restrictions on the export of crude oil on 21
3961-a bipartisan basis. 22
3962-(3) Section 101 of title I of division O of the 23
3963-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 24
3964-6212a) established the national policy on oil export 25
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3968-restriction, prohibiting any official of the Federal 1
3969-Government from imposing or enforcing any restric-2
3970-tions on the export of crude oil with limited excep-3
3971-tions, including a savings clause maintaining the au-4
3972-thority to prohibit exports under any provision of 5
3973-law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 6
3974-foreign government (including any provision of law 7
3975-that prohibits or restricts United States persons 8
3976-from engaging in a transaction with a sanctioned 9
3977-person or government), including a foreign govern-10
3978-ment that is designated as a state sponsor of ter-11
3979-rorism. 12
3980-(4) Lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports 13
3981-encouraged additional domestic energy production, 14
3982-created American jobs and economic development, 15
3983-and allowed the United States to emerge as the lead-16
3984-ing oil producer in the world. 17
3985-(5) In 2019, the United States became a net 18
3986-exporter of petroleum products for the first time 19
3987-since 1952, and the reliance of the United States on 20
3988-foreign imports of petroleum products has declined 21
3989-to historic lows. 22
3990-(6) Free trade, open markets, and competition 23
3991-have contributed to the rise of the United States as 24
3992-a global energy superpower. 25
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3996-(b) SENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-1
3997-gress that the Federal Government should not impose— 2
3998-(1) overly restrictive regulations on the explo-3
3999-ration, production, or marketing of energy resources; 4
4000-or 5
4001-(2) any restrictions on the export of crude oil 6
4002-or other petroleum products under the Energy Pol-7
4003-icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 8
4004-except with respect to the export of crude oil or 9
4005-other petroleum products to a foreign person or for-10
4006-eign government subject to sanctions under any pro-11
4007-vision of United States law, including to a country 12
4008-the government of which is designated as a state 13
4009-sponsor of terrorism. 14
3687+(a) F
3688+INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 12
3689+(1) The United States has enjoyed a renais-13
3690+sance in energy production, with the expansion of 14
3691+domestic crude oil and other petroleum product pro-15
3692+duction contributing to enhanced energy security 16
3693+and significant economic benefits to the national 17
3694+economy. 18
3695+(2) In 2015, Congress recognized the need to 19
3696+adapt to changing crude oil market conditions and 20
3697+repealed all restrictions on the export of crude oil on 21
3698+a bipartisan basis. 22
3699+(3) Section 101 of title I of division O of the 23
3700+Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 24
3701+6212a) established the national policy on oil export 25 130 
3702+•HR 2811 EH
3703+restriction, prohibiting any official of the Federal 1
3704+Government from imposing or enforcing any restric-2
3705+tions on the export of crude oil with limited excep-3
3706+tions, including a savings clause maintaining the au-4
3707+thority to prohibit exports under any provision of 5
3708+law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 6
3709+foreign government (including any provision of law 7
3710+that prohibits or restricts United States persons 8
3711+from engaging in a transaction with a sanctioned 9
3712+person or government), including a foreign govern-10
3713+ment that is designated as a state sponsor of ter-11
3714+rorism. 12
3715+(4) Lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports 13
3716+encouraged additional domestic energy production, 14
3717+created American jobs and economic development, 15
3718+and allowed the United States to emerge as the lead-16
3719+ing oil producer in the world. 17
3720+(5) In 2019, the United States became a net 18
3721+exporter of petroleum products for the first time 19
3722+since 1952, and the reliance of the United States on 20
3723+foreign imports of petroleum products has declined 21
3724+to historic lows. 22
3725+(6) Free trade, open markets, and competition 23
3726+have contributed to the rise of the United States as 24
3727+a global energy superpower. 25 131 
3728+•HR 2811 EH
3729+(b) SENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-1
3730+gress that the Federal Government should not impose— 2
3731+(1) overly restrictive regulations on the explo-3
3732+ration, production, or marketing of energy resources; 4
3733+or 5
3734+(2) any restrictions on the export of crude oil 6
3735+or other petroleum products under the Energy Pol-7
3736+icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 8
3737+except with respect to the export of crude oil or 9
3738+other petroleum products to a foreign person or for-10
3739+eign government subject to sanctions under any pro-11
3740+vision of United States law, including to a country 12
3741+the government of which is designated as a state 13
3742+sponsor of terrorism. 14
40103743 SEC. 10007. UNLOCKING OUR DOMESTIC LNG POTENTIAL. 15
4011-Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 16
4012-is amended— 17
4013-(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); 18
4014-(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 19
4015-subsections (a) and (b), respectively; 20
4016-(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-21
4017-section (c), and moving such subsection after sub-22
4018-section (b), as so redesignated; 23
4019-(4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 24
4020-amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) The 25
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4024-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this sub-1
4025-section referred to as the ‘Commission’) shall have 2
4026-the exclusive authority to approve or deny an appli-3
4027-cation for authorization for the siting, construction, 4
4028-expansion, or operation of a facility to export nat-5
4029-ural gas from the United States to a foreign country 6
4030-or import natural gas from a foreign country, in-7
4031-cluding an LNG terminal. In determining whether to 8
4032-approve or deny an application under this para-9
4033-graph, the Commission shall deem the exportation or 10
4034-importation of natural gas to be consistent with the 11
4035-public interest. Except as specifically provided in 12
4036-this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect 13
4037-otherwise applicable law related to any Federal 14
4038-agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to fa-15
4039-cilities to import or export natural gas, including 16
4040-LNG terminals.’’; and 17
4041-(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-18
4042-section: 19
4043-‘‘(d)(1) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of 20
4044-the President under the Constitution, the International 21
4045-Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 22
4046-seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 23
4047-seq.), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conserva-24
4048-tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.), the Trading With the 25
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4052-Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), or any other provi-1
4053-sion of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 2
4054-foreign government (including any provision of law that 3
4055-prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging 4
4056-in a transaction with a sanctioned person or government), 5
4057-including a country that is designated as a state sponsor 6
4058-of terrorism, to prohibit imports or exports. 7
4059-‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘state sponsor of ter-8
4060-rorism’ means a country the government of which the Sec-9
4061-retary of State determines has repeatedly provided sup-10
4062-port for international terrorism pursuant to— 11
4063-‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Con-12
4064-trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 13
4065-‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 14
4066-Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 15
4067-‘‘(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 16
4068-(22 U.S.C. 2780); or 17
4069-‘‘(D) any other provision of law.’’. 18
3744+Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 16
3745+is amended— 17
3746+(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); 18
3747+(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 19
3748+subsections (a) and (b), respectively; 20
3749+(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-21
3750+section (c), and moving such subsection after sub-22
3751+section (b), as so redesignated; 23
3752+(4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 24
3753+amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) The 25 132 
3754+•HR 2811 EH
3755+Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this sub-1
3756+section referred to as the ‘Commission’) shall have 2
3757+the exclusive authority to approve or deny an appli-3
3758+cation for authorization for the siting, construction, 4
3759+expansion, or operation of a facility to export nat-5
3760+ural gas from the United States to a foreign country 6
3761+or import natural gas from a foreign country, in-7
3762+cluding an LNG terminal. In determining whether to 8
3763+approve or deny an application under this para-9
3764+graph, the Commission shall deem the exportation or 10
3765+importation of natural gas to be consistent with the 11
3766+public interest. Except as specifically provided in 12
3767+this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect 13
3768+otherwise applicable law related to any Federal 14
3769+agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to fa-15
3770+cilities to import or export natural gas, including 16
3771+LNG terminals.’’; and 17
3772+(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-18
3773+section: 19
3774+‘‘(d)(1) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of 20
3775+the President under the Constitution, the International 21
3776+Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 22
3777+seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 23
3778+seq.), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conserva-24
3779+tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.), the Trading With the 25 133 
3780+•HR 2811 EH
3781+Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), or any other provi-1
3782+sion of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 2
3783+foreign government (including any provision of law that 3
3784+prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging 4
3785+in a transaction with a sanctioned person or government), 5
3786+including a country that is designated as a state sponsor 6
3787+of terrorism, to prohibit imports or exports. 7
3788+‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘state sponsor of ter-8
3789+rorism’ means a country the government of which the Sec-9
3790+retary of State determines has repeatedly provided sup-10
3791+port for international terrorism pursuant to— 11
3792+‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Con-12
3793+trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 13
3794+‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 14
3795+Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 15
3796+‘‘(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 16
3797+(22 U.S.C. 2780); or 17
3798+‘‘(D) any other provision of law.’’. 18
40703799 SEC. 10008. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING DIS-19
40713800 APPROVAL OF THE DENIAL OF JORDAN COVE 20
40723801 PERMITS. 21
4073-(a) F
4074-INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 22
4075-(1) On March 19, 2020, the Federal Energy 23
4076-Regulatory Commission granted two Federal permits 24
4077-to Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., to site, con-25
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4081-struct, and operate a new liquefied natural gas ex-1
4082-port terminal in Coos County, Oregon. 2
4083-(2) On the same day, the Federal Energy Regu-3
4084-latory Commission issued a certificate of public con-4
4085-venience and necessity to Pacific Connector Gas 5
4086-Pipeline, L.P., to construct and operate the proposed 6
4087-Pacific Connector Pipeline in the counties of Klam-7
4088-ath, Jackson, Douglas, and Coos of Oregon. 8
4089-(3) The State of Oregon denied the permits and 9
4090-the certificate necessary for these projects. 10
4091-(b) S
4092-ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-11
4093-gress that Congress disapproves of the denial of these per-12
4094-mits by the State of Oregon. 13
3802+(a) F
3803+INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 22
3804+(1) On March 19, 2020, the Federal Energy 23
3805+Regulatory Commission granted two Federal permits 24
3806+to Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., to site, con-25 134 
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3808+struct, and operate a new liquefied natural gas ex-1
3809+port terminal in Coos County, Oregon. 2
3810+(2) On the same day, the Federal Energy Regu-3
3811+latory Commission issued a certificate of public con-4
3812+venience and necessity to Pacific Connector Gas 5
3813+Pipeline, L.P., to construct and operate the proposed 6
3814+Pacific Connector Pipeline in the counties of Klam-7
3815+ath, Jackson, Douglas, and Coos of Oregon. 8
3816+(3) The State of Oregon denied the permits and 9
3817+the certificate necessary for these projects. 10
3818+(b) S
3819+ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-11
3820+gress that Congress disapproves of the denial of these per-12
3821+mits by the State of Oregon. 13
40953822 SEC. 10009. PROMOTING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION 14
40963823 FOR REVIEW OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINES. 15
4097-(a) D
4098-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 16
4099-(1) C
4100-OMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 17
4101-means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 18
4102-(2) F
4103-EDERAL AUTHORIZATION .—The term 19
4104-‘‘Federal authorization’’ has the meaning given that 20
4105-term in section 15(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 21
4106-U.S.C. 717n(a)). 22
4107-(3) NEPA
4108-REVIEW.—The term ‘‘NEPA review’’ 23
4109-means the process of reviewing a proposed Federal 24
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4113-action under section 102 of the National Environ-1
4114-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 2
4115-(4) P
4116-ROJECT-RELATED NEPA REVIEW .—The 3
4117-term ‘‘project-related NEPA review’’ means any 4
4118-NEPA review required to be conducted with respect 5
4119-to the issuance of an authorization under section 3 6
4120-of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-7
4121-venience and necessity under section 7 of such Act. 8
4122-(b) C
4123-OMMISSIONNEPA REVIEWRESPONSIBIL-9
4124-ITIES.—In acting as the lead agency under section 10
4125-15(b)(1) of the Natural Gas Act for the purposes of com-11
4126-plying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 12
4127-1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an author-13
4128-ization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-14
4129-cate of public convenience and necessity under section 7 15
4130-of such Act, the Commission shall, in accordance with this 16
4131-section and other applicable Federal law— 17
4132-(1) be the only lead agency; 18
4133-(2) coordinate as early as practicable with each 19
4134-agency designated as a participating agency under 20
4135-subsection (d)(3) to ensure that the Commission de-21
4136-velops information in conducting its project-related 22
4137-NEPA review that is usable by the participating 23
4138-agency in considering an aspect of an application for 24
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4142-a Federal authorization for which the agency is re-1
4143-sponsible; and 2
4144-(3) take such actions as are necessary and 3
4145-proper to facilitate the expeditious resolution of its 4
4146-project-related NEPA review. 5
4147-(c) D
4148-EFERENCE TOCOMMISSION.—In making a deci-6
4149-sion with respect to a Federal authorization required with 7
4150-respect to an application for authorization under section 8
4151-3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-9
4152-ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act, each agen-10
4153-cy shall give deference, to the maximum extent authorized 11
4154-by law, to the scope of the project-related NEPA review 12
4155-that the Commission determines to be appropriate. 13
4156-(d) P
4157-ARTICIPATINGAGENCIES.— 14
4158-(1) I
4159-DENTIFICATION.—The Commission shall 15
4160-identify, not later than 30 days after the Commis-16
4161-sion receives an application for an authorization 17
4162-under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-18
4163-cate of public convenience and necessity under sec-19
4164-tion 7 of such Act, any Federal or State agency, 20
4165-local government, or Indian Tribe that may issue a 21
4166-Federal authorization or is required by Federal law 22
4167-to consult with the Commission in conjunction with 23
4168-the issuance of a Federal authorization required for 24
4169-such authorization or certificate. 25
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4173-(2) INVITATION.— 1
4174-(A) I
4175-N GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 2
4176-after the Commission receives an application for 3
4177-an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 4
4178-Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience 5
4179-and necessity under section 7 of such Act, the 6
4180-Commission shall invite any agency identified 7
4181-under paragraph (1) to participate in the review 8
4182-process for the applicable Federal authorization. 9
4183-(B) D
4184-EADLINE.—An invitation issued 10
4185-under subparagraph (A) shall establish a dead-11
4186-line by which a response to the invitation shall 12
4187-be submitted to the Commission, which may be 13
4188-extended by the Commission for good cause. 14
4189-(3) D
3824+(a) D
3825+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 16
3826+(1) C
3827+OMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 17
3828+means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 18
3829+(2) F
3830+EDERAL AUTHORIZATION .—The term 19
3831+‘‘Federal authorization’’ has the meaning given that 20
3832+term in section 15(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 21
3833+U.S.C. 717n(a)). 22
3834+(3) NEPA 
3835+REVIEW.—The term ‘‘NEPA review’’ 23
3836+means the process of reviewing a proposed Federal 24 135 
3837+•HR 2811 EH
3838+action under section 102 of the National Environ-1
3839+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 2
3840+(4) P
3841+ROJECT-RELATED NEPA REVIEW .—The 3
3842+term ‘‘project-related NEPA review’’ means any 4
3843+NEPA review required to be conducted with respect 5
3844+to the issuance of an authorization under section 3 6
3845+of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-7
3846+venience and necessity under section 7 of such Act. 8
3847+(b) C
3848+OMMISSIONNEPA REVIEWRESPONSIBIL-9
3849+ITIES.—In acting as the lead agency under section 10
3850+15(b)(1) of the Natural Gas Act for the purposes of com-11
3851+plying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 12
3852+1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an author-13
3853+ization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-14
3854+cate of public convenience and necessity under section 7 15
3855+of such Act, the Commission shall, in accordance with this 16
3856+section and other applicable Federal law— 17
3857+(1) be the only lead agency; 18
3858+(2) coordinate as early as practicable with each 19
3859+agency designated as a participating agency under 20
3860+subsection (d)(3) to ensure that the Commission de-21
3861+velops information in conducting its project-related 22
3862+NEPA review that is usable by the participating 23
3863+agency in considering an aspect of an application for 24 136 
3864+•HR 2811 EH
3865+a Federal authorization for which the agency is re-1
3866+sponsible; and 2
3867+(3) take such actions as are necessary and 3
3868+proper to facilitate the expeditious resolution of its 4
3869+project-related NEPA review. 5
3870+(c) D
3871+EFERENCE TOCOMMISSION.—In making a deci-6
3872+sion with respect to a Federal authorization required with 7
3873+respect to an application for authorization under section 8
3874+3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-9
3875+ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act, each agen-10
3876+cy shall give deference, to the maximum extent authorized 11
3877+by law, to the scope of the project-related NEPA review 12
3878+that the Commission determines to be appropriate. 13
3879+(d) P
3880+ARTICIPATINGAGENCIES.— 14
3881+(1) I
3882+DENTIFICATION.—The Commission shall 15
3883+identify, not later than 30 days after the Commis-16
3884+sion receives an application for an authorization 17
3885+under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-18
3886+cate of public convenience and necessity under sec-19
3887+tion 7 of such Act, any Federal or State agency, 20
3888+local government, or Indian Tribe that may issue a 21
3889+Federal authorization or is required by Federal law 22
3890+to consult with the Commission in conjunction with 23
3891+the issuance of a Federal authorization required for 24
3892+such authorization or certificate. 25 137 
3893+•HR 2811 EH
3894+(2) INVITATION.— 1
3895+(A) I
3896+N GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 2
3897+after the Commission receives an application for 3
3898+an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 4
3899+Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience 5
3900+and necessity under section 7 of such Act, the 6
3901+Commission shall invite any agency identified 7
3902+under paragraph (1) to participate in the review 8
3903+process for the applicable Federal authorization. 9
3904+(B) D
3905+EADLINE.—An invitation issued 10
3906+under subparagraph (A) shall establish a dead-11
3907+line by which a response to the invitation shall 12
3908+be submitted to the Commission, which may be 13
3909+extended by the Commission for good cause. 14
3910+(3) D
41903911 ESIGNATION AS PARTICIPATING AGEN -15
4191-CIES.—Not later than 60 days after the Commission 16
4192-receives an application for an authorization under 17
4193-section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of 18
4194-public convenience and necessity under section 7 of 19
4195-such Act, the Commission shall designate an agency 20
4196-identified under paragraph (1) as a participating 21
4197-agency with respect to an application for authoriza-22
4198-tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 23
4199-certificate of public convenience and necessity under 24
4200-section 7 of such Act unless the agency informs the 25
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4204-Commission, in writing, by the deadline established 1
4205-pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), that the agency— 2
4206-(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with 3
4207-respect to the applicable Federal authorization; 4
4208-(B) has no special expertise or information 5
4209-relevant to any project-related NEPA review; or 6
4210-(C) does not intend to submit comments 7
4211-for the record for the project-related NEPA re-8
4212-view conducted by the Commission. 9
4213-(4) E
4214-FFECT OF NON-DESIGNATION.— 10
4215-(A) E
4216-FFECT ON AGENCY .—Any agency 11
4217-that is not designated as a participating agency 12
4218-under paragraph (3) with respect to an applica-13
4219-tion for an authorization under section 3 of the 14
4220-Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-15
4221-venience and necessity under section 7 of such 16
4222-Act may not request or conduct a NEPA review 17
4223-that is supplemental to the project-related 18
4224-NEPA review conducted by the Commission, 19
4225-unless the agency— 20
4226-(i) demonstrates that such review is 21
4227-legally necessary for the agency to carry 22
4228-out responsibilities in considering an as-23
4229-pect of an application for a Federal au-24
4230-thorization; and 25
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4234-(ii) requires information that could 1
4235-not have been obtained during the project- 2
4236-related NEPA review conducted by the 3
4237-Commission. 4
4238-(B) C
4239-OMMENTS; RECORD.—The Commis-5
4240-sion shall not, with respect to an agency that is 6
4241-not designated as a participating agency under 7
4242-paragraph (3) with respect to an application for 8
4243-an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 9
4244-Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience 10
4245-and necessity under section 7 of such Act— 11
4246-(i) consider any comments or other in-12
4247-formation submitted by such agency for 13
4248-the project-related NEPA review conducted 14
4249-by the Commission; or 15
4250-(ii) include any such comments or 16
4251-other information in the record for such 17
4252-project-related NEPA review. 18
4253-(e) W
4254-ATERQUALITYIMPACTS.— 19
4255-(1) I
4256-N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 401 20
4257-of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 21
4258-U.S.C. 1341), an applicant for a Federal authoriza-22
4259-tion shall not be required to provide a certification 23
4260-under such section with respect to the Federal au-24
4261-thorization. 25
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4265-(2) COORDINATION.—With respect to any 1
4266-NEPA review for a Federal authorization to conduct 2
4267-an activity that will directly result in a discharge 3
4268-into the navigable waters (within the meaning of the 4
4269-Federal Water Pollution Control Act), the Commis-5
4270-sion shall identify as an agency under subsection 6
4271-(d)(1) the State in which the discharge originates or 7
4272-will originate, or, if appropriate, the interstate water 8
4273-pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the 9
4274-navigable waters at the point where the discharge 10
4275-originates or will originate. 11
4276-(3) P
4277-ROPOSED CONDITIONS .—A State or inter-12
4278-state agency designated as a participating agency 13
4279-pursuant to paragraph (2) may propose to the Com-14
4280-mission terms or conditions for inclusion in an au-15
4281-thorization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 16
4282-or a certificate of public convenience and necessity 17
4283-under section 7 of such Act that the State or inter-18
4284-state agency determines are necessary to ensure that 19
4285-any activity described in paragraph (2) conducted 20
4286-pursuant to such authorization or certification will 21
4287-comply with the applicable provisions of sections 22
4288-301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Federal Water 23
4289-Pollution Control Act. 24
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4293-(4) COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF CONDI -1
4294-TIONS.—The Commission may include a term or 2
4295-condition in an authorization under section 3 of the 3
4296-Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-4
4297-ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act pro-5
4298-posed by a State or interstate agency under para-6
4299-graph (3) only if the Commission finds that the term 7
4300-or condition is necessary to ensure that any activity 8
4301-described in paragraph (2) conducted pursuant to 9
4302-such authorization or certification will comply with 10
4303-the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 11
4304-306, and 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-12
4305-trol Act. 13
4306-(f) S
4307-CHEDULE.— 14
4308-(1) D
3912+CIES.—Not later than 60 days after the Commission 16
3913+receives an application for an authorization under 17
3914+section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of 18
3915+public convenience and necessity under section 7 of 19
3916+such Act, the Commission shall designate an agency 20
3917+identified under paragraph (1) as a participating 21
3918+agency with respect to an application for authoriza-22
3919+tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 23
3920+certificate of public convenience and necessity under 24
3921+section 7 of such Act unless the agency informs the 25 138 
3922+•HR 2811 EH
3923+Commission, in writing, by the deadline established 1
3924+pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), that the agency— 2
3925+(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with 3
3926+respect to the applicable Federal authorization; 4
3927+(B) has no special expertise or information 5
3928+relevant to any project-related NEPA review; or 6
3929+(C) does not intend to submit comments 7
3930+for the record for the project-related NEPA re-8
3931+view conducted by the Commission. 9
3932+(4) E
3933+FFECT OF NON-DESIGNATION.— 10
3934+(A) E
3935+FFECT ON AGENCY .—Any agency 11
3936+that is not designated as a participating agency 12
3937+under paragraph (3) with respect to an applica-13
3938+tion for an authorization under section 3 of the 14
3939+Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-15
3940+venience and necessity under section 7 of such 16
3941+Act may not request or conduct a NEPA review 17
3942+that is supplemental to the project-related 18
3943+NEPA review conducted by the Commission, 19
3944+unless the agency— 20
3945+(i) demonstrates that such review is 21
3946+legally necessary for the agency to carry 22
3947+out responsibilities in considering an as-23
3948+pect of an application for a Federal au-24
3949+thorization; and 25 139 
3950+•HR 2811 EH
3951+(ii) requires information that could 1
3952+not have been obtained during the project- 2
3953+related NEPA review conducted by the 3
3954+Commission. 4
3955+(B) C
3956+OMMENTS; RECORD.—The Commis-5
3957+sion shall not, with respect to an agency that is 6
3958+not designated as a participating agency under 7
3959+paragraph (3) with respect to an application for 8
3960+an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 9
3961+Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience 10
3962+and necessity under section 7 of such Act— 11
3963+(i) consider any comments or other in-12
3964+formation submitted by such agency for 13
3965+the project-related NEPA review conducted 14
3966+by the Commission; or 15
3967+(ii) include any such comments or 16
3968+other information in the record for such 17
3969+project-related NEPA review. 18
3970+(e) W
3971+ATERQUALITYIMPACTS.— 19
3972+(1) I
3973+N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 401 20
3974+of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 21
3975+U.S.C. 1341), an applicant for a Federal authoriza-22
3976+tion shall not be required to provide a certification 23
3977+under such section with respect to the Federal au-24
3978+thorization. 25 140 
3979+•HR 2811 EH
3980+(2) COORDINATION.—With respect to any 1
3981+NEPA review for a Federal authorization to conduct 2
3982+an activity that will directly result in a discharge 3
3983+into the navigable waters (within the meaning of the 4
3984+Federal Water Pollution Control Act), the Commis-5
3985+sion shall identify as an agency under subsection 6
3986+(d)(1) the State in which the discharge originates or 7
3987+will originate, or, if appropriate, the interstate water 8
3988+pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the 9
3989+navigable waters at the point where the discharge 10
3990+originates or will originate. 11
3991+(3) P
3992+ROPOSED CONDITIONS .—A State or inter-12
3993+state agency designated as a participating agency 13
3994+pursuant to paragraph (2) may propose to the Com-14
3995+mission terms or conditions for inclusion in an au-15
3996+thorization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 16
3997+or a certificate of public convenience and necessity 17
3998+under section 7 of such Act that the State or inter-18
3999+state agency determines are necessary to ensure that 19
4000+any activity described in paragraph (2) conducted 20
4001+pursuant to such authorization or certification will 21
4002+comply with the applicable provisions of sections 22
4003+301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Federal Water 23
4004+Pollution Control Act. 24 141 
4005+•HR 2811 EH
4006+(4) COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF CONDI -1
4007+TIONS.—The Commission may include a term or 2
4008+condition in an authorization under section 3 of the 3
4009+Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-4
4010+ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act pro-5
4011+posed by a State or interstate agency under para-6
4012+graph (3) only if the Commission finds that the term 7
4013+or condition is necessary to ensure that any activity 8
4014+described in paragraph (2) conducted pursuant to 9
4015+such authorization or certification will comply with 10
4016+the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 11
4017+306, and 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-12
4018+trol Act. 13
4019+(f) S
4020+CHEDULE.— 14
4021+(1) D
43094022 EADLINE FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZA -15
4310-TIONS.—A deadline for a Federal authorization re-16
4311-quired with respect to an application for authoriza-17
4312-tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 18
4313-certificate of public convenience and necessity under 19
4314-section 7 of such Act set by the Commission under 20
4315-section 15(c)(1) of such Act shall be not later than 21
4316-90 days after the Commission completes its project- 22
4317-related NEPA review, unless an applicable schedule 23
4318-is otherwise established by Federal law. 24
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4322-(2) CONCURRENT REVIEWS .—Each Federal and 1
4323-State agency— 2
4324-(A) that may consider an application for a 3
4325-Federal authorization required with respect to 4
4326-an application for authorization under section 3 5
4327-of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 6
4328-convenience and necessity under section 7 of 7
4329-such Act shall formulate and implement a plan 8
4330-for administrative, policy, and procedural mech-9
4331-anisms to enable the agency to ensure comple-10
4332-tion of Federal authorizations in compliance 11
4333-with schedules established by the Commission 12
4334-under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; and 13
4335-(B) in considering an aspect of an applica-14
4336-tion for a Federal authorization required with 15
4337-respect to an application for authorization 16
4338-under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 17
4339-certificate of public convenience and necessity 18
4340-under section 7 of such Act, shall— 19
4341-(i) formulate and implement a plan to 20
4342-enable the agency to comply with the 21
4343-schedule established by the Commission 22
4344-under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; 23
4345-(ii) carry out the obligations of that 24
4346-agency under applicable law concurrently, 25
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4350-and in conjunction with, the project-related 1
4351-NEPA review conducted by the Commis-2
4352-sion, and in compliance with the schedule 3
4353-established by the Commission under sec-4
4354-tion 15(c)(1) of such Act, unless the agen-5
4355-cy notifies the Commission in writing that 6
4356-doing so would impair the ability of the 7
4357-agency to conduct needed analysis or oth-8
4358-erwise carry out such obligations; 9
4359-(iii) transmit to the Commission a 10
4360-statement— 11
4361-(I) acknowledging receipt of the 12
4362-schedule established by the Commis-13
4363-sion under section 15(c)(1) of the 14
4364-Natural Gas Act; and 15
4365-(II) setting forth the plan formu-16
4366-lated under clause (i) of this subpara-17
4367-graph; 18
4368-(iv) not later than 30 days after the 19
4369-agency receives such application for a Fed-20
4370-eral authorization, transmit to the appli-21
4371-cant a notice— 22
4372-(I) indicating whether such appli-23
4373-cation is ready for processing; and 24
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4377-(II) if such application is not 1
4378-ready for processing, that includes a 2
4379-comprehensive description of the in-3
4380-formation needed for the agency to 4
4381-determine that the application is 5
4382-ready for processing; 6
4383-(v) determine that such application 7
4384-for a Federal authorization is ready for 8
4385-processing for purposes of clause (iv) if 9
4386-such application is sufficiently complete for 10
4387-the purposes of commencing consideration, 11
4388-regardless of whether supplemental infor-12
4389-mation is necessary to enable the agency to 13
4390-complete the consideration required by law 14
4391-with respect to such application; and 15
4392-(vi) not less often than once every 90 16
4393-days, transmit to the Commission a report 17
4394-describing the progress made in consid-18
4395-ering such application for a Federal au-19
4396-thorization. 20
4397-(3) F
4398-AILURE TO MEET DEADLINE .—If a Fed-21
4399-eral or State agency, including the Commission, fails 22
4400-to meet a deadline for a Federal authorization set 23
4401-forth in the schedule established by the Commission 24
4402-under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act, not 25
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4406-later than 5 days after such deadline, the head of 1
4407-the relevant Federal agency (including, in the case 2
4408-of a failure by a State agency, the Federal agency 3
4409-overseeing the delegated authority) shall notify Con-4
4410-gress and the Commission of such failure and set 5
4411-forth a recommended implementation plan to ensure 6
4412-completion of the action to which such deadline ap-7
4413-plied. 8
4414-(g) C
4023+TIONS.—A deadline for a Federal authorization re-16
4024+quired with respect to an application for authoriza-17
4025+tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 18
4026+certificate of public convenience and necessity under 19
4027+section 7 of such Act set by the Commission under 20
4028+section 15(c)(1) of such Act shall be not later than 21
4029+90 days after the Commission completes its project- 22
4030+related NEPA review, unless an applicable schedule 23
4031+is otherwise established by Federal law. 24 142 
4032+•HR 2811 EH
4033+(2) CONCURRENT REVIEWS .—Each Federal and 1
4034+State agency— 2
4035+(A) that may consider an application for a 3
4036+Federal authorization required with respect to 4
4037+an application for authorization under section 3 5
4038+of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 6
4039+convenience and necessity under section 7 of 7
4040+such Act shall formulate and implement a plan 8
4041+for administrative, policy, and procedural mech-9
4042+anisms to enable the agency to ensure comple-10
4043+tion of Federal authorizations in compliance 11
4044+with schedules established by the Commission 12
4045+under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; and 13
4046+(B) in considering an aspect of an applica-14
4047+tion for a Federal authorization required with 15
4048+respect to an application for authorization 16
4049+under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 17
4050+certificate of public convenience and necessity 18
4051+under section 7 of such Act, shall— 19
4052+(i) formulate and implement a plan to 20
4053+enable the agency to comply with the 21
4054+schedule established by the Commission 22
4055+under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; 23
4056+(ii) carry out the obligations of that 24
4057+agency under applicable law concurrently, 25 143 
4058+•HR 2811 EH
4059+and in conjunction with, the project-related 1
4060+NEPA review conducted by the Commis-2
4061+sion, and in compliance with the schedule 3
4062+established by the Commission under sec-4
4063+tion 15(c)(1) of such Act, unless the agen-5
4064+cy notifies the Commission in writing that 6
4065+doing so would impair the ability of the 7
4066+agency to conduct needed analysis or oth-8
4067+erwise carry out such obligations; 9
4068+(iii) transmit to the Commission a 10
4069+statement— 11
4070+(I) acknowledging receipt of the 12
4071+schedule established by the Commis-13
4072+sion under section 15(c)(1) of the 14
4073+Natural Gas Act; and 15
4074+(II) setting forth the plan formu-16
4075+lated under clause (i) of this subpara-17
4076+graph; 18
4077+(iv) not later than 30 days after the 19
4078+agency receives such application for a Fed-20
4079+eral authorization, transmit to the appli-21
4080+cant a notice— 22
4081+(I) indicating whether such appli-23
4082+cation is ready for processing; and 24 144 
4083+•HR 2811 EH
4084+(II) if such application is not 1
4085+ready for processing, that includes a 2
4086+comprehensive description of the in-3
4087+formation needed for the agency to 4
4088+determine that the application is 5
4089+ready for processing; 6
4090+(v) determine that such application 7
4091+for a Federal authorization is ready for 8
4092+processing for purposes of clause (iv) if 9
4093+such application is sufficiently complete for 10
4094+the purposes of commencing consideration, 11
4095+regardless of whether supplemental infor-12
4096+mation is necessary to enable the agency to 13
4097+complete the consideration required by law 14
4098+with respect to such application; and 15
4099+(vi) not less often than once every 90 16
4100+days, transmit to the Commission a report 17
4101+describing the progress made in consid-18
4102+ering such application for a Federal au-19
4103+thorization. 20
4104+(3) F
4105+AILURE TO MEET DEADLINE .—If a Fed-21
4106+eral or State agency, including the Commission, fails 22
4107+to meet a deadline for a Federal authorization set 23
4108+forth in the schedule established by the Commission 24
4109+under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act, not 25 145 
4110+•HR 2811 EH
4111+later than 5 days after such deadline, the head of 1
4112+the relevant Federal agency (including, in the case 2
4113+of a failure by a State agency, the Federal agency 3
4114+overseeing the delegated authority) shall notify Con-4
4115+gress and the Commission of such failure and set 5
4116+forth a recommended implementation plan to ensure 6
4117+completion of the action to which such deadline ap-7
4118+plied. 8
4119+(g) C
44154120 ONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR FED-9
4416-ERALAUTHORIZATION.— 10
4417-(1) I
4121+ERALAUTHORIZATION.— 10
4122+(1) I
44184123 SSUE IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLU -11
4419-TION.— 12
4420-(A) I
4421-DENTIFICATION.—Federal and State 13
4422-agencies that may consider an aspect of an ap-14
4423-plication for a Federal authorization shall iden-15
4424-tify, as early as possible, any issues of concern 16
4425-that may delay or prevent an agency from 17
4426-working with the Commission to resolve such 18
4427-issues and granting such authorization. 19
4428-(B) I
4429-SSUE RESOLUTION.—The Commission 20
4430-may forward any issue of concern identified 21
4431-under subparagraph (A) to the heads of the rel-22
4432-evant agencies (including, in the case of an 23
4433-issue of concern that is a failure by a State 24
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4437-agency, the Federal agency overseeing the dele-1
4438-gated authority, if applicable) for resolution. 2
4439-(2) R
4440-EMOTE SURVEYS.—If a Federal or State 3
4441-agency considering an aspect of an application for a 4
4442-Federal authorization requires the person applying 5
4443-for such authorization to submit data, the agency 6
4444-shall consider any such data gathered by aerial or 7
4445-other remote means that the person submits. The 8
4446-agency may grant a conditional approval for the 9
4447-Federal authorization based on data gathered by 10
4448-aerial or remote means, conditioned on the 11
4449-verification of such data by subsequent onsite in-12
4450-spection. 13
4451-(3) A
4452-PPLICATION PROCESSING .—The Commis-14
4453-sion, and Federal and State agencies, may allow a 15
4454-person applying for a Federal authorization to fund 16
4455-a third-party contractor to assist in reviewing the 17
4456-application for such authorization. 18
4457-(h) A
4458-CCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, EFFI-19
4459-CIENCY.—For an application for an authorization under 20
4460-section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 21
4461-convenience and necessity under section 7 of such Act that 22
4462-requires multiple Federal authorizations, the Commission, 23
4463-with input from any Federal or State agency considering 24
4464-an aspect of the application, shall track and make avail-25
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4467-HR 2811 PCS
4468-able to the public on the Commission’s website information 1
4469-related to the actions required to complete the Federal au-2
4470-thorizations. Such information shall include the following: 3
4471-(1) The schedule established by the Commission 4
4472-under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act. 5
4473-(2) A list of all the actions required by each ap-6
4474-plicable agency to complete permitting, reviews, and 7
4475-other actions necessary to obtain a final decision on 8
4476-the application. 9
4477-(3) The expected completion date for each such 10
4478-action. 11
4479-(4) A point of contact at the agency responsible 12
4480-for each such action. 13
4481-(5) In the event that an action is still pending 14
4482-as of the expected date of completion, a brief expla-15
4483-nation of the reasons for the delay. 16
4484-(i) P
4485-IPELINESECURITY.—In considering an applica-17
4486-tion for an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 18
4487-Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience and neces-19
4488-sity under section 7 of such Act, the Federal Energy Reg-20
4489-ulatory Commission shall consult with the Administrator 21
4490-of the Transportation Security Administration regarding 22
4491-the applicant’s compliance with security guidance and best 23
4492-practice recommendations of the Administration regarding 24
4493-pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity, 25
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4496-HR 2811 PCS
4497-pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security 1
4498-measures. 2
4499-(j) W
4500-ITHDRAWAL OF POLICYSTATEMENTS.—The 3
4501-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall withdraw— 4
4502-(1) the updated policy statement titled ‘‘Certifi-5
4503-cation of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities’’ 6
4504-published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2022 7
4505-(87 Fed. Reg. 11548); and 8
4506-(2) the interim policy statement titled ‘‘Consid-9
4507-eration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural 10
4508-Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews’’ published in 11
4509-the Federal Register on March 11, 2022 (87 Fed. 12
4510-Reg. 14104). 13
4124+TION.— 12
4125+(A) I
4126+DENTIFICATION.—Federal and State 13
4127+agencies that may consider an aspect of an ap-14
4128+plication for a Federal authorization shall iden-15
4129+tify, as early as possible, any issues of concern 16
4130+that may delay or prevent an agency from 17
4131+working with the Commission to resolve such 18
4132+issues and granting such authorization. 19
4133+(B) I
4134+SSUE RESOLUTION.—The Commission 20
4135+may forward any issue of concern identified 21
4136+under subparagraph (A) to the heads of the rel-22
4137+evant agencies (including, in the case of an 23
4138+issue of concern that is a failure by a State 24 146 
4139+•HR 2811 EH
4140+agency, the Federal agency overseeing the dele-1
4141+gated authority, if applicable) for resolution. 2
4142+(2) R
4143+EMOTE SURVEYS.—If a Federal or State 3
4144+agency considering an aspect of an application for a 4
4145+Federal authorization requires the person applying 5
4146+for such authorization to submit data, the agency 6
4147+shall consider any such data gathered by aerial or 7
4148+other remote means that the person submits. The 8
4149+agency may grant a conditional approval for the 9
4150+Federal authorization based on data gathered by 10
4151+aerial or remote means, conditioned on the 11
4152+verification of such data by subsequent onsite in-12
4153+spection. 13
4154+(3) A
4155+PPLICATION PROCESSING .—The Commis-14
4156+sion, and Federal and State agencies, may allow a 15
4157+person applying for a Federal authorization to fund 16
4158+a third-party contractor to assist in reviewing the 17
4159+application for such authorization. 18
4160+(h) A
4161+CCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, EFFI-19
4162+CIENCY.—For an application for an authorization under 20
4163+section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 21
4164+convenience and necessity under section 7 of such Act that 22
4165+requires multiple Federal authorizations, the Commission, 23
4166+with input from any Federal or State agency considering 24
4167+an aspect of the application, shall track and make avail-25 147 
4168+•HR 2811 EH
4169+able to the public on the Commission’s website information 1
4170+related to the actions required to complete the Federal au-2
4171+thorizations. Such information shall include the following: 3
4172+(1) The schedule established by the Commission 4
4173+under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act. 5
4174+(2) A list of all the actions required by each ap-6
4175+plicable agency to complete permitting, reviews, and 7
4176+other actions necessary to obtain a final decision on 8
4177+the application. 9
4178+(3) The expected completion date for each such 10
4179+action. 11
4180+(4) A point of contact at the agency responsible 12
4181+for each such action. 13
4182+(5) In the event that an action is still pending 14
4183+as of the expected date of completion, a brief expla-15
4184+nation of the reasons for the delay. 16
4185+(i) P
4186+IPELINESECURITY.—In considering an applica-17
4187+tion for an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 18
4188+Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience and neces-19
4189+sity under section 7 of such Act, the Federal Energy Reg-20
4190+ulatory Commission shall consult with the Administrator 21
4191+of the Transportation Security Administration regarding 22
4192+the applicant’s compliance with security guidance and best 23
4193+practice recommendations of the Administration regarding 24
4194+pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity, 25 148 
4195+•HR 2811 EH
4196+pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security 1
4197+measures. 2
4198+(j) W
4199+ITHDRAWAL OF POLICYSTATEMENTS.—The 3
4200+Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall withdraw— 4
4201+(1) the updated policy statement titled ‘‘Certifi-5
4202+cation of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities’’ 6
4203+published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2022 7
4204+(87 Fed. Reg. 11548); and 8
4205+(2) the interim policy statement titled ‘‘Consid-9
4206+eration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural 10
4207+Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews’’ published in 11
4208+the Federal Register on March 11, 2022 (87 Fed. 12
4209+Reg. 14104). 13
45114210 SEC. 10010. INTERIM HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS FOR 14
45124211 CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITIES. 15
4513-Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 16
4514-U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended— 17
4515-(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 18
4516-(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 19
4517-end; 20
4518-(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 21
4519-‘‘this section,’’; and 22
4520-(C) by adding at the end the following: 23
4521-‘‘(iii) is a critical energy resource facility,’’; 24
4522-and 25
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4526-(2) by adding at the end the following: 1
4527-‘‘(4) D
4528-EFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sub-2
4529-section: 3
4530-‘‘(A) C
4531-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 4
4532-‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 5
4533-the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 6
4534-‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sector 7
4535-and energy systems of the United States; and 8
4536-‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vulner-9
4537-able to disruption. 10
4538-‘‘(B) C
4539-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 11
4540-The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 12
4541-facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-13
4542-source.’’. 14
4212+Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 16
4213+U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended— 17
4214+(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 18
4215+(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 19
4216+end; 20
4217+(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 21
4218+‘‘this section,’’; and 22
4219+(C) by adding at the end the following: 23
4220+‘‘(iii) is a critical energy resource facility,’’; 24
4221+and 25 149 
4222+•HR 2811 EH
4223+(2) by adding at the end the following: 1
4224+‘‘(4) D
4225+EFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sub-2
4226+section: 3
4227+‘‘(A) C
4228+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 4
4229+‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 5
4230+the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 6
4231+‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sector 7
4232+and energy systems of the United States; and 8
4233+‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vulner-9
4234+able to disruption. 10
4235+‘‘(B) C
4236+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 11
4237+The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 12
4238+facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-13
4239+source.’’. 14
45434240 SEC. 10011. FLEXIBLE AIR PERMITS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY 15
45444241 RESOURCE FACILITIES. 16
4545-(a) I
4546-NGENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-17
4547-ronmental Protection Agency shall, as necessary, revise 18
4548-regulations under parts 70 and 71 of title 40, Code of 19
4549-Federal Regulations, to— 20
4550-(1) authorize the owner or operator of a critical 21
4551-energy resource facility to utilize flexible air permit-22
4552-ting (as described in the final rule titled ‘‘Operating 23
4553-Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule’’ 24
4554-published by the Environmental Protection Agency 25
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4558-in the Federal Register on October 6, 2009 (74 Fed. 1
4559-Reg. 51418)) with respect to such critical energy re-2
4560-source facility; and 3
4561-(2) facilitate flexible, market-responsive oper-4
4562-ations (as described in the final rule identified in 5
4563-paragraph (1)) with respect to critical energy re-6
4564-source facilities. 7
4565-(b) D
4566-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 8
4567-(1) C
4568-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 9
4569-‘‘critical energy resource’’ means, as determined by 10
4570-the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 11
4571-(A) that is essential to the energy sector 12
4572-and energy systems of the United States; and 13
4573-(B) the supply chain of which is vulnerable 14
4574-to disruption. 15
4575-(2) C
4576-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 16
4577-The term ‘‘critical energy resource facility’’ means a 17
4578-facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-18
4579-source. 19
4242+(a) I
4243+NGENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-17
4244+ronmental Protection Agency shall, as necessary, revise 18
4245+regulations under parts 70 and 71 of title 40, Code of 19
4246+Federal Regulations, to— 20
4247+(1) authorize the owner or operator of a critical 21
4248+energy resource facility to utilize flexible air permit-22
4249+ting (as described in the final rule titled ‘‘Operating 23
4250+Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule’’ 24
4251+published by the Environmental Protection Agency 25 150 
4252+•HR 2811 EH
4253+in the Federal Register on October 6, 2009 (74 Fed. 1
4254+Reg. 51418)) with respect to such critical energy re-2
4255+source facility; and 3
4256+(2) facilitate flexible, market-responsive oper-4
4257+ations (as described in the final rule identified in 5
4258+paragraph (1)) with respect to critical energy re-6
4259+source facilities. 7
4260+(b) D
4261+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 8
4262+(1) C
4263+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 9
4264+‘‘critical energy resource’’ means, as determined by 10
4265+the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 11
4266+(A) that is essential to the energy sector 12
4267+and energy systems of the United States; and 13
4268+(B) the supply chain of which is vulnerable 14
4269+to disruption. 15
4270+(2) C
4271+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 16
4272+The term ‘‘critical energy resource facility’’ means a 17
4273+facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-18
4274+source. 19
45804275 SEC. 10012. NATIONAL SECURITY OR ENERGY SECURITY 20
45814276 WAIVERS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL ENERGY 21
45824277 RESOURCES. 22
4583-(a) C
4584-LEANAIRACTREQUIREMENTS.— 23
4585-(1) I
4586-N GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the 24
4587-Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation 25
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4590-HR 2811 PCS
4591-with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, by 1
4592-reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a 2
4593-shortage of, a critical energy resource, or another 3
4594-cause, the processing or refining of a critical energy 4
4595-resource at a critical energy resource facility is nec-5
4596-essary to meet the national security or energy secu-6
4597-rity needs of the United States, then the Adminis-7
4598-trator may, with or without notice, hearing, or other 8
4599-report, issue a temporary waiver of any requirement 9
4600-under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 10
4601-with respect to such critical energy resource facility 11
4602-that, in the judgment of the Administrator, will 12
4603-allow for such processing or refining at such critical 13
4604-energy resource facility as necessary to best meet 14
4605-such needs and serve the public interest. 15
4606-(2) C
4607-ONFLICT WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL 16
4608-LAWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any 17
4609-waiver of a requirement under the Clean Air Act 18
4610-under this subsection, to the maximum extent prac-19
4611-ticable, does not result in a conflict with a require-20
4612-ment of any other applicable Federal, State, or local 21
4613-environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 22
4614-adverse environmental impacts. 23
4615-(3) V
4616-IOLATIONS OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL 24
4617-LAWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken 25
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4621-by a party under a waiver issued under this sub-1
4622-section is in conflict with any requirement of a Fed-2
4623-eral, State, or local environmental law or regulation, 3
4624-such omission or action shall not be considered a 4
4625-violation of such environmental law or regulation, or 5
4626-subject such party to any requirement, civil or crimi-6
4627-nal liability, or a citizen suit under such environ-7
4628-mental law or regulation. 8
4629-(4) E
4630-XPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF WAIVERS .— 9
4631-A waiver issued under this subsection shall expire 10
4632-not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Admin-11
4633-istrator may renew or reissue such waiver pursuant 12
4634-to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, 13
4635-not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Admin-14
4636-istrator determines necessary to meet the national 15
4637-security or energy security needs described in para-16
4638-graph (1) and serve the public interest. In renewing 17
4639-or reissuing a waiver under this paragraph, the Ad-18
4640-ministrator shall include in any such renewed or re-19
4641-issued waiver such conditions as are necessary to 20
4642-minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the 21
4643-extent practicable. 22
4644-(5) S
4645-UBSEQUENT ACTION BY COURT .—If a 23
4646-waiver issued under this subsection is subsequently 24
4647-stayed, modified, or set aside by a court pursuant a 25
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4651-provision of law, any omission or action previously 1
4652-taken by a party under the waiver while the waiver 2
4653-was in effect shall remain subject to paragraph (3). 3
4654-(6) C
4655-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE ; CRITICAL EN-4
4656-ERGY RESOURCE FACILITY DEFINED .—The terms 5
4657-‘‘critical energy resource’’ and ‘‘critical energy re-6
4658-source facility’’ have the meanings given such terms 7
4659-in section 3025(f) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 8
4660-(as added by this section). 9
4661-(b) S
4662-OLIDWASTEDISPOSALACTREQUIREMENTS.— 10
4663-(1) H
4664-AZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT .—The 11
4665-Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) 12
4666-is amended by inserting after section 3024 the fol-13
4667-lowing: 14
4278+(a) C
4279+LEANAIRACTREQUIREMENTS.— 23
4280+(1) I
4281+N GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the 24
4282+Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation 25 151 
4283+•HR 2811 EH
4284+with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, by 1
4285+reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a 2
4286+shortage of, a critical energy resource, or another 3
4287+cause, the processing or refining of a critical energy 4
4288+resource at a critical energy resource facility is nec-5
4289+essary to meet the national security or energy secu-6
4290+rity needs of the United States, then the Adminis-7
4291+trator may, with or without notice, hearing, or other 8
4292+report, issue a temporary waiver of any requirement 9
4293+under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 10
4294+with respect to such critical energy resource facility 11
4295+that, in the judgment of the Administrator, will 12
4296+allow for such processing or refining at such critical 13
4297+energy resource facility as necessary to best meet 14
4298+such needs and serve the public interest. 15
4299+(2) C
4300+ONFLICT WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL  16
4301+LAWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any 17
4302+waiver of a requirement under the Clean Air Act 18
4303+under this subsection, to the maximum extent prac-19
4304+ticable, does not result in a conflict with a require-20
4305+ment of any other applicable Federal, State, or local 21
4306+environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 22
4307+adverse environmental impacts. 23
4308+(3) V
4309+IOLATIONS OF OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL  24
4310+LAWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken 25 152 
4311+•HR 2811 EH
4312+by a party under a waiver issued under this sub-1
4313+section is in conflict with any requirement of a Fed-2
4314+eral, State, or local environmental law or regulation, 3
4315+such omission or action shall not be considered a 4
4316+violation of such environmental law or regulation, or 5
4317+subject such party to any requirement, civil or crimi-6
4318+nal liability, or a citizen suit under such environ-7
4319+mental law or regulation. 8
4320+(4) E
4321+XPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF WAIVERS .— 9
4322+A waiver issued under this subsection shall expire 10
4323+not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Admin-11
4324+istrator may renew or reissue such waiver pursuant 12
4325+to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, 13
4326+not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Admin-14
4327+istrator determines necessary to meet the national 15
4328+security or energy security needs described in para-16
4329+graph (1) and serve the public interest. In renewing 17
4330+or reissuing a waiver under this paragraph, the Ad-18
4331+ministrator shall include in any such renewed or re-19
4332+issued waiver such conditions as are necessary to 20
4333+minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the 21
4334+extent practicable. 22
4335+(5) S
4336+UBSEQUENT ACTION BY COURT .—If a 23
4337+waiver issued under this subsection is subsequently 24
4338+stayed, modified, or set aside by a court pursuant a 25 153 
4339+•HR 2811 EH
4340+provision of law, any omission or action previously 1
4341+taken by a party under the waiver while the waiver 2
4342+was in effect shall remain subject to paragraph (3). 3
4343+(6) C
4344+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE ; CRITICAL EN-4
4345+ERGY RESOURCE FACILITY DEFINED .—The terms 5
4346+‘‘critical energy resource’’ and ‘‘critical energy re-6
4347+source facility’’ have the meanings given such terms 7
4348+in section 3025(f) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 8
4349+(as added by this section). 9
4350+(b) S
4351+OLIDWASTEDISPOSALACTREQUIREMENTS.— 10
4352+(1) H
4353+AZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT .—The 11
4354+Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) 12
4355+is amended by inserting after section 3024 the fol-13
4356+lowing: 14
46684357 ‘‘SEC. 3025. WAIVERS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE 15
46694358 FACILITIES. 16
4670-‘‘(a) I
4671-NGENERAL.—If the Administrator, in con-17
4672-sultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, 18
4673-by reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a short-19
4674-age of, a critical energy resource, or another cause, the 20
4675-processing or refining of a critical energy resource at a 21
4676-critical energy resource facility is necessary to meet the 22
4677-national security or energy security needs of the United 23
4678-States, then the Administrator may, with or without no-24
4679-tice, hearing, or other report, issue a temporary waiver 25
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4683-of any covered requirement with respect to such critical 1
4684-energy resource facility that, in the judgment of the Ad-2
4685-ministrator, will allow for such processing or refining at 3
4686-such critical energy resource facility as necessary to best 4
4687-meet such needs and serve the public interest. 5
4688-‘‘(b) C
4689-ONFLICTWITHOTHERENVIRONMENTAL 6
4359+‘‘(a) I
4360+NGENERAL.—If the Administrator, in con-17
4361+sultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, 18
4362+by reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a short-19
4363+age of, a critical energy resource, or another cause, the 20
4364+processing or refining of a critical energy resource at a 21
4365+critical energy resource facility is necessary to meet the 22
4366+national security or energy security needs of the United 23
4367+States, then the Administrator may, with or without no-24
4368+tice, hearing, or other report, issue a temporary waiver 25 154 
4369+•HR 2811 EH
4370+of any covered requirement with respect to such critical 1
4371+energy resource facility that, in the judgment of the Ad-2
4372+ministrator, will allow for such processing or refining at 3
4373+such critical energy resource facility as necessary to best 4
4374+meet such needs and serve the public interest. 5
4375+‘‘(b) C
4376+ONFLICTWITHOTHERENVIRONMENTAL 6
46904377 L
4691-AWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any waiver 7
4692-of a covered requirement under this section, to the max-8
4693-imum extent practicable, does not result in a conflict with 9
4694-a requirement of any other applicable Federal, State, or 10
4695-local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 11
4696-adverse environmental impacts. 12
4697-‘‘(c) V
4698-IOLATIONS OF OTHERENVIRONMENTAL 13
4378+AWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any waiver 7
4379+of a covered requirement under this section, to the max-8
4380+imum extent practicable, does not result in a conflict with 9
4381+a requirement of any other applicable Federal, State, or 10
4382+local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 11
4383+adverse environmental impacts. 12
4384+‘‘(c) V
4385+IOLATIONS OF OTHERENVIRONMENTAL 13
46994386 L
4700-AWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken by 14
4701-a party under a waiver issued under this section is in con-15
4702-flict with any requirement of a Federal, State, or local 16
4703-environmental law or regulation, such omission or action 17
4704-shall not be considered a violation of such environmental 18
4705-law or regulation, or subject such party to any require-19
4706-ment, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such 20
4707-environmental law or regulation. 21
4708-‘‘(d) E
4709-XPIRATION ANDRENEWAL OFWAIVERS.—A 22
4710-waiver issued under this section shall expire not later than 23
4711-90 days after it is issued. The Administrator may renew 24
4712-or reissue such waiver pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) 25
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4716-for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each pe-1
4717-riod, as the Administrator determines necessary to meet 2
4718-the national security or energy security needs described 3
4719-in subsection (a) and serve the public interest. In renewing 4
4720-or reissuing a waiver under this subsection, the Adminis-5
4721-trator shall include in any such renewed or reissued waiver 6
4722-such conditions as are necessary to minimize any adverse 7
4723-environmental impacts to the extent practicable. 8
4724-‘‘(e) S
4725-UBSEQUENTACTION BYCOURT.—If a waiver 9
4726-issued under this section is subsequently stayed, modified, 10
4727-or set aside by a court pursuant a provision of law, any 11
4728-omission or action previously taken by a party under the 12
4729-waiver while the waiver was in effect shall remain subject 13
4730-to subsection (c). 14
4731-‘‘(f) D
4732-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
4733-‘‘(1) C
4734-OVERED REQUIREMENT .—The term ‘cov-16
4735-ered requirement’ means— 17
4736-‘‘(A) any standard established under sec-18
4737-tion 3002, 3003, or 3004; 19
4738-‘‘(B) the permit requirement under section 20
4739-3005; or 21
4740-‘‘(C) any other requirement of this Act, as 22
4741-the Administrator determines appropriate. 23
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4745-‘‘(2) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 1
4746-‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 2
4747-the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 3
4748-‘‘(A) that is essential to the energy sector 4
4749-and energy systems of the United States; and 5
4750-‘‘(B) the supply chain of which is vulner-6
4751-able to disruption. 7
4752-‘‘(3) C
4753-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 8
4754-The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 9
4755-facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-10
4756-source.’’. 11
4757-(2) T
4758-ABLE OF CONTENTS .—The table of con-12
4759-tents of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by 13
4760-inserting after the item relating to section 3024 the 14
4761-following: 15
4762-‘‘Sec. 3025. Waivers for critical energy resource facilities.’’.
4387+AWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken by 14
4388+a party under a waiver issued under this section is in con-15
4389+flict with any requirement of a Federal, State, or local 16
4390+environmental law or regulation, such omission or action 17
4391+shall not be considered a violation of such environmental 18
4392+law or regulation, or subject such party to any require-19
4393+ment, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such 20
4394+environmental law or regulation. 21
4395+‘‘(d) E
4396+XPIRATION ANDRENEWAL OFWAIVERS.—A 22
4397+waiver issued under this section shall expire not later than 23
4398+90 days after it is issued. The Administrator may renew 24
4399+or reissue such waiver pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) 25 155 
4400+•HR 2811 EH
4401+for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each pe-1
4402+riod, as the Administrator determines necessary to meet 2
4403+the national security or energy security needs described 3
4404+in subsection (a) and serve the public interest. In renewing 4
4405+or reissuing a waiver under this subsection, the Adminis-5
4406+trator shall include in any such renewed or reissued waiver 6
4407+such conditions as are necessary to minimize any adverse 7
4408+environmental impacts to the extent practicable. 8
4409+‘‘(e) S
4410+UBSEQUENTACTION BYCOURT.—If a waiver 9
4411+issued under this section is subsequently stayed, modified, 10
4412+or set aside by a court pursuant a provision of law, any 11
4413+omission or action previously taken by a party under the 12
4414+waiver while the waiver was in effect shall remain subject 13
4415+to subsection (c). 14
4416+‘‘(f) D
4417+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
4418+‘‘(1) C
4419+OVERED REQUIREMENT .—The term ‘cov-16
4420+ered requirement’ means— 17
4421+‘‘(A) any standard established under sec-18
4422+tion 3002, 3003, or 3004; 19
4423+‘‘(B) the permit requirement under section 20
4424+3005; or 21
4425+‘‘(C) any other requirement of this Act, as 22
4426+the Administrator determines appropriate. 23 156 
4427+•HR 2811 EH
4428+‘‘(2) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE .—The term 1
4429+‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 2
4430+the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 3
4431+‘‘(A) that is essential to the energy sector 4
4432+and energy systems of the United States; and 5
4433+‘‘(B) the supply chain of which is vulner-6
4434+able to disruption. 7
4435+‘‘(3) C
4436+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY .— 8
4437+The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 9
4438+facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-10
4439+source.’’. 11
4440+(2) T
4441+ABLE OF CONTENTS .—The table of con-12
4442+tents of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by 13
4443+inserting after the item relating to section 3024 the 14
4444+following: 15
4445+‘‘Sec. 3025. Waivers for critical energy resource facilities.’’. 
47634446 SEC. 10013. NATURAL GAS TAX REPEAL.
47644447 16
4765-(a) R
4766-EPEAL.—Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 17
4767-U.S.C. 7436)(relating to methane emissions and waste re-18
4768-duction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas 19
4769-systems) is repealed. 20
4770-(b) R
4771-ESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 21
4772-amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean 22
4773-Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436)(as in effect on the day before 23
4774-the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded. 24
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4448+(a) R
4449+EPEAL.—Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 17
4450+U.S.C. 7436)(relating to methane emissions and waste re-18
4451+duction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas 19
4452+systems) is repealed. 20
4453+(b) R
4454+ESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 21
4455+amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean 22
4456+Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436)(as in effect on the day before 23
4457+the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded. 24 157 
4458+•HR 2811 EH
47784459 SEC. 10014. REPEAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION 1
47794460 FUND. 2
4780-(a) R
4781-EPEAL.—Section 134 of the Clean Air Act (42 3
4782-U.S.C. 7434)(relating to the greenhouse gas reduction 4
4783-fund) is repealed. 5
4784-(b) R
4785-ESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 6
4786-amounts made available under section 134 of the Clean 7
4787-Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7434)(as in effect on the day before 8
4788-the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded. 9
4789-(c) C
4790-ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 60103 of 10
4791-Public Law 117–169 (relating to the greenhouse gas re-11
4792-duction fund) is repealed. 12
4461+(a) R
4462+EPEAL.—Section 134 of the Clean Air Act (42 3
4463+U.S.C. 7434)(relating to the greenhouse gas reduction 4
4464+fund) is repealed. 5
4465+(b) R
4466+ESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 6
4467+amounts made available under section 134 of the Clean 7
4468+Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7434)(as in effect on the day before 8
4469+the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded. 9
4470+(c) C
4471+ONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section 60103 of 10
4472+Public Law 117–169 (relating to the greenhouse gas re-11
4473+duction fund) is repealed. 12
47934474 SEC. 10015. ENDING FUTURE DELAYS IN CHEMICAL SUB-13
47944475 STANCE REVIEW FOR CRITICAL ENERGY RE-14
47954476 SOURCES. 15
4796-Section 5(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 16
4797-U.S.C. 2604(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-17
4798-lowing: 18
4799-‘‘(6) C
4800-RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCES .— 19
4801-‘‘(A) S
4802-TANDARD.—For purposes of a de-20
4803-termination under paragraph (3) with respect 21
4804-to a chemical substance that is a critical energy 22
4805-resource, the Administrator shall take into con-23
4806-sideration economic, societal, and environmental 24
4807-costs and benefits, notwithstanding any require-25
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4811-ment of this section to not take such factors 1
4812-into consideration. 2
4813-‘‘(B) F
4477+Section 5(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 16
4478+U.S.C. 2604(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-17
4479+lowing: 18
4480+‘‘(6) C
4481+RITICAL ENERGY RESOURCES .— 19
4482+‘‘(A) S
4483+TANDARD.—For purposes of a de-20
4484+termination under paragraph (3) with respect 21
4485+to a chemical substance that is a critical energy 22
4486+resource, the Administrator shall take into con-23
4487+sideration economic, societal, and environmental 24
4488+costs and benefits, notwithstanding any require-25 158 
4489+•HR 2811 EH
4490+ment of this section to not take such factors 1
4491+into consideration. 2
4492+‘‘(B) F
48144493 AILURE TO RENDER DETERMINA -3
4815-TION.— 4
4816-‘‘(i) A
4817-CTIONS AUTHORIZED .—If, with 5
4818-respect to a chemical substance that is a 6
4819-critical energy resource, the Administrator 7
4820-fails to make a determination on a notice 8
4821-under paragraph (3) by the end of the ap-9
4822-plicable review period and the notice has 10
4823-not been withdrawn by the submitter, the 11
4824-submitter may take the actions described 12
4825-in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the 13
4826-chemical substance, and the Administrator 14
4827-shall be relieved of any requirement to 15
4828-make such determination. 16
4829-‘‘(ii) N
4830-ON-DUPLICATION.—A refund of 17
4831-applicable fees under paragraph (4)(A) 18
4832-shall not be made if a submitter takes an 19
4833-action described in paragraph (1)(A) under 20
4834-this subparagraph. 21
4835-‘‘(C) P
4836-REREQUISITE FOR SUGGESTION OF 22
4837-WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION .—The Adminis-23
4838-trator may not suggest to, or request of, a sub-24
4839-mitter of a notice under this subsection for a 25
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4843-chemical substance that is a critical energy re-1
4844-source that such submitter withdraw such no-2
4845-tice, or request a suspension of the running of 3
4846-the applicable review period with respect to 4
4847-such notice, unless the Administrator has— 5
4848-‘‘(i) conducted a preliminary review of 6
4849-such notice; and 7
4850-‘‘(ii) provided to the submitter a draft 8
4851-of a determination under paragraph (3), 9
4852-including any supporting information. 10
4853-‘‘(D) D
4854-EFINITION.—For purposes of this 11
4855-paragraph, the term ‘critical energy resource’ 12
4856-means, as determined by the Secretary of En-13
4857-ergy, any energy resource— 14
4858-‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sec-15
4859-tor and energy systems of the United 16
4860-States; and 17
4861-‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vul-18
4862-nerable to disruption.’’. 19
4494+TION.— 4
4495+‘‘(i) A
4496+CTIONS AUTHORIZED .—If, with 5
4497+respect to a chemical substance that is a 6
4498+critical energy resource, the Administrator 7
4499+fails to make a determination on a notice 8
4500+under paragraph (3) by the end of the ap-9
4501+plicable review period and the notice has 10
4502+not been withdrawn by the submitter, the 11
4503+submitter may take the actions described 12
4504+in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the 13
4505+chemical substance, and the Administrator 14
4506+shall be relieved of any requirement to 15
4507+make such determination. 16
4508+‘‘(ii) N
4509+ON-DUPLICATION.—A refund of 17
4510+applicable fees under paragraph (4)(A) 18
4511+shall not be made if a submitter takes an 19
4512+action described in paragraph (1)(A) under 20
4513+this subparagraph. 21
4514+‘‘(C) P
4515+REREQUISITE FOR SUGGESTION OF  22
4516+WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION .—The Adminis-23
4517+trator may not suggest to, or request of, a sub-24
4518+mitter of a notice under this subsection for a 25 159 
4519+•HR 2811 EH
4520+chemical substance that is a critical energy re-1
4521+source that such submitter withdraw such no-2
4522+tice, or request a suspension of the running of 3
4523+the applicable review period with respect to 4
4524+such notice, unless the Administrator has— 5
4525+‘‘(i) conducted a preliminary review of 6
4526+such notice; and 7
4527+‘‘(ii) provided to the submitter a draft 8
4528+of a determination under paragraph (3), 9
4529+including any supporting information. 10
4530+‘‘(D) D
4531+EFINITION.—For purposes of this 11
4532+paragraph, the term ‘critical energy resource’ 12
4533+means, as determined by the Secretary of En-13
4534+ergy, any energy resource— 14
4535+‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sec-15
4536+tor and energy systems of the United 16
4537+States; and 17
4538+‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vul-18
4539+nerable to disruption.’’. 19
48634540 SEC. 10016. KEEPING AMERICA’S REFINERIES OPERATING. 20
4864-(a) I
4865-NGENERAL.—The owner or operator of a sta-21
4866-tionary source described in subsection (b) of this section 22
4867-shall not be required by the regulations promulgated 23
4868-under section 112(r)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 24
4869-U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(B)) to include in any hazard assess-25
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4873-ment under clause (ii) of such section 112(r)(7)(B) an as-1
4874-sessment of safer technology and alternative risk manage-2
4875-ment measures with respect to the use of hydrofluoric acid 3
4876-in an alkylation unit. 4
4877-(b) S
4878-TATIONARYSOURCEDESCRIBED.—A stationary 5
4879-source described in this subsection is a stationary source 6
4880-(as defined in section 112(r)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act 7
4881-(42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)(C)) in North American Industry 8
4882-Classification System code 324— 9
4883-(1) for which a construction permit or operating 10
4884-permit has been issued pursuant to the Clean Air 11
4885-Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); or 12
4886-(2) for which the owner or operator dem-13
4887-onstrates to the Administrator of the Environmental 14
4888-Protection Agency that such stationary source con-15
4889-forms or will conform to the most recent version of 16
4890-American Petroleum Institute Recommended Prac-17
4891-tice 751. 18
4541+(a) I
4542+NGENERAL.—The owner or operator of a sta-21
4543+tionary source described in subsection (b) of this section 22
4544+shall not be required by the regulations promulgated 23
4545+under section 112(r)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 24
4546+U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(B)) to include in any hazard assess-25 160 
4547+•HR 2811 EH
4548+ment under clause (ii) of such section 112(r)(7)(B) an as-1
4549+sessment of safer technology and alternative risk manage-2
4550+ment measures with respect to the use of hydrofluoric acid 3
4551+in an alkylation unit. 4
4552+(b) S
4553+TATIONARYSOURCEDESCRIBED.—A stationary 5
4554+source described in this subsection is a stationary source 6
4555+(as defined in section 112(r)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act 7
4556+(42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)(C)) in North American Industry 8
4557+Classification System code 324— 9
4558+(1) for which a construction permit or operating 10
4559+permit has been issued pursuant to the Clean Air 11
4560+Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); or 12
4561+(2) for which the owner or operator dem-13
4562+onstrates to the Administrator of the Environmental 14
4563+Protection Agency that such stationary source con-15
4564+forms or will conform to the most recent version of 16
4565+American Petroleum Institute Recommended Prac-17
4566+tice 751. 18
48924567 SEC. 10017. HOMEOWNER ENERGY FREEDOM. 19
4893-(a) I
4894-NGENERAL.—The following are repealed: 20
4895-(1) Section 50122 of Public Law 117–169 (42 21
4896-U.S.C. 18795a) (relating to a high-efficiency electric 22
4897-home rebate program). 23
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4900-HR 2811 PCS
4901-(2) Section 50123 of Public Law 117–169 (42 1
4902-U.S.C. 18795b) (relating to State-based home en-2
4903-ergy efficiency contractor training grants). 3
4904-(3) Section 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (136 4
4905-Stat. 2041) (relating to assistance for latest and 5
4906-zero building energy code adoption). 6
4907-(b) R
4908-ESCISSIONS.—The unobligated balances of any 7
4909-amounts made available under each of sections 50122, 8
4910-50123, and 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 9
4911-18795a, 18795b; 136 Stat. 2041) (as in effect on the day 10
4912-before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. 11
4913-(c) C
4914-ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 12
4915-50121(c)(7) of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 13
4916-18795(c)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including a rebate 14
4917-provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-15
4918-gram (as defined in section 50122(d)),’’. 16
4568+(a) I
4569+NGENERAL.—The following are repealed: 20
4570+(1) Section 50122 of Public Law 117–169 (42 21
4571+U.S.C. 18795a) (relating to a high-efficiency electric 22
4572+home rebate program). 23 161 
4573+•HR 2811 EH
4574+(2) Section 50123 of Public Law 117–169 (42 1
4575+U.S.C. 18795b) (relating to State-based home en-2
4576+ergy efficiency contractor training grants). 3
4577+(3) Section 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (136 4
4578+Stat. 2041) (relating to assistance for latest and 5
4579+zero building energy code adoption). 6
4580+(b) R
4581+ESCISSIONS.—The unobligated balances of any 7
4582+amounts made available under each of sections 50122, 8
4583+50123, and 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 9
4584+18795a, 18795b; 136 Stat. 2041) (as in effect on the day 10
4585+before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. 11
4586+(c) C
4587+ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 12
4588+50121(c)(7) of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 13
4589+18795(c)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including a rebate 14
4590+provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-15
4591+gram (as defined in section 50122(d)),’’. 16
49194592 SEC. 10018. STUDY. 17
4920-Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 18
4921-of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 19
4922-the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study 20
4923-on how to streamline regulatory timelines relating to de-21
4924-veloping new power plants by examining practices relating 22
4925-to various power generating sources, including fossil and 23
4926-nuclear generating sources. 24
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4593+Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 18
4594+of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 19
4595+the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study 20
4596+on how to streamline regulatory timelines relating to de-21
4597+veloping new power plants by examining practices relating 22
4598+to various power generating sources, including fossil and 23
4599+nuclear generating sources. 24 162 
4600+•HR 2811 EH
49304601 SEC. 10019. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSI-1
49314602 BILITY. 2
4932-(a) A
4933-MENDMENTS.—Section 1422(b) of the Safe 3
4934-Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1(b)) is amended— 4
4935-(1) in paragraph (2)— 5
4936-(A) by striking ‘‘Within ninety days’’ and 6
4937-inserting ‘‘(A) Within ninety days’’; 7
4938-(B) by striking ‘‘and after reasonable op-8
4939-portunity for presentation of views’’; and 9
4940-(C) by adding at the end the following: 10
4941-‘‘(B) If, after 270 calendar days of a State’s applica-11
4942-tion being submitted under paragraph (1)(A) or notice 12
4943-being submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Adminis-13
4944-trator has not, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule ap-14
4945-proved, disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved 15
4946-in part the State’s underground injection control pro-16
4947-gram— 17
4948-‘‘(i) the Administrator shall transmit, in writ-18
4949-ing, to the State a detailed explanation as to the sta-19
4950-tus of the application or notice; and 20
4951-‘‘(ii) the State’s underground injection control 21
4952-program shall be deemed approved under this sec-22
4953-tion if— 23
4954-‘‘(I) the Administrator has not after an-24
4955-other 30 days, pursuant to subparagraph (A), 25
4956-by rule approved, disapproved, or approved in 26
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4960-part and disapproved in part the State’s under-1
4961-ground injection control program; and 2
4962-‘‘(II) the State has established and imple-3
4963-mented an effective program (including ade-4
4964-quate recordkeeping and reporting) to prevent 5
4965-underground injection which endangers drink-6
4966-ing water sources.’’; 7
4967-(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-8
4968-lows: 9
4969-‘‘(4) Before promulgating any rule under paragraph 10
4970-(2) or (3) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— 11
4971-‘‘(A) provide a reasonable opportunity for pres-12
4972-entation of views with respect to such rule, including 13
4973-a public hearing and a public comment period; and 14
4974-‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of 15
4975-the reasonable opportunity for presentation of views 16
4976-provided under subparagraph (A).’’; and 17
4977-(3) by adding at the end the following: 18
4978-‘‘(5) P
4979-REAPPLICATIONACTIVITIES.—The Adminis-19
4980-trator shall work as expeditiously as possible with States 20
4981-to complete any necessary activities relevant to the sub-21
4982-mission of an application under paragraph (1)(A) or no-22
4983-tice under paragraph (1)(B), taking into consideration the 23
4984-need for a complete and detailed submission. 24
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4988-‘‘(6) APPLICATIONCOORDINATION FOR CLASSVI 1
4603+(a) A
4604+MENDMENTS.—Section 1422(b) of the Safe 3
4605+Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1(b)) is amended— 4
4606+(1) in paragraph (2)— 5
4607+(A) by striking ‘‘Within ninety days’’ and 6
4608+inserting ‘‘(A) Within ninety days’’; 7
4609+(B) by striking ‘‘and after reasonable op-8
4610+portunity for presentation of views’’; and 9
4611+(C) by adding at the end the following: 10
4612+‘‘(B) If, after 270 calendar days of a State’s applica-11
4613+tion being submitted under paragraph (1)(A) or notice 12
4614+being submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Adminis-13
4615+trator has not, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule ap-14
4616+proved, disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved 15
4617+in part the State’s underground injection control pro-16
4618+gram— 17
4619+‘‘(i) the Administrator shall transmit, in writ-18
4620+ing, to the State a detailed explanation as to the sta-19
4621+tus of the application or notice; and 20
4622+‘‘(ii) the State’s underground injection control 21
4623+program shall be deemed approved under this sec-22
4624+tion if— 23
4625+‘‘(I) the Administrator has not after an-24
4626+other 30 days, pursuant to subparagraph (A), 25
4627+by rule approved, disapproved, or approved in 26 163 
4628+•HR 2811 EH
4629+part and disapproved in part the State’s under-1
4630+ground injection control program; and 2
4631+‘‘(II) the State has established and imple-3
4632+mented an effective program (including ade-4
4633+quate recordkeeping and reporting) to prevent 5
4634+underground injection which endangers drink-6
4635+ing water sources.’’; 7
4636+(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-8
4637+lows: 9
4638+‘‘(4) Before promulgating any rule under paragraph 10
4639+(2) or (3) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— 11
4640+‘‘(A) provide a reasonable opportunity for pres-12
4641+entation of views with respect to such rule, including 13
4642+a public hearing and a public comment period; and 14
4643+‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of 15
4644+the reasonable opportunity for presentation of views 16
4645+provided under subparagraph (A).’’; and 17
4646+(3) by adding at the end the following: 18
4647+‘‘(5) P
4648+REAPPLICATIONACTIVITIES.—The Adminis-19
4649+trator shall work as expeditiously as possible with States 20
4650+to complete any necessary activities relevant to the sub-21
4651+mission of an application under paragraph (1)(A) or no-22
4652+tice under paragraph (1)(B), taking into consideration the 23
4653+need for a complete and detailed submission. 24 164 
4654+•HR 2811 EH
4655+‘‘(6) APPLICATIONCOORDINATION FOR CLASSVI 1
49894656 W
4990-ELLS.—With respect to the underground injection con-2
4991-trol program for Class VI wells (as defined in section 3
4992-40306(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 4
4993-(42 U.S.C. 300h–9(a))), the Administrator shall designate 5
4994-one individual at the Agency from each regional office to 6
4995-be responsible for coordinating— 7
4996-‘‘(A) the completion of any necessary activities 8
4997-prior to the submission of an application under 9
4998-paragraph (1)(A) or notice under paragraph (1)(B), 10
4999-in accordance with paragraph (5); 11
5000-‘‘(B) the review of an application submitted 12
5001-under paragraph (1)(A) or notice submitted under 13
5002-paragraph (1)(B); 14
5003-‘‘(C) any reasonable opportunity for presen-15
5004-tation of views provided under paragraph (4)(A) and 16
5005-any notice published under paragraph (4)(B); and 17
5006-‘‘(D) pursuant to the recommendations included 18
5007-in the report required under paragraph (7), the hir-19
5008-ing of additional staff to carry out subparagraphs 20
5009-(A) through (C). 21
5010-‘‘(7) E
5011-VALUATION OFRESOURCES.— 22
5012-‘‘(A) I
5013-N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 23
5014-after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 24
5015-individual designated under paragraph (6) shall 25
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5019-transmit to the appropriate Congressional commit-1
5020-tees a report, including recommendations, regarding 2
5021-the— 3
5022-‘‘(i) availability of staff and resources to 4
5023-promptly carry out the requirements of para-5
5024-graph (6); and 6
5025-‘‘(ii) additional funding amounts needed to 7
5026-do so. 8
5027-‘‘(B) A
4657+ELLS.—With respect to the underground injection con-2
4658+trol program for Class VI wells (as defined in section 3
4659+40306(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 4
4660+(42 U.S.C. 300h–9(a))), the Administrator shall designate 5
4661+one individual at the Agency from each regional office to 6
4662+be responsible for coordinating— 7
4663+‘‘(A) the completion of any necessary activities 8
4664+prior to the submission of an application under 9
4665+paragraph (1)(A) or notice under paragraph (1)(B), 10
4666+in accordance with paragraph (5); 11
4667+‘‘(B) the review of an application submitted 12
4668+under paragraph (1)(A) or notice submitted under 13
4669+paragraph (1)(B); 14
4670+‘‘(C) any reasonable opportunity for presen-15
4671+tation of views provided under paragraph (4)(A) and 16
4672+any notice published under paragraph (4)(B); and 17
4673+‘‘(D) pursuant to the recommendations included 18
4674+in the report required under paragraph (7), the hir-19
4675+ing of additional staff to carry out subparagraphs 20
4676+(A) through (C). 21
4677+‘‘(7) E
4678+VALUATION OFRESOURCES.— 22
4679+‘‘(A) I
4680+N GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 23
4681+after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 24
4682+individual designated under paragraph (6) shall 25 165 
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4684+transmit to the appropriate Congressional commit-1
4685+tees a report, including recommendations, regarding 2
4686+the— 3
4687+‘‘(i) availability of staff and resources to 4
4688+promptly carry out the requirements of para-5
4689+graph (6); and 6
4690+‘‘(ii) additional funding amounts needed to 7
4691+do so. 8
4692+‘‘(B) A
50284693 PPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT -9
5029-TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ap-10
5030-propriate Congressional Committees’ means— 11
5031-‘‘(i) in the Senate— 12
5032-‘‘(I) the Committee on Environment 13
5033-and Public Works; and 14
5034-‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-15
5035-tions; and 16
5036-‘‘(ii) in the House of Representatives— 17
5037-‘‘(I) the Committee on Energy and 18
5038-Commerce; and 19
5039-‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-20
5040-tions.’’. 21
5041-(b) F
5042-UNDING.—In each of fiscal years 2023 through 22
5043-2026, amounts made available by title VI of division J 23
5044-of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under 24
5045-paragraph (7) of the heading ‘‘Environmental Protection 25
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5049-Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ (Public 1
5050-Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1402) may also be made available, 2
5051-subject to appropriations, to carry out paragraphs (5), (6), 3
5052-and (7) of section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water 4
5053-Act, as added by this section. 5
5054-(c) R
5055-ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 6
5056-made by this section shall— 7
5057-(1) apply to all applications submitted to the 8
5058-Environmental Protection Agency after the date of 9
5059-enactment of this Act to establish an underground 10
5060-injection control program under section 1422(b) of 11
5061-the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1); 12
5062-and 13
5063-(2) with respect to such applications submitted 14
5064-prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 270 15
5065-and 300 day deadlines under section 1422(b)(2)(B) 16
5066-of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as added by this 17
5067-section, shall begin on the date of enactment of this 18
5068-Act. 19
4694+TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ap-10
4695+propriate Congressional Committees’ means— 11
4696+‘‘(i) in the Senate— 12
4697+‘‘(I) the Committee on Environment 13
4698+and Public Works; and 14
4699+‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-15
4700+tions; and 16
4701+‘‘(ii) in the House of Representatives— 17
4702+‘‘(I) the Committee on Energy and 18
4703+Commerce; and 19
4704+‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-20
4705+tions.’’. 21
4706+(b) F
4707+UNDING.—In each of fiscal years 2023 through 22
4708+2026, amounts made available by title VI of division J 23
4709+of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under 24
4710+paragraph (7) of the heading ‘‘Environmental Protection 25 166 
4711+•HR 2811 EH
4712+Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ (Public 1
4713+Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1402) may also be made available, 2
4714+subject to appropriations, to carry out paragraphs (5), (6), 3
4715+and (7) of section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water 4
4716+Act, as added by this section. 5
4717+(c) R
4718+ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 6
4719+made by this section shall— 7
4720+(1) apply to all applications submitted to the 8
4721+Environmental Protection Agency after the date of 9
4722+enactment of this Act to establish an underground 10
4723+injection control program under section 1422(b) of 11
4724+the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1); 12
4725+and 13
4726+(2) with respect to such applications submitted 14
4727+prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 270 15
4728+and 300 day deadlines under section 1422(b)(2)(B) 16
4729+of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as added by this 17
4730+section, shall begin on the date of enactment of this 18
4731+Act. 19
50694732 SEC. 10020. USE OF INDEX-BASED PRICING IN ACQUISITION 20
50704733 OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR THE SPR. 21
5071-Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 22
5072-Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended— 23
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5076-(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 1
5077-(6) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively (and ad-2
5078-justing the margins accordingly); 3
5079-(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in-4
5080-serting the following: 5
5081-‘‘(1) I
5082-N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 6
5083-(3) by striking ‘‘Such procedures shall take into 7
5084-account the need to—’’ and inserting the following: 8
5085-‘‘(2) I
5086-NCLUSIONS.—Procedures developed under 9
5087-this subsection shall— 10
5088-‘‘(A) require acquisition of petroleum prod-11
5089-ucts using index-based pricing; and 12
5090-‘‘(B) take into account the need to—’’. 13
4734+Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 22
4735+Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended— 23 167 
4736+•HR 2811 EH
4737+(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 1
4738+(6) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively (and ad-2
4739+justing the margins accordingly); 3
4740+(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in-4
4741+serting the following: 5
4742+‘‘(1) I
4743+N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 6
4744+(3) by striking ‘‘Such procedures shall take into 7
4745+account the need to—’’ and inserting the following: 8
4746+‘‘(2) I
4747+NCLUSIONS.—Procedures developed under 9
4748+this subsection shall— 10
4749+‘‘(A) require acquisition of petroleum prod-11
4750+ucts using index-based pricing; and 12
4751+‘‘(B) take into account the need to—’’. 13
50914752 SEC. 10021. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 14
5092-(a) I
5093-NGENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-15
5094-tion Act is amended by inserting after section 163 (42 16
5095-U.S.C. 6243) the following: 17
4753+(a) I
4754+NGENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-15
4755+tion Act is amended by inserting after section 163 (42 16
4756+U.S.C. 6243) the following: 17
50964757 ‘‘SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 18
5097-‘‘(a) I
5098-NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit the 19
5099-export or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the 20
5100-Strategic Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, 21
5101-to— 22
5102-‘‘(1) the People’s Republic of China; 23
5103-‘‘(2) the Democratic People’s Republic of 24
5104-Korea; 25
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5108-‘‘(3) the Russian Federation; 1
5109-‘‘(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 2
5110-‘‘(5) any other country the government of which 3
5111-is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; 4
5112-and 5
5113-‘‘(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced 6
5114-by— 7
5115-‘‘(A) a country referred to in any of para-8
5116-graphs (1) through (5); or 9
5117-‘‘(B) the Chinese Communist Party. 10
5118-‘‘(b) W
5119-AIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver of 11
5120-the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 12
5121-certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to 13
5122-the waiver is in the national security interests of the 14
5123-United States. 15
5124-‘‘(c) R
5125-ULE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 16
5126-of enactment of the Lower Energy Costs Act, the Sec-17
5127-retary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.’’. 18
5128-(b) C
5129-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 19
5130-(1) D
5131-RAWDOWN AND SALE OF PETROLEUM 20
5132-PRODUCTS.—Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy 21
5133-and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is 22
5134-amended by inserting ‘‘and section 164’’ before the 23
5135-period at the end. 24
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5139-(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT .—The table of con-1
5140-tents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 2
5141-amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-3
5142-tion 163 the following: 4
5143-‘‘Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.’’.
4758+‘‘(a) I
4759+NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit the 19
4760+export or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the 20
4761+Strategic Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, 21
4762+to— 22
4763+‘‘(1) the People’s Republic of China; 23
4764+‘‘(2) the Democratic People’s Republic of 24
4765+Korea; 25 168 
4766+•HR 2811 EH
4767+‘‘(3) the Russian Federation; 1
4768+‘‘(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 2
4769+‘‘(5) any other country the government of which 3
4770+is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; 4
4771+and 5
4772+‘‘(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced 6
4773+by— 7
4774+‘‘(A) a country referred to in any of para-8
4775+graphs (1) through (5); or 9
4776+‘‘(B) the Chinese Communist Party. 10
4777+‘‘(b) W
4778+AIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver of 11
4779+the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 12
4780+certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to 13
4781+the waiver is in the national security interests of the 14
4782+United States. 15
4783+‘‘(c) R
4784+ULE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 16
4785+of enactment of the Lower Energy Costs Act, the Sec-17
4786+retary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.’’. 18
4787+(b) C
4788+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 19
4789+(1) D
4790+RAWDOWN AND SALE OF PETROLEUM  20
4791+PRODUCTS.—Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy 21
4792+and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is 22
4793+amended by inserting ‘‘and section 164’’ before the 23
4794+period at the end. 24 169 
4795+•HR 2811 EH
4796+(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT .—The table of con-1
4797+tents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 2
4798+amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-3
4799+tion 163 the following: 4
4800+‘‘Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.’’. 
51444801 SEC. 10022. SENSE OF CONGRESS EXPRESSING DIS-
51454802 5
51464803 APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TAX HIKES ON 6
51474804 THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN 7
51484805 THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET 8
51494806 REQUEST. 9
5150-(a) F
5151-INDING.—Congress finds that President Biden’s 10
5152-fiscal year 2024 budget request proposes to repeal tax pro-11
5153-visions that are vital to the oil and natural gas industry 12
5154-of the United States, resulting in a $31,000,000,000 tax 13
5155-hike on oil and natural gas producers in the United States. 14
5156-(b) S
5157-ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-15
5158-gress that Congress disapproves of the proposed tax hike 16
5159-on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fis-17
5160-cal year 2024 budget request. 18
4807+(a) F
4808+INDING.—Congress finds that President Biden’s 10
4809+fiscal year 2024 budget request proposes to repeal tax pro-11
4810+visions that are vital to the oil and natural gas industry 12
4811+of the United States, resulting in a $31,000,000,000 tax 13
4812+hike on oil and natural gas producers in the United States. 14
4813+(b) S
4814+ENSE OFCONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-15
4815+gress that Congress disapproves of the proposed tax hike 16
4816+on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fis-17
4817+cal year 2024 budget request. 18
51614818 SEC. 10023. DOMESTIC ENERGY INDEPENDENCE REPORT. 19
5162-Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 20
5163-of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-21
5164-tection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of En-22
5165-ergy, shall submit to Congress a report that identifies and 23
5166-assesses regulations promulgated by the Administrator 24
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5170-during the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment 1
5171-of this Act that have— 2
5172-(1) reduced the energy independence of the 3
5173-United States; 4
5174-(2) increased the regulatory burden for energy 5
5175-producers in the United States; 6
5176-(3) decreased the energy output by such energy 7
5177-producers; 8
5178-(4) reduced the energy security of the United 9
5179-States; or 10
5180-(5) increased energy costs for consumers in the 11
5181-United States. 12
4819+Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 20
4820+of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-21
4821+tection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of En-22
4822+ergy, shall submit to Congress a report that identifies and 23
4823+assesses regulations promulgated by the Administrator 24 170 
4824+•HR 2811 EH
4825+during the 15-year period preceding the date of enactment 1
4826+of this Act that have— 2
4827+(1) reduced the energy independence of the 3
4828+United States; 4
4829+(2) increased the regulatory burden for energy 5
4830+producers in the United States; 6
4831+(3) decreased the energy output by such energy 7
4832+producers; 8
4833+(4) reduced the energy security of the United 9
4834+States; or 10
4835+(5) increased energy costs for consumers in the 11
4836+United States. 12
51824837 SEC. 10024. GAO STUDY. 13
5183-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 14
5184-of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 15
5185-shall conduct a study on how banning natural gas appli-16
5186-ances will affect the rates and charges for electricity. 17
4838+Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 14
4839+of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 15
4840+shall conduct a study on how banning natural gas appli-16
4841+ances will affect the rates and charges for electricity. 17
51874842 SEC. 10025. GAS KITCHEN RANGES AND OVENS. 18
5188-The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, 19
5189-administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy 20
5190-Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 21
5191-for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Supple-22
5192-mental notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement 23
5193-of public meeting’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6818; published Feb-24
5194-ruary 1, 2023) with respect to energy conservation stand-25
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5198-ards for gas kitchen ranges and ovens, or any substantially 1
5199-similar rule, including any rule that would directly or indi-2
5200-rectly limit consumer access to gas kitchen ranges and 3
5201-ovens. 4
4843+The Secretary of Energy may not finalize, implement, 19
4844+administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy 20
4845+Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 21
4846+for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Supple-22
4847+mental notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement 23
4848+of public meeting’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 6818; published Feb-24
4849+ruary 1, 2023) with respect to energy conservation stand-25 171 
4850+•HR 2811 EH
4851+ards for gas kitchen ranges and ovens, or any substantially 1
4852+similar rule, including any rule that would directly or indi-2
4853+rectly limit consumer access to gas kitchen ranges and 3
4854+ovens. 4
52024855 TITLE II—TRANSPARENCY, AC-5
52034856 COUNTABILITY, PERMITTING, 6
52044857 AND PRODUCTION OF AMER-7
52054858 ICAN RESOURCES 8
52064859 SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE. 9
5207-This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency, Ac-10
5208-countability, Permitting, and Production of American Re-11
5209-sources Act’’ or the ‘‘TAPP American Resources Act’’. 12
4860+This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency, Ac-10
4861+countability, Permitting, and Production of American Re-11
4862+sources Act’’ or the ‘‘TAPP American Resources Act’’. 12
52104863 Subtitle A—Onshore and Offshore 13
52114864 Leasing and Oversight 14
52124865 SEC. 20101. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING. 15
5213-(a) R
4866+(a) R
52144867 EQUIREMENTTOIMMEDIATELYRESUMEON-16
5215-SHOREOIL ANDGASLEASESALES.— 17
5216-(1) I
5217-N GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-18
5218-rior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil 19
5219-and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral 20
5220-Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 21
5221-(2) R
5222-EQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-22
5223-rior shall ensure— 23
5224-(A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursu-24
5225-ant to paragraph (1) is conducted immediately 25
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5229-on completion of all applicable scoping, public 1
5230-comment, and environmental analysis require-2
5231-ments under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 3
5232-U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the National Environ-4
5233-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 5
5234-seq.); and 6
5235-(B) that the processes described in sub-7
5236-paragraph (A) are conducted in a timely man-8
5237-ner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1). 9
5238-(3) L
5239-EASE OF OIL AND GAS LANDS .—Section 10
5240-17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 11
5241-226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Eligible 12
5242-lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this 13
5243-Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or 14
5244-regulatory prohibition. Available lands are those 15
5245-lands that have been designated as open for leasing 16
5246-under a land use plan developed under section 202 17
5247-of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 18
5248-1976 and that have been nominated for leasing 19
5249-through the submission of an expression of interest, 20
5250-are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or 21
5251-are otherwise designated as available pursuant to 22
5252-regulations adopted by the Secretary.’’ after ‘‘sales 23
5253-are necessary.’’. 24
5254-(b) Q
5255-UARTERLYLEASESALES.— 25
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5259-(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Min-1
5260-eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal 2
5261-year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 3
5262-minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in each of 4
5263-the following States: 5
5264-(A) Wyoming. 6
5265-(B) New Mexico. 7
5266-(C) Colorado. 8
5267-(D) Utah. 9
5268-(E) Montana. 10
5269-(F) North Dakota. 11
5270-(G) Oklahoma. 12
5271-(H) Nevada. 13
5272-(I) Alaska. 14
5273-(J) Any other State in which there is land 15
5274-available for oil and gas leasing under the Min-16
5275-eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or any 17
5276-other mineral leasing law. 18
5277-(2) R
5278-EQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease sale 19
5279-under paragraph (1) in a State described in that 20
5280-paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 21
5281-all parcels nominated and eligible pursuant to the 22
5282-requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 23
5283-181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, develop-24
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5287-ment, and production under the resource manage-1
5288-ment plan in effect for the State. 2
5289-(3) R
5290-EPLACEMENT SALES .—The Secretary of 3
5291-the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during 4
5292-the same fiscal year if— 5
5293-(A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is 6
5294-canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a 7
5295-lack of eligible parcels; or 8
5296-(B) during a lease sale under paragraph 9
5297-(1) the percentage of acreage that does not re-10
5298-ceive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 per-11
5299-cent of the acreage offered. 12
5300-(4) N
5301-OTICE REGARDING MISSED SALES .—Not 13
5302-later than 30 days after a sale required under this 14
5303-subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or other-15
5304-wise missed the Secretary of the Interior shall sub-16
5305-mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 17
5306-House of Representatives and the Committee on En-18
5307-ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 19
5308-that states what sale was missed and why it was 20
5309-missed. 21
4868+SHOREOIL ANDGASLEASESALES.— 17
4869+(1) I
4870+N GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-18
4871+rior shall immediately resume quarterly onshore oil 19
4872+and gas lease sales in compliance with the Mineral 20
4873+Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 21
4874+(2) R
4875+EQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-22
4876+rior shall ensure— 23
4877+(A) that any oil and gas lease sale pursu-24
4878+ant to paragraph (1) is conducted immediately 25 172 
4879+•HR 2811 EH
4880+on completion of all applicable scoping, public 1
4881+comment, and environmental analysis require-2
4882+ments under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 3
4883+U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the National Environ-4
4884+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 5
4885+seq.); and 6
4886+(B) that the processes described in sub-7
4887+paragraph (A) are conducted in a timely man-8
4888+ner to ensure compliance with subsection (b)(1). 9
4889+(3) L
4890+EASE OF OIL AND GAS LANDS .—Section 10
4891+17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 11
4892+226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Eligible 12
4893+lands comprise all lands subject to leasing under this 13
4894+Act and not excluded from leasing by a statutory or 14
4895+regulatory prohibition. Available lands are those 15
4896+lands that have been designated as open for leasing 16
4897+under a land use plan developed under section 202 17
4898+of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 18
4899+1976 and that have been nominated for leasing 19
4900+through the submission of an expression of interest, 20
4901+are subject to drainage in the absence of leasing, or 21
4902+are otherwise designated as available pursuant to 22
4903+regulations adopted by the Secretary.’’ after ‘‘sales 23
4904+are necessary.’’. 24
4905+(b) Q
4906+UARTERLYLEASESALES.— 25 173 
4907+•HR 2811 EH
4908+(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Min-1
4909+eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), each fiscal 2
4910+year, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 3
4911+minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in each of 4
4912+the following States: 5
4913+(A) Wyoming. 6
4914+(B) New Mexico. 7
4915+(C) Colorado. 8
4916+(D) Utah. 9
4917+(E) Montana. 10
4918+(F) North Dakota. 11
4919+(G) Oklahoma. 12
4920+(H) Nevada. 13
4921+(I) Alaska. 14
4922+(J) Any other State in which there is land 15
4923+available for oil and gas leasing under the Min-16
4924+eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or any 17
4925+other mineral leasing law. 18
4926+(2) R
4927+EQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease sale 19
4928+under paragraph (1) in a State described in that 20
4929+paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer 21
4930+all parcels nominated and eligible pursuant to the 22
4931+requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 23
4932+181 et seq.) for oil and gas exploration, develop-24 174 
4933+•HR 2811 EH
4934+ment, and production under the resource manage-1
4935+ment plan in effect for the State. 2
4936+(3) R
4937+EPLACEMENT SALES .—The Secretary of 3
4938+the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during 4
4939+the same fiscal year if— 5
4940+(A) a lease sale under paragraph (1) is 6
4941+canceled, delayed, or deferred, including for a 7
4942+lack of eligible parcels; or 8
4943+(B) during a lease sale under paragraph 9
4944+(1) the percentage of acreage that does not re-10
4945+ceive a bid is equal to or greater than 25 per-11
4946+cent of the acreage offered. 12
4947+(4) N
4948+OTICE REGARDING MISSED SALES .—Not 13
4949+later than 30 days after a sale required under this 14
4950+subsection is canceled, delayed, deferred, or other-15
4951+wise missed the Secretary of the Interior shall sub-16
4952+mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 17
4953+House of Representatives and the Committee on En-18
4954+ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 19
4955+that states what sale was missed and why it was 20
4956+missed. 21
53104957 SEC. 20102. LEASE REINSTATEMENT. 22
5311-The reinstatement of a lease entered into under the 23
5312-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Geo-24
5313-thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) by 25
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5317-the Secretary shall be not considered a major Federal ac-1
5318-tion under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-2
5319-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 3
4958+The reinstatement of a lease entered into under the 23
4959+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Geo-24
4960+thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) by 25 175 
4961+•HR 2811 EH
4962+the Secretary shall be not considered a major Federal ac-1
4963+tion under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-2
4964+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 3
53204965 SEC. 20103. PROTESTED LEASE SALES. 4
5321-Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 5
5322-U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘The Sec-6
5323-retary shall resolve any protest to a lease sale not later 7
5324-than 60 days after such payment.’’ after ‘‘annual rental 8
5325-for the first lease year.’’. 9
4966+Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 5
4967+U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘The Sec-6
4968+retary shall resolve any protest to a lease sale not later 7
4969+than 60 days after such payment.’’ after ‘‘annual rental 8
4970+for the first lease year.’’. 9
53264971 SEC. 20104. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS. 10
5327-Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 11
5328-226) is amended by adding at the end the following: 12
5329-‘‘(r) S
5330-USPENSION OFOPERATIONSPERMITS.—In the 13
5331-event that an oil and gas lease owner has submitted an 14
5332-expression of interest for adjacent acreage that is part of 15
5333-the nature of the geological play and has yet to be offered 16
5334-in a lease sale by the Secretary, they may request a sus-17
5335-pension of operations from the Secretary of the Interior 18
5336-and upon request, the Secretary shall grant the suspension 19
5337-of operations within 15 days. Any payment of acreage 20
5338-rental or of minimum royalty prescribed by such lease like-21
5339-wise shall be suspended during such period of suspension 22
5340-of operations and production; and the term of such lease 23
5341-shall be extended by adding any such suspension period 24
5342-thereto.’’. 25
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4972+Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 11
4973+226) is amended by adding at the end the following: 12
4974+‘‘(r) S
4975+USPENSION OFOPERATIONSPERMITS.—In the 13
4976+event that an oil and gas lease owner has submitted an 14
4977+expression of interest for adjacent acreage that is part of 15
4978+the nature of the geological play and has yet to be offered 16
4979+in a lease sale by the Secretary, they may request a sus-17
4980+pension of operations from the Secretary of the Interior 18
4981+and upon request, the Secretary shall grant the suspension 19
4982+of operations within 15 days. Any payment of acreage 20
4983+rental or of minimum royalty prescribed by such lease like-21
4984+wise shall be suspended during such period of suspension 22
4985+of operations and production; and the term of such lease 23
4986+shall be extended by adding any such suspension period 24
4987+thereto.’’. 25 176 
4988+•HR 2811 EH
53464989 SEC. 20105. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST PROCESS REFORM. 1
5347-Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 2
5348-226) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-3
5349-lowing: 4
5350-‘‘(s) P
5351-ROTESTFILINGFEE.— 5
5352-‘‘(1) I
5353-N GENERAL.—Before processing any pro-6
5354-test filed under this section, the Secretary shall col-7
5355-lect a filing fee in the amount described in para-8
5356-graph (2) from the protestor to recover the cost for 9
5357-processing documents filed for each administrative 10
5358-protest. 11
5359-‘‘(2) A
5360-MOUNT.—The amount described in this 12
5361-paragraph is calculated as follows: 13
5362-‘‘(A) For each protest filed in a submission 14
5363-not exceeding 10 pages in length, the base filing 15
5364-fee shall be $150. 16
5365-‘‘(B) For each submission exceeding 10 17
5366-pages in length, in addition to the base filing 18
5367-fee, an assessment of $5 per page in excess of 19
5368-10 pages shall apply. 20
5369-‘‘(C) For protests that include more than 21
5370-one oil and gas lease parcel, right-of-way, or ap-22
5371-plication for permit to drill in a submission, an 23
5372-additional assessment of $10 per additional 24
5373-lease parcel, right-of-way, or application for 25
5374-permit to drill shall apply. 26
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5378-‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.— 1
5379-‘‘(A) I
5380-N GENERAL.—Beginning on January 2
5381-1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 3
5382-shall adjust the filing fees established in this 4
5383-subsection to whole dollar amounts to reflect 5
5384-changes in the Producer Price Index, as pub-6
5385-lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 7
5386-the previous 12 months. 8
5387-‘‘(B) P
5388-UBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING 9
5389-FEES.—At least 30 days before the filing fees 10
5390-as adjusted under this paragraph take effect, 11
5391-the Secretary shall publish notification of the 12
5392-adjustment of such fees in the Federal Reg-13
5393-ister.’’. 14
4990+Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 2
4991+226) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-3
4992+lowing: 4
4993+‘‘(s) P
4994+ROTESTFILINGFEE.— 5
4995+‘‘(1) I
4996+N GENERAL.—Before processing any pro-6
4997+test filed under this section, the Secretary shall col-7
4998+lect a filing fee in the amount described in para-8
4999+graph (2) from the protestor to recover the cost for 9
5000+processing documents filed for each administrative 10
5001+protest. 11
5002+‘‘(2) A
5003+MOUNT.—The amount described in this 12
5004+paragraph is calculated as follows: 13
5005+‘‘(A) For each protest filed in a submission 14
5006+not exceeding 10 pages in length, the base filing 15
5007+fee shall be $150. 16
5008+‘‘(B) For each submission exceeding 10 17
5009+pages in length, in addition to the base filing 18
5010+fee, an assessment of $5 per page in excess of 19
5011+10 pages shall apply. 20
5012+‘‘(C) For protests that include more than 21
5013+one oil and gas lease parcel, right-of-way, or ap-22
5014+plication for permit to drill in a submission, an 23
5015+additional assessment of $10 per additional 24
5016+lease parcel, right-of-way, or application for 25
5017+permit to drill shall apply. 26 177 
5018+•HR 2811 EH
5019+‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.— 1
5020+‘‘(A) I
5021+N GENERAL.—Beginning on January 2
5022+1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 3
5023+shall adjust the filing fees established in this 4
5024+subsection to whole dollar amounts to reflect 5
5025+changes in the Producer Price Index, as pub-6
5026+lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 7
5027+the previous 12 months. 8
5028+‘‘(B) P
5029+UBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING  9
5030+FEES.—At least 30 days before the filing fees 10
5031+as adjusted under this paragraph take effect, 11
5032+the Secretary shall publish notification of the 12
5033+adjustment of such fees in the Federal Reg-13
5034+ister.’’. 14
53945035 SEC. 20106. LEASING AND PERMITTING TRANSPARENCY. 15
5395-(a) R
5396-EPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 16
5397-of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 17
5398-the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-18
5399-mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-19
5400-tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-20
5401-sources of the Senate a report that describes— 21
5402-(1) the status of nominated parcels for future 22
5403-onshore oil and gas and geothermal lease sales, in-23
5404-cluding— 24
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5408-(A) the number of expressions of interest 1
5409-received each month during the period of 365 2
5410-days that ends on the date on which the report 3
5411-is submitted with respect to which the Bureau 4
5412-of Land Management— 5
5413-(i) has not taken any action to review; 6
5414-(ii) has not completed review; or 7
5415-(iii) has completed review and deter-8
5416-mined that the relevant area meets all ap-9
5417-plicable requirements for leasing, but has 10
5418-not offered the relevant area in a lease 11
5419-sale; 12
5420-(B) how long expressions of interest de-13
5421-scribed in subparagraph (A) have been pending; 14
5422-and 15
5423-(C) a plan, including timelines, for how the 16
5424-Secretary of the Interior plans to— 17
5425-(i) work through future expressions of 18
5426-interest to prevent delays; 19
5427-(ii) put expressions of interest de-20
5428-scribed in subparagraph (A) into a lease 21
5429-sale; and 22
5430-(iii) complete review for expressions of 23
5431-interest described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 24
5432-subparagraph (A); 25
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5436-(2) the status of each pending application for 1
5437-permit to drill received during the period of 365 2
5438-days that ends on the date on which the report is 3
5439-submitted, including the number of applications re-4
5440-ceived each month, by each Bureau of Land Man-5
5441-agement office, including— 6
5442-(A) a description of the cause of delay for 7
5443-pending applications, including as a result of 8
5444-staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-9
5445-plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-10
5446-ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 11
5447-of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-12
5448-plicable laws; 13
5449-(B) the number of days an application has 14
5450-been pending in violation of section 17(p)(2) of 15
5451-the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)); 16
5452-and 17
5453-(C) a plan for how the office intends to 18
5454-come into compliance with the requirements of 19
5455-section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 20
5456-U.S.C. 226(p)(2)); 21
5457-(3) the number of permits to drill issued each 22
5458-month by each Bureau of Land Management office 23
5459-during the 5-year period ending on the date on 24
5460-which the report is submitted; 25
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5464-(4) the status of each pending application for a 1
5465-license for offshore geological and geophysical sur-2
5466-veys received during the period of 365 days that 3
5467-ends on the date on which the report is submitted, 4
5468-including the number of applications received each 5
5469-month, by each Bureau of Ocean Energy manage-6
5470-ment regional office, including— 7
5471-(A) a description of any cause of delay for 8
5472-pending applications, including as a result of 9
5473-staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-10
5474-plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-11
5475-ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 12
5476-of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-13
5477-plicable laws; 14
5478-(B) the number of days an application has 15
5479-been pending; and 16
5480-(C) a plan for how the Bureau of Ocean 17
5481-Energy Management intends to complete review 18
5482-of each application; 19
5483-(5) the number of licenses for offshore geologi-20
5484-cal and geophysical surveys issued each month by 21
5485-each Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regional 22
5486-office during the 5-year period ending on the date on 23
5487-which the report is submitted; 24
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5491-(6) the status of each pending application for a 1
5492-permit to drill received during the period of 365 2
5493-days that ends on the date on which the report is 3
5494-submitted, including the number of applications re-4
5495-ceived each month, by each Bureau of Safety and 5
5496-Environmental Enforcement regional office, includ-6
5497-ing— 7
5498-(A) a description of any cause of delay for 8
5499-pending applications, including as a result of 9
5500-staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-10
5501-plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-11
5502-ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 12
5503-of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-13
5504-plicable laws; 14
5505-(B) the number of days an application has 15
5506-been pending; and 16
5507-(C) steps the Bureau of Safety and Envi-17
5508-ronmental Enforcement is taking to complete 18
5509-review of each application; 19
5510-(7) the number of permits to drill issued each 20
5511-month by each Bureau of Safety and Environmental 21
5512-Enforcement regional office during the period of 365 22
5513-days that ends on the date on which the report is 23
5514-submitted; 24
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5518-(8) how, as applicable, the Bureau of Land 1
5519-Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-2
5520-ment, and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 3
5521-Enforcement determines whether to— 4
5522-(A) issue a license for geological and geo-5
5523-physical surveys; 6
5524-(B) issue a permit to drill; and 7
5525-(C) issue, extend, or suspend an oil and 8
5526-gas lease; 9
5527-(9) when determinations described in paragraph 10
5528-(8) are sent to the national office of the Bureau of 11
5529-Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 12
5530-Management, or the Bureau of Safety and Environ-13
5531-mental Enforcement for final approval; 14
5532-(10) the degree to which Bureau of Land Man-15
5533-agement, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 16
5534-and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforce-17
5535-ment field, State, and regional offices exercise dis-18
5536-cretion on such final approval; 19
5537-(11) during the period of 365 days that ends on 20
5538-the date on which the report is submitted, the num-21
5539-ber of auctioned leases receiving accepted bids that 22
5540-have not been issued to winning bidders and the 23
5541-number of days such leases have not been issued; 24
5542-and 25
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5546-(12) a description of the uses of application for 1
5547-permit to drill fees paid by permit holders during 2
5548-the 5-year period ending on the date on which the 3
5549-report is submitted. 4
5550-(b) P
5551-ENDINGAPPLICATIONS FOR PERMITSTO 5
5036+(a) R
5037+EPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 16
5038+of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 17
5039+the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-18
5040+mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-19
5041+tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-20
5042+sources of the Senate a report that describes— 21
5043+(1) the status of nominated parcels for future 22
5044+onshore oil and gas and geothermal lease sales, in-23
5045+cluding— 24 178 
5046+•HR 2811 EH
5047+(A) the number of expressions of interest 1
5048+received each month during the period of 365 2
5049+days that ends on the date on which the report 3
5050+is submitted with respect to which the Bureau 4
5051+of Land Management— 5
5052+(i) has not taken any action to review; 6
5053+(ii) has not completed review; or 7
5054+(iii) has completed review and deter-8
5055+mined that the relevant area meets all ap-9
5056+plicable requirements for leasing, but has 10
5057+not offered the relevant area in a lease 11
5058+sale; 12
5059+(B) how long expressions of interest de-13
5060+scribed in subparagraph (A) have been pending; 14
5061+and 15
5062+(C) a plan, including timelines, for how the 16
5063+Secretary of the Interior plans to— 17
5064+(i) work through future expressions of 18
5065+interest to prevent delays; 19
5066+(ii) put expressions of interest de-20
5067+scribed in subparagraph (A) into a lease 21
5068+sale; and 22
5069+(iii) complete review for expressions of 23
5070+interest described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 24
5071+subparagraph (A); 25 179 
5072+•HR 2811 EH
5073+(2) the status of each pending application for 1
5074+permit to drill received during the period of 365 2
5075+days that ends on the date on which the report is 3
5076+submitted, including the number of applications re-4
5077+ceived each month, by each Bureau of Land Man-5
5078+agement office, including— 6
5079+(A) a description of the cause of delay for 7
5080+pending applications, including as a result of 8
5081+staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-9
5082+plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-10
5083+ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 11
5084+of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-12
5085+plicable laws; 13
5086+(B) the number of days an application has 14
5087+been pending in violation of section 17(p)(2) of 15
5088+the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)); 16
5089+and 17
5090+(C) a plan for how the office intends to 18
5091+come into compliance with the requirements of 19
5092+section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 20
5093+U.S.C. 226(p)(2)); 21
5094+(3) the number of permits to drill issued each 22
5095+month by each Bureau of Land Management office 23
5096+during the 5-year period ending on the date on 24
5097+which the report is submitted; 25 180 
5098+•HR 2811 EH
5099+(4) the status of each pending application for a 1
5100+license for offshore geological and geophysical sur-2
5101+veys received during the period of 365 days that 3
5102+ends on the date on which the report is submitted, 4
5103+including the number of applications received each 5
5104+month, by each Bureau of Ocean Energy manage-6
5105+ment regional office, including— 7
5106+(A) a description of any cause of delay for 8
5107+pending applications, including as a result of 9
5108+staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-10
5109+plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-11
5110+ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 12
5111+of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-13
5112+plicable laws; 14
5113+(B) the number of days an application has 15
5114+been pending; and 16
5115+(C) a plan for how the Bureau of Ocean 17
5116+Energy Management intends to complete review 18
5117+of each application; 19
5118+(5) the number of licenses for offshore geologi-20
5119+cal and geophysical surveys issued each month by 21
5120+each Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regional 22
5121+office during the 5-year period ending on the date on 23
5122+which the report is submitted; 24 181 
5123+•HR 2811 EH
5124+(6) the status of each pending application for a 1
5125+permit to drill received during the period of 365 2
5126+days that ends on the date on which the report is 3
5127+submitted, including the number of applications re-4
5128+ceived each month, by each Bureau of Safety and 5
5129+Environmental Enforcement regional office, includ-6
5130+ing— 7
5131+(A) a description of any cause of delay for 8
5132+pending applications, including as a result of 9
5133+staffing shortages, technical limitations, incom-10
5134+plete applications, and incomplete review pursu-11
5135+ant to the National Environmental Policy Act 12
5136+of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other ap-13
5137+plicable laws; 14
5138+(B) the number of days an application has 15
5139+been pending; and 16
5140+(C) steps the Bureau of Safety and Envi-17
5141+ronmental Enforcement is taking to complete 18
5142+review of each application; 19
5143+(7) the number of permits to drill issued each 20
5144+month by each Bureau of Safety and Environmental 21
5145+Enforcement regional office during the period of 365 22
5146+days that ends on the date on which the report is 23
5147+submitted; 24 182 
5148+•HR 2811 EH
5149+(8) how, as applicable, the Bureau of Land 1
5150+Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-2
5151+ment, and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 3
5152+Enforcement determines whether to— 4
5153+(A) issue a license for geological and geo-5
5154+physical surveys; 6
5155+(B) issue a permit to drill; and 7
5156+(C) issue, extend, or suspend an oil and 8
5157+gas lease; 9
5158+(9) when determinations described in paragraph 10
5159+(8) are sent to the national office of the Bureau of 11
5160+Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 12
5161+Management, or the Bureau of Safety and Environ-13
5162+mental Enforcement for final approval; 14
5163+(10) the degree to which Bureau of Land Man-15
5164+agement, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 16
5165+and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforce-17
5166+ment field, State, and regional offices exercise dis-18
5167+cretion on such final approval; 19
5168+(11) during the period of 365 days that ends on 20
5169+the date on which the report is submitted, the num-21
5170+ber of auctioned leases receiving accepted bids that 22
5171+have not been issued to winning bidders and the 23
5172+number of days such leases have not been issued; 24
5173+and 25 183 
5174+•HR 2811 EH
5175+(12) a description of the uses of application for 1
5176+permit to drill fees paid by permit holders during 2
5177+the 5-year period ending on the date on which the 3
5178+report is submitted. 4
5179+(b) P
5180+ENDINGAPPLICATIONS FOR PERMITSTO 5
55525181 D
5553-RILL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the en-6
5554-actment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 7
5555-shall— 8
5556-(1) complete all requirements under the Na-9
5557-tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 10
5558-4321 et seq.) and other applicable law that must be 11
5559-met before issuance of a permit to drill described in 12
5560-paragraph (2); and 13
5561-(2) issue a permit for all completed applications 14
5562-to drill that are pending on the date of the enact-15
5563-ment of this Act. 16
5564-(c) P
5565-UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 17
5566-(1) M
5567-INERAL LEASING ACT.—Section 17 of the 18
5568-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further 19
5569-amended by adding at the end the following: 20
5570-‘‘(t) P
5571-UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 21
5572-‘‘(1) E
5573-XPRESSIONS OF INTEREST .—Not later 22
5574-than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 23
5575-subsection, and each month thereafter, the Secretary 24
5576-shall publish on the website of the Department of 25
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5579-HR 2811 PCS
5580-the Interior the number of pending, approved, and 1
5581-not approved expressions of interest in nominated 2
5582-parcels for future onshore oil and gas lease sales in 3
5583-the preceding month. 4
5584-‘‘(2) A
5585-PPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL .— 5
5586-Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-6
5587-ment of this subsection, and each month thereafter, 7
5588-the Secretary shall publish on the website of the De-8
5589-partment of the Interior the number of pending and 9
5590-approved applications for permits to drill in the pre-10
5591-ceding month in each State office. 11
5592-‘‘(3) P
5593-AST DATA.—Not later than 30 days after 12
5594-the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 13
5595-Secretary shall publish on the website of the Depart-14
5596-ment of the Interior, with respect to each month 15
5597-during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 16
5598-enactment of this subsection— 17
5599-‘‘(A) the number of approved and not ap-18
5600-proved expressions of interest for onshore oil 19
5601-and gas lease sales during such 5-year period; 20
5602-and 21
5603-‘‘(B) the number of approved and not ap-22
5604-proved applications for permits to drill during 23
5605-such 5-year period.’’. 24
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5608-HR 2811 PCS
5609-(2) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT .— 1
5610-Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 2
5611-(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end 3
5612-the following: 4
5613-‘‘(q) P
5614-UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 5
5615-‘‘(1) O
5182+RILL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the en-6
5183+actment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 7
5184+shall— 8
5185+(1) complete all requirements under the Na-9
5186+tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 10
5187+4321 et seq.) and other applicable law that must be 11
5188+met before issuance of a permit to drill described in 12
5189+paragraph (2); and 13
5190+(2) issue a permit for all completed applications 14
5191+to drill that are pending on the date of the enact-15
5192+ment of this Act. 16
5193+(c) P
5194+UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 17
5195+(1) M
5196+INERAL LEASING ACT.—Section 17 of the 18
5197+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further 19
5198+amended by adding at the end the following: 20
5199+‘‘(t) P
5200+UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 21
5201+‘‘(1) E
5202+XPRESSIONS OF INTEREST .—Not later 22
5203+than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 23
5204+subsection, and each month thereafter, the Secretary 24
5205+shall publish on the website of the Department of 25 184 
5206+•HR 2811 EH
5207+the Interior the number of pending, approved, and 1
5208+not approved expressions of interest in nominated 2
5209+parcels for future onshore oil and gas lease sales in 3
5210+the preceding month. 4
5211+‘‘(2) A
5212+PPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL .— 5
5213+Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-6
5214+ment of this subsection, and each month thereafter, 7
5215+the Secretary shall publish on the website of the De-8
5216+partment of the Interior the number of pending and 9
5217+approved applications for permits to drill in the pre-10
5218+ceding month in each State office. 11
5219+‘‘(3) P
5220+AST DATA.—Not later than 30 days after 12
5221+the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 13
5222+Secretary shall publish on the website of the Depart-14
5223+ment of the Interior, with respect to each month 15
5224+during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 16
5225+enactment of this subsection— 17
5226+‘‘(A) the number of approved and not ap-18
5227+proved expressions of interest for onshore oil 19
5228+and gas lease sales during such 5-year period; 20
5229+and 21
5230+‘‘(B) the number of approved and not ap-22
5231+proved applications for permits to drill during 23
5232+such 5-year period.’’. 24 185 
5233+•HR 2811 EH
5234+(2) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT .— 1
5235+Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 2
5236+(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end 3
5237+the following: 4
5238+‘‘(q) P
5239+UBLICAVAILABILITY OFDATA.— 5
5240+‘‘(1) O
56165241 FFSHORE GEOLOGICAL AND GEO -6
5617-PHYSICAL SURVEY LICENSES .—Not later than 30 7
5618-days after the date of the enactment of this sub-8
5619-section, and each month thereafter, the Secretary 9
5620-shall publish on the website of the Department of 10
5621-the Interior the number of pending and approved 11
5622-applications for licenses for offshore geological and 12
5623-geophysical surveys in the preceding month. 13
5624-‘‘(2) A
5625-PPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL .— 14
5626-Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-15
5627-ment of this subsection, and each month thereafter, 16
5628-the Secretary shall publish on the website of the De-17
5629-partment of the Interior the number of pending and 18
5630-approved applications for permits to drill on the 19
5631-outer Continental Shelf in the preceding month in 20
5632-each regional office. 21
5633-‘‘(3) P
5634-AST DATA.—Not later than 30 days after 22
5635-the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 23
5636-Secretary shall publish on the website of the Depart-24
5637-ment of the Interior, with respect each month during 25
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5640-HR 2811 PCS
5641-the 5-year period ending on the date of the enact-1
5642-ment of this subsection— 2
5643-‘‘(A) the number of approved applications 3
5644-for licenses for offshore geological and geo-4
5645-physical surveys; and 5
5646-‘‘(B) the number of approved applications 6
5647-for permits to drill on the outer Continental 7
5648-Shelf.’’. 8
5649-(d) R
5650-EQUIREMENT TOSUBMITDOCUMENTS AND 9
5242+PHYSICAL SURVEY LICENSES .—Not later than 30 7
5243+days after the date of the enactment of this sub-8
5244+section, and each month thereafter, the Secretary 9
5245+shall publish on the website of the Department of 10
5246+the Interior the number of pending and approved 11
5247+applications for licenses for offshore geological and 12
5248+geophysical surveys in the preceding month. 13
5249+‘‘(2) A
5250+PPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL .— 14
5251+Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-15
5252+ment of this subsection, and each month thereafter, 16
5253+the Secretary shall publish on the website of the De-17
5254+partment of the Interior the number of pending and 18
5255+approved applications for permits to drill on the 19
5256+outer Continental Shelf in the preceding month in 20
5257+each regional office. 21
5258+‘‘(3) P
5259+AST DATA.—Not later than 30 days after 22
5260+the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 23
5261+Secretary shall publish on the website of the Depart-24
5262+ment of the Interior, with respect each month during 25 186 
5263+•HR 2811 EH
5264+the 5-year period ending on the date of the enact-1
5265+ment of this subsection— 2
5266+‘‘(A) the number of approved applications 3
5267+for licenses for offshore geological and geo-4
5268+physical surveys; and 5
5269+‘‘(B) the number of approved applications 6
5270+for permits to drill on the outer Continental 7
5271+Shelf.’’. 8
5272+(d) R
5273+EQUIREMENT TOSUBMITDOCUMENTS AND  9
56515274 C
5652-OMMUNICATIONS.— 10
5653-(1) I
5654-N GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 11
5655-the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-12
5656-retary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee 13
5657-on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 14
5658-the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 15
5659-of Representatives all documents and communica-16
5660-tions relating to the comprehensive review of Federal 17
5661-oil and gas permitting and leasing practices required 18
5662-under section 208 of Executive Order No. 14008 (86 19
5663-Fed. Reg. 7624; relating to tackling the climate cri-20
5664-sis at home and abroad). 21
5665-(2) I
5666-NCLUSIONS.—The submission under para-22
5667-graph (1) shall include all documents and commu-23
5668-nications submitted to the Secretary of the Interior 24
5669-by members of the public in response to any public 25
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5672-HR 2811 PCS
5673-meeting or forum relating to the comprehensive re-1
5674-view described in that paragraph. 2
5275+OMMUNICATIONS.— 10
5276+(1) I
5277+N GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 11
5278+the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-12
5279+retary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee 13
5280+on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 14
5281+the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 15
5282+of Representatives all documents and communica-16
5283+tions relating to the comprehensive review of Federal 17
5284+oil and gas permitting and leasing practices required 18
5285+under section 208 of Executive Order No. 14008 (86 19
5286+Fed. Reg. 7624; relating to tackling the climate cri-20
5287+sis at home and abroad). 21
5288+(2) I
5289+NCLUSIONS.—The submission under para-22
5290+graph (1) shall include all documents and commu-23
5291+nications submitted to the Secretary of the Interior 24
5292+by members of the public in response to any public 25 187 
5293+•HR 2811 EH
5294+meeting or forum relating to the comprehensive re-1
5295+view described in that paragraph. 2
56755296 SEC. 20107. OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASING. 3
5676-(a) I
5677-NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct all 4
5678-lease sales described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental 5
5679-Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (No-6
5680-vember 2016) that have not been conducted as of the date 7
5681-of the enactment of this Act by not later than September 8
5682-30, 2023. 9
5683-(b) G
5684-ULF OFMEXICOREGIONANNUALLEASE 10
5297+(a) I
5298+NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct all 4
5299+lease sales described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental 5
5300+Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (No-6
5301+vember 2016) that have not been conducted as of the date 7
5302+of the enactment of this Act by not later than September 8
5303+30, 2023. 9
5304+(b) G
5305+ULF OFMEXICOREGIONANNUALLEASE 10
56855306 S
5686-ALES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 11
5687-except within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing 12
5688-moratoria beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 13
5689-the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 2 re-14
5690-gion-wide oil and gas lease sales in the following planning 15
5691-areas of the Gulf of Mexico region, as described in the 16
5692-2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 17
5693-Proposed Final Program (November 2016): 18
5694-(1) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 19
5695-(2) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 20
5696-(c) A
5307+ALES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 11
5308+except within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing 12
5309+moratoria beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 13
5310+the Interior shall annually conduct a minimum of 2 re-14
5311+gion-wide oil and gas lease sales in the following planning 15
5312+areas of the Gulf of Mexico region, as described in the 16
5313+2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 17
5314+Proposed Final Program (November 2016): 18
5315+(1) The Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 19
5316+(2) The Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. 20
5317+(c) A
56975318 LASKAREGIONANNUALLEASESALES.—Not-21
5698-withstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fis-22
5699-cal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior shall annually 23
5700-conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and gas lease 24
5701-sales in the Alaska region of the Outer Continental Shelf, 25
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5704-HR 2811 PCS
5705-as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 1
5706-Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2
5707-2016). 3
5708-(d) R
5709-EQUIREMENTS.—In conducting lease sales 4
5710-under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Interior 5
5711-shall— 6
5712-(1) issue such leases in accordance with the 7
5713-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332 8
5714-et seq.); and 9
5715-(2) include in each such lease sale all unleased 10
5716-areas that are not subject to a moratorium as of the 11
5717-date of the lease sale. 12
5319+withstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fis-22
5320+cal year 2023, the Secretary of the Interior shall annually 23
5321+conduct a minimum of 2 region-wide oil and gas lease 24
5322+sales in the Alaska region of the Outer Continental Shelf, 25 188 
5323+•HR 2811 EH
5324+as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 1
5325+Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 2
5326+2016). 3
5327+(d) R
5328+EQUIREMENTS.—In conducting lease sales 4
5329+under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Interior 5
5330+shall— 6
5331+(1) issue such leases in accordance with the 7
5332+Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1332 8
5333+et seq.); and 9
5334+(2) include in each such lease sale all unleased 10
5335+areas that are not subject to a moratorium as of the 11
5336+date of the lease sale. 12
57185337 SEC. 20108. FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS 13
57195338 LEASING. 14
5720-Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 15
5721-(43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended— 16
5722-(1) in subsection (a)— 17
5723-(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of 18
5724-this section, shall prepare and periodically re-19
5725-vise,’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, shall issue 20
5726-every five years’’; 21
5727-(B) by adding at the end the following: 22
5728-‘‘(5) Each five-year program shall include at 23
5729-least two Gulf of Mexico region-wide lease sales per 24
5730-year.’’; and 25
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5734-(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘domes-1
5735-tic energy security,’’ after ‘‘between’’; 2
5736-(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 3
5737-as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and 4
5738-(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-5
5739-lowing: 6
5740-‘‘(f) F
5741-IVE-YEARPROGRAM FOR 2023–2028.—The 7
5742-Secretary shall issue the five-year oil and gas leasing pro-8
5743-gram for 2023 through 2028 and issue the Record of De-9
5744-cision on the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 10
5745-Statement by not later than July 1, 2023. 11
5746-‘‘(g) S
5747-UBSEQUENTLEASINGPROGRAMS.— 12
5748-‘‘(1) I
5749-N GENERAL.—Not later than 36 months 13
5750-after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and 14
5751-gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this sec-15
5752-tion, the Secretary shall begin preparing the subse-16
5753-quent oil and gas leasing program under this sec-17
5754-tion. 18
5755-‘‘(2) R
5756-EQUIREMENT.—Each subsequent oil and 19
5757-gas leasing program under this section shall be ap-20
5758-proved by not later than 180 days before the expira-21
5759-tion of the previous oil and gas leasing program.’’. 22
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5339+Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 15
5340+(43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended— 16
5341+(1) in subsection (a)— 17
5342+(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of 18
5343+this section, shall prepare and periodically re-19
5344+vise,’’ and inserting ‘‘this section, shall issue 20
5345+every five years’’; 21
5346+(B) by adding at the end the following: 22
5347+‘‘(5) Each five-year program shall include at 23
5348+least two Gulf of Mexico region-wide lease sales per 24
5349+year.’’; and 25 189 
5350+•HR 2811 EH
5351+(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘domes-1
5352+tic energy security,’’ after ‘‘between’’; 2
5353+(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 3
5354+as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and 4
5355+(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-5
5356+lowing: 6
5357+‘‘(f) F
5358+IVE-YEARPROGRAM FOR 2023–2028.—The 7
5359+Secretary shall issue the five-year oil and gas leasing pro-8
5360+gram for 2023 through 2028 and issue the Record of De-9
5361+cision on the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 10
5362+Statement by not later than July 1, 2023. 11
5363+‘‘(g) S
5364+UBSEQUENTLEASINGPROGRAMS.— 12
5365+‘‘(1) I
5366+N GENERAL.—Not later than 36 months 13
5367+after conducting the first lease sale under an oil and 14
5368+gas leasing program prepared pursuant to this sec-15
5369+tion, the Secretary shall begin preparing the subse-16
5370+quent oil and gas leasing program under this sec-17
5371+tion. 18
5372+‘‘(2) R
5373+EQUIREMENT.—Each subsequent oil and 19
5374+gas leasing program under this section shall be ap-20
5375+proved by not later than 180 days before the expira-21
5376+tion of the previous oil and gas leasing program.’’. 22 190 
5377+•HR 2811 EH
57635378 SEC. 20109. GEOTHERMAL LEASING. 1
5764-(a) A
5765-NNUALLEASING.—Section 4(b) of the Geo-2
5766-thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amend-3
5767-ed— 4
5768-(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 5
5769-inserting ‘‘year’’; 6
5770-(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 7
5771-paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 8
5772-(3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the fol-9
5773-lowing: 10
5774-‘‘(3) R
5775-EPLACEMENT SALES .—If a lease sale 11
5776-under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or de-12
5777-layed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 13
5778-replacement sale during the same year. 14
5779-‘‘(4) R
5780-EQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease 15
5781-sale under paragraph (2) in a State described in 16
5782-that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall 17
5783-offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal 18
5784-development and utilization under the resource man-19
5785-agement plan in effect for the State.’’. 20
5786-(b) D
5379+(a) A
5380+NNUALLEASING.—Section 4(b) of the Geo-2
5381+thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amend-3
5382+ed— 4
5383+(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 5
5384+inserting ‘‘year’’; 6
5385+(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 7
5386+paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 8
5387+(3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the fol-9
5388+lowing: 10
5389+‘‘(3) R
5390+EPLACEMENT SALES .—If a lease sale 11
5391+under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or de-12
5392+layed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 13
5393+replacement sale during the same year. 14
5394+‘‘(4) R
5395+EQUIREMENT.—In conducting a lease 15
5396+sale under paragraph (2) in a State described in 16
5397+that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall 17
5398+offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal 18
5399+development and utilization under the resource man-19
5400+agement plan in effect for the State.’’. 20
5401+(b) D
57875402 EADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF GEO-21
5788-THERMALDRILLINGPERMITS.—Section 4 of the Geo-22
5789-thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended 23
5790-by adding at the end the following: 24
5791-‘‘(h) D
5403+THERMALDRILLINGPERMITS.—Section 4 of the Geo-22
5404+thermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1003) is amended 23
5405+by adding at the end the following: 24
5406+‘‘(h) D
57925407 EADLINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF GEO-25
5793-THERMALDRILLINGPERMITS.— 26
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5797-‘‘(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 1
5798-date on which the Secretary receives an application 2
5799-for any geothermal drilling permit, the Secretary 3
5800-shall— 4
5801-‘‘(A) provide written notice to the appli-5
5802-cant that the application is complete; or 6
5803-‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information 7
5804-is missing and specify any information that is 8
5805-required to be submitted for the application to 9
5806-be complete. 10
5807-‘‘(2) I
5808-SSUANCE OF DECISION.—If the Secretary 11
5809-determines that an application for a geothermal 12
5810-drilling permit is complete under paragraph (1)(A), 13
5811-the Secretary shall issue a final decision on the ap-14
5812-plication not later than 30 days after the Secretary 15
5813-notifies the applicant that the application is com-16
5814-plete.’’. 17
5408+THERMALDRILLINGPERMITS.— 26 191 
5409+•HR 2811 EH
5410+‘‘(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 1
5411+date on which the Secretary receives an application 2
5412+for any geothermal drilling permit, the Secretary 3
5413+shall— 4
5414+‘‘(A) provide written notice to the appli-5
5415+cant that the application is complete; or 6
5416+‘‘(B) notify the applicant that information 7
5417+is missing and specify any information that is 8
5418+required to be submitted for the application to 9
5419+be complete. 10
5420+‘‘(2) I
5421+SSUANCE OF DECISION.—If the Secretary 11
5422+determines that an application for a geothermal 12
5423+drilling permit is complete under paragraph (1)(A), 13
5424+the Secretary shall issue a final decision on the ap-14
5425+plication not later than 30 days after the Secretary 15
5426+notifies the applicant that the application is com-16
5427+plete.’’. 17
58155428 SEC. 20110. LEASING FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED COAL AP-18
58165429 PLICATIONS. 19
5817-(a) D
5818-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 20
5819-(1) C
5820-OAL LEASE.—The term ‘‘coal lease’’ 21
5821-means a lease entered into by the United States as 22
5822-lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, 23
5823-and the applicant on Bureau of Land Management 24
5824-Form 3400–012. 25
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5828-(2) QUALIFIED APPLICATION .—The term 1
5829-‘‘qualified application’’ means any application pend-2
5830-ing under the lease by application program adminis-3
5831-tered by the Bureau of Land Management pursuant 4
5832-to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) 5
5833-and subpart 3425 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu-6
5834-lations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 7
5835-this Act), for which the environmental review proc-8
5836-ess under the National Environmental Policy Act of 9
5837-1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has commenced. 10
5838-(b) M
5839-ANDATORYLEASING ANDOTHERREQUIRED 11
5430+(a) D
5431+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 20
5432+(1) C
5433+OAL LEASE.—The term ‘‘coal lease’’ 21
5434+means a lease entered into by the United States as 22
5435+lessor, through the Bureau of Land Management, 23
5436+and the applicant on Bureau of Land Management 24
5437+Form 3400–012. 25 192 
5438+•HR 2811 EH
5439+(2) QUALIFIED APPLICATION .—The term 1
5440+‘‘qualified application’’ means any application pend-2
5441+ing under the lease by application program adminis-3
5442+tered by the Bureau of Land Management pursuant 4
5443+to the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) 5
5444+and subpart 3425 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu-6
5445+lations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 7
5446+this Act), for which the environmental review proc-8
5447+ess under the National Environmental Policy Act of 9
5448+1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has commenced. 10
5449+(b) M
5450+ANDATORYLEASING ANDOTHERREQUIRED 11
58405451 A
5841-PPROVALS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 12
5842-enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promptly— 13
5843-(1) with respect to each qualified application— 14
5844-(A) if not previously published for public 15
5845-comment, publish a draft environmental assess-16
5846-ment, as required under the National Environ-17
5847-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 18
5848-seq.) and any applicable implementing regula-19
5849-tions; 20
5850-(B) finalize the fair market value of the 21
5851-coal tract for which a lease by application is 22
5852-pending; 23
5853-(C) take all intermediate actions necessary 24
5854-to grant the qualified application; and 25
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5858-(D) grant the qualified application; and 1
5859-(2) with respect to previously awarded coal 2
5860-leases, grant any additional approvals of the Depart-3
5861-ment of the Interior or any bureau, agency, or divi-4
5862-sion of the Department of the Interior required for 5
5863-mining activities to commence. 6
5452+PPROVALS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 12
5453+enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promptly— 13
5454+(1) with respect to each qualified application— 14
5455+(A) if not previously published for public 15
5456+comment, publish a draft environmental assess-16
5457+ment, as required under the National Environ-17
5458+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 18
5459+seq.) and any applicable implementing regula-19
5460+tions; 20
5461+(B) finalize the fair market value of the 21
5462+coal tract for which a lease by application is 22
5463+pending; 23
5464+(C) take all intermediate actions necessary 24
5465+to grant the qualified application; and 25 193 
5466+•HR 2811 EH
5467+(D) grant the qualified application; and 1
5468+(2) with respect to previously awarded coal 2
5469+leases, grant any additional approvals of the Depart-3
5470+ment of the Interior or any bureau, agency, or divi-4
5471+sion of the Department of the Interior required for 5
5472+mining activities to commence. 6
58645473 SEC. 20111. FUTURE COAL LEASING. 7
5865-Notwithstanding any judicial decision to the contrary 8
5866-or a departmental review of the Federal coal leasing pro-9
5867-gram, Secretarial Order 3338, issued by the Secretary of 10
5868-the Interior on January 15, 2016, shall have no force or 11
5869-effect. 12
5474+Notwithstanding any judicial decision to the contrary 8
5475+or a departmental review of the Federal coal leasing pro-9
5476+gram, Secretarial Order 3338, issued by the Secretary of 10
5477+the Interior on January 15, 2016, shall have no force or 11
5478+effect. 12
58705479 SEC. 20112. STAFF PLANNING REPORT. 13
5871-The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 14
5872-Agriculture shall each annually submit to the Committee 15
5873-on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 16
5874-the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 17
5875-Senate a report on the staffing capacity of each respective 18
5876-agency with respect to issuing oil, gas, hardrock mining, 19
5877-coal, and renewable energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, 20
5878-easements, and permits. Each such report shall include— 21
5879-(1) the number of staff assigned to process and 22
5880-issue oil, gas, hardrock mining, coal, and renewable 23
5881-energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, easements, and 24
5882-permits; 25
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5886-(2) a description of how many staff are needed 1
5887-to meet statutory requirements for such oil, gas, 2
5888-hardrock mining, coal, and renewable energy leases, 3
5889-rights-of-way, claims, easements, and permits; and 4
5890-(3) how, as applicable, the Department of the 5
5891-Interior or the Department of Agriculture plans to 6
5892-address technological needs and staffing shortfalls 7
5893-and turnover to ensure adequate staffing to process 8
5894-and issue such oil, gas, hardrock mining, coal, and 9
5895-renewable energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, ease-10
5896-ments, and permits. 11
5480+The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 14
5481+Agriculture shall each annually submit to the Committee 15
5482+on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 16
5483+the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 17
5484+Senate a report on the staffing capacity of each respective 18
5485+agency with respect to issuing oil, gas, hardrock mining, 19
5486+coal, and renewable energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, 20
5487+easements, and permits. Each such report shall include— 21
5488+(1) the number of staff assigned to process and 22
5489+issue oil, gas, hardrock mining, coal, and renewable 23
5490+energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, easements, and 24
5491+permits; 25 194 
5492+•HR 2811 EH
5493+(2) a description of how many staff are needed 1
5494+to meet statutory requirements for such oil, gas, 2
5495+hardrock mining, coal, and renewable energy leases, 3
5496+rights-of-way, claims, easements, and permits; and 4
5497+(3) how, as applicable, the Department of the 5
5498+Interior or the Department of Agriculture plans to 6
5499+address technological needs and staffing shortfalls 7
5500+and turnover to ensure adequate staffing to process 8
5501+and issue such oil, gas, hardrock mining, coal, and 9
5502+renewable energy leases, rights-of-way, claims, ease-10
5503+ments, and permits. 11
58975504 SEC. 20113. PROHIBITION ON CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY 12
58985505 OWNERSHIP INTEREST. 13
5899-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Com-14
5900-munist Party of China (or a person acting on behalf of 15
5901-the Community Party of China), any entity subject to the 16
5902-jurisdiction of the Government of the People’s Republic 17
5903-of China, or any entity that is owned by the Government 18
5904-of the People’s Republic of China, may not acquire any 19
5905-interest with respect to lands leased for oil or gas under 20
5906-the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the 21
5907-Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 22
5908-seq.) or American farmland or any lands used for Amer-23
5909-ican renewable energy production, or acquire claims sub-24
5910-ject to the General Mining Law of 1872. 25
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5506+Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Com-14
5507+munist Party of China (or a person acting on behalf of 15
5508+the Community Party of China), any entity subject to the 16
5509+jurisdiction of the Government of the People’s Republic 17
5510+of China, or any entity that is owned by the Government 18
5511+of the People’s Republic of China, may not acquire any 19
5512+interest with respect to lands leased for oil or gas under 20
5513+the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the 21
5514+Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 22
5515+seq.) or American farmland or any lands used for Amer-23
5516+ican renewable energy production, or acquire claims sub-24
5517+ject to the General Mining Law of 1872. 25 195 
5518+•HR 2811 EH
59145519 SEC. 20114. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. 1
5915-Nothing in this title, or any amendments made by 2
5916-this title, shall affect— 3
5917-(1) the Presidential memorandum titled 4
5918-‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of 5
5919-the United States Outer Continental Shelf From 6
5920-Leasing Disposition’’ and dated September 8, 2020; 7
5921-(2) the Presidential memorandum titled 8
5922-‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of 9
5923-the United States Outer Continental Shelf From 10
5924-Leasing Disposition’’ and dated September 25, 11
5925-2020; 12
5926-(3) the Presidential memorandum titled 13
5927-‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off 14
5928-the Atlantic Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf 15
5929-From Leasing Disposition’’ and dated December 20, 16
5930-2016; or 17
5931-(4) the ban on oil and gas development in the 18
5932-Great Lakes described in section 386 of the Energy 19
5933-Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941). 20
5520+Nothing in this title, or any amendments made by 2
5521+this title, shall affect— 3
5522+(1) the Presidential memorandum titled 4
5523+‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of 5
5524+the United States Outer Continental Shelf From 6
5525+Leasing Disposition’’ and dated September 8, 2020; 7
5526+(2) the Presidential memorandum titled 8
5527+‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of 9
5528+the United States Outer Continental Shelf From 10
5529+Leasing Disposition’’ and dated September 25, 11
5530+2020; 12
5531+(3) the Presidential memorandum titled 13
5532+‘‘Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off 14
5533+the Atlantic Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf 15
5534+From Leasing Disposition’’ and dated December 20, 16
5535+2016; or 17
5536+(4) the ban on oil and gas development in the 18
5537+Great Lakes described in section 386 of the Energy 19
5538+Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941). 20
59345539 SEC. 20115. REQUIREMENT FOR GAO REPORT ON WIND EN-21
59355540 ERGY IMPACTS. 22
5936-The Secretary of the Interior shall not publish a no-23
5937-tice for a wind lease sale or hold a lease sale for wind 24
5938-energy development in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Plan-25
5939-ning Area, the South Atlantic Planning Area, or the 26
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5942-HR 2811 PCS
5943-Straits of Florida Planning Area (as described in the 1
5944-2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 2
5945-Proposed Final Program (November 2016)) until the 3
5946-Comptroller General of the United States publishes a re-4
5947-port on all potential adverse effects of wind energy devel-5
5948-opment in such areas, including associated infrastructure 6
5949-and vessel traffic, on— 7
5950-(1) military readiness and training activities in 8
5951-the Planning Areas described in this section, includ-9
5952-ing activities within or related to the Eglin Test and 10
5953-Training Complex and the Jacksonville Range Com-11
5954-plex; 12
5955-(2) marine environment and ecology, including 13
5956-species listed as endangered or threatened under the 14
5957-Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 15
5958-seq.) or designated as depleted under the Marine 16
5959-Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 17
5960-seq.) in the Planning Areas described in this section; 18
5961-and 19
5962-(3) tourism, including the economic impacts 20
5963-that a decrease in tourism may have on the commu-21
5964-nities adjacent to the Planning Areas described in 22
5965-this section. 23
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5541+The Secretary of the Interior shall not publish a no-23
5542+tice for a wind lease sale or hold a lease sale for wind 24
5543+energy development in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Plan-25
5544+ning Area, the South Atlantic Planning Area, or the 26 196 
5545+•HR 2811 EH
5546+Straits of Florida Planning Area (as described in the 1
5547+2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing 2
5548+Proposed Final Program (November 2016)) until the 3
5549+Comptroller General of the United States publishes a re-4
5550+port on all potential adverse effects of wind energy devel-5
5551+opment in such areas, including associated infrastructure 6
5552+and vessel traffic, on— 7
5553+(1) military readiness and training activities in 8
5554+the Planning Areas described in this section, includ-9
5555+ing activities within or related to the Eglin Test and 10
5556+Training Complex and the Jacksonville Range Com-11
5557+plex; 12
5558+(2) marine environment and ecology, including 13
5559+species listed as endangered or threatened under the 14
5560+Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 15
5561+seq.) or designated as depleted under the Marine 16
5562+Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 17
5563+seq.) in the Planning Areas described in this section; 18
5564+and 19
5565+(3) tourism, including the economic impacts 20
5566+that a decrease in tourism may have on the commu-21
5567+nities adjacent to the Planning Areas described in 22
5568+this section. 23 197 
5569+•HR 2811 EH
59695570 SEC. 20116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WIND ENERGY DEVEL-1
59705571 OPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN. 2
5971-It is the sense of Congress that— 3
5972-(1) wind energy development on Federal lands 4
5973-and waters is a burgeoning industry in the United 5
5974-States; 6
5975-(2) major components of wind infrastructure, 7
5976-including turbines, are imported in large quantities 8
5977-from other countries including countries that are na-9
5978-tional security threats, such as the Government of 10
5979-the People’s Republic of China; 11
5980-(3) it is in the best interest of the United 12
5981-States to foster and support domestic supply chains 13
5982-across sectors to promote American energy inde-14
5983-pendence; 15
5984-(4) the economic and manufacturing opportuni-16
5985-ties presented by wind turbine construction and 17
5986-component manufacturing should be met by Amer-18
5987-ican workers and materials that are sourced domes-19
5988-tically to the greatest extent practicable; and 20
5989-(5) infrastructure for wind energy development 21
5990-in the United States should be constructed with ma-22
5991-terials produced and manufactured in the United 23
5992-States. 24
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5572+It is the sense of Congress that— 3
5573+(1) wind energy development on Federal lands 4
5574+and waters is a burgeoning industry in the United 5
5575+States; 6
5576+(2) major components of wind infrastructure, 7
5577+including turbines, are imported in large quantities 8
5578+from other countries including countries that are na-9
5579+tional security threats, such as the Government of 10
5580+the People’s Republic of China; 11
5581+(3) it is in the best interest of the United 12
5582+States to foster and support domestic supply chains 13
5583+across sectors to promote American energy inde-14
5584+pendence; 15
5585+(4) the economic and manufacturing opportuni-16
5586+ties presented by wind turbine construction and 17
5587+component manufacturing should be met by Amer-18
5588+ican workers and materials that are sourced domes-19
5589+tically to the greatest extent practicable; and 20
5590+(5) infrastructure for wind energy development 21
5591+in the United States should be constructed with ma-22
5592+terials produced and manufactured in the United 23
5593+States. 24 198 
5594+•HR 2811 EH
59965595 SEC. 20117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OIL AND GAS ROY-1
59975596 ALTY RATES. 2
5998-It is the sense of Congress that the royalty rate for 3
5999-onshore Federal oil and gas leases should be not more 4
6000-than 12.5 percent in amount or value of the production 5
6001-removed or sold from the lease. 6
5597+It is the sense of Congress that the royalty rate for 3
5598+onshore Federal oil and gas leases should be not more 4
5599+than 12.5 percent in amount or value of the production 5
5600+removed or sold from the lease. 6
60025601 SEC. 20118. OFFSHORE WIND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 7
60035602 PROCESS STUDY. 8
6004-(a) I
6005-NGENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 9
6006-date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 10
6007-General shall conduct a study to assess the sufficiency of 11
6008-the environmental review processes for offshore wind 12
6009-projects in place as of the date of the enactment of this 13
6010-section of the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bu-14
6011-reau of Ocean Energy Management, and any other rel-15
6012-evant Federal agency. 16
6013-(b) C
6014-ONTENTS.—The study required under sub-17
6015-section (a) shall include consideration of the following: 18
6016-(1) The impacts of offshore wind projects on— 19
6017-(A) whales, finfish, and other marine 20
6018-mammals; 21
6019-(B) benthic resources; 22
6020-(C) commercial and recreational fishing; 23
6021-(D) air quality; 24
6022-(E) cultural, historical, and archaeological 25
6023-resources; 26
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6027-(F) invertebrates; 1
6028-(G) essential fish habitat; 2
6029-(H) military use and navigation and vessel 3
6030-traffic; 4
6031-(I) recreation and tourism; and 5
6032-(J) the sustainability of shoreline beaches 6
6033-and inlets. 7
6034-(2) The impacts of hurricanes and other severe 8
6035-weather on offshore wind projects. 9
6036-(3) How the agencies described in subsection 10
6037-(a) determine which stakeholders are consulted and 11
6038-if a timely, comprehensive comment period is pro-12
6039-vided for local representatives and other interested 13
6040-parties. 14
6041-(4) The estimated cost and who pays for off-15
6042-shore wind projects. 16
5603+(a) I
5604+NGENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 9
5605+date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 10
5606+General shall conduct a study to assess the sufficiency of 11
5607+the environmental review processes for offshore wind 12
5608+projects in place as of the date of the enactment of this 13
5609+section of the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bu-14
5610+reau of Ocean Energy Management, and any other rel-15
5611+evant Federal agency. 16
5612+(b) C
5613+ONTENTS.—The study required under sub-17
5614+section (a) shall include consideration of the following: 18
5615+(1) The impacts of offshore wind projects on— 19
5616+(A) whales, finfish, and other marine 20
5617+mammals; 21
5618+(B) benthic resources; 22
5619+(C) commercial and recreational fishing; 23
5620+(D) air quality; 24
5621+(E) cultural, historical, and archaeological 25
5622+resources; 26 199 
5623+•HR 2811 EH
5624+(F) invertebrates; 1
5625+(G) essential fish habitat; 2
5626+(H) military use and navigation and vessel 3
5627+traffic; 4
5628+(I) recreation and tourism; and 5
5629+(J) the sustainability of shoreline beaches 6
5630+and inlets. 7
5631+(2) The impacts of hurricanes and other severe 8
5632+weather on offshore wind projects. 9
5633+(3) How the agencies described in subsection 10
5634+(a) determine which stakeholders are consulted and 11
5635+if a timely, comprehensive comment period is pro-12
5636+vided for local representatives and other interested 13
5637+parties. 14
5638+(4) The estimated cost and who pays for off-15
5639+shore wind projects. 16
60435640 SEC. 20119. GAO REPORT ON WIND ENERGY IMPACTS. 17
6044-The Comptroller General of the United States shall 18
6045-publish a report on all potential adverse effects of wind 19
6046-energy development in the North Atlantic Planning Area 20
6047-(as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 21
6048-Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 22
6049-2016)), including associated infrastructure and vessel 23
6050-traffic, on— 24
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6053-HR 2811 PCS
6054-(1) maritime safety, including the operation of 1
6055-radar systems; 2
6056-(2) economic impacts related to commercial 3
6057-fishing activities; and 4
6058-(3) marine environment and ecology, including 5
6059-species listed as endangered or threatened under the 6
6060-Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 7
6061-seq.) or designated as depleted under the Marine 8
6062-Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 9
6063-seq.) in the North Atlantic Planning Area. 10
5641+The Comptroller General of the United States shall 18
5642+publish a report on all potential adverse effects of wind 19
5643+energy development in the North Atlantic Planning Area 20
5644+(as described in the 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 21
5645+Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program (November 22
5646+2016)), including associated infrastructure and vessel 23
5647+traffic, on— 24 200 
5648+•HR 2811 EH
5649+(1) maritime safety, including the operation of 1
5650+radar systems; 2
5651+(2) economic impacts related to commercial 3
5652+fishing activities; and 4
5653+(3) marine environment and ecology, including 5
5654+species listed as endangered or threatened under the 6
5655+Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 7
5656+seq.) or designated as depleted under the Marine 8
5657+Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 9
5658+seq.) in the North Atlantic Planning Area. 10
60645659 Subtitle B—Permitting 11
60655660 Streamlining 12
60665661 SEC. 20201. DEFINITIONS. 13
6067-In this subtitle: 14
6068-(1) E
6069-NERGY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘energy fa-15
6070-cility’’ means a facility the primary purpose of which 16
6071-is the exploration for, or the development, produc-17
6072-tion, conversion, gathering, storage, transfer, proc-18
6073-essing, or transportation of, any energy resource. 19
6074-(2) E
6075-NERGY STORAGE DEVICE .—The term ‘‘en-20
6076-ergy storage device’’— 21
6077-(A) means any equipment that stores en-22
6078-ergy, including electricity, compressed air, 23
6079-pumped water, heat, and hydrogen, which may 24
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6083-be converted into, or used to produce, elec-1
6084-tricity; and 2
6085-(B) includes a battery, regenerative fuel 3
6086-cell, flywheel, capacitor, superconducting mag-4
6087-net, and any other equipment the Secretary 5
6088-concerned determines may be used to store en-6
6089-ergy which may be converted into, or used to 7
6090-produce, electricity. 8
6091-(3) P
6092-UBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 9
6093-means any land and interest in land owned by the 10
6094-United States within the several States and adminis-11
6095-tered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-12
6096-retary of Agriculture without regard to how the 13
6097-United States acquired ownership, except— 14
6098-(A) lands located on the Outer Continental 15
6099-Shelf; and 16
6100-(B) lands held in trust by the United 17
6101-States for the benefit of Indians, Indian Tribes, 18
6102-Aleuts, and Eskimos. 19
6103-(4) R
6104-IGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ 20
6105-means— 21
6106-(A) a right-of-way issued, granted, or re-22
6107-newed under section 501 of the Federal Land 23
6108-Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 24
6109-1761); or 25
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6113-(B) a right-of-way granted under section 1
6114-28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185). 2
6115-(5) S
6116-ECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-3
6117-retary concerned’’ means— 4
6118-(A) with respect to public lands, the Sec-5
6119-retary of the Interior; and 6
6120-(B) with respect to National Forest Sys-7
6121-tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture. 8
6122-(6) L
6123-AND USE PLAN .—The term ‘‘land use 9
6124-plan’’ means— 10
6125-(A) a land and resource management plan 11
6126-prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the 12
6127-National Forest System pursuant to section 6 13
6128-of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-14
6129-sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 15
6130-1604); 16
6131-(B) a Land Management Plan developed 17
6132-by the Bureau of Land Management under the 18
6133-Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 19
6134-1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 20
6135-(C) a comprehensive conservation plan de-21
6136-veloped by the United States Fish and Wildlife 22
6137-Service under section 4(e)(1)(A) of the National 23
6138-Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 24
6139-1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)(1)(A)). 25
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6142-HR 2811 PCS
5662+In this subtitle: 14
5663+(1) E
5664+NERGY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘energy fa-15
5665+cility’’ means a facility the primary purpose of which 16
5666+is the exploration for, or the development, produc-17
5667+tion, conversion, gathering, storage, transfer, proc-18
5668+essing, or transportation of, any energy resource. 19
5669+(2) E
5670+NERGY STORAGE DEVICE .—The term ‘‘en-20
5671+ergy storage device’’— 21
5672+(A) means any equipment that stores en-22
5673+ergy, including electricity, compressed air, 23
5674+pumped water, heat, and hydrogen, which may 24 201 
5675+•HR 2811 EH
5676+be converted into, or used to produce, elec-1
5677+tricity; and 2
5678+(B) includes a battery, regenerative fuel 3
5679+cell, flywheel, capacitor, superconducting mag-4
5680+net, and any other equipment the Secretary 5
5681+concerned determines may be used to store en-6
5682+ergy which may be converted into, or used to 7
5683+produce, electricity. 8
5684+(3) P
5685+UBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 9
5686+means any land and interest in land owned by the 10
5687+United States within the several States and adminis-11
5688+tered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-12
5689+retary of Agriculture without regard to how the 13
5690+United States acquired ownership, except— 14
5691+(A) lands located on the Outer Continental 15
5692+Shelf; and 16
5693+(B) lands held in trust by the United 17
5694+States for the benefit of Indians, Indian Tribes, 18
5695+Aleuts, and Eskimos. 19
5696+(4) R
5697+IGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ 20
5698+means— 21
5699+(A) a right-of-way issued, granted, or re-22
5700+newed under section 501 of the Federal Land 23
5701+Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 24
5702+1761); or 25 202 
5703+•HR 2811 EH
5704+(B) a right-of-way granted under section 1
5705+28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185). 2
5706+(5) S
5707+ECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-3
5708+retary concerned’’ means— 4
5709+(A) with respect to public lands, the Sec-5
5710+retary of the Interior; and 6
5711+(B) with respect to National Forest Sys-7
5712+tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture. 8
5713+(6) L
5714+AND USE PLAN .—The term ‘‘land use 9
5715+plan’’ means— 10
5716+(A) a land and resource management plan 11
5717+prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the 12
5718+National Forest System pursuant to section 6 13
5719+of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-14
5720+sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 15
5721+1604); 16
5722+(B) a Land Management Plan developed 17
5723+by the Bureau of Land Management under the 18
5724+Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 19
5725+1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or 20
5726+(C) a comprehensive conservation plan de-21
5727+veloped by the United States Fish and Wildlife 22
5728+Service under section 4(e)(1)(A) of the National 23
5729+Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 24
5730+1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)(1)(A)). 25 203 
5731+•HR 2811 EH
61435732 SEC. 20202. BUILDER ACT. 1
6144-(a) P
6145-ARAGRAPH(2) OFSECTION102.—Section 2
6146-102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 3
6147-(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) is amended— 4
6148-(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘insure’’ 5
6149-and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 6
6150-(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘insure’’ 7
6151-and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 8
6152-(3) in subparagraph (C)— 9
6153-(A) by inserting ‘‘consistent with the provi-10
6154-sions of this Act and except as provided by 11
6155-other provisions of law,’’ before ‘‘include in 12
6156-every’’; 13
6157-(B) by striking clauses (i) through (v) and 14
6158-inserting the following: 15
6159-‘‘(i) reasonably foreseeable environmental 16
6160-effects with a reasonably close causal relation-17
6161-ship to the proposed agency action; 18
6162-‘‘(ii) any reasonably foreseeable adverse en-19
6163-vironmental effects which cannot be avoided 20
6164-should the proposal be implemented; 21
6165-‘‘(iii) a reasonable number of alternatives 22
6166-to the proposed agency action, including an 23
6167-analysis of any negative environmental impacts 24
6168-of not implementing the proposed agency action 25
6169-in the case of a no action alternative, that are 26
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6173-technically and economically feasible, are within 1
6174-the jurisdiction of the agency, meet the purpose 2
6175-and need of the proposal, and, where applicable, 3
6176-meet the goals of the applicant; 4
6177-‘‘(iv) the relationship between local short- 5
6178-term uses of man’s environment and the main-6
6179-tenance and enhancement of long-term produc-7
6180-tivity; and 8
6181-‘‘(v) any irreversible and irretrievable com-9
6182-mitments of Federal resources which would be 10
6183-involved in the proposed agency action should it 11
6184-be implemented.’’; and 12
6185-(C) by striking ‘‘the responsible Federal 13
6186-official’’ and inserting ‘‘the head of the lead 14
6187-agency’’; 15
6188-(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Any’’ 16
6189-and inserting ‘‘any’’; 17
6190-(5) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 18
6191-through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (K), re-19
6192-spectively; 20
6193-(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-21
6194-lowing: 22
6195-‘‘(D) ensure the professional integrity, including 23
6196-scientific integrity, of the discussion and analysis in 24
6197-an environmental document; 25
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6201-‘‘(E) make use of reliable existing data and re-1
6202-sources in carrying out this Act;’’; 2
6203-(7) by amending subparagraph (G), as redesig-3
6204-nated, to read as follows: 4
6205-‘‘(G) consistent with the provisions of this Act, 5
6206-study, develop, and describe technically and economi-6
6207-cally feasible alternatives within the jurisdiction and 7
6208-authority of the agency;’’; and 8
6209-(8) in subparagraph (H), as amended, by in-9
6210-serting ‘‘consistent with the provisions of this Act,’’ 10
6211-before ‘‘recognize’’. 11
6212-(b) N
6213-EWSECTIONS.—Title I of the National Envi-12
6214-ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 13
6215-is amended by adding at the end the following: 14
5733+(a) P
5734+ARAGRAPH(2) OFSECTION102.—Section 2
5735+102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 3
5736+(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) is amended— 4
5737+(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘insure’’ 5
5738+and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 6
5739+(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘insure’’ 7
5740+and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 8
5741+(3) in subparagraph (C)— 9
5742+(A) by inserting ‘‘consistent with the provi-10
5743+sions of this Act and except as provided by 11
5744+other provisions of law,’’ before ‘‘include in 12
5745+every’’; 13
5746+(B) by striking clauses (i) through (v) and 14
5747+inserting the following: 15
5748+‘‘(i) reasonably foreseeable environmental 16
5749+effects with a reasonably close causal relation-17
5750+ship to the proposed agency action; 18
5751+‘‘(ii) any reasonably foreseeable adverse en-19
5752+vironmental effects which cannot be avoided 20
5753+should the proposal be implemented; 21
5754+‘‘(iii) a reasonable number of alternatives 22
5755+to the proposed agency action, including an 23
5756+analysis of any negative environmental impacts 24
5757+of not implementing the proposed agency action 25
5758+in the case of a no action alternative, that are 26 204 
5759+•HR 2811 EH
5760+technically and economically feasible, are within 1
5761+the jurisdiction of the agency, meet the purpose 2
5762+and need of the proposal, and, where applicable, 3
5763+meet the goals of the applicant; 4
5764+‘‘(iv) the relationship between local short- 5
5765+term uses of man’s environment and the main-6
5766+tenance and enhancement of long-term produc-7
5767+tivity; and 8
5768+‘‘(v) any irreversible and irretrievable com-9
5769+mitments of Federal resources which would be 10
5770+involved in the proposed agency action should it 11
5771+be implemented.’’; and 12
5772+(C) by striking ‘‘the responsible Federal 13
5773+official’’ and inserting ‘‘the head of the lead 14
5774+agency’’; 15
5775+(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Any’’ 16
5776+and inserting ‘‘any’’; 17
5777+(5) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 18
5778+through (I) as subparagraphs (F) through (K), re-19
5779+spectively; 20
5780+(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-21
5781+lowing: 22
5782+‘‘(D) ensure the professional integrity, including 23
5783+scientific integrity, of the discussion and analysis in 24
5784+an environmental document; 25 205 
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5786+‘‘(E) make use of reliable existing data and re-1
5787+sources in carrying out this Act;’’; 2
5788+(7) by amending subparagraph (G), as redesig-3
5789+nated, to read as follows: 4
5790+‘‘(G) consistent with the provisions of this Act, 5
5791+study, develop, and describe technically and economi-6
5792+cally feasible alternatives within the jurisdiction and 7
5793+authority of the agency;’’; and 8
5794+(8) in subparagraph (H), as amended, by in-9
5795+serting ‘‘consistent with the provisions of this Act,’’ 10
5796+before ‘‘recognize’’. 11
5797+(b) N
5798+EWSECTIONS.—Title I of the National Envi-12
5799+ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 13
5800+is amended by adding at the end the following: 14
62165801 ‘‘SEC. 106. PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF 15
62175802 REVIEW. 16
6218-‘‘(a) T
6219-HRESHOLDDETERMINATIONS.—An agency is 17
6220-not required to prepare an environmental document with 18
6221-respect to a proposed agency action if— 19
6222-‘‘(1) the proposed agency action is not a final 20
6223-agency action within the meaning of such term in 21
6224-chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; 22
6225-‘‘(2) the proposed agency action is covered by 23
6226-a categorical exclusion established by the agency, an-24
6227-other Federal agency, or another provision of law; 25
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6231-‘‘(3) the preparation of such document would 1
6232-clearly and fundamentally conflict with the require-2
6233-ments of another provision of law; 3
6234-‘‘(4) the proposed agency action is, in whole or 4
6235-in part, a nondiscretionary action with respect to 5
6236-which such agency does not have authority to take 6
6237-environmental factors into consideration in deter-7
6238-mining whether to take the proposed action; 8
6239-‘‘(5) the proposed agency action is a rulemaking 9
6240-that is subject to section 553 of title 5, United 10
6241-States Code; or 11
6242-‘‘(6) the proposed agency action is an action for 12
6243-which such agency’s compliance with another stat-13
6244-ute’s requirements serve the same or similar func-14
6245-tion as the requirements of this Act with respect to 15
6246-such action. 16
6247-‘‘(b) L
6248-EVELS OFREVIEW.— 17
6249-‘‘(1) E
6250-NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT .— 18
6251-An agency shall issue an environmental impact 19
6252-statement with respect to a proposed agency action 20
6253-that has a significant effect on the quality of the 21
6254-human environment. 22
6255-‘‘(2) E
6256-NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .—An agen-23
6257-cy shall prepare an environmental assessment with 24
6258-respect to a proposed agency action that is not likely 25
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6262-to have a significant effect on the quality of the 1
6263-human environment, or if the significance of such ef-2
6264-fect is unknown, unless the agency finds that a cat-3
6265-egorical exclusion established by the agency, another 4
6266-Federal agency, or another provision of law applies. 5
6267-Such environmental assessment shall be a concise 6
6268-public document prepared by a Federal agency to set 7
6269-forth the basis of such agency’s finding of no signifi-8
6270-cant impact. 9
6271-‘‘(3) S
6272-OURCES OF INFORMATION .—In making a 10
6273-determination under this subsection, an agency— 11
6274-‘‘(A) may make use of any reliable data 12
6275-source; and 13
6276-‘‘(B) is not required to undertake new sci-14
6277-entific or technical research. 15
5803+‘‘(a) T
5804+HRESHOLDDETERMINATIONS.—An agency is 17
5805+not required to prepare an environmental document with 18
5806+respect to a proposed agency action if— 19
5807+‘‘(1) the proposed agency action is not a final 20
5808+agency action within the meaning of such term in 21
5809+chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code; 22
5810+‘‘(2) the proposed agency action is covered by 23
5811+a categorical exclusion established by the agency, an-24
5812+other Federal agency, or another provision of law; 25 206 
5813+•HR 2811 EH
5814+‘‘(3) the preparation of such document would 1
5815+clearly and fundamentally conflict with the require-2
5816+ments of another provision of law; 3
5817+‘‘(4) the proposed agency action is, in whole or 4
5818+in part, a nondiscretionary action with respect to 5
5819+which such agency does not have authority to take 6
5820+environmental factors into consideration in deter-7
5821+mining whether to take the proposed action; 8
5822+‘‘(5) the proposed agency action is a rulemaking 9
5823+that is subject to section 553 of title 5, United 10
5824+States Code; or 11
5825+‘‘(6) the proposed agency action is an action for 12
5826+which such agency’s compliance with another stat-13
5827+ute’s requirements serve the same or similar func-14
5828+tion as the requirements of this Act with respect to 15
5829+such action. 16
5830+‘‘(b) L
5831+EVELS OFREVIEW.— 17
5832+‘‘(1) E
5833+NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT .— 18
5834+An agency shall issue an environmental impact 19
5835+statement with respect to a proposed agency action 20
5836+that has a significant effect on the quality of the 21
5837+human environment. 22
5838+‘‘(2) E
5839+NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .—An agen-23
5840+cy shall prepare an environmental assessment with 24
5841+respect to a proposed agency action that is not likely 25 207 
5842+•HR 2811 EH
5843+to have a significant effect on the quality of the 1
5844+human environment, or if the significance of such ef-2
5845+fect is unknown, unless the agency finds that a cat-3
5846+egorical exclusion established by the agency, another 4
5847+Federal agency, or another provision of law applies. 5
5848+Such environmental assessment shall be a concise 6
5849+public document prepared by a Federal agency to set 7
5850+forth the basis of such agency’s finding of no signifi-8
5851+cant impact. 9
5852+‘‘(3) S
5853+OURCES OF INFORMATION .—In making a 10
5854+determination under this subsection, an agency— 11
5855+‘‘(A) may make use of any reliable data 12
5856+source; and 13
5857+‘‘(B) is not required to undertake new sci-14
5858+entific or technical research. 15
62785859 ‘‘SEC. 107. TIMELY AND UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEWS. 16
6279-‘‘(a) L
6280-EADAGENCY.— 17
6281-‘‘(1) D
6282-ESIGNATION.— 18
6283-‘‘(A) I
6284-N GENERAL.—If there are two or 19
6285-more involved Federal agencies, such agencies 20
6286-shall determine, by letter or memorandum, 21
6287-which agency shall be the lead agency based on 22
6288-consideration of the following factors: 23
6289-‘‘(i) Magnitude of agency’s involve-24
6290-ment. 25
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6294-‘‘(ii) Project approval or disapproval 1
6295-authority. 2
6296-‘‘(iii) Expertise concerning the ac-3
6297-tion’s environmental effects. 4
6298-‘‘(iv) Duration of agency’s involve-5
6299-ment. 6
6300-‘‘(v) Sequence of agency’s involve-7
6301-ment. 8
6302-‘‘(B) J
6303-OINT LEAD AGENCIES .—In making 9
6304-a determination under subparagraph (A), the 10
6305-involved Federal agencies may, in addition to a 11
6306-Federal agency, appoint such Federal, State, 12
6307-Tribal, or local agencies as joint lead agencies 13
6308-as the involved Federal agencies shall determine 14
6309-appropriate. Joint lead agencies shall jointly 15
6310-fulfill the role described in paragraph (2). 16
6311-‘‘(C) M
6312-INERAL PROJECTS .—This para-17
6313-graph shall not apply with respect to a mineral 18
6314-exploration or mine permit. 19
6315-‘‘(2) R
6316-OLE.—A lead agency shall, with respect 20
6317-to a proposed agency action— 21
6318-‘‘(A) supervise the preparation of an envi-22
6319-ronmental document if, with respect to such 23
6320-proposed agency action, there is more than one 24
6321-involved Federal agency; 25
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6325-‘‘(B) request the participation of each co-1
6326-operating agency at the earliest practicable 2
6327-time; 3
6328-‘‘(C) in preparing an environmental docu-4
6329-ment, give consideration to any analysis or pro-5
6330-posal created by a cooperating agency with ju-6
6331-risdiction by law or a cooperating agency with 7
6332-special expertise; 8
6333-‘‘(D) develop a schedule, in consultation 9
6334-with each involved cooperating agency, the ap-10
6335-plicant, and such other entities as the lead 11
6336-agency determines appropriate, for completion 12
6337-of any environmental review, permit, or author-13
6338-ization required to carry out the proposed agen-14
6339-cy action; 15
6340-‘‘(E) if the lead agency determines that a 16
6341-review, permit, or authorization will not be com-17
6342-pleted in accordance with the schedule devel-18
6343-oped under subparagraph (D), notify the agen-19
6344-cy responsible for issuing such review, permit, 20
6345-or authorization of the discrepancy and request 21
6346-that such agency take such measures as such 22
6347-agency determines appropriate to comply with 23
6348-such schedule; and 24
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6352-‘‘(F) meet with a cooperating agency that 1
6353-requests such a meeting. 2
6354-‘‘(3) C
6355-OOPERATING AGENCY .—The lead agency 3
6356-may, with respect to a proposed agency action, des-4
6357-ignate any involved Federal agency or a State, Trib-5
6358-al, or local agency as a cooperating agency. A co-6
6359-operating agency may, not later than a date speci-7
6360-fied by the lead agency, submit comments to the 8
6361-lead agency. Such comments shall be limited to mat-9
6362-ters relating to the proposed agency action with re-10
6363-spect to which such agency has special expertise or 11
6364-jurisdiction by law with respect to an environmental 12
6365-issue. 13
6366-‘‘(4) R
6367-EQUEST FOR DESIGNATION .—Any Fed-14
6368-eral, State, Tribal, or local agency or person that is 15
6369-substantially affected by the lack of a designation of 16
6370-a lead agency with respect to a proposed agency ac-17
6371-tion under paragraph (1) may submit a written re-18
6372-quest for such a designation to an involved Federal 19
6373-agency. An agency that receives a request under this 20
6374-paragraph shall transmit such request to each in-21
6375-volved Federal agency and to the Council. 22
6376-‘‘(5) C
6377-OUNCIL DESIGNATION.— 23
6378-‘‘(A) R
6379-EQUEST.—Not earlier than 45 days 24
6380-after the date on which a request is submitted 25
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6384-under paragraph (4), if no designation has been 1
6385-made under paragraph (1), a Federal, State, 2
6386-Tribal, or local agency or person that is sub-3
6387-stantially affected by the lack of a designation 4
6388-of a lead agency may request that the Council 5
6389-designate a lead agency. Such request shall con-6
6390-sist of— 7
6391-‘‘(i) a precise description of the nature 8
6392-and extent of the proposed agency action; 9
6393-and 10
6394-‘‘(ii) a detailed statement with respect 11
6395-to each involved Federal agency and each 12
6396-factor listed in paragraph (1) regarding 13
6397-which agency should serve as lead agency. 14
6398-‘‘(B) T
6399-RANSMISSION.—The Council shall 15
6400-transmit a request received under subparagraph 16
6401-(A) to each involved Federal agency. 17
6402-‘‘(C) R
6403-ESPONSE.—An involved Federal 18
6404-agency may, not later than 20 days after the 19
6405-date of the submission of a request under sub-20
6406-paragraph (A), submit to the Council a re-21
6407-sponse to such request. 22
6408-‘‘(D) D
6409-ESIGNATION.—Not later than 40 23
6410-days after the date of the submission of a re-24
6411-quest under subparagraph (A), the Council 25
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6415-shall designate the lead agency with respect to 1
6416-the relevant proposed agency action. 2
6417-‘‘(b) O
6418-NEDOCUMENT.— 3
6419-‘‘(1) D
6420-OCUMENT.—To the extent practicable, if 4
6421-there are 2 or more involved Federal agencies with 5
6422-respect to a proposed agency action and the lead 6
6423-agency has determined that an environmental docu-7
6424-ment is required, such requirement shall be deemed 8
6425-satisfied with respect to all involved Federal agencies 9
6426-if the lead agency issues such an environmental doc-10
6427-ument. 11
6428-‘‘(2) C
6429-ONSIDERATION TIMING .—In developing 12
6430-an environmental document for a proposed agency 13
6431-action, no involved Federal agency shall be required 14
6432-to consider any information that becomes available 15
6433-after the sooner of, as applicable— 16
6434-‘‘(A) receipt of a complete application with 17
6435-respect to such proposed agency action; or 18
6436-‘‘(B) publication of a notice of intent or 19
6437-decision to prepare an environmental impact 20
6438-statement for such proposed agency action. 21
6439-‘‘(3) S
6440-COPE OF REVIEW.—In developing an en-22
6441-vironmental document for a proposed agency action, 23
6442-the lead agency and any other involved Federal 24
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6446-agencies shall only consider the effects of the pro-1
6447-posed agency action that— 2
6448-‘‘(A) occur on Federal land; or 3
6449-‘‘(B) are subject to Federal control and re-4
6450-sponsibility. 5
6451-‘‘(c) R
6452-EQUEST FORPUBLICCOMMENT.—Each notice 6
6453-of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 7
6454-under section 102 shall include a request for public com-8
6455-ment on alternatives or impacts and on relevant informa-9
6456-tion, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed 10
6457-agency action. 11
6458-‘‘(d) S
6459-TATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED.—Each 12
6460-environmental impact statement shall include a statement 13
6461-of purpose and need that briefly summarizes the under-14
6462-lying purpose and need for the proposed agency action. 15
6463-‘‘(e) E
6464-STIMATEDTOTALCOST.—The cover sheet for 16
6465-each environmental impact statement shall include a state-17
6466-ment of the estimated total cost of preparing such environ-18
6467-mental impact statement, including the costs of agency 19
6468-full-time equivalent personnel hours, contractor costs, and 20
6469-other direct costs. 21
6470-‘‘(f) P
6471-AGELIMITS.— 22
6472-‘‘(1) E
6473-NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS .— 23
6474-‘‘(A) I
6475-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 24
6476-subparagraph (B), an environmental impact 25
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6480-statement shall not exceed 150 pages, not in-1
6481-cluding any citations or appendices. 2
6482-‘‘(B) E
6483-XTRAORDINARY COMPLEXITY .—An 3
6484-environmental impact statement for a proposed 4
6485-agency action of extraordinary complexity shall 5
6486-not exceed 300 pages, not including any cita-6
6487-tions or appendices. 7
6488-‘‘(2) E
6489-NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS .—An en-8
6490-vironmental assessment shall not exceed 75 pages, 9
6491-not including any citations or appendices. 10
6492-‘‘(g) S
6493-PONSORPREPARATION.—A lead agency shall 11
6494-allow a project sponsor to prepare an environmental as-12
6495-sessment or an environmental impact statement upon re-13
6496-quest of the project sponsor. Such agency may provide 14
6497-such sponsor with appropriate guidance and assist in the 15
6498-preparation. The lead agency shall independently evaluate 16
6499-the environmental document and shall take responsibility 17
6500-for the contents upon adoption. 18
6501-‘‘(h) D
6502-EADLINES.— 19
6503-‘‘(1) I
6504-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-20
6505-graph (2), with respect to a proposed agency action, 21
6506-a lead agency shall complete, as applicable— 22
6507-‘‘(A) the environmental impact statement 23
6508-not later than the date that is 2 years after the 24
6509-sooner of, as applicable— 25
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6513-‘‘(i) the date on which such agency 1
6514-determines that section 102(2)(C) requires 2
6515-the issuance of an environmental impact 3
6516-statement with respect to such action; 4
6517-‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency 5
6518-notifies the applicant that the application 6
6519-to establish a right-of-way for such action 7
6520-is complete; and 8
6521-‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency 9
6522-issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-10
6523-vironmental impact statement for such ac-11
6524-tion; and 12
6525-‘‘(B) the environmental assessment not 13
6526-later than the date that is 1 year after the 14
6527-sooner of, as applicable— 15
6528-‘‘(i) the date on which such agency 16
6529-determines that section 106(b)(2) requires 17
6530-the preparation of an environmental as-18
6531-sessment with respect to such action; 19
6532-‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency 20
6533-notifies the applicant that the application 21
6534-to establish a right-of-way for such action 22
6535-is complete; and 23
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6539-‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency 1
6540-issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-2
6541-vironmental assessment for such action. 3
6542-‘‘(2) D
6543-ELAY.—A lead agency that determines it 4
6544-is not able to meet the deadline described in para-5
6545-graph (1) may extend such deadline with the ap-6
6546-proval of the applicant. If the applicant approves 7
6547-such an extension, the lead agency shall establish a 8
6548-new deadline that provides only so much additional 9
6549-time as is necessary to complete such environmental 10
6550-impact statement or environmental assessment. 11
6551-‘‘(3) E
6552-XPENDITURES FOR DELAY .—If a lead 12
6553-agency is unable to meet the deadline described in 13
6554-paragraph (1) or extended under paragraph (2), the 14
6555-lead agency must pay $100 per day, to the extent 15
6556-funding is provided in advance in an appropriations 16
6557-Act, out of the office of the head of the department 17
6558-of the lead agency to the applicant starting on the 18
6559-first day immediately following the deadline de-19
6560-scribed in paragraph (1) or extended under para-20
6561-graph (2) up until the date that an applicant ap-21
6562-proves a new deadline. This paragraph does not 22
6563-apply when the lead agency misses a deadline solely 23
6564-due to delays caused by litigation. 24
6565-‘‘(i) R
6566-EPORT.— 25
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6570-‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each lead 1
6571-agency shall annually submit to the Committee on 2
6572-Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 3
6573-and the Committee on Environment and Public 4
6574-Works of the Senate a report that— 5
6575-‘‘(A) identifies any environmental assess-6
6576-ment and environmental impact statement that 7
6577-such lead agency did not complete by the dead-8
6578-line described in subsection (h); and 9
6579-‘‘(B) provides an explanation for any fail-10
6580-ure to meet such deadline. 11
6581-‘‘(2) I
6582-NCLUSIONS.—Each report submitted 12
6583-under paragraph (1) shall identify, as applicable— 13
6584-‘‘(A) the office, bureau, division, unit, or 14
6585-other entity within the Federal agency respon-15
6586-sible for each such environmental assessment 16
6587-and environmental impact statement; 17
6588-‘‘(B) the date on which— 18
6589-‘‘(i) such lead agency notified the ap-19
6590-plicant that the application to establish a 20
6591-right-of-way for the major Federal action 21
6592-is complete; 22
6593-‘‘(ii) such lead agency began the 23
6594-scoping for the major Federal action; or 24
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6598-‘‘(iii) such lead agency issued a notice 1
6599-of intent to prepare the environmental as-2
6600-sessment or environmental impact state-3
6601-ment for the major Federal action; and 4
6602-‘‘(C) when such environmental assessment 5
6603-and environmental impact statement is expected 6
6604-to be complete. 7
5860+‘‘(a) L
5861+EADAGENCY.— 17
5862+‘‘(1) D
5863+ESIGNATION.— 18
5864+‘‘(A) I
5865+N GENERAL.—If there are two or 19
5866+more involved Federal agencies, such agencies 20
5867+shall determine, by letter or memorandum, 21
5868+which agency shall be the lead agency based on 22
5869+consideration of the following factors: 23
5870+‘‘(i) Magnitude of agency’s involve-24
5871+ment. 25 208 
5872+•HR 2811 EH
5873+‘‘(ii) Project approval or disapproval 1
5874+authority. 2
5875+‘‘(iii) Expertise concerning the ac-3
5876+tion’s environmental effects. 4
5877+‘‘(iv) Duration of agency’s involve-5
5878+ment. 6
5879+‘‘(v) Sequence of agency’s involve-7
5880+ment. 8
5881+‘‘(B) J
5882+OINT LEAD AGENCIES .—In making 9
5883+a determination under subparagraph (A), the 10
5884+involved Federal agencies may, in addition to a 11
5885+Federal agency, appoint such Federal, State, 12
5886+Tribal, or local agencies as joint lead agencies 13
5887+as the involved Federal agencies shall determine 14
5888+appropriate. Joint lead agencies shall jointly 15
5889+fulfill the role described in paragraph (2). 16
5890+‘‘(C) M
5891+INERAL PROJECTS .—This para-17
5892+graph shall not apply with respect to a mineral 18
5893+exploration or mine permit. 19
5894+‘‘(2) R
5895+OLE.—A lead agency shall, with respect 20
5896+to a proposed agency action— 21
5897+‘‘(A) supervise the preparation of an envi-22
5898+ronmental document if, with respect to such 23
5899+proposed agency action, there is more than one 24
5900+involved Federal agency; 25 209 
5901+•HR 2811 EH
5902+‘‘(B) request the participation of each co-1
5903+operating agency at the earliest practicable 2
5904+time; 3
5905+‘‘(C) in preparing an environmental docu-4
5906+ment, give consideration to any analysis or pro-5
5907+posal created by a cooperating agency with ju-6
5908+risdiction by law or a cooperating agency with 7
5909+special expertise; 8
5910+‘‘(D) develop a schedule, in consultation 9
5911+with each involved cooperating agency, the ap-10
5912+plicant, and such other entities as the lead 11
5913+agency determines appropriate, for completion 12
5914+of any environmental review, permit, or author-13
5915+ization required to carry out the proposed agen-14
5916+cy action; 15
5917+‘‘(E) if the lead agency determines that a 16
5918+review, permit, or authorization will not be com-17
5919+pleted in accordance with the schedule devel-18
5920+oped under subparagraph (D), notify the agen-19
5921+cy responsible for issuing such review, permit, 20
5922+or authorization of the discrepancy and request 21
5923+that such agency take such measures as such 22
5924+agency determines appropriate to comply with 23
5925+such schedule; and 24 210 
5926+•HR 2811 EH
5927+‘‘(F) meet with a cooperating agency that 1
5928+requests such a meeting. 2
5929+‘‘(3) C
5930+OOPERATING AGENCY .—The lead agency 3
5931+may, with respect to a proposed agency action, des-4
5932+ignate any involved Federal agency or a State, Trib-5
5933+al, or local agency as a cooperating agency. A co-6
5934+operating agency may, not later than a date speci-7
5935+fied by the lead agency, submit comments to the 8
5936+lead agency. Such comments shall be limited to mat-9
5937+ters relating to the proposed agency action with re-10
5938+spect to which such agency has special expertise or 11
5939+jurisdiction by law with respect to an environmental 12
5940+issue. 13
5941+‘‘(4) R
5942+EQUEST FOR DESIGNATION .—Any Fed-14
5943+eral, State, Tribal, or local agency or person that is 15
5944+substantially affected by the lack of a designation of 16
5945+a lead agency with respect to a proposed agency ac-17
5946+tion under paragraph (1) may submit a written re-18
5947+quest for such a designation to an involved Federal 19
5948+agency. An agency that receives a request under this 20
5949+paragraph shall transmit such request to each in-21
5950+volved Federal agency and to the Council. 22
5951+‘‘(5) C
5952+OUNCIL DESIGNATION.— 23
5953+‘‘(A) R
5954+EQUEST.—Not earlier than 45 days 24
5955+after the date on which a request is submitted 25 211 
5956+•HR 2811 EH
5957+under paragraph (4), if no designation has been 1
5958+made under paragraph (1), a Federal, State, 2
5959+Tribal, or local agency or person that is sub-3
5960+stantially affected by the lack of a designation 4
5961+of a lead agency may request that the Council 5
5962+designate a lead agency. Such request shall con-6
5963+sist of— 7
5964+‘‘(i) a precise description of the nature 8
5965+and extent of the proposed agency action; 9
5966+and 10
5967+‘‘(ii) a detailed statement with respect 11
5968+to each involved Federal agency and each 12
5969+factor listed in paragraph (1) regarding 13
5970+which agency should serve as lead agency. 14
5971+‘‘(B) T
5972+RANSMISSION.—The Council shall 15
5973+transmit a request received under subparagraph 16
5974+(A) to each involved Federal agency. 17
5975+‘‘(C) R
5976+ESPONSE.—An involved Federal 18
5977+agency may, not later than 20 days after the 19
5978+date of the submission of a request under sub-20
5979+paragraph (A), submit to the Council a re-21
5980+sponse to such request. 22
5981+‘‘(D) D
5982+ESIGNATION.—Not later than 40 23
5983+days after the date of the submission of a re-24
5984+quest under subparagraph (A), the Council 25 212 
5985+•HR 2811 EH
5986+shall designate the lead agency with respect to 1
5987+the relevant proposed agency action. 2
5988+‘‘(b) O
5989+NEDOCUMENT.— 3
5990+‘‘(1) D
5991+OCUMENT.—To the extent practicable, if 4
5992+there are 2 or more involved Federal agencies with 5
5993+respect to a proposed agency action and the lead 6
5994+agency has determined that an environmental docu-7
5995+ment is required, such requirement shall be deemed 8
5996+satisfied with respect to all involved Federal agencies 9
5997+if the lead agency issues such an environmental doc-10
5998+ument. 11
5999+‘‘(2) C
6000+ONSIDERATION TIMING .—In developing 12
6001+an environmental document for a proposed agency 13
6002+action, no involved Federal agency shall be required 14
6003+to consider any information that becomes available 15
6004+after the sooner of, as applicable— 16
6005+‘‘(A) receipt of a complete application with 17
6006+respect to such proposed agency action; or 18
6007+‘‘(B) publication of a notice of intent or 19
6008+decision to prepare an environmental impact 20
6009+statement for such proposed agency action. 21
6010+‘‘(3) S
6011+COPE OF REVIEW.—In developing an en-22
6012+vironmental document for a proposed agency action, 23
6013+the lead agency and any other involved Federal 24 213 
6014+•HR 2811 EH
6015+agencies shall only consider the effects of the pro-1
6016+posed agency action that— 2
6017+‘‘(A) occur on Federal land; or 3
6018+‘‘(B) are subject to Federal control and re-4
6019+sponsibility. 5
6020+‘‘(c) R
6021+EQUEST FORPUBLICCOMMENT.—Each notice 6
6022+of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 7
6023+under section 102 shall include a request for public com-8
6024+ment on alternatives or impacts and on relevant informa-9
6025+tion, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed 10
6026+agency action. 11
6027+‘‘(d) S
6028+TATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED.—Each 12
6029+environmental impact statement shall include a statement 13
6030+of purpose and need that briefly summarizes the under-14
6031+lying purpose and need for the proposed agency action. 15
6032+‘‘(e) E
6033+STIMATEDTOTALCOST.—The cover sheet for 16
6034+each environmental impact statement shall include a state-17
6035+ment of the estimated total cost of preparing such environ-18
6036+mental impact statement, including the costs of agency 19
6037+full-time equivalent personnel hours, contractor costs, and 20
6038+other direct costs. 21
6039+‘‘(f) P
6040+AGELIMITS.— 22
6041+‘‘(1) E
6042+NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS .— 23
6043+‘‘(A) I
6044+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 24
6045+subparagraph (B), an environmental impact 25 214 
6046+•HR 2811 EH
6047+statement shall not exceed 150 pages, not in-1
6048+cluding any citations or appendices. 2
6049+‘‘(B) E
6050+XTRAORDINARY COMPLEXITY .—An 3
6051+environmental impact statement for a proposed 4
6052+agency action of extraordinary complexity shall 5
6053+not exceed 300 pages, not including any cita-6
6054+tions or appendices. 7
6055+‘‘(2) E
6056+NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS .—An en-8
6057+vironmental assessment shall not exceed 75 pages, 9
6058+not including any citations or appendices. 10
6059+‘‘(g) S
6060+PONSORPREPARATION.—A lead agency shall 11
6061+allow a project sponsor to prepare an environmental as-12
6062+sessment or an environmental impact statement upon re-13
6063+quest of the project sponsor. Such agency may provide 14
6064+such sponsor with appropriate guidance and assist in the 15
6065+preparation. The lead agency shall independently evaluate 16
6066+the environmental document and shall take responsibility 17
6067+for the contents upon adoption. 18
6068+‘‘(h) D
6069+EADLINES.— 19
6070+‘‘(1) I
6071+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-20
6072+graph (2), with respect to a proposed agency action, 21
6073+a lead agency shall complete, as applicable— 22
6074+‘‘(A) the environmental impact statement 23
6075+not later than the date that is 2 years after the 24
6076+sooner of, as applicable— 25 215 
6077+•HR 2811 EH
6078+‘‘(i) the date on which such agency 1
6079+determines that section 102(2)(C) requires 2
6080+the issuance of an environmental impact 3
6081+statement with respect to such action; 4
6082+‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency 5
6083+notifies the applicant that the application 6
6084+to establish a right-of-way for such action 7
6085+is complete; and 8
6086+‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency 9
6087+issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-10
6088+vironmental impact statement for such ac-11
6089+tion; and 12
6090+‘‘(B) the environmental assessment not 13
6091+later than the date that is 1 year after the 14
6092+sooner of, as applicable— 15
6093+‘‘(i) the date on which such agency 16
6094+determines that section 106(b)(2) requires 17
6095+the preparation of an environmental as-18
6096+sessment with respect to such action; 19
6097+‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency 20
6098+notifies the applicant that the application 21
6099+to establish a right-of-way for such action 22
6100+is complete; and 23 216 
6101+•HR 2811 EH
6102+‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency 1
6103+issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-2
6104+vironmental assessment for such action. 3
6105+‘‘(2) D
6106+ELAY.—A lead agency that determines it 4
6107+is not able to meet the deadline described in para-5
6108+graph (1) may extend such deadline with the ap-6
6109+proval of the applicant. If the applicant approves 7
6110+such an extension, the lead agency shall establish a 8
6111+new deadline that provides only so much additional 9
6112+time as is necessary to complete such environmental 10
6113+impact statement or environmental assessment. 11
6114+‘‘(3) E
6115+XPENDITURES FOR DELAY .—If a lead 12
6116+agency is unable to meet the deadline described in 13
6117+paragraph (1) or extended under paragraph (2), the 14
6118+lead agency must pay $100 per day, to the extent 15
6119+funding is provided in advance in an appropriations 16
6120+Act, out of the office of the head of the department 17
6121+of the lead agency to the applicant starting on the 18
6122+first day immediately following the deadline de-19
6123+scribed in paragraph (1) or extended under para-20
6124+graph (2) up until the date that an applicant ap-21
6125+proves a new deadline. This paragraph does not 22
6126+apply when the lead agency misses a deadline solely 23
6127+due to delays caused by litigation. 24
6128+‘‘(i) R
6129+EPORT.— 25 217 
6130+•HR 2811 EH
6131+‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each lead 1
6132+agency shall annually submit to the Committee on 2
6133+Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 3
6134+and the Committee on Environment and Public 4
6135+Works of the Senate a report that— 5
6136+‘‘(A) identifies any environmental assess-6
6137+ment and environmental impact statement that 7
6138+such lead agency did not complete by the dead-8
6139+line described in subsection (h); and 9
6140+‘‘(B) provides an explanation for any fail-10
6141+ure to meet such deadline. 11
6142+‘‘(2) I
6143+NCLUSIONS.—Each report submitted 12
6144+under paragraph (1) shall identify, as applicable— 13
6145+‘‘(A) the office, bureau, division, unit, or 14
6146+other entity within the Federal agency respon-15
6147+sible for each such environmental assessment 16
6148+and environmental impact statement; 17
6149+‘‘(B) the date on which— 18
6150+‘‘(i) such lead agency notified the ap-19
6151+plicant that the application to establish a 20
6152+right-of-way for the major Federal action 21
6153+is complete; 22
6154+‘‘(ii) such lead agency began the 23
6155+scoping for the major Federal action; or 24 218 
6156+•HR 2811 EH
6157+‘‘(iii) such lead agency issued a notice 1
6158+of intent to prepare the environmental as-2
6159+sessment or environmental impact state-3
6160+ment for the major Federal action; and 4
6161+‘‘(C) when such environmental assessment 5
6162+and environmental impact statement is expected 6
6163+to be complete. 7
66056164 ‘‘SEC. 108. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 8
6606-‘‘(a) L
6607-IMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding 9
6608-any other provision of law, a claim arising under Federal 10
6609-law seeking judicial review of compliance with this Act, 11
6610-of a determination made under this Act, or of Federal ac-12
6611-tion resulting from a determination made under this Act, 13
6612-shall be barred unless— 14
6613-‘‘(1) in the case of a claim pertaining to a pro-15
6614-posed agency action for which— 16
6615-‘‘(A) an environmental document was pre-17
6616-pared and an opportunity for comment was pro-18
6617-vided; 19
6618-‘‘(B) the claim is filed by a party that par-20
6619-ticipated in the administrative proceedings re-21
6620-garding such environmental document; and 22
6621-‘‘(C) the claim— 23
6622-‘‘(i) is filed by a party that submitted 24
6623-a comment during the public comment pe-25
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6626-HR 2811 PCS
6627-riod for such administrative proceedings 1
6628-and such comment was sufficiently detailed 2
6629-to put the lead agency on notice of the 3
6630-issue upon which the party seeks judicial 4
6631-review; and 5
6632-‘‘(ii) is related to such comment; 6
6633-‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (b), such 7
6634-claim is filed not later than 120 days after the date 8
6635-of publication of a notice in the Federal Register of 9
6636-agency intent to carry out the proposed agency ac-10
6637-tion; 11
6638-‘‘(3) such claim is filed after the issuance of a 12
6639-record of decision or other final agency action with 13
6640-respect to the relevant proposed agency action; 14
6641-‘‘(4) such claim does not challenge the estab-15
6642-lishment or use of a categorical exclusion under sec-16
6643-tion 102; and 17
6644-‘‘(5) such claim concerns— 18
6645-‘‘(A) an alternative included in the envi-19
6646-ronmental document; or 20
6647-‘‘(B) an environmental effect considered in 21
6648-the environmental document. 22
6649-‘‘(b) S
6650-UPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 23
6165+‘‘(a) L
6166+IMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding 9
6167+any other provision of law, a claim arising under Federal 10
6168+law seeking judicial review of compliance with this Act, 11
6169+of a determination made under this Act, or of Federal ac-12
6170+tion resulting from a determination made under this Act, 13
6171+shall be barred unless— 14
6172+‘‘(1) in the case of a claim pertaining to a pro-15
6173+posed agency action for which— 16
6174+‘‘(A) an environmental document was pre-17
6175+pared and an opportunity for comment was pro-18
6176+vided; 19
6177+‘‘(B) the claim is filed by a party that par-20
6178+ticipated in the administrative proceedings re-21
6179+garding such environmental document; and 22
6180+‘‘(C) the claim— 23
6181+‘‘(i) is filed by a party that submitted 24
6182+a comment during the public comment pe-25 219 
6183+•HR 2811 EH
6184+riod for such administrative proceedings 1
6185+and such comment was sufficiently detailed 2
6186+to put the lead agency on notice of the 3
6187+issue upon which the party seeks judicial 4
6188+review; and 5
6189+‘‘(ii) is related to such comment; 6
6190+‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (b), such 7
6191+claim is filed not later than 120 days after the date 8
6192+of publication of a notice in the Federal Register of 9
6193+agency intent to carry out the proposed agency ac-10
6194+tion; 11
6195+‘‘(3) such claim is filed after the issuance of a 12
6196+record of decision or other final agency action with 13
6197+respect to the relevant proposed agency action; 14
6198+‘‘(4) such claim does not challenge the estab-15
6199+lishment or use of a categorical exclusion under sec-16
6200+tion 102; and 17
6201+‘‘(5) such claim concerns— 18
6202+‘‘(A) an alternative included in the envi-19
6203+ronmental document; or 20
6204+‘‘(B) an environmental effect considered in 21
6205+the environmental document. 22
6206+‘‘(b) S
6207+UPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 23
66516208 S
6652-TATEMENT.— 24
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6656-‘‘(1) SEPARATE FINAL AGENCY ACTION .—The 1
6657-issuance of a Federal action resulting from a final 2
6658-supplemental environmental impact statement shall 3
6659-be considered a final agency action for the purposes 4
6660-of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, separate 5
6661-from the issuance of any previous environmental im-6
6662-pact statement with respect to the same proposed 7
6663-agency action. 8
6664-‘‘(2) D
6665-EADLINE FOR FILING A CLAIM .—A claim 9
6666-seeking judicial review of a Federal action resulting 10
6667-from a final supplemental environmental review 11
6668-issued under section 102(2)(C) shall be barred un-12
6669-less— 13
6670-‘‘(A) such claim is filed within 120 days of 14
6671-the date on which a notice of the Federal agen-15
6672-cy action resulting from a final supplemental 16
6673-environmental impact statement is issued; and 17
6674-‘‘(B) such claim is based on information 18
6675-contained in such supplemental environmental 19
6676-impact statement that was not contained in a 20
6677-previous environmental document pertaining to 21
6678-the same proposed agency action. 22
6679-‘‘(c) P
6209+TATEMENT.— 24 220 
6210+•HR 2811 EH
6211+‘‘(1) SEPARATE FINAL AGENCY ACTION .—The 1
6212+issuance of a Federal action resulting from a final 2
6213+supplemental environmental impact statement shall 3
6214+be considered a final agency action for the purposes 4
6215+of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, separate 5
6216+from the issuance of any previous environmental im-6
6217+pact statement with respect to the same proposed 7
6218+agency action. 8
6219+‘‘(2) D
6220+EADLINE FOR FILING A CLAIM .—A claim 9
6221+seeking judicial review of a Federal action resulting 10
6222+from a final supplemental environmental review 11
6223+issued under section 102(2)(C) shall be barred un-12
6224+less— 13
6225+‘‘(A) such claim is filed within 120 days of 14
6226+the date on which a notice of the Federal agen-15
6227+cy action resulting from a final supplemental 16
6228+environmental impact statement is issued; and 17
6229+‘‘(B) such claim is based on information 18
6230+contained in such supplemental environmental 19
6231+impact statement that was not contained in a 20
6232+previous environmental document pertaining to 21
6233+the same proposed agency action. 22
6234+‘‘(c) P
66806235 ROHIBITION ON INJUNCTIVERELIEF.—Not-23
6681-withstanding any other provision of law, a violation of this 24
6682-Act shall not constitute the basis for injunctive relief. 25
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6686-‘‘(d) RULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-1
6687-tion shall be construed to create a right of judicial review 2
6688-or place any limit on filing a claim with respect to the 3
6689-violation of the terms of a permit, license, or approval. 4
6690-‘‘(e) R
6691-EMAND.—Notwithstanding any other provision 5
6692-of law, no proposed agency action for which an environ-6
6693-mental document is required shall be vacated or otherwise 7
6694-limited, delayed, or enjoined unless a court concludes al-8
6695-lowing such proposed action will pose a risk of an immi-9
6696-nent and substantial environmental harm and there is no 10
6697-other equitable remedy available as a matter of law. 11
6236+withstanding any other provision of law, a violation of this 24
6237+Act shall not constitute the basis for injunctive relief. 25 221 
6238+•HR 2811 EH
6239+‘‘(d) RULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-1
6240+tion shall be construed to create a right of judicial review 2
6241+or place any limit on filing a claim with respect to the 3
6242+violation of the terms of a permit, license, or approval. 4
6243+‘‘(e) R
6244+EMAND.—Notwithstanding any other provision 5
6245+of law, no proposed agency action for which an environ-6
6246+mental document is required shall be vacated or otherwise 7
6247+limited, delayed, or enjoined unless a court concludes al-8
6248+lowing such proposed action will pose a risk of an immi-9
6249+nent and substantial environmental harm and there is no 10
6250+other equitable remedy available as a matter of law. 11
66986251 ‘‘SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS. 12
6699-‘‘In this title: 13
6700-‘‘(1) C
6701-ATEGORICAL EXCLUSION .—The term 14
6702-‘categorical exclusion’ means a category of actions 15
6703-that a Federal agency has determined normally does 16
6704-not significantly affect the quality of the human en-17
6705-vironment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C). 18
6706-‘‘(2) C
6707-OOPERATING AGENCY .—The term ‘co-19
6708-operating agency’ means any Federal, State, Tribal, 20
6709-or local agency that has been designated as a co-21
6710-operating agency under section 107(a)(3). 22
6711-‘‘(3) C
6712-OUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the 23
6713-Council on Environmental Quality established in 24
6714-title II. 25
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6718-‘‘(4) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .—The 1
6719-term ‘environmental assessment’ means an environ-2
6720-mental assessment prepared under section 3
6721-106(b)(2). 4
6722-‘‘(5) E
6723-NVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT .—The term 5
6724-‘environmental document’ means an environmental 6
6725-impact statement, an environmental assessment, or 7
6726-a finding of no significant impact. 8
6727-‘‘(6) E
6728-NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT .— 9
6729-The term ‘environmental impact statement’ means a 10
6730-detailed written statement that is required by section 11
6731-102(2)(C). 12
6732-‘‘(7) F
6733-INDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT .— 13
6734-The term ‘finding of no significant impact’ means a 14
6735-determination by a Federal agency that a proposed 15
6736-agency action does not require the issuance of an en-16
6737-vironmental impact statement. 17
6738-‘‘(8) I
6739-NVOLVED FEDERAL AGENCY .—The term 18
6740-‘involved Federal agency’ means an agency that, 19
6741-with respect to a proposed agency action— 20
6742-‘‘(A) proposed such action; or 21
6743-‘‘(B) is involved in such action because 22
6744-such action is directly related, through func-23
6745-tional interdependence or geographic proximity, 24
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6749-to an action such agency has taken or has pro-1
6750-posed to take. 2
6751-‘‘(9) L
6752-EAD AGENCY.— 3
6753-‘‘(A) I
6754-N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 4
6755-subparagraph (B), the term ‘lead agency’ 5
6756-means, with respect to a proposed agency ac-6
6757-tion— 7
6758-‘‘(i) the agency that proposed such ac-8
6759-tion; or 9
6760-‘‘(ii) if there are 2 or more involved 10
6761-Federal agencies with respect to such ac-11
6762-tion, the agency designated under section 12
6763-107(a)(1). 13
6764-‘‘(B) S
6252+‘‘In this title: 13
6253+‘‘(1) C
6254+ATEGORICAL EXCLUSION .—The term 14
6255+‘categorical exclusion’ means a category of actions 15
6256+that a Federal agency has determined normally does 16
6257+not significantly affect the quality of the human en-17
6258+vironment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C). 18
6259+‘‘(2) C
6260+OOPERATING AGENCY .—The term ‘co-19
6261+operating agency’ means any Federal, State, Tribal, 20
6262+or local agency that has been designated as a co-21
6263+operating agency under section 107(a)(3). 22
6264+‘‘(3) C
6265+OUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the 23
6266+Council on Environmental Quality established in 24
6267+title II. 25 222 
6268+•HR 2811 EH
6269+‘‘(4) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT .—The 1
6270+term ‘environmental assessment’ means an environ-2
6271+mental assessment prepared under section 3
6272+106(b)(2). 4
6273+‘‘(5) E
6274+NVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT .—The term 5
6275+‘environmental document’ means an environmental 6
6276+impact statement, an environmental assessment, or 7
6277+a finding of no significant impact. 8
6278+‘‘(6) E
6279+NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT .— 9
6280+The term ‘environmental impact statement’ means a 10
6281+detailed written statement that is required by section 11
6282+102(2)(C). 12
6283+‘‘(7) F
6284+INDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT .— 13
6285+The term ‘finding of no significant impact’ means a 14
6286+determination by a Federal agency that a proposed 15
6287+agency action does not require the issuance of an en-16
6288+vironmental impact statement. 17
6289+‘‘(8) I
6290+NVOLVED FEDERAL AGENCY .—The term 18
6291+‘involved Federal agency’ means an agency that, 19
6292+with respect to a proposed agency action— 20
6293+‘‘(A) proposed such action; or 21
6294+‘‘(B) is involved in such action because 22
6295+such action is directly related, through func-23
6296+tional interdependence or geographic proximity, 24 223 
6297+•HR 2811 EH
6298+to an action such agency has taken or has pro-1
6299+posed to take. 2
6300+‘‘(9) L
6301+EAD AGENCY.— 3
6302+‘‘(A) I
6303+N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 4
6304+subparagraph (B), the term ‘lead agency’ 5
6305+means, with respect to a proposed agency ac-6
6306+tion— 7
6307+‘‘(i) the agency that proposed such ac-8
6308+tion; or 9
6309+‘‘(ii) if there are 2 or more involved 10
6310+Federal agencies with respect to such ac-11
6311+tion, the agency designated under section 12
6312+107(a)(1). 13
6313+‘‘(B) S
67656314 PECIFICATION FOR MINERAL EX -14
6766-PLORATION OR MINE PERMITS .—With respect 15
6767-to a proposed mineral exploration or mine per-16
6768-mit, the term ‘lead agency’ has the meaning 17
6769-given such term in section 40206(a) of the In-18
6770-frastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 19
6771-‘‘(10) M
6772-AJOR FEDERAL ACTION .— 20
6773-‘‘(A) I
6774-N GENERAL.—The term ‘major Fed-21
6775-eral action’ means an action that the agency 22
6776-carrying out such action determines is subject 23
6777-to substantial Federal control and responsi-24
6778-bility. 25
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6782-‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘major Fed-1
6783-eral action’ does not include— 2
6784-‘‘(i) a non-Federal action— 3
6785-‘‘(I) with no or minimal Federal 4
6786-funding; 5
6787-‘‘(II) with no or minimal Federal 6
6788-involvement where a Federal agency 7
6789-cannot control the outcome of the 8
6790-project; or 9
6791-‘‘(III) that does not include Fed-10
6792-eral land; 11
6793-‘‘(ii) funding assistance solely in the 12
6794-form of general revenue sharing funds 13
6795-which do not provide Federal agency com-14
6796-pliance or enforcement responsibility over 15
6797-the subsequent use of such funds; 16
6798-‘‘(iii) loans, loan guarantees, or other 17
6799-forms of financial assistance where a Fed-18
6800-eral agency does not exercise sufficient 19
6801-control and responsibility over the effect of 20
6802-the action; 21
6803-‘‘(iv) farm ownership and operating 22
6804-loan guarantees by the Farm Service 23
6805-Agency pursuant to sections 305 and 311 24
6806-through 319 of the Consolidated Farmers 25
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6810-Home Administration Act of 1961 (7 1
6811-U.S.C. 1925 and 1941 through 1949); 2
6812-‘‘(v) business loan guarantees pro-3
6813-vided by the Small Business Administra-4
6814-tion pursuant to section 7(a) or (b) and of 5
6815-the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 6
6816-636(a)), or title V of the Small Business 7
6817-Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et 8
6818-seq.); 9
6819-‘‘(vi) bringing judicial or administra-10
6820-tive civil or criminal enforcement actions; 11
6821-or 12
6822-‘‘(vii) extraterritorial activities or deci-13
6823-sions, which means agency activities or de-14
6824-cisions with effects located entirely outside 15
6825-of the jurisdiction of the United States. 16
6826-‘‘(C) A
6827-DDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS .—An agen-17
6828-cy action may not be determined to be a major 18
6829-Federal action on the basis of— 19
6830-‘‘(i) an interstate effect of the action 20
6831-or related project; or 21
6832-‘‘(ii) the provision of Federal funds 22
6833-for the action or related project. 23
6834-‘‘(11) M
6315+PLORATION OR MINE PERMITS .—With respect 15
6316+to a proposed mineral exploration or mine per-16
6317+mit, the term ‘lead agency’ has the meaning 17
6318+given such term in section 40206(a) of the In-18
6319+frastructure Investment and Jobs Act. 19
6320+‘‘(10) M
6321+AJOR FEDERAL ACTION .— 20
6322+‘‘(A) I
6323+N GENERAL.—The term ‘major Fed-21
6324+eral action’ means an action that the agency 22
6325+carrying out such action determines is subject 23
6326+to substantial Federal control and responsi-24
6327+bility. 25 224 
6328+•HR 2811 EH
6329+‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘major Fed-1
6330+eral action’ does not include— 2
6331+‘‘(i) a non-Federal action— 3
6332+‘‘(I) with no or minimal Federal 4
6333+funding; 5
6334+‘‘(II) with no or minimal Federal 6
6335+involvement where a Federal agency 7
6336+cannot control the outcome of the 8
6337+project; or 9
6338+‘‘(III) that does not include Fed-10
6339+eral land; 11
6340+‘‘(ii) funding assistance solely in the 12
6341+form of general revenue sharing funds 13
6342+which do not provide Federal agency com-14
6343+pliance or enforcement responsibility over 15
6344+the subsequent use of such funds; 16
6345+‘‘(iii) loans, loan guarantees, or other 17
6346+forms of financial assistance where a Fed-18
6347+eral agency does not exercise sufficient 19
6348+control and responsibility over the effect of 20
6349+the action; 21
6350+‘‘(iv) farm ownership and operating 22
6351+loan guarantees by the Farm Service 23
6352+Agency pursuant to sections 305 and 311 24
6353+through 319 of the Consolidated Farmers 25 225 
6354+•HR 2811 EH
6355+Home Administration Act of 1961 (7 1
6356+U.S.C. 1925 and 1941 through 1949); 2
6357+‘‘(v) business loan guarantees pro-3
6358+vided by the Small Business Administra-4
6359+tion pursuant to section 7(a) or (b) and of 5
6360+the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 6
6361+636(a)), or title V of the Small Business 7
6362+Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et 8
6363+seq.); 9
6364+‘‘(vi) bringing judicial or administra-10
6365+tive civil or criminal enforcement actions; 11
6366+or 12
6367+‘‘(vii) extraterritorial activities or deci-13
6368+sions, which means agency activities or de-14
6369+cisions with effects located entirely outside 15
6370+of the jurisdiction of the United States. 16
6371+‘‘(C) A
6372+DDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS .—An agen-17
6373+cy action may not be determined to be a major 18
6374+Federal action on the basis of— 19
6375+‘‘(i) an interstate effect of the action 20
6376+or related project; or 21
6377+‘‘(ii) the provision of Federal funds 22
6378+for the action or related project. 23
6379+‘‘(11) M
68356380 INERAL EXPLORATION OR MINE PER -24
6836-MIT.—The term ‘mineral exploration or mine permit’ 25
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6840-has the meaning given such term in section 1
6841-40206(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 2
6842-Act. 3
6843-‘‘(12) P
6844-ROPOSAL.—The term ‘proposal’ means 4
6845-a proposed action at a stage when an agency has a 5
6846-goal, is actively preparing to make a decision on one 6
6847-or more alternative means of accomplishing that 7
6848-goal, and can meaningfully evaluate its effects. 8
6849-‘‘(13) R
6850-EASONABLY FORESEEABLE .—The term 9
6851-‘reasonably foreseeable’ means likely to occur— 10
6852-‘‘(A) not later than 10 years after the lead 11
6853-agency begins preparing the environmental doc-12
6854-ument; and 13
6855-‘‘(B) in an area directly affected by the 14
6856-proposed agency action such that an individual 15
6857-of ordinary prudence would take such occur-16
6858-rence into account in reaching a decision. 17
6859-‘‘(14) S
6860-PECIAL EXPERTISE.—The term ‘special 18
6861-expertise’ means statutory responsibility, agency 19
6862-mission, or related program experience.’’. 20
6381+MIT.—The term ‘mineral exploration or mine permit’ 25 226 
6382+•HR 2811 EH
6383+has the meaning given such term in section 1
6384+40206(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 2
6385+Act. 3
6386+‘‘(12) P
6387+ROPOSAL.—The term ‘proposal’ means 4
6388+a proposed action at a stage when an agency has a 5
6389+goal, is actively preparing to make a decision on one 6
6390+or more alternative means of accomplishing that 7
6391+goal, and can meaningfully evaluate its effects. 8
6392+‘‘(13) R
6393+EASONABLY FORESEEABLE .—The term 9
6394+‘reasonably foreseeable’ means likely to occur— 10
6395+‘‘(A) not later than 10 years after the lead 11
6396+agency begins preparing the environmental doc-12
6397+ument; and 13
6398+‘‘(B) in an area directly affected by the 14
6399+proposed agency action such that an individual 15
6400+of ordinary prudence would take such occur-16
6401+rence into account in reaching a decision. 17
6402+‘‘(14) S
6403+PECIAL EXPERTISE.—The term ‘special 18
6404+expertise’ means statutory responsibility, agency 19
6405+mission, or related program experience.’’. 20
68636406 SEC. 20203. CODIFICATION OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 21
68646407 POLICY ACT REGULATIONS. 22
6865-The revisions to the Code of Federal Regulations 23
6866-made pursuant to the final rule of the Council on Environ-24
6867-mental Quality titled ‘‘Update to the Regulations Imple-25
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6871-menting the Procedural Provisions of the National Envi-1
6872-ronmental Policy Act’’ and published on July 16, 2020 2
6873-(85 Fed. Reg. 43304), shall have the same force and effect 3
6874-of law as if enacted by an Act of Congress. 4
6408+The revisions to the Code of Federal Regulations 23
6409+made pursuant to the final rule of the Council on Environ-24
6410+mental Quality titled ‘‘Update to the Regulations Imple-25 227 
6411+•HR 2811 EH
6412+menting the Procedural Provisions of the National Envi-1
6413+ronmental Policy Act’’ and published on July 16, 2020 2
6414+(85 Fed. Reg. 43304), shall have the same force and effect 3
6415+of law as if enacted by an Act of Congress. 4
68756416 SEC. 20204. NON-MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS. 5
6876-(a) E
6877-XEMPTION.—An action by the Secretary con-6
6878-cerned with respect to a covered activity shall be not con-7
6879-sidered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) 8
6880-of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 9
6881-U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 10
6882-(b) C
6883-OVEREDACTIVITY.—In this section, the term 11
6884-‘‘covered activity’’ includes— 12
6885-(1) geotechnical investigations; 13
6886-(2) off-road travel in an existing right-of-way; 14
6887-(3) construction of meteorological towers where 15
6888-the total surface disturbance at the location is less 16
6889-than 5 acres; 17
6890-(4) adding a battery or other energy storage de-18
6891-vice to an existing or planned energy facility, if that 19
6892-storage resource is located within the physical foot-20
6893-print of the existing or planned energy facility; 21
6894-(5) drilling temperature gradient wells and 22
6895-other geothermal exploratory wells, including con-23
6896-struction or making improvements for such activi-24
6897-ties, where— 25
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6901-(A) the last cemented casing string is less 1
6902-than 12 inches in diameter; and 2
6903-(B) the total unreclaimed surface disturb-3
6904-ance at any one time within the project area is 4
6905-less than 5 acres; 5
6906-(6) any repair, maintenance, upgrade, optimiza-6
6907-tion, or minor addition to existing transmission and 7
6908-distribution infrastructure, including— 8
6909-(A) operation, maintenance, or repair of 9
6910-power equipment and structures within existing 10
6911-substations, switching stations, transmission, 11
6912-and distribution lines; 12
6913-(B) the addition, modification, retirement, 13
6914-or replacement of breakers, transmission tow-14
6915-ers, transformers, bushings, or relays; 15
6916-(C) the voltage uprating, modification, 16
6917-reconductoring with conventional or advanced 17
6918-conductors, and clearance resolution of trans-18
6919-mission lines; 19
6920-(D) activities to minimize fire risk, includ-20
6921-ing vegetation management, routine fire mitiga-21
6922-tion, inspection, and maintenance activities, and 22
6923-removal of hazard trees and other hazard vege-23
6924-tation within or adjacent to an existing right-of- 24
6925-way; 25
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6929-(E) improvements to or construction of 1
6930-structure pads for such infrastructure; and 2
6931-(F) access and access route maintenance 3
6932-and repairs associated with any activity de-4
6933-scribed in subparagraph (A) through (E); 5
6934-(7) approval of and activities conducted in ac-6
6935-cordance with operating plans or agreements for 7
6936-transmission and distribution facilities or under a 8
6937-special use authorization for an electric transmission 9
6938-and distribution facility right-of-way; and 10
6939-(8) construction, maintenance, realignment, or 11
6940-repair of an existing permanent or temporary access 12
6941-road— 13
6942-(A) within an existing right-of-way or with-14
6943-in a transmission or utility corridor established 15
6944-by Congress or in a land use plan; 16
6945-(B) that serves an existing transmission 17
6946-line, distribution line, or energy facility; or 18
6947-(C) activities conducted in accordance with 19
6948-existing onshore oil and gas leases. 20
6417+(a) E
6418+XEMPTION.—An action by the Secretary con-6
6419+cerned with respect to a covered activity shall be not con-7
6420+sidered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) 8
6421+of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 9
6422+U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 10
6423+(b) C
6424+OVEREDACTIVITY.—In this section, the term 11
6425+‘‘covered activity’’ includes— 12
6426+(1) geotechnical investigations; 13
6427+(2) off-road travel in an existing right-of-way; 14
6428+(3) construction of meteorological towers where 15
6429+the total surface disturbance at the location is less 16
6430+than 5 acres; 17
6431+(4) adding a battery or other energy storage de-18
6432+vice to an existing or planned energy facility, if that 19
6433+storage resource is located within the physical foot-20
6434+print of the existing or planned energy facility; 21
6435+(5) drilling temperature gradient wells and 22
6436+other geothermal exploratory wells, including con-23
6437+struction or making improvements for such activi-24
6438+ties, where— 25 228 
6439+•HR 2811 EH
6440+(A) the last cemented casing string is less 1
6441+than 12 inches in diameter; and 2
6442+(B) the total unreclaimed surface disturb-3
6443+ance at any one time within the project area is 4
6444+less than 5 acres; 5
6445+(6) any repair, maintenance, upgrade, optimiza-6
6446+tion, or minor addition to existing transmission and 7
6447+distribution infrastructure, including— 8
6448+(A) operation, maintenance, or repair of 9
6449+power equipment and structures within existing 10
6450+substations, switching stations, transmission, 11
6451+and distribution lines; 12
6452+(B) the addition, modification, retirement, 13
6453+or replacement of breakers, transmission tow-14
6454+ers, transformers, bushings, or relays; 15
6455+(C) the voltage uprating, modification, 16
6456+reconductoring with conventional or advanced 17
6457+conductors, and clearance resolution of trans-18
6458+mission lines; 19
6459+(D) activities to minimize fire risk, includ-20
6460+ing vegetation management, routine fire mitiga-21
6461+tion, inspection, and maintenance activities, and 22
6462+removal of hazard trees and other hazard vege-23
6463+tation within or adjacent to an existing right-of- 24
6464+way; 25 229 
6465+•HR 2811 EH
6466+(E) improvements to or construction of 1
6467+structure pads for such infrastructure; and 2
6468+(F) access and access route maintenance 3
6469+and repairs associated with any activity de-4
6470+scribed in subparagraph (A) through (E); 5
6471+(7) approval of and activities conducted in ac-6
6472+cordance with operating plans or agreements for 7
6473+transmission and distribution facilities or under a 8
6474+special use authorization for an electric transmission 9
6475+and distribution facility right-of-way; and 10
6476+(8) construction, maintenance, realignment, or 11
6477+repair of an existing permanent or temporary access 12
6478+road— 13
6479+(A) within an existing right-of-way or with-14
6480+in a transmission or utility corridor established 15
6481+by Congress or in a land use plan; 16
6482+(B) that serves an existing transmission 17
6483+line, distribution line, or energy facility; or 18
6484+(C) activities conducted in accordance with 19
6485+existing onshore oil and gas leases. 20
69496486 SEC. 20205. NO NET LOSS DETERMINATION FOR EXISTING 21
69506487 RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 22
6951-(a) I
6952-NGENERAL.—Upon a determination by the Sec-23
6953-retary concerned that there will be no overall long-term 24
6954-net loss of vegetation, soil, or habitat, as defined by acre-25
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6958-age and function, resulting from a proposed action, deci-1
6959-sion, or activity within an existing right-of-way, within a 2
6960-right-of-way corridor established in a land use plan, or in 3
6961-an otherwise designated right-of-way, that action, deci-4
6962-sion, or activity shall not be considered a major Federal 5
6963-action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-6
6964-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 7
6965-(b) I
6966-NCLUSION OFREMEDIATION.—In making a de-8
6967-termination under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 9
6968-shall consider the effect of any remediation work to be 10
6969-conducted during the lifetime of the action, decision, or 11
6970-activity when determining whether there will be any over-12
6971-all long-term net loss of vegetation, soil, or habitat. 13
6488+(a) I
6489+NGENERAL.—Upon a determination by the Sec-23
6490+retary concerned that there will be no overall long-term 24
6491+net loss of vegetation, soil, or habitat, as defined by acre-25 230 
6492+•HR 2811 EH
6493+age and function, resulting from a proposed action, deci-1
6494+sion, or activity within an existing right-of-way, within a 2
6495+right-of-way corridor established in a land use plan, or in 3
6496+an otherwise designated right-of-way, that action, deci-4
6497+sion, or activity shall not be considered a major Federal 5
6498+action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-6
6499+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 7
6500+(b) I
6501+NCLUSION OFREMEDIATION.—In making a de-8
6502+termination under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 9
6503+shall consider the effect of any remediation work to be 10
6504+conducted during the lifetime of the action, decision, or 11
6505+activity when determining whether there will be any over-12
6506+all long-term net loss of vegetation, soil, or habitat. 13
69726507 SEC. 20206. DETERMINATION OF NATIONAL ENVIRON-14
69736508 MENTAL POLICY ACT ADEQUACY. 15
6974-The Secretary concerned shall use previously com-16
6975-pleted environmental assessments and environmental im-17
6976-pact statements to satisfy the requirements of section 102 18
6977-of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 19
6978-U.S.C. 4332) with respect to any major Federal action, 20
6979-if such Secretary determines that— 21
6980-(1) the new proposed action is substantially the 22
6981-same as a previously analyzed proposed action or al-23
6982-ternative analyzed in a previous environmental as-24
6983-sessment or environmental impact statement; and 25
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6987-(2) the effects of the proposed action are sub-1
6988-stantially the same as the effects analyzed in such 2
6989-existing environmental assessments or environmental 3
6990-impact statements. 4
6509+The Secretary concerned shall use previously com-16
6510+pleted environmental assessments and environmental im-17
6511+pact statements to satisfy the requirements of section 102 18
6512+of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 19
6513+U.S.C. 4332) with respect to any major Federal action, 20
6514+if such Secretary determines that— 21
6515+(1) the new proposed action is substantially the 22
6516+same as a previously analyzed proposed action or al-23
6517+ternative analyzed in a previous environmental as-24
6518+sessment or environmental impact statement; and 25 231 
6519+•HR 2811 EH
6520+(2) the effects of the proposed action are sub-1
6521+stantially the same as the effects analyzed in such 2
6522+existing environmental assessments or environmental 3
6523+impact statements. 4
69916524 SEC. 20207. DETERMINATION REGARDING RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 5
6992-Not later than 60 days after the Secretary concerned 6
6993-receives an application to grant a right-of-way, the Sec-7
6994-retary concerned shall notify the applicant as to whether 8
6995-the application is complete or deficient. If the Secretary 9
6996-concerned determines the application is complete, the Sec-10
6997-retary concerned may not consider any other application 11
6998-to grant a right-of-way on the same or any overlapping 12
6999-parcels of land while such application is pending. 13
6525+Not later than 60 days after the Secretary concerned 6
6526+receives an application to grant a right-of-way, the Sec-7
6527+retary concerned shall notify the applicant as to whether 8
6528+the application is complete or deficient. If the Secretary 9
6529+concerned determines the application is complete, the Sec-10
6530+retary concerned may not consider any other application 11
6531+to grant a right-of-way on the same or any overlapping 12
6532+parcels of land while such application is pending. 13
70006533 SEC. 20208. TERMS OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 14
7001-(a) F
7002-IFTY-YEARTERMS FORRIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 15
7003-(1) I
7004-N GENERAL.—Any right-of-way for pipe-16
7005-lines for the transportation or distribution of oil or 17
7006-gas granted, issued, amended, or renewed under 18
7007-Federal law may be limited to a term of not more 19
7008-than 50 years before such right-of-way is subject to 20
7009-renewal or amendment. 21
7010-(2) F
7011-EDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 22
7012-ACT OF 1976.—Section 501 of the Federal Land Pol-23
7013-icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) 24
7014-is amended by adding at the end the following: 25
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7018-‘‘(e) Any right-of-way granted, issued, amended, or 1
7019-renewed under subsection (a)(4) may be limited to a term 2
7020-of not more than 50 years before such right-of-way is sub-3
7021-ject to renewal or amendment.’’. 4
7022-(b) M
7023-INERALLEASINGACT.—Section 28(n) of the 5
7024-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(n)) is amended by 6
7025-striking ‘‘thirty’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’. 7
6534+(a) F
6535+IFTY-YEARTERMS FORRIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 15
6536+(1) I
6537+N GENERAL.—Any right-of-way for pipe-16
6538+lines for the transportation or distribution of oil or 17
6539+gas granted, issued, amended, or renewed under 18
6540+Federal law may be limited to a term of not more 19
6541+than 50 years before such right-of-way is subject to 20
6542+renewal or amendment. 21
6543+(2) F
6544+EDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT  22
6545+ACT OF 1976.—Section 501 of the Federal Land Pol-23
6546+icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) 24
6547+is amended by adding at the end the following: 25 232 
6548+•HR 2811 EH
6549+‘‘(e) Any right-of-way granted, issued, amended, or 1
6550+renewed under subsection (a)(4) may be limited to a term 2
6551+of not more than 50 years before such right-of-way is sub-3
6552+ject to renewal or amendment.’’. 4
6553+(b) M
6554+INERALLEASINGACT.—Section 28(n) of the 5
6555+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(n)) is amended by 6
6556+striking ‘‘thirty’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’. 7
70266557 SEC. 20209. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS AND DEVELOP 8
70276558 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 9
7028-(a) I
7029-NGENERAL.—In fiscal years 2023 through 10
7030-2025, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the 11
7031-Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior, after 12
7032-public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed 13
7033-by non-Federal entities for dedicated staff, information re-14
7034-source management, and information technology system 15
7035-development to expedite the evaluation of permits, biologi-16
7036-cal opinions, concurrence letters, environmental surveys 17
7037-and studies, processing of applications, consultations, and 18
7038-other activities for the leasing, development, or expansion 19
7039-of an energy facility under the jurisdiction of the respec-20
7040-tive Secretaries. 21
7041-(b) E
7042-FFECT ONPERMITTING.—In carrying out this 22
7043-section, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the 23
7044-use of funds accepted under subsection (a) will not impact 24
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7048-impartial decision making with respect to permits, either 1
7049-substantively or procedurally. 2
7050-(c) S
6559+(a) I
6560+NGENERAL.—In fiscal years 2023 through 10
6561+2025, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the 11
6562+Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior, after 12
6563+public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed 13
6564+by non-Federal entities for dedicated staff, information re-14
6565+source management, and information technology system 15
6566+development to expedite the evaluation of permits, biologi-16
6567+cal opinions, concurrence letters, environmental surveys 17
6568+and studies, processing of applications, consultations, and 18
6569+other activities for the leasing, development, or expansion 19
6570+of an energy facility under the jurisdiction of the respec-20
6571+tive Secretaries. 21
6572+(b) E
6573+FFECT ONPERMITTING.—In carrying out this 22
6574+section, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the 23
6575+use of funds accepted under subsection (a) will not impact 24 233 
6576+•HR 2811 EH
6577+impartial decision making with respect to permits, either 1
6578+substantively or procedurally. 2
6579+(c) S
70516580 TATEMENT FOR FAILURETOACCEPT OREX-3
7052-PENDFUNDS.—Not later than 60 days after the end of 4
7053-the applicable fiscal year, if the Secretary of Agriculture 5
7054-(acting through the Forest Service) or the Secretary of 6
7055-the Interior does not accept funds contributed under sub-7
7056-section (a) or accepts but does not expend such funds, that 8
7057-Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-9
7058-sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-10
7059-mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 11
7060-a statement explaining why such funds were not accepted, 12
7061-were not expended, or both, as the case may be. 13
7062-(d) P
7063-ROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-14
7064-sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 15
7065-the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior may 16
7066-not accept contributions, as authorized by subsection (a), 17
7067-from non-Federal entities owned by the Communist Party 18
7068-of China (or a person or entity acting on behalf of the 19
7069-Communist Party of China). 20
7070-(e) R
7071-EPORT ONNON-FEDERALENTITIES.—Not later 21
7072-than 60 days after the end of the applicable fiscal year, 22
7073-the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 23
7074-Service) and the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 24
7075-the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-25
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7079-resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 1
7080-Resources of the Senate a report that includes, for each 2
7081-expenditure authorized by subsection (a)— 3
7082-(1) the amount of funds accepted; and 4
7083-(2) the contributing non-Federal entity. 5
6581+PENDFUNDS.—Not later than 60 days after the end of 4
6582+the applicable fiscal year, if the Secretary of Agriculture 5
6583+(acting through the Forest Service) or the Secretary of 6
6584+the Interior does not accept funds contributed under sub-7
6585+section (a) or accepts but does not expend such funds, that 8
6586+Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-9
6587+sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-10
6588+mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 11
6589+a statement explaining why such funds were not accepted, 12
6590+were not expended, or both, as the case may be. 13
6591+(d) P
6592+ROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-14
6593+sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 15
6594+the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior may 16
6595+not accept contributions, as authorized by subsection (a), 17
6596+from non-Federal entities owned by the Communist Party 18
6597+of China (or a person or entity acting on behalf of the 19
6598+Communist Party of China). 20
6599+(e) R
6600+EPORT ONNON-FEDERALENTITIES.—Not later 21
6601+than 60 days after the end of the applicable fiscal year, 22
6602+the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest 23
6603+Service) and the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 24
6604+the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-25 234 
6605+•HR 2811 EH
6606+resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 1
6607+Resources of the Senate a report that includes, for each 2
6608+expenditure authorized by subsection (a)— 3
6609+(1) the amount of funds accepted; and 4
6610+(2) the contributing non-Federal entity. 5
70846611 SEC. 20210. OFFSHORE GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL 6
70856612 SURVEY LICENSING. 7
7086-The Secretary of the Interior shall authorize geologi-8
7087-cal and geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities 9
7088-on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, except 10
7089-within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing mora-11
7090-toria. Such authorizations shall be issued within 30 days 12
7091-of receipt of a completed application and shall, as applica-13
7092-ble to survey type, comply with the mitigation and moni-14
7093-toring measures in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), and 15
7094-(g) of section 217.184 of title 50, Code of Federal Regula-16
7095-tions (as in effect on January 1, 2022), and section 17
7096-217.185 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 18
7097-effect on January 1, 2022). Geological and geophysical 19
7098-surveys authorized pursuant to this section are deemed to 20
7099-be in full compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection 21
7100-Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered 22
7101-Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and their 23
7102-implementing regulations. 24
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6613+The Secretary of the Interior shall authorize geologi-8
6614+cal and geophysical surveys related to oil and gas activities 9
6615+on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, except 10
6616+within areas subject to existing oil and gas leasing mora-11
6617+toria. Such authorizations shall be issued within 30 days 12
6618+of receipt of a completed application and shall, as applica-13
6619+ble to survey type, comply with the mitigation and moni-14
6620+toring measures in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), and 15
6621+(g) of section 217.184 of title 50, Code of Federal Regula-16
6622+tions (as in effect on January 1, 2022), and section 17
6623+217.185 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 18
6624+effect on January 1, 2022). Geological and geophysical 19
6625+surveys authorized pursuant to this section are deemed to 20
6626+be in full compliance with the Marine Mammal Protection 21
6627+Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the Endangered 22
6628+Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and their 23
6629+implementing regulations. 24 235 
6630+•HR 2811 EH
71066631 SEC. 20211. DEFERRAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO 1
71076632 DRILL. 2
7108-Section 17(p)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 3
7109-U.S.C. 226(p)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 4
7110-following: 5
7111-‘‘(D) D
7112-EFERRAL BASED ON FORMATTING 6
7113-ISSUES.—A decision on an application for a 7
7114-permit to drill may not be deferred under para-8
7115-graph (2)(B) as a result of a formatting issue 9
7116-with the permit, unless such formatting issue 10
7117-results in missing information.’’. 11
6633+Section 17(p)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 3
6634+U.S.C. 226(p)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 4
6635+following: 5
6636+‘‘(D) D
6637+EFERRAL BASED ON FORMATTING  6
6638+ISSUES.—A decision on an application for a 7
6639+permit to drill may not be deferred under para-8
6640+graph (2)(B) as a result of a formatting issue 9
6641+with the permit, unless such formatting issue 10
6642+results in missing information.’’. 11
71186643 SEC. 20212. PROCESSING AND TERMS OF APPLICATIONS 12
71196644 FOR PERMITS TO DRILL. 13
7120-(a) E
7121-FFECT OFPENDINGCIVILACTIONS.—Section 14
7122-17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is 15
7123-amended by adding at the end the following: 16
7124-‘‘(4) E
7125-FFECT OF PENDING CIVIL ACTION ON 17
7126-PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO 18
7127-DRILL.—Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 19
7128-(2), notwithstanding the existence of any pending 20
7129-civil actions affecting the application or related 21
7130-lease, the Secretary shall process an application for 22
7131-a permit to drill or other authorizations or approvals 23
7132-under a valid existing lease, unless a United States 24
7133-Federal court vacated such lease. Nothing in this 25
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7136-HR 2811 PCS
7137-paragraph shall be construed as providing authority 1
7138-to a Federal court to vacate a lease.’’. 2
7139-(b) T
7140-ERM OFPERMITTODRILL.—Section 17 of the 3
7141-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further amended 4
7142-by adding at the end the following: 5
7143-‘‘(u) T
7144-ERM OFPERMITTODRILL.—A permit to drill 6
7145-issued under this section after the date of the enactment 7
7146-of this subsection shall be valid for one four-year term 8
7147-from the date that the permit is approved, or until the 9
7148-lease regarding which the permit is issued expires, which-10
7149-ever occurs first.’’. 11
6645+(a) E
6646+FFECT OFPENDINGCIVILACTIONS.—Section 14
6647+17(p) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)) is 15
6648+amended by adding at the end the following: 16
6649+‘‘(4) E
6650+FFECT OF PENDING CIVIL ACTION ON  17
6651+PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO  18
6652+DRILL.—Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 19
6653+(2), notwithstanding the existence of any pending 20
6654+civil actions affecting the application or related 21
6655+lease, the Secretary shall process an application for 22
6656+a permit to drill or other authorizations or approvals 23
6657+under a valid existing lease, unless a United States 24
6658+Federal court vacated such lease. Nothing in this 25 236 
6659+•HR 2811 EH
6660+paragraph shall be construed as providing authority 1
6661+to a Federal court to vacate a lease.’’. 2
6662+(b) T
6663+ERM OFPERMITTODRILL.—Section 17 of the 3
6664+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further amended 4
6665+by adding at the end the following: 5
6666+‘‘(u) T
6667+ERM OFPERMITTODRILL.—A permit to drill 6
6668+issued under this section after the date of the enactment 7
6669+of this subsection shall be valid for one four-year term 8
6670+from the date that the permit is approved, or until the 9
6671+lease regarding which the permit is issued expires, which-10
6672+ever occurs first.’’. 11
71506673 SEC. 20213. AMENDMENTS TO THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 12
71516674 2005. 13
7152-Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 14
7153-U.S.C. 15942) is amended to read as follows: 15
6675+Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 14
6676+U.S.C. 15942) is amended to read as follows: 15
71546677 ‘‘SEC. 390. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-16
71556678 VIEW. 17
7156-‘‘(a) N
6679+‘‘(a) N
71576680 ATIONALENVIRONMENTAL POLICYACTRE-18
7158-VIEW.—Action by the Secretary of the Interior, in man-19
7159-aging the public lands, or the Secretary of Agriculture, 20
7160-in managing National Forest System lands, with respect 21
7161-to any of the activities described in subsection (c), shall 22
7162-not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes 23
7163-of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 24
7164-Act of 1969, if the activity is conducted pursuant to the 25
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7167-HR 2811 PCS
7168-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for the pur-1
7169-pose of exploration or development of oil or gas. 2
7170-‘‘(b) A
7171-PPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to 3
7172-an action of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 4
7173-of Agriculture on Indian lands or resources managed in 5
7174-trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes. 6
7175-‘‘(c) A
7176-CTIVITIESDESCRIBED.—The activities re-7
7177-ferred to in subsection (a) are as follows: 8
7178-‘‘(1) Reinstating a lease pursuant to section 31 9
7179-of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188). 10
7180-‘‘(2) The following activities, provided that any 11
7181-new surface disturbance is contiguous with the foot-12
7182-print of the original authorization and does not ex-13
7183-ceed 20 acres or the acreage has previously been 14
7184-evaluated in a document previously prepared under 15
7185-section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 16
7186-Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with re-17
7187-spect to such activity: 18
7188-‘‘(A) Drilling an oil or gas well at a well 19
7189-pad site at which drilling has occurred pre-20
7190-viously. 21
7191-‘‘(B) Expansion of an existing oil or gas 22
7192-well pad site to accommodate an additional well. 23
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7195-HR 2811 PCS
7196-‘‘(C) Expansion or modification of an ex-1
7197-isting oil or gas well pad site, road, pipeline, fa-2
7198-cility, or utility submitted in a sundry notice. 3
7199-‘‘(3) Drilling of an oil or gas well at a new well 4
7200-pad site, provided that the new surface disturbance 5
7201-does not exceed 20 acres and the acreage evaluated 6
7202-in a document previously prepared under section 7
7203-102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 8
7204-of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with respect to such 9
7205-activity, whichever is greater. 10
7206-‘‘(4) Construction or realignment of a road, 11
7207-pipeline, or utility within an existing right-of-way or 12
7208-within a right-of-way corridor established in a land 13
7209-use plan. 14
7210-‘‘(5) The following activities when conducted 15
7211-from non-Federal surface into federally owned min-16
7212-erals, provided that the operator submits to the Sec-17
7213-retary concerned certification of a surface use agree-18
7214-ment with the non-Federal landowner: 19
7215-‘‘(A) Drilling an oil or gas well at a well 20
7216-pad site at which drilling has occurred pre-21
7217-viously. 22
7218-‘‘(B) Expansion of an existing oil or gas 23
7219-well pad site to accommodate an additional well. 24
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7222-HR 2811 PCS
7223-‘‘(C) Expansion or modification of an ex-1
7224-isting oil or gas well pad site, road, pipeline, fa-2
7225-cility, or utility submitted in a sundry notice. 3
7226-‘‘(6) Drilling of an oil or gas well from non- 4
7227-Federal surface and non-Federal subsurface into 5
7228-Federal mineral estate. 6
7229-‘‘(7) Construction of up to 1 mile of new road 7
7230-on Federal or non-Federal surface, not to exceed 2 8
7231-miles in total. 9
7232-‘‘(8) Construction of up to 3 miles of individual 10
7233-pipelines or utilities, regardless of surface owner-11
7234-ship.’’. 12
6681+VIEW.—Action by the Secretary of the Interior, in man-19
6682+aging the public lands, or the Secretary of Agriculture, 20
6683+in managing National Forest System lands, with respect 21
6684+to any of the activities described in subsection (c), shall 22
6685+not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes 23
6686+of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 24
6687+Act of 1969, if the activity is conducted pursuant to the 25 237 
6688+•HR 2811 EH
6689+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for the pur-1
6690+pose of exploration or development of oil or gas. 2
6691+‘‘(b) A
6692+PPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to 3
6693+an action of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 4
6694+of Agriculture on Indian lands or resources managed in 5
6695+trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes. 6
6696+‘‘(c) A
6697+CTIVITIESDESCRIBED.—The activities re-7
6698+ferred to in subsection (a) are as follows: 8
6699+‘‘(1) Reinstating a lease pursuant to section 31 9
6700+of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188). 10
6701+‘‘(2) The following activities, provided that any 11
6702+new surface disturbance is contiguous with the foot-12
6703+print of the original authorization and does not ex-13
6704+ceed 20 acres or the acreage has previously been 14
6705+evaluated in a document previously prepared under 15
6706+section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 16
6707+Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with re-17
6708+spect to such activity: 18
6709+‘‘(A) Drilling an oil or gas well at a well 19
6710+pad site at which drilling has occurred pre-20
6711+viously. 21
6712+‘‘(B) Expansion of an existing oil or gas 22
6713+well pad site to accommodate an additional well. 23 238 
6714+•HR 2811 EH
6715+‘‘(C) Expansion or modification of an ex-1
6716+isting oil or gas well pad site, road, pipeline, fa-2
6717+cility, or utility submitted in a sundry notice. 3
6718+‘‘(3) Drilling of an oil or gas well at a new well 4
6719+pad site, provided that the new surface disturbance 5
6720+does not exceed 20 acres and the acreage evaluated 6
6721+in a document previously prepared under section 7
6722+102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 8
6723+of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with respect to such 9
6724+activity, whichever is greater. 10
6725+‘‘(4) Construction or realignment of a road, 11
6726+pipeline, or utility within an existing right-of-way or 12
6727+within a right-of-way corridor established in a land 13
6728+use plan. 14
6729+‘‘(5) The following activities when conducted 15
6730+from non-Federal surface into federally owned min-16
6731+erals, provided that the operator submits to the Sec-17
6732+retary concerned certification of a surface use agree-18
6733+ment with the non-Federal landowner: 19
6734+‘‘(A) Drilling an oil or gas well at a well 20
6735+pad site at which drilling has occurred pre-21
6736+viously. 22
6737+‘‘(B) Expansion of an existing oil or gas 23
6738+well pad site to accommodate an additional well. 24 239 
6739+•HR 2811 EH
6740+‘‘(C) Expansion or modification of an ex-1
6741+isting oil or gas well pad site, road, pipeline, fa-2
6742+cility, or utility submitted in a sundry notice. 3
6743+‘‘(6) Drilling of an oil or gas well from non- 4
6744+Federal surface and non-Federal subsurface into 5
6745+Federal mineral estate. 6
6746+‘‘(7) Construction of up to 1 mile of new road 7
6747+on Federal or non-Federal surface, not to exceed 2 8
6748+miles in total. 9
6749+‘‘(8) Construction of up to 3 miles of individual 10
6750+pipelines or utilities, regardless of surface owner-11
6751+ship.’’. 12
72356752 SEC. 20214. ACCESS TO FEDERAL ENERGY RESOURCES 13
72366753 FROM NON-FEDERAL SURFACE ESTATE. 14
7237-(a) O
7238-IL ANDGASPERMITS.—Section 17 of the Min-15
7239-eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further amended by 16
7240-adding at the end the following: 17
7241-‘‘(v) N
7242-OFEDERALPERMITREQUIRED FOROIL AND 18
6754+(a) O
6755+IL ANDGASPERMITS.—Section 17 of the Min-15
6756+eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is further amended by 16
6757+adding at the end the following: 17
6758+‘‘(v) N
6759+OFEDERALPERMITREQUIRED FOROIL AND 18
72436760 G
7244-ASACTIVITIES ONCERTAINLAND.— 19
7245-‘‘(1) I
7246-N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not re-20
7247-quire an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit 21
7248-for oil and gas exploration and production activities 22
7249-conducted on non-Federal surface estate, provided 23
7250-that— 24
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7253-HR 2811 PCS
7254-‘‘(A) the United States holds an ownership 1
7255-interest of less than 50 percent of the sub-2
7256-surface mineral estate to be accessed by the 3
7257-proposed action; and 4
7258-‘‘(B) the operator submits to the Secretary 5
7259-a State permit to conduct oil and gas explo-6
7260-ration and production activities on the non-Fed-7
7261-eral surface estate. 8
7262-‘‘(2) N
7263-O FEDERAL ACTION.—An oil and gas ex-9
7264-ploration and production activity carried out under 10
7265-paragraph (1)— 11
7266-‘‘(A) shall not be considered a major Fed-12
7267-eral action for the purposes of section 13
7268-102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 14
7269-Act of 1969; 15
7270-‘‘(B) shall require no additional Federal 16
7271-action; 17
7272-‘‘(C) may commence 30 days after submis-18
7273-sion of the State permit to the Secretary; and 19
7274-‘‘(D) shall not be subject to— 20
7275-‘‘(i) section 306108 of title 54, United 21
7276-States Code (commonly known as the Na-22
7277-tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966); 23
7278-and 24
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7281-HR 2811 PCS
7282-‘‘(ii) section 7 of the Endangered Spe-1
7283-cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 2
7284-‘‘(3) R
6761+ASACTIVITIES ONCERTAINLAND.— 19
6762+‘‘(1) I
6763+N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not re-20
6764+quire an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit 21
6765+for oil and gas exploration and production activities 22
6766+conducted on non-Federal surface estate, provided 23
6767+that— 24 240 
6768+•HR 2811 EH
6769+‘‘(A) the United States holds an ownership 1
6770+interest of less than 50 percent of the sub-2
6771+surface mineral estate to be accessed by the 3
6772+proposed action; and 4
6773+‘‘(B) the operator submits to the Secretary 5
6774+a State permit to conduct oil and gas explo-6
6775+ration and production activities on the non-Fed-7
6776+eral surface estate. 8
6777+‘‘(2) N
6778+O FEDERAL ACTION.—An oil and gas ex-9
6779+ploration and production activity carried out under 10
6780+paragraph (1)— 11
6781+‘‘(A) shall not be considered a major Fed-12
6782+eral action for the purposes of section 13
6783+102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 14
6784+Act of 1969; 15
6785+‘‘(B) shall require no additional Federal 16
6786+action; 17
6787+‘‘(C) may commence 30 days after submis-18
6788+sion of the State permit to the Secretary; and 19
6789+‘‘(D) shall not be subject to— 20
6790+‘‘(i) section 306108 of title 54, United 21
6791+States Code (commonly known as the Na-22
6792+tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966); 23
6793+and 24 241 
6794+•HR 2811 EH
6795+‘‘(ii) section 7 of the Endangered Spe-1
6796+cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 2
6797+‘‘(3) R
72856798 OYALTIES AND PRODUCTION ACCOUNT -3
7286-ABILITY.—(A) Nothing in this subsection shall affect 4
7287-the amount of royalties due to the United States 5
7288-under this Act from the production of oil and gas, 6
7289-or alter the Secretary’s authority to conduct audits 7
7290-and collect civil penalties pursuant to the Federal 8
7291-Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 9
7292-U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 10
7293-‘‘(B) The Secretary may conduct onsite reviews 11
7294-and inspections to ensure proper accountability, 12
7295-measurement, and reporting of production of Fed-13
7296-eral oil and gas, and payment of royalties. 14
7297-‘‘(4) E
7298-XCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not 15
7299-apply to actions on Indian lands or resources man-16
7300-aged in trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes. 17
7301-‘‘(5) I
7302-NDIAN LAND.—In this subsection, the 18
7303-term ‘Indian land’ means— 19
7304-‘‘(A) any land located within the bound-20
7305-aries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or 21
7306-rancheria; and 22
7307-‘‘(B) any land not located within the 23
7308-boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or 24
7309-rancheria, the title to which is held— 25
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7313-‘‘(i) in trust by the United States for 1
7314-the benefit of an Indian tribe or an indi-2
7315-vidual Indian; 3
7316-‘‘(ii) by an Indian tribe or an indi-4
7317-vidual Indian, subject to restriction against 5
7318-alienation under laws of the United States; 6
7319-or 7
7320-‘‘(iii) by a dependent Indian commu-8
7321-nity.’’. 9
7322-(b) G
7323-EOTHERMAL PERMITS.—The Geothermal 10
7324-Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended 11
7325-by adding at the end the following: 12
6799+ABILITY.—(A) Nothing in this subsection shall affect 4
6800+the amount of royalties due to the United States 5
6801+under this Act from the production of oil and gas, 6
6802+or alter the Secretary’s authority to conduct audits 7
6803+and collect civil penalties pursuant to the Federal 8
6804+Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 9
6805+U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 10
6806+‘‘(B) The Secretary may conduct onsite reviews 11
6807+and inspections to ensure proper accountability, 12
6808+measurement, and reporting of production of Fed-13
6809+eral oil and gas, and payment of royalties. 14
6810+‘‘(4) E
6811+XCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not 15
6812+apply to actions on Indian lands or resources man-16
6813+aged in trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes. 17
6814+‘‘(5) I
6815+NDIAN LAND.—In this subsection, the 18
6816+term ‘Indian land’ means— 19
6817+‘‘(A) any land located within the bound-20
6818+aries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or 21
6819+rancheria; and 22
6820+‘‘(B) any land not located within the 23
6821+boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or 24
6822+rancheria, the title to which is held— 25 242 
6823+•HR 2811 EH
6824+‘‘(i) in trust by the United States for 1
6825+the benefit of an Indian tribe or an indi-2
6826+vidual Indian; 3
6827+‘‘(ii) by an Indian tribe or an indi-4
6828+vidual Indian, subject to restriction against 5
6829+alienation under laws of the United States; 6
6830+or 7
6831+‘‘(iii) by a dependent Indian commu-8
6832+nity.’’. 9
6833+(b) G
6834+EOTHERMAL PERMITS.—The Geothermal 10
6835+Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended 11
6836+by adding at the end the following: 12
73266837 ‘‘SEC. 30. NO FEDERAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR GEO-13
73276838 THERMAL ACTIVITIES ON CERTAIN LAND. 14
7328-‘‘(a) I
7329-NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall not require 15
7330-an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geo-16
7331-thermal exploration and production activities conducted on 17
7332-a non-Federal surface estate, provided that— 18
7333-‘‘(1) the United States holds an ownership in-19
7334-terest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface geo-20
7335-thermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action; 21
7336-and 22
7337-‘‘(2) the operator submits to the Secretary a 23
7338-State permit to conduct geothermal exploration and 24
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7342-production activities on the non-Federal surface es-1
7343-tate. 2
7344-‘‘(b) N
7345-OFEDERALACTION.—A geothermal explo-3
7346-ration and production activity carried out under para-4
7347-graph (1)— 5
7348-‘‘(1) shall not be considered a major Federal 6
7349-action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the 7
7350-National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 8
7351-‘‘(2) shall require no additional Federal action; 9
7352-‘‘(3) may commence 30 days after submission 10
7353-of the State permit to the Secretary; and 11
7354-‘‘(4) shall not be subject to— 12
7355-‘‘(A) section 306108 of title 54, United 13
7356-States Code (commonly known as the National 14
7357-Historic Preservation Act of 1966); and 15
7358-‘‘(B) section 7 of the Endangered Species 16
7359-Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 17
7360-‘‘(c) R
6839+‘‘(a) I
6840+NGENERAL.—The Secretary shall not require 15
6841+an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for geo-16
6842+thermal exploration and production activities conducted on 17
6843+a non-Federal surface estate, provided that— 18
6844+‘‘(1) the United States holds an ownership in-19
6845+terest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface geo-20
6846+thermal estate to be accessed by the proposed action; 21
6847+and 22
6848+‘‘(2) the operator submits to the Secretary a 23
6849+State permit to conduct geothermal exploration and 24 243 
6850+•HR 2811 EH
6851+production activities on the non-Federal surface es-1
6852+tate. 2
6853+‘‘(b) N
6854+OFEDERALACTION.—A geothermal explo-3
6855+ration and production activity carried out under para-4
6856+graph (1)— 5
6857+‘‘(1) shall not be considered a major Federal 6
6858+action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the 7
6859+National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 8
6860+‘‘(2) shall require no additional Federal action; 9
6861+‘‘(3) may commence 30 days after submission 10
6862+of the State permit to the Secretary; and 11
6863+‘‘(4) shall not be subject to— 12
6864+‘‘(A) section 306108 of title 54, United 13
6865+States Code (commonly known as the National 14
6866+Historic Preservation Act of 1966); and 15
6867+‘‘(B) section 7 of the Endangered Species 16
6868+Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 17
6869+‘‘(c) R
73616870 OYALTIES AND PRODUCTION ACCOUNT-18
7362-ABILITY.—(1) Nothing in this section shall affect the 19
7363-amount of royalties due to the United States under this 20
7364-Act from the production of electricity using geothermal re-21
7365-sources (other than direct use of geothermal resources) or 22
7366-the production of any byproducts. 23
7367-‘‘(2) The Secretary may conduct onsite reviews and 24
7368-inspections to ensure proper accountability, measurement, 25
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7372-and reporting of the production described in paragraph 1
7373-(1), and payment of royalties. 2
7374-‘‘(d) E
7375-XCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to 3
7376-actions on Indian lands or resources managed in trust for 4
7377-the benefit of Indian Tribes. 5
7378-‘‘(e) I
7379-NDIANLAND.—In this section, the term ‘Indian 6
7380-land’ means— 7
7381-‘‘(1) any land located within the boundaries of 8
7382-an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; and 9
7383-‘‘(2) any land not located within the boundaries 10
7384-of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the 11
7385-title to which is held— 12
7386-‘‘(A) in trust by the United States for the 13
7387-benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual In-14
7388-dian; 15
7389-‘‘(B) by an Indian tribe or an individual 16
7390-Indian, subject to restriction against alienation 17
7391-under laws of the United States; or 18
7392-‘‘(C) by a dependent Indian community.’’. 19
6871+ABILITY.—(1) Nothing in this section shall affect the 19
6872+amount of royalties due to the United States under this 20
6873+Act from the production of electricity using geothermal re-21
6874+sources (other than direct use of geothermal resources) or 22
6875+the production of any byproducts. 23
6876+‘‘(2) The Secretary may conduct onsite reviews and 24
6877+inspections to ensure proper accountability, measurement, 25 244 
6878+•HR 2811 EH
6879+and reporting of the production described in paragraph 1
6880+(1), and payment of royalties. 2
6881+‘‘(d) E
6882+XCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to 3
6883+actions on Indian lands or resources managed in trust for 4
6884+the benefit of Indian Tribes. 5
6885+‘‘(e) I
6886+NDIANLAND.—In this section, the term ‘Indian 6
6887+land’ means— 7
6888+‘‘(1) any land located within the boundaries of 8
6889+an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; and 9
6890+‘‘(2) any land not located within the boundaries 10
6891+of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the 11
6892+title to which is held— 12
6893+‘‘(A) in trust by the United States for the 13
6894+benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual In-14
6895+dian; 15
6896+‘‘(B) by an Indian tribe or an individual 16
6897+Indian, subject to restriction against alienation 17
6898+under laws of the United States; or 18
6899+‘‘(C) by a dependent Indian community.’’. 19
73936900 SEC. 20215. SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR OIL 20
73946901 AND GAS LEASES. 21
7395-An environmental review for an oil and gas lease or 22
7396-permit prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Na-23
7397-tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 24
7398-et seq.) and its implementing regulations— 25
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7402-(1) shall apply only to areas that are within or 1
7403-immediately adjacent to the lease plot or plots and 2
7404-that are directly affected by the proposed action; 3
7405-and 4
7406-(2) shall not require consideration of down-5
7407-stream, indirect effects of oil and gas consumption. 6
6902+An environmental review for an oil and gas lease or 22
6903+permit prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Na-23
6904+tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 24
6905+et seq.) and its implementing regulations— 25 245 
6906+•HR 2811 EH
6907+(1) shall apply only to areas that are within or 1
6908+immediately adjacent to the lease plot or plots and 2
6909+that are directly affected by the proposed action; 3
6910+and 4
6911+(2) shall not require consideration of down-5
6912+stream, indirect effects of oil and gas consumption. 6
74086913 SEC. 20216. EXPEDITING APPROVAL OF GATHERING LINES. 7
7409-Section 11318(b)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment 8
7410-and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 15943(b)(1)) is amended by 9
7411-striking ‘‘to be an action that is categorically excluded (as 10
7412-defined in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-11
7413-ulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 12
7414-Act))’’ and inserting ‘‘to not be a major Federal action’’. 13
6914+Section 11318(b)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment 8
6915+and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 15943(b)(1)) is amended by 9
6916+striking ‘‘to be an action that is categorically excluded (as 10
6917+defined in section 1508.1 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-11
6918+ulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 12
6919+Act))’’ and inserting ‘‘to not be a major Federal action’’. 13
74156920 SEC. 20217. LEASE SALE LITIGATION. 14
7416-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any oil 15
7417-and gas lease sale held under section 17 of the Mineral 16
7418-Leasing Act (26 U.S.C. 226) or the Outer Continental 17
7419-Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) shall not be 18
7420-vacated and activities on leases awarded in the sale shall 19
7421-not be otherwise limited, delayed, or enjoined unless the 20
7422-court concludes allowing development of the challenged 21
7423-lease will pose a risk of an imminent and substantial envi-22
7424-ronmental harm and there is no other equitable remedy 23
7425-available as a matter of law. No court, in response to an 24
7426-action brought pursuant to the National Environmental 25
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7430-Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq.), may enjoin or issue 1
7431-any order preventing the award of leases to a bidder in 2
7432-a lease sale conducted pursuant to section 17 of the Min-3
7433-eral Leasing Act (26 U.S.C. 226) or the Outer Continental 4
7434-Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) if the Depart-5
7435-ment of the Interior has previously opened bids for such 6
7436-leases or disclosed the high bidder for any tract that was 7
7437-included in such lease sale. 8
6921+Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any oil 15
6922+and gas lease sale held under section 17 of the Mineral 16
6923+Leasing Act (26 U.S.C. 226) or the Outer Continental 17
6924+Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) shall not be 18
6925+vacated and activities on leases awarded in the sale shall 19
6926+not be otherwise limited, delayed, or enjoined unless the 20
6927+court concludes allowing development of the challenged 21
6928+lease will pose a risk of an imminent and substantial envi-22
6929+ronmental harm and there is no other equitable remedy 23
6930+available as a matter of law. No court, in response to an 24
6931+action brought pursuant to the National Environmental 25 246 
6932+•HR 2811 EH
6933+Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq.), may enjoin or issue 1
6934+any order preventing the award of leases to a bidder in 2
6935+a lease sale conducted pursuant to section 17 of the Min-3
6936+eral Leasing Act (26 U.S.C. 226) or the Outer Continental 4
6937+Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) if the Depart-5
6938+ment of the Interior has previously opened bids for such 6
6939+leases or disclosed the high bidder for any tract that was 7
6940+included in such lease sale. 8
74386941 SEC. 20218. LIMITATION ON CLAIMS. 9
7439-(a) I
7440-NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-10
7441-sion of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking ju-11
7442-dicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by 12
7443-a Federal agency for a mineral project, energy facility, or 13
7444-energy storage device shall be barred unless— 14
7445-(1) the claim is filed within 120 days after pub-15
7446-lication of a notice in the Federal Register announc-16
7447-ing that the permit, license, or approval is final pur-17
7448-suant to the law under which the agency action is 18
7449-taken, unless a shorter time is specified in the Fed-19
7450-eral law pursuant to which judicial review is allowed; 20
7451-and 21
7452-(2) the claim is filed by a party that submitted 22
7453-a comment during the public comment period for 23
7454-such permit, license, or approval and such comment 24
7455-was sufficiently detailed to put the agency on notice 25
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7459-of the issue upon which the party seeks judicial re-1
7460-view. 2
7461-(b) S
7462-AVINGSCLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 3
7463-create a right to judicial review or place any limit on filing 4
7464-a claim that a person has violated the terms of a permit, 5
7465-license, or approval. 6
7466-(c) T
7467-RANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Subsection (a) 7
7468-shall not apply to or supersede a claim subject to section 8
7469-139(l)(1) of title 23, United States Code. 9
7470-(d) M
7471-INERALPROJECT.—In this section, the term 10
7472-‘‘mineral project’’ means a project— 11
7473-(1) located on— 12
7474-(A) a mining claim, millsite claim, or tun-13
7475-nel site claim for any mineral; 14
7476-(B) lands open to mineral entry; or 15
7477-(C) a Federal mineral lease; and 16
7478-(2) for the purposes of exploring for or pro-17
7479-ducing minerals. 18
6942+(a) I
6943+NGENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-10
6944+sion of law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking ju-11
6945+dicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by 12
6946+a Federal agency for a mineral project, energy facility, or 13
6947+energy storage device shall be barred unless— 14
6948+(1) the claim is filed within 120 days after pub-15
6949+lication of a notice in the Federal Register announc-16
6950+ing that the permit, license, or approval is final pur-17
6951+suant to the law under which the agency action is 18
6952+taken, unless a shorter time is specified in the Fed-19
6953+eral law pursuant to which judicial review is allowed; 20
6954+and 21
6955+(2) the claim is filed by a party that submitted 22
6956+a comment during the public comment period for 23
6957+such permit, license, or approval and such comment 24
6958+was sufficiently detailed to put the agency on notice 25 247 
6959+•HR 2811 EH
6960+of the issue upon which the party seeks judicial re-1
6961+view. 2
6962+(b) S
6963+AVINGSCLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 3
6964+create a right to judicial review or place any limit on filing 4
6965+a claim that a person has violated the terms of a permit, 5
6966+license, or approval. 6
6967+(c) T
6968+RANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Subsection (a) 7
6969+shall not apply to or supersede a claim subject to section 8
6970+139(l)(1) of title 23, United States Code. 9
6971+(d) M
6972+INERALPROJECT.—In this section, the term 10
6973+‘‘mineral project’’ means a project— 11
6974+(1) located on— 12
6975+(A) a mining claim, millsite claim, or tun-13
6976+nel site claim for any mineral; 14
6977+(B) lands open to mineral entry; or 15
6978+(C) a Federal mineral lease; and 16
6979+(2) for the purposes of exploring for or pro-17
6980+ducing minerals. 18
74806981 SEC. 20219. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-19
74816982 PORT ON PERMITS TO DRILL. 20
7482-(a) R
7483-EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 21
7484-of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 22
7485-United States shall issue a report detailing— 23
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7489-(1) the approval timelines for applications for 1
7490-permits to drill issued by the Bureau of Land Man-2
7491-agement from 2018 through 2022; 3
7492-(2) the number of applications for permits to 4
7493-drill that were not issued within 30 days of receipt 5
7494-of a completed application; and 6
7495-(3) the causes of delays resulting in applica-7
7496-tions for permits to drill pending beyond the 30 day 8
7497-deadline required under section 17(p)(2) of the Min-9
7498-eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)). 10
7499-(b) R
7500-ECOMMENDATIONS .—The report issued under 11
7501-subsection (a) shall include recommendations with respect 12
7502-to— 13
7503-(1) actions the Bureau of Land Management 14
7504-can take to streamline the approval process for ap-15
7505-plications for permits to drill to approve applications 16
7506-for permits to drill within 30 days of receipt of a 17
7507-completed application; 18
7508-(2) aspects of the Federal permitting process 19
7509-carried out by the Bureau of Land Management to 20
7510-issue applications for permits to drill that can be 21
7511-turned over to States to expedite approval of appli-22
7512-cations for permits to drill; and 23
7513-(3) legislative actions that Congress must take 24
7514-to allow States to administer certain aspects of the 25
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7518-Federal permitting process described in paragraph 1
7519-(2). 2
6983+(a) R
6984+EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 21
6985+of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 22
6986+United States shall issue a report detailing— 23 248 
6987+•HR 2811 EH
6988+(1) the approval timelines for applications for 1
6989+permits to drill issued by the Bureau of Land Man-2
6990+agement from 2018 through 2022; 3
6991+(2) the number of applications for permits to 4
6992+drill that were not issued within 30 days of receipt 5
6993+of a completed application; and 6
6994+(3) the causes of delays resulting in applica-7
6995+tions for permits to drill pending beyond the 30 day 8
6996+deadline required under section 17(p)(2) of the Min-9
6997+eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2)). 10
6998+(b) R
6999+ECOMMENDATIONS .—The report issued under 11
7000+subsection (a) shall include recommendations with respect 12
7001+to— 13
7002+(1) actions the Bureau of Land Management 14
7003+can take to streamline the approval process for ap-15
7004+plications for permits to drill to approve applications 16
7005+for permits to drill within 30 days of receipt of a 17
7006+completed application; 18
7007+(2) aspects of the Federal permitting process 19
7008+carried out by the Bureau of Land Management to 20
7009+issue applications for permits to drill that can be 21
7010+turned over to States to expedite approval of appli-22
7011+cations for permits to drill; and 23
7012+(3) legislative actions that Congress must take 24
7013+to allow States to administer certain aspects of the 25 249 
7014+•HR 2811 EH
7015+Federal permitting process described in paragraph 1
7016+(2). 2
75207017 SEC. 20220. E–NEPA. 3
7521-(a) P
7522-ERMITTINGPORTALSTUDY.—The Council on 4
7523-Environmental Quality shall conduct a study and submit 5
7524-a report to Congress within 1 year of the enactment of 6
7525-this Act on the potential to create an online permitting 7
7526-portal for permits that require review under section 8
7527-102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 9
7528-1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) that would— 10
7529-(1) allow applicants to— 11
7530-(A) submit required documents or mate-12
7531-rials for their application in one unified portal; 13
7532-(B) upload additional documents as re-14
7533-quired by the applicable agency; and 15
7534-(C) track the progress of individual appli-16
7535-cations; 17
7536-(2) enhance interagency coordination in con-18
7537-sultation by— 19
7538-(A) allowing for comments in one unified 20
7539-portal; 21
7540-(B) centralizing data necessary for reviews; 22
7541-and 23
7542-(C) streamlining communications between 24
7543-other agencies and the applicant; and 25
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7547-(3) boost transparency in agency decision-1
7548-making. 2
7549-(b) A
7550-UTHORIZATION OFAPPROPRIATIONS.—There is 3
7551-authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the Council 4
7552-of Environmental Quality to carry out the study directed 5
7553-by this section. 6
7018+(a) P
7019+ERMITTINGPORTALSTUDY.—The Council on 4
7020+Environmental Quality shall conduct a study and submit 5
7021+a report to Congress within 1 year of the enactment of 6
7022+this Act on the potential to create an online permitting 7
7023+portal for permits that require review under section 8
7024+102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 9
7025+1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) that would— 10
7026+(1) allow applicants to— 11
7027+(A) submit required documents or mate-12
7028+rials for their application in one unified portal; 13
7029+(B) upload additional documents as re-14
7030+quired by the applicable agency; and 15
7031+(C) track the progress of individual appli-16
7032+cations; 17
7033+(2) enhance interagency coordination in con-18
7034+sultation by— 19
7035+(A) allowing for comments in one unified 20
7036+portal; 21
7037+(B) centralizing data necessary for reviews; 22
7038+and 23
7039+(C) streamlining communications between 24
7040+other agencies and the applicant; and 25 250 
7041+•HR 2811 EH
7042+(3) boost transparency in agency decision-1
7043+making. 2
7044+(b) A
7045+UTHORIZATION OFAPPROPRIATIONS.—There is 3
7046+authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the Council 4
7047+of Environmental Quality to carry out the study directed 5
7048+by this section. 6
75547049 SEC. 20221. LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS. 7
7555-(a) I
7556-NGENERAL.—Section 139(l) of title 23, United 8
7557-States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘150 days’’ each 9
7558-place it appears and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 10
7559-(b) C
7560-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 11
7561-(1) Section 330(e) of title 23, United States 12
7562-Code, is amended— 13
7563-(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘150 14
7564-days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 15
7565-(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 16
7566-‘‘150 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 17
7567-(2) Section 24201(a)(4) of title 49, United 18
7568-States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of 150 days’’. 19
7050+(a) I
7051+NGENERAL.—Section 139(l) of title 23, United 8
7052+States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘150 days’’ each 9
7053+place it appears and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 10
7054+(b) C
7055+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 11
7056+(1) Section 330(e) of title 23, United States 12
7057+Code, is amended— 13
7058+(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘150 14
7059+days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 15
7060+(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 16
7061+‘‘150 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 17
7062+(2) Section 24201(a)(4) of title 49, United 18
7063+States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of 150 days’’. 19
75697064 SEC. 20222. ONE FEDERAL DECISION FOR PIPELINES. 20
7570-(a) I
7571-NGENERAL.—Chapter 601 of title 49, United 21
7572-States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-22
7573-lowing: 23
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7065+(a) I
7066+NGENERAL.—Chapter 601 of title 49, United 21
7067+States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-22
7068+lowing: 23 251 
7069+•HR 2811 EH
75777070 ‘‘§ 60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one 1
75787071 Federal decision 2
7579-‘‘(a) E
7580-FFICIENTENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 3
7581-‘‘(1) I
7582-N GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-4
7583-tation shall apply the project development proce-5
7584-dures, to the greatest extent feasible, described in 6
7585-section 139 of title 23 to any pipeline project that 7
7586-requires the approval of the Secretary under the Na-8
7587-tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 9
7588-4321 et seq.). 10
7589-‘‘(2) R
7590-EGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES .—In car-11
7591-rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incor-12
7592-porate into agency regulations and procedures per-13
7593-taining to pipeline projects described in paragraph 14
7594-(1) aspects of such project development procedures, 15
7595-or portions thereof, determined appropriate by the 16
7596-Secretary in a manner consistent with this section, 17
7597-that increase the efficiency of the review of pipeline 18
7598-projects. 19
7599-‘‘(3) D
7600-ISCRETION.—The Secretary may choose 20
7601-not to incorporate into agency regulations and proce-21
7602-dures pertaining to pipeline projects described in 22
7603-paragraph (1) such project development procedures 23
7604-that could only feasibly apply to highway projects, 24
7605-public transportation capital projects, and 25
7606-multimodal projects. 26
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7610-‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (l) of section 1
7611-139 of title 23 shall apply to pipeline projects de-2
7612-scribed in paragraph (1). 3
7613-‘‘(b) A
7614-DDITIONALCATEGORICALEXCLUSIONS.—The 4
7615-Secretary shall maintain and make publicly available, in-5
7616-cluding on the Internet, a database that identifies project- 6
7617-specific information on the use of a categorical exclusion 7
7618-on any pipeline project carried out under this title.’’. 8
7619-(b) C
7620-LERICALAMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-9
7621-ter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 10
7622-adding at the end the following: 11
7623-‘‘60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.’’.
7072+‘‘(a) E
7073+FFICIENTENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 3
7074+‘‘(1) I
7075+N GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-4
7076+tation shall apply the project development proce-5
7077+dures, to the greatest extent feasible, described in 6
7078+section 139 of title 23 to any pipeline project that 7
7079+requires the approval of the Secretary under the Na-8
7080+tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 9
7081+4321 et seq.). 10
7082+‘‘(2) R
7083+EGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES .—In car-11
7084+rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall incor-12
7085+porate into agency regulations and procedures per-13
7086+taining to pipeline projects described in paragraph 14
7087+(1) aspects of such project development procedures, 15
7088+or portions thereof, determined appropriate by the 16
7089+Secretary in a manner consistent with this section, 17
7090+that increase the efficiency of the review of pipeline 18
7091+projects. 19
7092+‘‘(3) D
7093+ISCRETION.—The Secretary may choose 20
7094+not to incorporate into agency regulations and proce-21
7095+dures pertaining to pipeline projects described in 22
7096+paragraph (1) such project development procedures 23
7097+that could only feasibly apply to highway projects, 24
7098+public transportation capital projects, and 25
7099+multimodal projects. 26 252 
7100+•HR 2811 EH
7101+‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (l) of section 1
7102+139 of title 23 shall apply to pipeline projects de-2
7103+scribed in paragraph (1). 3
7104+‘‘(b) A
7105+DDITIONALCATEGORICALEXCLUSIONS.—The 4
7106+Secretary shall maintain and make publicly available, in-5
7107+cluding on the Internet, a database that identifies project- 6
7108+specific information on the use of a categorical exclusion 7
7109+on any pipeline project carried out under this title.’’. 8
7110+(b) C
7111+LERICALAMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-9
7112+ter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 10
7113+adding at the end the following: 11
7114+‘‘60144. Efficient environmental reviews and one Federal decision.’’. 
76247115 SEC. 20223. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRE MITIGA-
76257116 12
76267117 TION ACTIVITIES FROM CERTAIN ENVIRON-13
76277118 MENTAL REQUIREMENTS. 14
7628-(a) I
7629-NGENERAL.—Wildfire mitigation activities of 15
7630-the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-16
7631-culture may be carried out without regard to the provi-17
7632-sions of law specified in subsection (b). 18
7633-(b) P
7634-ROVISIONS OFLAWSPECIFIED.—The provisions 19
7635-of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or 20
7636-other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving 21
7637-from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: 22
7638-(1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-23
7639-mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 24
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7643-(2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 1
7644-U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 2
7645-(c) W
7646-ILDFIREMITIGATIONACTIVITY.—For purposes 3
7647-of this section, the term ‘‘wildfire mitigation activity’’— 4
7648-(1) is an activity conducted on Federal land 5
7649-that is— 6
7650-(A) under the administration of the Direc-7
7651-tor of the National Park System, the Director 8
7652-of the Bureau of Land Management, or the 9
7653-Chief of the Forest Service; and 10
7654-(B) within 300 feet of any permanent or 11
7655-temporary road, as measured from the center of 12
7656-such road; and 13
7657-(2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel re-14
7658-duction, prescribed burning, and vegetation manage-15
7659-ment. 16
7119+(a) I
7120+NGENERAL.—Wildfire mitigation activities of 15
7121+the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-16
7122+culture may be carried out without regard to the provi-17
7123+sions of law specified in subsection (b). 18
7124+(b) P
7125+ROVISIONS OFLAWSPECIFIED.—The provisions 19
7126+of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or 20
7127+other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving 21
7128+from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: 22
7129+(1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-23
7130+mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 24 253 
7131+•HR 2811 EH
7132+(2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 1
7133+U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 2
7134+(c) W
7135+ILDFIREMITIGATIONACTIVITY.—For purposes 3
7136+of this section, the term ‘‘wildfire mitigation activity’’— 4
7137+(1) is an activity conducted on Federal land 5
7138+that is— 6
7139+(A) under the administration of the Direc-7
7140+tor of the National Park System, the Director 8
7141+of the Bureau of Land Management, or the 9
7142+Chief of the Forest Service; and 10
7143+(B) within 300 feet of any permanent or 11
7144+temporary road, as measured from the center of 12
7145+such road; and 13
7146+(2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel re-14
7147+duction, prescribed burning, and vegetation manage-15
7148+ment. 16
76607149 SEC. 20224. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FACILITY INSPEC-17
76617150 TION, AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 18
76627151 RELATING TO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND 19
76637152 DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS OF WAY. 20
7664-(a) H
7665-AZARDTREESWITHIN50 FEET OFELECTRIC 21
7153+(a) H
7154+AZARDTREESWITHIN50 FEET OFELECTRIC 21
76667155 P
7667-OWERLINE.—Section 512(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal 22
7668-Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 23
7669-1772(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-24
7670-serting ‘‘50’’. 25
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7674-(b) CONSULTATIONWITHPRIVATELANDOWNERS.— 1
7675-Section 512(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Land Policy and 2
7676-Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) is 3
7677-amended— 4
7678-(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 5
7679-(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-6
7680-serting ‘‘; and’’; and 7
7681-(3) by adding at the end the following: 8
7682-‘‘(iii) consulting with private land-9
7683-owners with respect to any hazard trees 10
7684-identified for removal from land owned by 11
7685-such private landowners.’’. 12
7686-(c) R
7687-EVIEW ANDAPPROVALPROCESS.—Clause (iv) 13
7688-of section 512(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and 14
7689-Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)) is 15
7690-amended to read as follows: 16
7691-‘‘(iv) ensures that— 17
7692-‘‘(I) a plan submitted without a 18
7693-modification under clause (iii) shall be 19
7694-automatically approved 60 days after 20
7695-review; and 21
7696-‘‘(II) a plan submitted with a 22
7697-modification under clause (iii) shall be 23
7698-automatically approved 67 days after 24
7699-review.’’. 25
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7156+OWERLINE.—Section 512(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal 22
7157+Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 23
7158+1772(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-24
7159+serting ‘‘50’’. 25 254 
7160+•HR 2811 EH
7161+(b) CONSULTATIONWITHPRIVATELANDOWNERS.— 1
7162+Section 512(c)(3)(E) of the Federal Land Policy and 2
7163+Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) is 3
7164+amended— 4
7165+(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 5
7166+(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-6
7167+serting ‘‘; and’’; and 7
7168+(3) by adding at the end the following: 8
7169+‘‘(iii) consulting with private land-9
7170+owners with respect to any hazard trees 10
7171+identified for removal from land owned by 11
7172+such private landowners.’’. 12
7173+(c) R
7174+EVIEW ANDAPPROVALPROCESS.—Clause (iv) 13
7175+of section 512(c)(4)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and 14
7176+Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)) is 15
7177+amended to read as follows: 16
7178+‘‘(iv) ensures that— 17
7179+‘‘(I) a plan submitted without a 18
7180+modification under clause (iii) shall be 19
7181+automatically approved 60 days after 20
7182+review; and 21
7183+‘‘(II) a plan submitted with a 22
7184+modification under clause (iii) shall be 23
7185+automatically approved 67 days after 24
7186+review.’’. 25 255 
7187+•HR 2811 EH
77037188 SEC. 20225. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ELECTRIC UTIL-1
77047189 ITY LINES RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 2
7705-(a) S
7706-ECRETARYCONCERNEDDEFINED.—In this sec-3
7707-tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 4
7708-(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 5
7709-National Forest System lands; and 6
7710-(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 7
7711-to public lands. 8
7712-(b) C
7190+(a) S
7191+ECRETARYCONCERNEDDEFINED.—In this sec-3
7192+tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 4
7193+(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 5
7194+National Forest System lands; and 6
7195+(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 7
7196+to public lands. 8
7197+(b) C
77137198 ATEGORICALEXCLUSIONESTABLISHED.—For-9
7714-est management activities described in subsection (c) are 10
7715-a category of activities designated as being categorically 11
7716-excluded from the preparation of an environmental assess-12
7717-ment or an environmental impact statement under section 13
7718-102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 14
7719-U.S.C. 4332). 15
7720-(c) F
7721-ORESTMANAGEMENTACTIVITIESDESIGNATED 16
7722-FORCATEGORICALEXCLUSION.—The forest management 17
7723-activities designated as being categorically excluded under 18
7724-subsection (b) are— 19
7725-(1) the development and approval of a vegeta-20
7726-tion management, facility inspection, and operation 21
7727-and maintenance plan submitted under section 22
7728-512(c)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-23
7729-ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(1)) by the 24
7730-Secretary concerned; and 25
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7734-(2) the implementation of routine activities con-1
7735-ducted under the plan referred to in paragraph (1). 2
7736-(d) A
7737-VAILABILITY OFCATEGORICALEXCLUSION.— 3
7738-On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 4
7739-Secretary concerned may use the categorical exclusion es-5
7740-tablished under subsection (b) in accordance with this sec-6
7741-tion. 7
7742-(e) E
7743-XTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—Use of the 8
7744-categorical exclusion established under subsection (b) shall 9
7745-not be subject to the extraordinary circumstances proce-10
7746-dures in section 220.6, title 36, Code of Federal Regula-11
7747-tions, or section 1508.4, title 40, Code of Federal Regula-12
7748-tions. 13
7749-(f) E
7750-XCLUSION OFCERTAINAREAS.—The categor-14
7751-ical exclusion established under subsection (b) shall not 15
7752-apply to any forest management activity conducted— 16
7753-(1) in a component of the National Wilderness 17
7754-Preservation System; or 18
7755-(2) on National Forest System lands on which, 19
7756-by Act of Congress, the removal of vegetation is re-20
7757-stricted or prohibited. 21
7758-(g) P
7759-ERMANENTROADS.— 22
7760-(1) P
7761-ROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT .—A for-23
7762-est management activity designated under subsection 24
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7766-(c) shall not include the establishment of a perma-1
7767-nent road. 2
7768-(2) E
7769-XISTING ROADS.—The Secretary con-3
7770-cerned may carry out necessary maintenance and re-4
7771-pair on an existing permanent road for the purposes 5
7772-of conducting a forest management activity des-6
7773-ignated under subsection (c). 7
7774-(3) T
7775-EMPORARY ROADS .—The Secretary con-8
7776-cerned shall decommission any temporary road con-9
7777-structed for a forest management activity designated 10
7778-under subsection (c) not later than 3 years after the 11
7779-date on which the action is completed. 12
7780-(h) A
7781-PPLICABLELAWS.—A forest management activ-13
7782-ity designated under subsection (c) shall not be subject 14
7783-to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 15
7784-U.S.C. 1536), section 106 of the National Historic Preser-16
7785-vation Act, or any other applicable law. 17
7199+est management activities described in subsection (c) are 10
7200+a category of activities designated as being categorically 11
7201+excluded from the preparation of an environmental assess-12
7202+ment or an environmental impact statement under section 13
7203+102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 14
7204+U.S.C. 4332). 15
7205+(c) F
7206+ORESTMANAGEMENTACTIVITIESDESIGNATED 16
7207+FORCATEGORICALEXCLUSION.—The forest management 17
7208+activities designated as being categorically excluded under 18
7209+subsection (b) are— 19
7210+(1) the development and approval of a vegeta-20
7211+tion management, facility inspection, and operation 21
7212+and maintenance plan submitted under section 22
7213+512(c)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-23
7214+ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(1)) by the 24
7215+Secretary concerned; and 25 256 
7216+•HR 2811 EH
7217+(2) the implementation of routine activities con-1
7218+ducted under the plan referred to in paragraph (1). 2
7219+(d) A
7220+VAILABILITY OFCATEGORICALEXCLUSION.— 3
7221+On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 4
7222+Secretary concerned may use the categorical exclusion es-5
7223+tablished under subsection (b) in accordance with this sec-6
7224+tion. 7
7225+(e) E
7226+XTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—Use of the 8
7227+categorical exclusion established under subsection (b) shall 9
7228+not be subject to the extraordinary circumstances proce-10
7229+dures in section 220.6, title 36, Code of Federal Regula-11
7230+tions, or section 1508.4, title 40, Code of Federal Regula-12
7231+tions. 13
7232+(f) E
7233+XCLUSION OFCERTAINAREAS.—The categor-14
7234+ical exclusion established under subsection (b) shall not 15
7235+apply to any forest management activity conducted— 16
7236+(1) in a component of the National Wilderness 17
7237+Preservation System; or 18
7238+(2) on National Forest System lands on which, 19
7239+by Act of Congress, the removal of vegetation is re-20
7240+stricted or prohibited. 21
7241+(g) P
7242+ERMANENTROADS.— 22
7243+(1) P
7244+ROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT .—A for-23
7245+est management activity designated under subsection 24 257 
7246+•HR 2811 EH
7247+(c) shall not include the establishment of a perma-1
7248+nent road. 2
7249+(2) E
7250+XISTING ROADS.—The Secretary con-3
7251+cerned may carry out necessary maintenance and re-4
7252+pair on an existing permanent road for the purposes 5
7253+of conducting a forest management activity des-6
7254+ignated under subsection (c). 7
7255+(3) T
7256+EMPORARY ROADS .—The Secretary con-8
7257+cerned shall decommission any temporary road con-9
7258+structed for a forest management activity designated 10
7259+under subsection (c) not later than 3 years after the 11
7260+date on which the action is completed. 12
7261+(h) A
7262+PPLICABLELAWS.—A forest management activ-13
7263+ity designated under subsection (c) shall not be subject 14
7264+to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 15
7265+U.S.C. 1536), section 106 of the National Historic Preser-16
7266+vation Act, or any other applicable law. 17
77867267 SEC. 20226. STAFFING PLANS. 18
7787-(a) I
7788-NGENERAL.—Not later than 365 days after the 19
7789-date of enactment of this Act, each local unit of the Na-20
7790-tional Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and 21
7791-Forest Service shall conduct an outreach plan for dissemi-22
7792-nating and advertising open civil service positions with 23
7793-functions relating to permitting or natural resources in 24
7794-their offices. Each such plan shall include outreach to local 25
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7798-high schools, community colleges, institutions of higher 1
7799-education, and any other relevant institutions, as deter-2
7800-mined by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 3
7801-of Agriculture (as the case may be). 4
7802-(b) C
7803-OLLABORATIONPERMITTED.—Such local units 5
7804-of the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Manage-6
7805-ment, and Forest Service located in reasonably close geo-7
7806-graphic areas may collaborate to produce a joint outreach 8
7807-plan that meets the requirements of subsection (a). 9
7268+(a) I
7269+NGENERAL.—Not later than 365 days after the 19
7270+date of enactment of this Act, each local unit of the Na-20
7271+tional Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and 21
7272+Forest Service shall conduct an outreach plan for dissemi-22
7273+nating and advertising open civil service positions with 23
7274+functions relating to permitting or natural resources in 24
7275+their offices. Each such plan shall include outreach to local 25 258 
7276+•HR 2811 EH
7277+high schools, community colleges, institutions of higher 1
7278+education, and any other relevant institutions, as deter-2
7279+mined by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 3
7280+of Agriculture (as the case may be). 4
7281+(b) C
7282+OLLABORATIONPERMITTED.—Such local units 5
7283+of the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Manage-6
7284+ment, and Forest Service located in reasonably close geo-7
7285+graphic areas may collaborate to produce a joint outreach 8
7286+plan that meets the requirements of subsection (a). 9
78087287 Subtitle C—Permitting for Mining 10
78097288 Needs 11
78107289 SEC. 20301. DEFINITIONS. 12
7811-In this subtitle: 13
7812-(1) B
7813-YPRODUCT.—The term ‘‘byproduct’’ has 14
7814-the meaning given such term in section 7002(a) of 15
7815-the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)). 16
7816-(2) I
7817-NDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 17
7818-has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 18
7819-Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 19
7820-Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 20
7821-(3) M
7822-INERAL.—The term ‘‘mineral’’ means any 21
7823-mineral of a kind that is locatable (including, but 22
7824-not limited to, such minerals located on ‘‘lands ac-23
7825-quired by the United States’’, as such term is de-24
7826-fined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Ac-25
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7830-quired Lands) under the Act of May 10, 1872 1
7831-(Chapter 152; 17 Stat. 91). 2
7832-(4) S
7833-ECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 3
7834-the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-4
7835-terior. 5
7836-(5) S
7837-TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 6
7838-(A) a State; 7
7839-(B) the District of Columbia; 8
7840-(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 9
7841-(D) Guam; 10
7842-(E) American Samoa; 11
7843-(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 12
7844-Mariana Islands; and 13
7845-(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 14
7290+In this subtitle: 13
7291+(1) B
7292+YPRODUCT.—The term ‘‘byproduct’’ has 14
7293+the meaning given such term in section 7002(a) of 15
7294+the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)). 16
7295+(2) I
7296+NDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 17
7297+has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 18
7298+Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 19
7299+Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 20
7300+(3) M
7301+INERAL.—The term ‘‘mineral’’ means any 21
7302+mineral of a kind that is locatable (including, but 22
7303+not limited to, such minerals located on ‘‘lands ac-23
7304+quired by the United States’’, as such term is de-24
7305+fined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Ac-25 259 
7306+•HR 2811 EH
7307+quired Lands) under the Act of May 10, 1872 1
7308+(Chapter 152; 17 Stat. 91). 2
7309+(4) S
7310+ECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 3
7311+the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-4
7312+terior. 5
7313+(5) S
7314+TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 6
7315+(A) a State; 7
7316+(B) the District of Columbia; 8
7317+(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 9
7318+(D) Guam; 10
7319+(E) American Samoa; 11
7320+(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 12
7321+Mariana Islands; and 13
7322+(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 14
78467323 SEC. 20302. MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN AND RELIABILITY. 15
7847-Section 40206 of the Infrastructure Investment and 16
7848-Jobs Act (30 U.S.C. 1607) is amended— 17
7849-(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘
7324+Section 40206 of the Infrastructure Investment and 16
7325+Jobs Act (30 U.S.C. 1607) is amended— 17
7326+(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘
78507327 CRIT-18
7851-ICAL MINERALS ’’ and inserting ‘‘MINERALS’’; 19
7852-(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-20
7853-lows: 21
7854-‘‘(a) D
7855-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 22
7856-‘‘(1) L
7857-EAD AGENCY.—The term ‘lead agency’ 23
7858-means the Federal agency with primary responsi-24
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7861-HR 2811 PCS
7862-bility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine per-1
7863-mit or lease for a mineral project. 2
7864-‘‘(2) M
7865-INERAL.—The term ‘mineral’ has the 3
7866-meaning given such term in section 20301 of the 4
7867-TAPP American Resources Act. 5
7868-‘‘(3) M
7328+ICAL MINERALS ’’ and inserting ‘‘MINERALS’’; 19
7329+(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-20
7330+lows: 21
7331+‘‘(a) D
7332+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 22
7333+‘‘(1) L
7334+EAD AGENCY.—The term ‘lead agency’ 23
7335+means the Federal agency with primary responsi-24 260 
7336+•HR 2811 EH
7337+bility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine per-1
7338+mit or lease for a mineral project. 2
7339+‘‘(2) M
7340+INERAL.—The term ‘mineral’ has the 3
7341+meaning given such term in section 20301 of the 4
7342+TAPP American Resources Act. 5
7343+‘‘(3) M
78697344 INERAL EXPLORATION OR MINE PER -6
7870-MIT.—The term ‘mineral exploration or mine permit’ 7
7871-means— 8
7872-‘‘(A) an authorization of the Bureau of 9
7873-Land Management or the Forest Service, as ap-10
7874-plicable, for exploration for minerals that re-11
7875-quires analysis under the National Environ-12
7876-mental Policy Act of 1969; 13
7877-‘‘(B) a plan of operations for a mineral 14
7878-project approved by the Bureau of Land Man-15
7879-agement or the Forest Service; or 16
7880-‘‘(C) any other Federal permit or author-17
7881-ization for a mineral project. 18
7882-‘‘(4) M
7883-INERAL PROJECT.—The term ‘mineral 19
7884-project’ means a project— 20
7885-‘‘(A) located on— 21
7886-‘‘(i) a mining claim, millsite claim, or 22
7887-tunnel site claim for any mineral; 23
7888-‘‘(ii) lands open to mineral entry; or 24
7889-‘‘(iii) a Federal mineral lease; and 25
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7893-‘‘(B) for the purposes of exploring for or 1
7894-producing minerals.’’; 2
7895-(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 3
7896-place such term appears; 4
7897-(4) in subsection (c)— 5
7898-(A) by striking ‘‘critical mineral production 6
7899-on Federal land’’ and inserting ‘‘mineral 7
7900-projects’’; 8
7901-(B) by inserting ‘‘, and in accordance with 9
7902-subsection (h)’’ after ‘‘to the maximum extent 10
7903-practicable’’; 11
7904-(C) by striking ‘‘shall complete the’’ and 12
7905-inserting ‘‘shall complete such’’; 13
7906-(D) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘critical 14
7907-mineral-related activities on Federal land’’ and 15
7908-inserting ‘‘mineral projects’’; 16
7909-(E) in paragraph (8), by striking the 17
7910-‘‘and’’ at the end; 18
7911-(F) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘proce-19
7912-dures.’’ and inserting ‘‘procedures; and’’; and 20
7913-(G) by adding at the end the following: 21
7914-‘‘(10) deferring to and relying on baseline data, 22
7915-analyses, and reviews performed by State agencies 23
7916-with jurisdiction over the environmental or reclama-24
7917-tion permits for the proposed mineral project.’’; 25
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7921-(5) in subsection (d)— 1
7922-(A) by striking ‘‘critical’’ each place such 2
7923-term appears; and 3
7924-(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘mineral- 4
7925-related activities on Federal land’’ and inserting 5
7926-‘‘mineral projects’’; 6
7927-(6) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘critical’’; 7
7928-(7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 8
7929-place such term appears; 9
7930-(8) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 10
7931-place such term appears; and 11
7932-(9) by adding at the end the following: 12
7933-‘‘(h) O
7934-THERREQUIREMENTS.— 13
7935-‘‘(1) M
7936-EMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT .—For pur-14
7937-poses of maximizing efficiency and effectiveness of 15
7938-the Federal permitting and review processes de-16
7939-scribed under subsection (c), the lead agency in the 17
7940-Federal permitting and review processes of a min-18
7941-eral project shall (in consultation with any other 19
7942-Federal agency involved in such Federal permitting 20
7943-and review processes, and upon request of the 21
7944-project applicant, an affected State government, 22
7945-local government, or an Indian Tribe, or other entity 23
7946-such lead agency determines appropriate) enter into 24
7947-a memorandum of agreement with a project appli-25
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7951-cant where requested by the applicant to carry out 1
7952-the activities described in subsection (c). 2
7953-‘‘(2) T
7954-IMELINES AND SCHEDULES FOR NEPA 3
7955-REVIEWS.— 4
7956-‘‘(A) E
7957-XTENSION.—A project applicant 5
7958-may enter into 1 or more agreements with a 6
7959-lead agency to extend the deadlines described in 7
7960-subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (h)(1) 8
7961-of section 107 of title I of the National Envi-9
7962-ronmental Policy Act of 1969 by, with respect 10
7963-to each such agreement, not more than 6 11
7964-months. 12
7965-‘‘(B) A
7966-DJUSTMENT OF TIMELINES .—At 13
7967-the request of a project applicant, the lead 14
7968-agency and any other entity which is a signa-15
7969-tory to a memorandum of agreement under 16
7970-paragraph (1) may, by unanimous agreement, 17
7971-adjust— 18
7972-‘‘(i) any deadlines described in sub-19
7973-paragraph (A); and 20
7974-‘‘(ii) any deadlines extended under 21
7975-subparagraph (B). 22
7976-‘‘(3) E
7977-FFECT ON PENDING APPLICATIONS .— 23
7978-Upon a written request by a project applicant, the 24
7979-requirements of this subsection shall apply to any 25
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7983-application for a mineral exploration or mine permit 1
7984-or mineral lease that was submitted before the date 2
7985-of the enactment of the TAPP American Resources 3
7986-Act.’’. 4
7345+MIT.—The term ‘mineral exploration or mine permit’ 7
7346+means— 8
7347+‘‘(A) an authorization of the Bureau of 9
7348+Land Management or the Forest Service, as ap-10
7349+plicable, for exploration for minerals that re-11
7350+quires analysis under the National Environ-12
7351+mental Policy Act of 1969; 13
7352+‘‘(B) a plan of operations for a mineral 14
7353+project approved by the Bureau of Land Man-15
7354+agement or the Forest Service; or 16
7355+‘‘(C) any other Federal permit or author-17
7356+ization for a mineral project. 18
7357+‘‘(4) M
7358+INERAL PROJECT.—The term ‘mineral 19
7359+project’ means a project— 20
7360+‘‘(A) located on— 21
7361+‘‘(i) a mining claim, millsite claim, or 22
7362+tunnel site claim for any mineral; 23
7363+‘‘(ii) lands open to mineral entry; or 24
7364+‘‘(iii) a Federal mineral lease; and 25 261 
7365+•HR 2811 EH
7366+‘‘(B) for the purposes of exploring for or 1
7367+producing minerals.’’; 2
7368+(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 3
7369+place such term appears; 4
7370+(4) in subsection (c)— 5
7371+(A) by striking ‘‘critical mineral production 6
7372+on Federal land’’ and inserting ‘‘mineral 7
7373+projects’’; 8
7374+(B) by inserting ‘‘, and in accordance with 9
7375+subsection (h)’’ after ‘‘to the maximum extent 10
7376+practicable’’; 11
7377+(C) by striking ‘‘shall complete the’’ and 12
7378+inserting ‘‘shall complete such’’; 13
7379+(D) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘critical 14
7380+mineral-related activities on Federal land’’ and 15
7381+inserting ‘‘mineral projects’’; 16
7382+(E) in paragraph (8), by striking the 17
7383+‘‘and’’ at the end; 18
7384+(F) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘proce-19
7385+dures.’’ and inserting ‘‘procedures; and’’; and 20
7386+(G) by adding at the end the following: 21
7387+‘‘(10) deferring to and relying on baseline data, 22
7388+analyses, and reviews performed by State agencies 23
7389+with jurisdiction over the environmental or reclama-24
7390+tion permits for the proposed mineral project.’’; 25 262 
7391+•HR 2811 EH
7392+(5) in subsection (d)— 1
7393+(A) by striking ‘‘critical’’ each place such 2
7394+term appears; and 3
7395+(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘mineral- 4
7396+related activities on Federal land’’ and inserting 5
7397+‘‘mineral projects’’; 6
7398+(6) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘critical’’; 7
7399+(7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 8
7400+place such term appears; 9
7401+(8) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘critical’’ each 10
7402+place such term appears; and 11
7403+(9) by adding at the end the following: 12
7404+‘‘(h) O
7405+THERREQUIREMENTS.— 13
7406+‘‘(1) M
7407+EMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT .—For pur-14
7408+poses of maximizing efficiency and effectiveness of 15
7409+the Federal permitting and review processes de-16
7410+scribed under subsection (c), the lead agency in the 17
7411+Federal permitting and review processes of a min-18
7412+eral project shall (in consultation with any other 19
7413+Federal agency involved in such Federal permitting 20
7414+and review processes, and upon request of the 21
7415+project applicant, an affected State government, 22
7416+local government, or an Indian Tribe, or other entity 23
7417+such lead agency determines appropriate) enter into 24
7418+a memorandum of agreement with a project appli-25 263 
7419+•HR 2811 EH
7420+cant where requested by the applicant to carry out 1
7421+the activities described in subsection (c). 2
7422+‘‘(2) T
7423+IMELINES AND SCHEDULES FOR NEPA  3
7424+REVIEWS.— 4
7425+‘‘(A) E
7426+XTENSION.—A project applicant 5
7427+may enter into 1 or more agreements with a 6
7428+lead agency to extend the deadlines described in 7
7429+subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (h)(1) 8
7430+of section 107 of title I of the National Envi-9
7431+ronmental Policy Act of 1969 by, with respect 10
7432+to each such agreement, not more than 6 11
7433+months. 12
7434+‘‘(B) A
7435+DJUSTMENT OF TIMELINES .—At 13
7436+the request of a project applicant, the lead 14
7437+agency and any other entity which is a signa-15
7438+tory to a memorandum of agreement under 16
7439+paragraph (1) may, by unanimous agreement, 17
7440+adjust— 18
7441+‘‘(i) any deadlines described in sub-19
7442+paragraph (A); and 20
7443+‘‘(ii) any deadlines extended under 21
7444+subparagraph (B). 22
7445+‘‘(3) E
7446+FFECT ON PENDING APPLICATIONS .— 23
7447+Upon a written request by a project applicant, the 24
7448+requirements of this subsection shall apply to any 25 264 
7449+•HR 2811 EH
7450+application for a mineral exploration or mine permit 1
7451+or mineral lease that was submitted before the date 2
7452+of the enactment of the TAPP American Resources 3
7453+Act.’’. 4
79877454 SEC. 20303. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. 5
7988-Section 7002(f) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 6
7989-U.S.C. 1606(f)) is amended— 7
7990-(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘critical’’ both 8
7991-places such term appears; and 9
7992-(2) by striking paragraph (4). 10
7455+Section 7002(f) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 6
7456+U.S.C. 1606(f)) is amended— 7
7457+(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘critical’’ both 8
7458+places such term appears; and 9
7459+(2) by striking paragraph (4). 10
79937460 SEC. 20304. DESIGNATION OF MINING AS A COVERED SEC-11
79947461 TOR FOR FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVE-12
79957462 MENT PURPOSES. 13
7996-Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 14
7997-4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mineral produc-15
7998-tion,’’ before ‘‘or any other sector’’. 16
7463+Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 14
7464+4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mineral produc-15
7465+tion,’’ before ‘‘or any other sector’’. 16
79997466 SEC. 20305. TREATMENT OF ACTIONS UNDER PRESI-17
80007467 DENTIAL DETERMINATION 2022–11 FOR FED-18
80017468 ERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT PUR-19
80027469 POSES. 20
8003-(a) I
8004-NGENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 21
8005-(c), an action described in subsection (b) shall be— 22
8006-(1) treated as a covered project, as defined in 23
8007-section 41001(6) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 24
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8010-HR 2811 PCS
8011-4370m(6)), without regard to the requirements of 1
8012-that section; and 2
8013-(2) included in the Permitting Dashboard main-3
8014-tained pursuant to section 41003(b) of that Act (42 4
8015-13 U.S.C. 4370m–2(b)). 5
8016-(b) A
8017-CTIONSDESCRIBED.—An action described in 6
8018-this subsection is an action taken by the Secretary of De-7
8019-fense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022–11 8
8020-(87 Fed. Reg. 19775; relating to certain actions under 9
8021-section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950) or 10
8022-the Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023, ti-11
8023-tled ‘‘Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pur-12
8024-suant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 13
8025-1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply 14
8026-Chains Resilience’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 13015) to create, main-15
8027-tain, protect, expand, or restore sustainable and respon-16
8028-sible domestic production capabilities through— 17
8029-(1) supporting feasibility studies for mature 18
8030-mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing 19
8031-projects; 20
8032-(2) byproduct and co-product production at ex-21
8033-isting mining, mine waste reclamation, and other in-22
8034-dustrial facilities; 23
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8037-HR 2811 PCS
8038-(3) modernization of mining, beneficiation, and 1
8039-value-added processing to increase productivity, envi-2
8040-ronmental sustainability, and workforce safety; or 3
8041-(4) any other activity authorized under section 4
8042-303(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 15 5
8043-(50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1)). 6
8044-(c) E
8045-XCEPTION.—An action described in subsection 7
8046-(b) may not be treated as a covered project or be included 8
8047-in the Permitting Dashboard under subsection (a) if the 9
8048-project sponsor (as defined in section 41001(18) of the 10
8049-FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 21 4370m(18))) requests that the 11
8050-action not be treated as a covered project. 12
7470+(a) I
7471+NGENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 21
7472+(c), an action described in subsection (b) shall be— 22
7473+(1) treated as a covered project, as defined in 23
7474+section 41001(6) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 24 265 
7475+•HR 2811 EH
7476+4370m(6)), without regard to the requirements of 1
7477+that section; and 2
7478+(2) included in the Permitting Dashboard main-3
7479+tained pursuant to section 41003(b) of that Act (42 4
7480+13 U.S.C. 4370m–2(b)). 5
7481+(b) A
7482+CTIONSDESCRIBED.—An action described in 6
7483+this subsection is an action taken by the Secretary of De-7
7484+fense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022–11 8
7485+(87 Fed. Reg. 19775; relating to certain actions under 9
7486+section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950) or 10
7487+the Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023, ti-11
7488+tled ‘‘Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pur-12
7489+suant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 13
7490+1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply 14
7491+Chains Resilience’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 13015) to create, main-15
7492+tain, protect, expand, or restore sustainable and respon-16
7493+sible domestic production capabilities through— 17
7494+(1) supporting feasibility studies for mature 18
7495+mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing 19
7496+projects; 20
7497+(2) byproduct and co-product production at ex-21
7498+isting mining, mine waste reclamation, and other in-22
7499+dustrial facilities; 23 266 
7500+•HR 2811 EH
7501+(3) modernization of mining, beneficiation, and 1
7502+value-added processing to increase productivity, envi-2
7503+ronmental sustainability, and workforce safety; or 3
7504+(4) any other activity authorized under section 4
7505+303(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 15 5
7506+(50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1)). 6
7507+(c) E
7508+XCEPTION.—An action described in subsection 7
7509+(b) may not be treated as a covered project or be included 8
7510+in the Permitting Dashboard under subsection (a) if the 9
7511+project sponsor (as defined in section 41001(18) of the 10
7512+FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 21 4370m(18))) requests that the 11
7513+action not be treated as a covered project. 12
80517514 SEC. 20306. NOTICE FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION ACTIVI-13
80527515 TIES WITH LIMITED SURFACE DISTURBANCE. 14
8053-(a) I
8054-NGENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before 15
8055-commencing an exploration activity with a surface disturb-16
8056-ance of not more than 5 acres of public lands, the operator 17
8057-of such exploration activity shall submit to the Secretary 18
8058-concerned a complete notice of such exploration activity. 19
8059-(b) I
8060-NCLUSIONS.—Notice submitted under subsection 20
8061-(a) shall include such information the Secretary concerned 21
8062-may require, including the information described in sec-22
8063-tion 3809.301 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or 23
8064-any successor regulation). 24
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8067-HR 2811 PCS
8068-(c) REVIEW.—Not later than 15 days after the Sec-1
8069-retary concerned receives notice submitted under sub-2
8070-section (a), the Secretary concerned shall— 3
8071-(1) review and determine completeness of the 4
8072-notice; and 5
8073-(2) allow exploration activities to proceed if— 6
8074-(A) the surface disturbance of such explo-7
8075-ration activities on such public lands will not 8
8076-exceed 5 acres; 9
8077-(B) the Secretary concerned determines 10
8078-that the notice is complete; and 11
8079-(C) the operator provides financial assur-12
8080-ance that the Secretary concerned determines is 13
8081-adequate. 14
8082-(d) D
8083-EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
8084-(1) E
8085-XPLORATION ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘explo-16
8086-ration activity’’— 17
8087-(A) means creating surface disturbance 18
8088-greater than casual use that includes sampling, 19
8089-drilling, or developing surface or underground 20
8090-workings to evaluate the type, extent, quantity, 21
8091-or quality of mineral values present; 22
8092-(B) includes constructing drill roads and 23
8093-drill pads, drilling, trenching, excavating test 24
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8096-HR 2811 PCS
8097-pits, and conducting geotechnical tests and geo-1
8098-physical surveys; and 2
8099-(C) does not include activities where mate-3
8100-rial is extracted for commercial use or sale. 4
8101-(2) S
8102-ECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-5
8103-retary concerned’’ means— 6
8104-(A) with respect to lands administered by 7
8105-the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 8
8106-the Interior; and 9
8107-(B) with respect to National Forest Sys-10
8108-tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture. 11
7516+(a) I
7517+NGENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before 15
7518+commencing an exploration activity with a surface disturb-16
7519+ance of not more than 5 acres of public lands, the operator 17
7520+of such exploration activity shall submit to the Secretary 18
7521+concerned a complete notice of such exploration activity. 19
7522+(b) I
7523+NCLUSIONS.—Notice submitted under subsection 20
7524+(a) shall include such information the Secretary concerned 21
7525+may require, including the information described in sec-22
7526+tion 3809.301 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or 23
7527+any successor regulation). 24 267 
7528+•HR 2811 EH
7529+(c) REVIEW.—Not later than 15 days after the Sec-1
7530+retary concerned receives notice submitted under sub-2
7531+section (a), the Secretary concerned shall— 3
7532+(1) review and determine completeness of the 4
7533+notice; and 5
7534+(2) allow exploration activities to proceed if— 6
7535+(A) the surface disturbance of such explo-7
7536+ration activities on such public lands will not 8
7537+exceed 5 acres; 9
7538+(B) the Secretary concerned determines 10
7539+that the notice is complete; and 11
7540+(C) the operator provides financial assur-12
7541+ance that the Secretary concerned determines is 13
7542+adequate. 14
7543+(d) D
7544+EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
7545+(1) E
7546+XPLORATION ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘explo-16
7547+ration activity’’— 17
7548+(A) means creating surface disturbance 18
7549+greater than casual use that includes sampling, 19
7550+drilling, or developing surface or underground 20
7551+workings to evaluate the type, extent, quantity, 21
7552+or quality of mineral values present; 22
7553+(B) includes constructing drill roads and 23
7554+drill pads, drilling, trenching, excavating test 24 268 
7555+•HR 2811 EH
7556+pits, and conducting geotechnical tests and geo-1
7557+physical surveys; and 2
7558+(C) does not include activities where mate-3
7559+rial is extracted for commercial use or sale. 4
7560+(2) S
7561+ECRETARY CONCERNED .—The term ‘‘Sec-5
7562+retary concerned’’ means— 6
7563+(A) with respect to lands administered by 7
7564+the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 8
7565+the Interior; and 9
7566+(B) with respect to National Forest Sys-10
7567+tem lands, the Secretary of Agriculture. 11
81097568 SEC. 20307. USE OF MINING CLAIMS FOR ANCILLARY AC-12
81107569 TIVITIES. 13
8111-Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 14
8112-Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended by adding at the 15
8113-end the following: 16
8114-‘‘(e) S
8115-ECURITY OFTENURE.— 17
8116-‘‘(1) I
8117-N GENERAL.— 18
8118-‘‘(A) I
8119-N GENERAL.—A claimant shall have 19
8120-the right to use, occupy, and conduct operations 20
8121-on public land, with or without the discovery of 21
8122-a valuable mineral deposit, if— 22
8123-‘‘(i) such claimant makes a timely 23
8124-payment of the location fee required by 24
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8127-HR 2811 PCS
8128-section 10102 and the claim maintenance 1
8129-fee required by subsection (a); or 2
8130-‘‘(ii) in the case of a claimant who 3
8131-qualifies for a waiver under subsection (d), 4
8132-such claimant makes a timely payment of 5
8133-the location fee and complies with the re-6
8134-quired assessment work under the general 7
8135-mining laws. 8
8136-‘‘(B) O
8137-PERATIONS DEFINED .—For the 9
8138-purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘oper-10
8139-ations’ means— 11
8140-‘‘(i) any activity or work carried out 12
8141-in connection with prospecting, exploration, 13
8142-processing, discovery and assessment, de-14
8143-velopment, or extraction with respect to a 15
8144-locatable mineral; 16
8145-‘‘(ii) the reclamation of any disturbed 17
8146-areas; and 18
8147-‘‘(iii) any other reasonably incident 19
8148-uses, whether on a mining claim or not, in-20
8149-cluding the construction and maintenance 21
8150-of facilities, roads, transmission lines, pipe-22
8151-lines, and any other necessary infrastruc-23
8152-ture or means of access on public land for 24
8153-support facilities. 25
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8156-HR 2811 PCS
8157-‘‘(2) FULFILLMENT OF FEDERAL LAND POLICY 1
8158-AND MANAGEMENT ACT .—A claimant that fulfills 2
8159-the requirements of this section and section 10102 3
8160-shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of any 4
8161-provision of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-5
8162-ment Act that requires the payment of fair market 6
8163-value to the United States for use of public lands 7
8164-and resources relating to use of such lands and re-8
8165-sources authorized by the general mining laws. 9
8166-‘‘(3) S
8167-AVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-10
8168-section may be construed to diminish the rights of 11
8169-entry, use, and occupancy, or any other right, of a 12
8170-claimant under the general mining laws.’’. 13
7570+Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 14
7571+Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended by adding at the 15
7572+end the following: 16
7573+‘‘(e) S
7574+ECURITY OFTENURE.— 17
7575+‘‘(1) I
7576+N GENERAL.— 18
7577+‘‘(A) I
7578+N GENERAL.—A claimant shall have 19
7579+the right to use, occupy, and conduct operations 20
7580+on public land, with or without the discovery of 21
7581+a valuable mineral deposit, if— 22
7582+‘‘(i) such claimant makes a timely 23
7583+payment of the location fee required by 24 269 
7584+•HR 2811 EH
7585+section 10102 and the claim maintenance 1
7586+fee required by subsection (a); or 2
7587+‘‘(ii) in the case of a claimant who 3
7588+qualifies for a waiver under subsection (d), 4
7589+such claimant makes a timely payment of 5
7590+the location fee and complies with the re-6
7591+quired assessment work under the general 7
7592+mining laws. 8
7593+‘‘(B) O
7594+PERATIONS DEFINED .—For the 9
7595+purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘oper-10
7596+ations’ means— 11
7597+‘‘(i) any activity or work carried out 12
7598+in connection with prospecting, exploration, 13
7599+processing, discovery and assessment, de-14
7600+velopment, or extraction with respect to a 15
7601+locatable mineral; 16
7602+‘‘(ii) the reclamation of any disturbed 17
7603+areas; and 18
7604+‘‘(iii) any other reasonably incident 19
7605+uses, whether on a mining claim or not, in-20
7606+cluding the construction and maintenance 21
7607+of facilities, roads, transmission lines, pipe-22
7608+lines, and any other necessary infrastruc-23
7609+ture or means of access on public land for 24
7610+support facilities. 25 270 
7611+•HR 2811 EH
7612+‘‘(2) FULFILLMENT OF FEDERAL LAND POLICY  1
7613+AND MANAGEMENT ACT .—A claimant that fulfills 2
7614+the requirements of this section and section 10102 3
7615+shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of any 4
7616+provision of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-5
7617+ment Act that requires the payment of fair market 6
7618+value to the United States for use of public lands 7
7619+and resources relating to use of such lands and re-8
7620+sources authorized by the general mining laws. 9
7621+‘‘(3) S
7622+AVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub-10
7623+section may be construed to diminish the rights of 11
7624+entry, use, and occupancy, or any other right, of a 12
7625+claimant under the general mining laws.’’. 13
81717626 SEC. 20308. ENSURING CONSIDERATION OF URANIUM AS A 14
81727627 CRITICAL MINERAL. 15
8173-(a) I
8174-NGENERAL.—Section 7002(a)(3)(B)(i) of the 16
8175-Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)(3)(B)(i)) is 17
8176-amended to read as follows: 18
8177-‘‘(i) oil, oil shale, coal, or natural 19
8178-gas;’’. 20
8179-(b) U
8180-PDATE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 21
8181-of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 22
8182-through the Director of the United States Geological Sur-23
8183-vey, shall publish in the Federal Register an update to 24
8184-the final list established in section 7002(c)(3) of the En-25
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8188-ergy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) in accordance 1
8189-with subsection (a) of this section. 2
8190-(c) R
8191-EPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 3
8192-of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 4
8193-through the Director of the United States Geological Sur-5
8194-vey, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 6
8195-submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 7
8196-that includes the following: 8
8197-(1) The current status of uranium deposits in 9
8198-the United States with respect to the amount and 10
8199-quality of uranium contained in such deposits. 11
8200-(2) A comparison of the United States to the 12
8201-rest of the world with respect to the amount and 13
8202-quality of uranium contained in uranium deposits. 14
8203-(3) Policy considerations, including potential 15
8204-challenges, of utilizing the uranium from the depos-16
8205-its described in paragraph (1). 17
7628+(a) I
7629+NGENERAL.—Section 7002(a)(3)(B)(i) of the 16
7630+Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)(3)(B)(i)) is 17
7631+amended to read as follows: 18
7632+‘‘(i) oil, oil shale, coal, or natural 19
7633+gas;’’. 20
7634+(b) U
7635+PDATE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 21
7636+of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 22
7637+through the Director of the United States Geological Sur-23
7638+vey, shall publish in the Federal Register an update to 24
7639+the final list established in section 7002(c)(3) of the En-25 271 
7640+•HR 2811 EH
7641+ergy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) in accordance 1
7642+with subsection (a) of this section. 2
7643+(c) R
7644+EPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 3
7645+of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 4
7646+through the Director of the United States Geological Sur-5
7647+vey, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 6
7648+submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 7
7649+that includes the following: 8
7650+(1) The current status of uranium deposits in 9
7651+the United States with respect to the amount and 10
7652+quality of uranium contained in such deposits. 11
7653+(2) A comparison of the United States to the 12
7654+rest of the world with respect to the amount and 13
7655+quality of uranium contained in uranium deposits. 14
7656+(3) Policy considerations, including potential 15
7657+challenges, of utilizing the uranium from the depos-16
7658+its described in paragraph (1). 17
82067659 SEC. 20309. BARRING FOREIGN BAD ACTORS FROM OPER-18
82077660 ATING ON FEDERAL LANDS. 19
8208-A mining claimant shall be barred from the right to 20
8209-use, occupy, and conduct operations on Federal land if the 21
8210-Secretary of the Interior finds the claimant has a foreign 22
8211-parent company that has (including through a sub-23
8212-sidiary)— 24
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8216-(1) a known record of human rights violations; 1
8217-or 2
8218-(2) knowingly operated an illegal mine in an-3
8219-other country. 4
7661+A mining claimant shall be barred from the right to 20
7662+use, occupy, and conduct operations on Federal land if the 21
7663+Secretary of the Interior finds the claimant has a foreign 22
7664+parent company that has (including through a sub-23
7665+sidiary)— 24 272 
7666+•HR 2811 EH
7667+(1) a known record of human rights violations; 1
7668+or 2
7669+(2) knowingly operated an illegal mine in an-3
7670+other country. 4
82207671 SEC. 20310. PERMIT PROCESS FOR PROJECTS RELATING TO 5
82217672 EXTRACTION, RECOVERY, OR PROCESSING 6
82227673 OF CRITICAL MATERIALS. 7
8223-(a) D
8224-EFINITION OFCOVEREDPROJECT.—Section 8
8225-41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) 9
8226-is amended— 10
8227-(1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-11
8228-serting ‘‘;’’; 12
8229-(2) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at 13
8230-the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 14
8231-(3) by adding at the end the following: 15
8232-‘‘(v) is related to the extraction, recov-16
8233-ery, or processing from coal, coal waste, 17
8234-coal processing waste, pre-or post-combus-18
8235-tion coal byproducts, or acid mine drainage 19
8236-from coal mines of— 20
8237-‘‘(I) critical minerals (as such 21
8238-term is defined in section 7002 of the 22
8239-Energy Act of 2020); 23
8240-‘‘(II) rare earth elements; or 24
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8244-‘‘(III) microfine carbon or carbon 1
8245-from coal.’’. 2
8246-(b) R
8247-EPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 3
8248-of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 4
8249-shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural 5
8250-Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 6
8251-the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and In-7
8252-frastructure, Natural Resources, and Energy and Com-8
8253-merce of the House of Representatives a report evaluating 9
8254-the timeliness of implementation of reforms of the permit-10
8255-ting process required as a result of the amendments made 11
8256-by this section on the following: 12
8257-(1) The economic and national security of the 13
8258-United States. 14
8259-(2) Domestic production and supply of critical 15
8260-minerals, rare earths, and microfine carbon or car-16
8261-bon from coal. 17
7674+(a) D
7675+EFINITION OFCOVEREDPROJECT.—Section 8
7676+41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) 9
7677+is amended— 10
7678+(1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-11
7679+serting ‘‘;’’; 12
7680+(2) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at 13
7681+the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 14
7682+(3) by adding at the end the following: 15
7683+‘‘(v) is related to the extraction, recov-16
7684+ery, or processing from coal, coal waste, 17
7685+coal processing waste, pre-or post-combus-18
7686+tion coal byproducts, or acid mine drainage 19
7687+from coal mines of— 20
7688+‘‘(I) critical minerals (as such 21
7689+term is defined in section 7002 of the 22
7690+Energy Act of 2020); 23
7691+‘‘(II) rare earth elements; or 24 273 
7692+•HR 2811 EH
7693+‘‘(III) microfine carbon or carbon 1
7694+from coal.’’. 2
7695+(b) R
7696+EPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 3
7697+of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 4
7698+shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural 5
7699+Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 6
7700+the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and In-7
7701+frastructure, Natural Resources, and Energy and Com-8
7702+merce of the House of Representatives a report evaluating 9
7703+the timeliness of implementation of reforms of the permit-10
7704+ting process required as a result of the amendments made 11
7705+by this section on the following: 12
7706+(1) The economic and national security of the 13
7707+United States. 14
7708+(2) Domestic production and supply of critical 15
7709+minerals, rare earths, and microfine carbon or car-16
7710+bon from coal. 17
82627711 SEC. 20311. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO RE-SHORE MINERAL 18
82637712 SUPPLY CHAINS. 19
8264-(a) I
8265-NGENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 20
8266-date of enactment of this Act, the United States Geologi-21
8267-cal Survey, in consultation with the Secretaries of De-22
8268-fense, Energy, and State, shall— 23
8269-(1) identify mineral commodities that— 24
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8273-(A) serve a critical purpose to the national 1
8274-security of the United States, including with re-2
8275-spect to military, defense, and strategic mobility 3
8276-applications; and 4
8277-(B) are at highest risk of supply chain dis-5
8278-ruption due to the domestic or global actions of 6
8279-any covered entity, including price-fixing, sys-7
8280-temic acquisition and control of global mineral 8
8281-resources and processing, refining, and smelting 9
8282-capacity, and undercutting the fair market 10
8283-value of such resources; and 11
8284-(2) develop a national strategy for bolstering 12
8285-supply chains in the United States for the mineral 13
8286-commodities identified under paragraph (1), includ-14
8287-ing through the enactment of new national policies 15
8288-and the utilization of current authorities, to increase 16
8289-capacity and efficiency of domestic mining, refining, 17
8290-processing, and manufacturing of such mineral com-18
8291-modities. 19
8292-(b) C
8293-OVEREDENTITY.—In this section, the term 20
8294-‘‘covered entity’’ means an entity that— 21
8295-(1) is subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 22
8296-the People’s Republic of China; 23
8297-(2) is directly or indirectly operating on behalf 24
8298-of the People’s Republic of China; or 25
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8302-(3) is owned by, directly or indirectly controlled 1
8303-by, or otherwise subject to the influence of the Peo-2
8304-ple’s Republic of China. 3
7713+(a) I
7714+NGENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 20
7715+date of enactment of this Act, the United States Geologi-21
7716+cal Survey, in consultation with the Secretaries of De-22
7717+fense, Energy, and State, shall— 23
7718+(1) identify mineral commodities that— 24 274 
7719+•HR 2811 EH
7720+(A) serve a critical purpose to the national 1
7721+security of the United States, including with re-2
7722+spect to military, defense, and strategic mobility 3
7723+applications; and 4
7724+(B) are at highest risk of supply chain dis-5
7725+ruption due to the domestic or global actions of 6
7726+any covered entity, including price-fixing, sys-7
7727+temic acquisition and control of global mineral 8
7728+resources and processing, refining, and smelting 9
7729+capacity, and undercutting the fair market 10
7730+value of such resources; and 11
7731+(2) develop a national strategy for bolstering 12
7732+supply chains in the United States for the mineral 13
7733+commodities identified under paragraph (1), includ-14
7734+ing through the enactment of new national policies 15
7735+and the utilization of current authorities, to increase 16
7736+capacity and efficiency of domestic mining, refining, 17
7737+processing, and manufacturing of such mineral com-18
7738+modities. 19
7739+(b) C
7740+OVEREDENTITY.—In this section, the term 20
7741+‘‘covered entity’’ means an entity that— 21
7742+(1) is subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 22
7743+the People’s Republic of China; 23
7744+(2) is directly or indirectly operating on behalf 24
7745+of the People’s Republic of China; or 25 275 
7746+•HR 2811 EH
7747+(3) is owned by, directly or indirectly controlled 1
7748+by, or otherwise subject to the influence of the Peo-2
7749+ple’s Republic of China. 3
83057750 Subtitle D—Federal Land Use 4
83067751 Planning 5
83077752 SEC. 20401. FEDERAL LAND USE PLANNING AND WITH-6
83087753 DRAWALS. 7
8309-(a) R
8310-ESOURCEASSESSMENTSREQUIRED.—Federal 8
8311-lands and waters may not be withdrawn from entry under 9
8312-the mining laws or operation of the mineral leasing and 10
8313-mineral materials laws unless— 11
8314-(1) a quantitative and qualitative geophysical 12
8315-and geological mineral resource assessment of the 13
8316-impacted area has been completed during the 10- 14
8317-year period ending on the date of such withdrawal; 15
8318-(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-16
8319-retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, and 17
8320-the Secretary of Defense, conducts an assessment of 18
8321-the economic, energy, strategic, and national secu-19
8322-rity value of mineral deposits identified in such min-20
8323-eral resource assessment; 21
8324-(3) the Secretary conducts an assessment of the 22
8325-reduction in future Federal revenues to the Treas-23
8326-ury, States, the Land and Water Conservation 24
8327-Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund, and the Na-25
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8331-tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 1
8332-Fund resulting from the proposed mineral with-2
8333-drawal; 3
8334-(4) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-4
8335-retary of Defense, conducts an assessment of mili-5
8336-tary readiness and training activities in the proposed 6
8337-withdrawal area; and 7
8338-(5) the Secretary submits a report to the Com-8
8339-mittees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy 9
8340-and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs of the House of 10
8341-Representatives and the Committees on Energy and 11
8342-Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs 12
8343-of the Senate, that includes the results of the assess-13
8344-ments completed pursuant to this subsection. 14
8345-(b) L
8346-ANDUSEPLANS.—Before a resource manage-15
8347-ment plan under the Federal Land Policy and Manage-16
8348-ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or a forest 17
8349-management plan under the National Forest Management 18
8350-Act is updated or completed, the Secretary or Secretary 19
8351-of Agriculture, as applicable, in consultation with the Di-20
8352-rector of the United States Geological Survey, shall— 21
8353-(1) review any quantitative and qualitative min-22
8354-eral resource assessment that was completed or up-23
8355-dated during the 10-year period ending on the date 24
8356-that the applicable land management agency pub-25
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8360-lishes a notice to prepare, revise, or amend a land 1
8361-use plan by the Director of the United States Geo-2
8362-logical Survey for the geographic area affected by 3
8363-the applicable management plan; 4
8364-(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-5
8365-retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, and 6
8366-the Secretary of Defense, conducts an assessment of 7
8367-the economic, energy, strategic, and national secu-8
8368-rity value of mineral deposits identified in such min-9
8369-eral resource assessment; and 10
8370-(3) submit a report to the Committees on Nat-11
8371-ural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 12
8372-and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 13
8373-and the Committees on Energy and Natural Re-14
8374-sources, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs of the Sen-15
8375-ate, that includes the results of the assessment com-16
8376-pleted pursuant to this subsection. 17
8377-(c) N
8378-EWINFORMATION.—The Secretary shall provide 18
8379-recommendations to the President on appropriate meas-19
8380-ures to reduce unnecessary impacts that a withdrawal of 20
8381-Federal lands or waters from entry under the mining laws 21
8382-or operation of the mineral leasing and mineral materials 22
8383-laws may have on mineral exploration, development, and 23
8384-other mineral activities (including authorizing exploration 24
8385-and development of such mineral deposits) not later than 25
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8389-180 days after the Secretary has notice that a resource 1
8390-assessment completed by the Director of the United States 2
8391-Geological Survey, in coordination with the State geologi-3
8392-cal surveys, determines that a previously undiscovered 4
8393-mineral deposit may be present in an area that has been 5
8394-withdrawn from entry under the mining laws or operation 6
8395-of the mineral leasing and mineral materials laws pursu-7
8396-ant to— 8
8397-(1) section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 9
8398-Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714); or 10
8399-(2) chapter 3203 of title 54, United States 11
8400-Code. 12
7754+(a) R
7755+ESOURCEASSESSMENTSREQUIRED.—Federal 8
7756+lands and waters may not be withdrawn from entry under 9
7757+the mining laws or operation of the mineral leasing and 10
7758+mineral materials laws unless— 11
7759+(1) a quantitative and qualitative geophysical 12
7760+and geological mineral resource assessment of the 13
7761+impacted area has been completed during the 10- 14
7762+year period ending on the date of such withdrawal; 15
7763+(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-16
7764+retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, and 17
7765+the Secretary of Defense, conducts an assessment of 18
7766+the economic, energy, strategic, and national secu-19
7767+rity value of mineral deposits identified in such min-20
7768+eral resource assessment; 21
7769+(3) the Secretary conducts an assessment of the 22
7770+reduction in future Federal revenues to the Treas-23
7771+ury, States, the Land and Water Conservation 24
7772+Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund, and the Na-25 276 
7773+•HR 2811 EH
7774+tional Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration 1
7775+Fund resulting from the proposed mineral with-2
7776+drawal; 3
7777+(4) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-4
7778+retary of Defense, conducts an assessment of mili-5
7779+tary readiness and training activities in the proposed 6
7780+withdrawal area; and 7
7781+(5) the Secretary submits a report to the Com-8
7782+mittees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Energy 9
7783+and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs of the House of 10
7784+Representatives and the Committees on Energy and 11
7785+Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs 12
7786+of the Senate, that includes the results of the assess-13
7787+ments completed pursuant to this subsection. 14
7788+(b) L
7789+ANDUSEPLANS.—Before a resource manage-15
7790+ment plan under the Federal Land Policy and Manage-16
7791+ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or a forest 17
7792+management plan under the National Forest Management 18
7793+Act is updated or completed, the Secretary or Secretary 19
7794+of Agriculture, as applicable, in consultation with the Di-20
7795+rector of the United States Geological Survey, shall— 21
7796+(1) review any quantitative and qualitative min-22
7797+eral resource assessment that was completed or up-23
7798+dated during the 10-year period ending on the date 24
7799+that the applicable land management agency pub-25 277 
7800+•HR 2811 EH
7801+lishes a notice to prepare, revise, or amend a land 1
7802+use plan by the Director of the United States Geo-2
7803+logical Survey for the geographic area affected by 3
7804+the applicable management plan; 4
7805+(2) the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-5
7806+retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, and 6
7807+the Secretary of Defense, conducts an assessment of 7
7808+the economic, energy, strategic, and national secu-8
7809+rity value of mineral deposits identified in such min-9
7810+eral resource assessment; and 10
7811+(3) submit a report to the Committees on Nat-11
7812+ural Resources, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 12
7813+and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 13
7814+and the Committees on Energy and Natural Re-14
7815+sources, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs of the Sen-15
7816+ate, that includes the results of the assessment com-16
7817+pleted pursuant to this subsection. 17
7818+(c) N
7819+EWINFORMATION.—The Secretary shall provide 18
7820+recommendations to the President on appropriate meas-19
7821+ures to reduce unnecessary impacts that a withdrawal of 20
7822+Federal lands or waters from entry under the mining laws 21
7823+or operation of the mineral leasing and mineral materials 22
7824+laws may have on mineral exploration, development, and 23
7825+other mineral activities (including authorizing exploration 24
7826+and development of such mineral deposits) not later than 25 278 
7827+•HR 2811 EH
7828+180 days after the Secretary has notice that a resource 1
7829+assessment completed by the Director of the United States 2
7830+Geological Survey, in coordination with the State geologi-3
7831+cal surveys, determines that a previously undiscovered 4
7832+mineral deposit may be present in an area that has been 5
7833+withdrawn from entry under the mining laws or operation 6
7834+of the mineral leasing and mineral materials laws pursu-7
7835+ant to— 8
7836+(1) section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 9
7837+Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714); or 10
7838+(2) chapter 3203 of title 54, United States 11
7839+Code. 12
84017840 SEC. 20402. PROHIBITIONS ON DELAY OF MINERAL DEVEL-13
84027841 OPMENT OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND. 14
8403-(a) P
8404-ROHIBITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-15
8405-vision of law, the President shall not carry out any action 16
8406-that would pause, restrict, or delay the process for or 17
8407-issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless 18
8408-such lands are withdrawn from disposition under the min-19
8409-eral leasing laws, including by administrative withdrawal: 20
8410-(1) New oil and gas lease sales, oil and gas 21
8411-leases, drill permits, or associated approvals or au-22
8412-thorizations of any kind associated with oil and gas 23
8413-leases. 24
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8417-(2) New coal leases (including leases by applica-1
8418-tion in process, renewals, modifications, or expan-2
8419-sions of existing leases), permits, approvals, or au-3
8420-thorizations. 4
8421-(3) New leases, claims, permits, approvals, or 5
8422-authorizations for development or exploration of 6
8423-minerals. 7
8424-(b) P
8425-ROHIBITION ONRESCISSION OFLEASES, PER-8
8426-MITS, ORCLAIMS.—The President, the Secretary, or Sec-9
8427-retary of Agriculture as applicable, may not rescind any 10
8428-existing lease, permit, or claim for the extraction and pro-11
8429-duction of any mineral under the mining laws or mineral 12
8430-leasing and mineral materials laws on National Forest 13
8431-System land or land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 14
8432-of Land Management, unless specifically authorized by 15
8433-Federal statute, or upon the lessee, permittee, or claim-16
8434-ant’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of the 17
8435-applicable lease, permit, or claim. 18
8436-(c) M
8437-INERALDEFINED.—In subsection (a)(3), the 19
8438-term ‘‘mineral’’ means any mineral of a kind that is 20
8439-locatable (including such minerals located on ‘‘lands ac-21
8440-quired by the United States’’, as such term is defined in 22
8441-section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands) 23
8442-under the Act of May 10, 1872 (Chapter 152; 17 Stat. 24
8443-91). 25
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7842+(a) P
7843+ROHIBITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-15
7844+vision of law, the President shall not carry out any action 16
7845+that would pause, restrict, or delay the process for or 17
7846+issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless 18
7847+such lands are withdrawn from disposition under the min-19
7848+eral leasing laws, including by administrative withdrawal: 20
7849+(1) New oil and gas lease sales, oil and gas 21
7850+leases, drill permits, or associated approvals or au-22
7851+thorizations of any kind associated with oil and gas 23
7852+leases. 24 279 
7853+•HR 2811 EH
7854+(2) New coal leases (including leases by applica-1
7855+tion in process, renewals, modifications, or expan-2
7856+sions of existing leases), permits, approvals, or au-3
7857+thorizations. 4
7858+(3) New leases, claims, permits, approvals, or 5
7859+authorizations for development or exploration of 6
7860+minerals. 7
7861+(b) P
7862+ROHIBITION ONRESCISSION OFLEASES, PER-8
7863+MITS, ORCLAIMS.—The President, the Secretary, or Sec-9
7864+retary of Agriculture as applicable, may not rescind any 10
7865+existing lease, permit, or claim for the extraction and pro-11
7866+duction of any mineral under the mining laws or mineral 12
7867+leasing and mineral materials laws on National Forest 13
7868+System land or land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 14
7869+of Land Management, unless specifically authorized by 15
7870+Federal statute, or upon the lessee, permittee, or claim-16
7871+ant’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of the 17
7872+applicable lease, permit, or claim. 18
7873+(c) M
7874+INERALDEFINED.—In subsection (a)(3), the 19
7875+term ‘‘mineral’’ means any mineral of a kind that is 20
7876+locatable (including such minerals located on ‘‘lands ac-21
7877+quired by the United States’’, as such term is defined in 22
7878+section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands) 23
7879+under the Act of May 10, 1872 (Chapter 152; 17 Stat. 24
7880+91). 25 280 
7881+•HR 2811 EH
84477882 SEC. 20403. DEFINITIONS. 1
8448-In this subtitle: 2
8449-(1) F
8450-EDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 3
8451-means— 4
8452-(A) National Forest System land; 5
8453-(B) public lands (as defined in section 103 6
8454-of the Federal Land Policy and Management 7
8455-Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); 8
8456-(C) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined 9
8457-in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf 10
8458-Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and 11
8459-(D) land managed by the Secretary of En-12
8460-ergy. 13
8461-(2) P
8462-RESIDENT.—The term ‘‘President’’ 14
8463-means— 15
8464-(A) the President; and 16
8465-(B) any designee of the President, includ-17
8466-ing— 18
8467-(i) the Secretary of Agriculture; 19
8468-(ii) the Secretary of Commerce; 20
8469-(iii) the Secretary of Energy; and 21
8470-(iv) the Secretary of the Interior. 22
8471-(3) P
8472-REVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED DEPOSIT .— 23
8473-The term ‘‘previously undiscovered mineral deposit’’ 24
8474-means— 25
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8478-(A) a mineral deposit that has been pre-1
8479-viously evaluated by the United States Geologi-2
8480-cal Survey and found to be of low mineral po-3
8481-tential, but upon subsequent evaluation is de-4
8482-termined by the United States Geological Sur-5
8483-vey to have significant mineral potential; or 6
8484-(B) a mineral deposit that has not pre-7
8485-viously been evaluated by the United States Ge-8
8486-ological Survey. 9
8487-(4) S
8488-ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 10
8489-the Secretary of the Interior. 11
7883+In this subtitle: 2
7884+(1) F
7885+EDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 3
7886+means— 4
7887+(A) National Forest System land; 5
7888+(B) public lands (as defined in section 103 6
7889+of the Federal Land Policy and Management 7
7890+Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); 8
7891+(C) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined 9
7892+in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf 10
7893+Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and 11
7894+(D) land managed by the Secretary of En-12
7895+ergy. 13
7896+(2) P
7897+RESIDENT.—The term ‘‘President’’ 14
7898+means— 15
7899+(A) the President; and 16
7900+(B) any designee of the President, includ-17
7901+ing— 18
7902+(i) the Secretary of Agriculture; 19
7903+(ii) the Secretary of Commerce; 20
7904+(iii) the Secretary of Energy; and 21
7905+(iv) the Secretary of the Interior. 22
7906+(3) P
7907+REVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED DEPOSIT .— 23
7908+The term ‘‘previously undiscovered mineral deposit’’ 24
7909+means— 25 281 
7910+•HR 2811 EH
7911+(A) a mineral deposit that has been pre-1
7912+viously evaluated by the United States Geologi-2
7913+cal Survey and found to be of low mineral po-3
7914+tential, but upon subsequent evaluation is de-4
7915+termined by the United States Geological Sur-5
7916+vey to have significant mineral potential; or 6
7917+(B) a mineral deposit that has not pre-7
7918+viously been evaluated by the United States Ge-8
7919+ological Survey. 9
7920+(4) S
7921+ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 10
7922+the Secretary of the Interior. 11
84907923 Subtitle E—Ensuring 12
84917924 Competitiveness on Federal Lands 13
84927925 SEC. 20501. INCENTIVIZING DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. 14
8493-(a) O
7926+(a) O
84947927 FFSHOREOIL ANDGASROYALTYRATE.—Sec-15
8495-tion 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 16
8496-U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) is amended— 17
8497-(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not less 18
8498-than 16
7928+tion 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 16
7929+U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) is amended— 17
7930+(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not less 18
7931+than 16
84997932 2
8500-⁄3percent, but not more than 18
7933+∕3percent, but not more than 18
85017934 3
8502-⁄4percent, 19
8503-during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 20
8504-enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 21
8505-reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 22
8506-14’, and not less than 16
7935+∕4percent, 19
7936+during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 20
7937+enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 21
7938+reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 22
7939+14’, and not less than 16
85077940 2
8508-⁄3percent thereafter,’’ 23
8509-each place it appears and inserting ‘‘not less than 24
8510-12.5 percent’’; 25
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8514-(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not less 1
8515-than 16
7941+∕3percent thereafter,’’ 23
7942+each place it appears and inserting ‘‘not less than 24
7943+12.5 percent’’; 25 282 
7944+•HR 2811 EH
7945+(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not less 1
7946+than 16
85167947 2
8517-⁄3percent, but not more than 18
7948+∕3percent, but not more than 18
85187949 3
8519-⁄4percent, 2
8520-during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 3
8521-enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 4
8522-reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5
8523-14’, and not less than 16
7950+∕4percent, 2
7951+during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 3
7952+enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 4
7953+reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5
7954+14’, and not less than 16
85247955 2
8525-⁄3percent thereafter,’’ 6
8526-each place it appears and inserting ‘‘not less than 7
8527-12.5 percent’’; 8
8528-(3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘not less 9
8529-than 16
7956+∕3percent thereafter,’’ 6
7957+each place it appears and inserting ‘‘not less than 7
7958+12.5 percent’’; 8
7959+(3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘not less 9
7960+than 16
85307961 2
8531-⁄3percent, but not more than 18
7962+∕3percent, but not more than 18
85327963 3
8533-⁄4percent, 10
8534-during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 11
8535-enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 12
8536-reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 13
8537-14’, and not less than 16
7964+∕4percent, 10
7965+during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 11
7966+enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 12
7967+reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 13
7968+14’, and not less than 16
85387969 2
8539-⁄3percent thereafter,’’ and 14
8540-inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent’’; and 15
8541-(4) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘not less 16
8542-than 16
7970+∕3percent thereafter,’’ and 14
7971+inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent’’; and 15
7972+(4) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘not less 16
7973+than 16
85437974 2
8544-⁄3percent, but not more than 18
7975+∕3percent, but not more than 18
85457976 3
8546-⁄4percent, 17
8547-during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 18
8548-enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 19
8549-reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 20
8550-14’, and not less than 16
7977+∕4percent, 17
7978+during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 18
7979+enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act to provide for 19
7980+reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 20
7981+14’, and not less than 16
85517982 2
8552-⁄3percent thereafter,’’ and 21
8553-inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent’’. 22
8554-(b) M
8555-INERALLEASINGACT.— 23
8556-(1) O
8557-NSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES .— 24
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8561-(A) LEASE OF OIL AND GAS LAND .—Sec-1
8562-tion 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 2
8563-226) is amended— 3
8564-(i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 4
8565-(I) by striking ‘‘not less than 5
7983+∕3percent thereafter,’’ and 21
7984+inserting ‘‘not less than 12.5 percent’’. 22
7985+(b) M
7986+INERALLEASINGACT.— 23
7987+(1) O
7988+NSHORE OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES .— 24 283 
7989+•HR 2811 EH
7990+(A) LEASE OF OIL AND GAS LAND .—Sec-1
7991+tion 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 2
7992+226) is amended— 3
7993+(i) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 4
7994+(I) by striking ‘‘not less than 5
85667995 16
85677996 2
8568-⁄3’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 6
8569-12.5’’; and 7
8570-(II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case 8
8571-of a lease issued during the 10-year 9
8572-period beginning on the date of enact-10
8573-ment of the Act titled ‘An Act to pro-11
8574-vide for reconciliation pursuant to 12
8575-title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, 16
7997+∕3’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 6
7998+12.5’’; and 7
7999+(II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case 8
8000+of a lease issued during the 10-year 9
8001+period beginning on the date of enact-10
8002+ment of the Act titled ‘An Act to pro-11
8003+vide for reconciliation pursuant to 12
8004+title II of S. Con. Res. 14’, 16
85768005 2
8577-⁄3per-13
8578-cent in amount or value of the pro-14
8579-duction removed or sold from the 15
8580-lease’’; and 16
8581-(ii) by striking ‘‘16
8006+∕3per-13
8007+cent in amount or value of the pro-14
8008+duction removed or sold from the 15
8009+lease’’; and 16
8010+(ii) by striking ‘‘16
85828011 2
8583-⁄3percent’’ each 17
8584-place it appears and inserting ‘‘12.5 per-18
8585-cent’’. 19
8586-(B) C
8587-ONDITIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT .— 20
8588-Section 31(e)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 21
8589-U.S.C. 188(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘20’’ 22
8590-inserting ‘‘16
8012+∕3percent’’ each 17
8013+place it appears and inserting ‘‘12.5 per-18
8014+cent’’. 19
8015+(B) C
8016+ONDITIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT .— 20
8017+Section 31(e)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 21
8018+U.S.C. 188(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘20’’ 22
8019+inserting ‘‘16
85918020 2
8592-⁄3’’. 23
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8596-(2) OIL AND GAS MINIMUM BID .—Section 17(b) 1
8597-of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)) is 2
8598-amended— 3
8599-(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$10 4
8600-per acre during the 10-year period beginning on 5
8601-the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act 6
8602-to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II 7
8603-of S. Con. Res. 14’.’’ and inserting ‘‘$2 per 8
8604-acre for a period of 2 years from the date of 9
8605-the enactment of the Federal Onshore Oil and 10
8606-Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987.’’; and 11
8607-(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘$10 12
8608-per acre’’ and inserting ‘‘$2 per acre’’. 13
8609-(3) F
8610-OSSIL FUEL RENTAL RATES .—Section 14
8611-17(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 15
8612-226(d)) is amended to read as follows: 16
8613-‘‘(d) All leases issued under this section, as amended 17
8614-by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act 18
8615-of 1987, shall be conditioned upon payment by the lessee 19
8616-of a rental of not less than $1.50 per acre per year for 20
8617-the first through fifth years of the lease and not less than 21
8618-$2 per acre per year for each year thereafter. A minimum 22
8619-royalty in lieu of rental of not less than the rental which 23
8620-otherwise would be required for that lease year shall be 24
8621-payable at the expiration of each lease year beginning on 25
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8625-or after a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities on 1
8626-the lands leased.’’. 2
8627-(4) E
8628-XPRESSION OF INTEREST FEE .—Section 3
8629-17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is 4
8630-further amended by repealing subsection (q). 5
8631-(5) E
8021+∕3’’. 23 284 
8022+•HR 2811 EH
8023+(2) OIL AND GAS MINIMUM BID .—Section 17(b) 1
8024+of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)) is 2
8025+amended— 3
8026+(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$10 4
8027+per acre during the 10-year period beginning on 5
8028+the date of enactment of the Act titled ‘An Act 6
8029+to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II 7
8030+of S. Con. Res. 14’.’’ and inserting ‘‘$2 per 8
8031+acre for a period of 2 years from the date of 9
8032+the enactment of the Federal Onshore Oil and 10
8033+Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987.’’; and 11
8034+(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘$10 12
8035+per acre’’ and inserting ‘‘$2 per acre’’. 13
8036+(3) F
8037+OSSIL FUEL RENTAL RATES .—Section 14
8038+17(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 15
8039+226(d)) is amended to read as follows: 16
8040+‘‘(d) All leases issued under this section, as amended 17
8041+by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act 18
8042+of 1987, shall be conditioned upon payment by the lessee 19
8043+of a rental of not less than $1.50 per acre per year for 20
8044+the first through fifth years of the lease and not less than 21
8045+$2 per acre per year for each year thereafter. A minimum 22
8046+royalty in lieu of rental of not less than the rental which 23
8047+otherwise would be required for that lease year shall be 24
8048+payable at the expiration of each lease year beginning on 25 285 
8049+•HR 2811 EH
8050+or after a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities on 1
8051+the lands leased.’’. 2
8052+(4) E
8053+XPRESSION OF INTEREST FEE .—Section 3
8054+17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is 4
8055+further amended by repealing subsection (q). 5
8056+(5) E
86328057 LIMINATION OF NONCOMPETITIVE LEAS -6
8633-ING.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 7
8634-U.S.C. 226) is further amended— 8
8635-(A) in subsection (b)— 9
8636-(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 10
8637-(I) in the first sentence, by strik-11
8638-ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 12
8639-‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 13
8640-(II) by adding at the end ‘‘Lands 14
8641-for which no bids are received or for 15
8642-which the highest bid is less than the 16
8643-national minimum acceptable bid shall 17
8644-be offered promptly within 30 days 18
8645-for leasing under subsection (c) of this 19
8646-section and shall remain available for 20
8647-leasing for a period of 2 years after 21
8648-the competitive lease sale.’’; and 22
8649-(ii) by adding at the end the fol-23
8650-lowing: 24
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8654-‘‘(3)(A) If the United States held a vested fu-1
8655-ture interest in a mineral estate that, immediately 2
8656-prior to becoming a vested present interest, was sub-3
8657-ject to a lease under which oil or gas was being pro-4
8658-duced, or had a well capable of producing, in paying 5
8659-quantities at an annual average production volume 6
8660-per well per day of either not more than 15 barrels 7
8661-per day of oil or condensate, or not more than 8
8662-60,000 cubic feet of gas, the holder of the lease may 9
8663-elect to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease 10
8664-under subsection (c)(1). 11
8665-‘‘(B) An election under this paragraph is effec-12
8666-tive— 13
8667-‘‘(i) in the case of an interest which vested 14
8668-after January 1, 1990, and on or before Octo-15
8669-ber 24, 1992, if the election is made before the 16
8670-date that is 1 year after October 24, 1992; 17
8671-‘‘(ii) in the case of an interest which vests 18
8672-within 1 year after October 24, 1992, if the 19
8673-election is made before the date that is 2 years 20
8674-after October 24, 1992; and 21
8675-‘‘(iii) in any case other than those de-22
8676-scribed in clause (i) or (ii), if the election is 23
8677-made prior to the interest becoming a vested 24
8678-present interest.’’; 25
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8682-(B) by striking subsection (c) and insert-1
8683-ing the following: 2
8684-‘‘(c) L
8058+ING.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 7
8059+U.S.C. 226) is further amended— 8
8060+(A) in subsection (b)— 9
8061+(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 10
8062+(I) in the first sentence, by strik-11
8063+ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 12
8064+‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 13
8065+(II) by adding at the end ‘‘Lands 14
8066+for which no bids are received or for 15
8067+which the highest bid is less than the 16
8068+national minimum acceptable bid shall 17
8069+be offered promptly within 30 days 18
8070+for leasing under subsection (c) of this 19
8071+section and shall remain available for 20
8072+leasing for a period of 2 years after 21
8073+the competitive lease sale.’’; and 22
8074+(ii) by adding at the end the fol-23
8075+lowing: 24 286 
8076+•HR 2811 EH
8077+‘‘(3)(A) If the United States held a vested fu-1
8078+ture interest in a mineral estate that, immediately 2
8079+prior to becoming a vested present interest, was sub-3
8080+ject to a lease under which oil or gas was being pro-4
8081+duced, or had a well capable of producing, in paying 5
8082+quantities at an annual average production volume 6
8083+per well per day of either not more than 15 barrels 7
8084+per day of oil or condensate, or not more than 8
8085+60,000 cubic feet of gas, the holder of the lease may 9
8086+elect to continue the lease as a noncompetitive lease 10
8087+under subsection (c)(1). 11
8088+‘‘(B) An election under this paragraph is effec-12
8089+tive— 13
8090+‘‘(i) in the case of an interest which vested 14
8091+after January 1, 1990, and on or before Octo-15
8092+ber 24, 1992, if the election is made before the 16
8093+date that is 1 year after October 24, 1992; 17
8094+‘‘(ii) in the case of an interest which vests 18
8095+within 1 year after October 24, 1992, if the 19
8096+election is made before the date that is 2 years 20
8097+after October 24, 1992; and 21
8098+‘‘(iii) in any case other than those de-22
8099+scribed in clause (i) or (ii), if the election is 23
8100+made prior to the interest becoming a vested 24
8101+present interest.’’; 25 287 
8102+•HR 2811 EH
8103+(B) by striking subsection (c) and insert-1
8104+ing the following: 2
8105+‘‘(c) L
86858106 ANDSSUBJECT TOLEASINGUNDERSUB-3
8686-SECTION(b); FIRSTQUALIFIEDAPPLICANT.— 4
8687-‘‘(1) If the lands to be leased are not leased 5
8688-under subsection (b)(1) of this section or are not 6
8689-subject to competitive leasing under subsection 7
8690-(b)(2) of this section, the person first making appli-8
8691-cation for the lease who is qualified to hold a lease 9
8692-under this chapter shall be entitled to a lease of 10
8693-such lands without competitive bidding, upon pay-11
8694-ment of a non-refundable application fee of at least 12
8695-$75. A lease under this subsection shall be condi-13
8696-tioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of 14
8697-12.5 percent in amount or value of the production 15
8698-removed or sold from the lease. Leases shall be 16
8699-issued within 60 days of the date on which the Sec-17
8700-retary identifies the first responsible qualified appli-18
8701-cant. 19
8702-‘‘(2)(A) Lands (i) which were posted for sale 20
8703-under subsection (b)(1) of this section but for which 21
8704-no bids were received or for which the highest bid 22
8705-was less than the national minimum acceptable bid 23
8706-and (ii) for which, at the end of the period referred 24
8707-to in subsection (b)(1) of this section no lease has 25
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8711-been issued and no lease application is pending 1
8712-under paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall again 2
8713-be available for leasing only in accordance with sub-3
8714-section (b)(1) of this section. 4
8715-‘‘(B) The land in any lease which is issued 5
8716-under paragraph (1) of this subsection or under sub-6
8717-section (b)(1) of this section which lease terminates, 7
8718-expires, is cancelled or is relinquished shall again be 8
8719-available for leasing only in accordance with sub-9
8720-section (b)(1) of this section.’’; and 10
8721-(C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting 11
8722-the following: 12
8723-‘‘(e) P
8724-RIMARYTERM.—Competitive and noncompeti-13
8725-tive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary 14
8726-term of 10 years: Provided, however, That competitive 15
8727-leases issued in special tar sand areas shall also be for 16
8728-a primary term of 10 years. Each such lease shall continue 17
8729-so long after its primary term as oil or gas is produced 18
8730-in paying quantities. Any lease issued under this section 19
8731-for land on which, or for which under an approved cooper-20
8732-ative or unit plan of development or operation, actual drill-21
8733-ing operations were commenced prior to the end of its pri-22
8734-mary term and are being diligently prosecuted at that time 23
8735-shall be extended for two years and so long thereafter as 24
8736-oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.’’. 25
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8740-(6) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—Section 31 of 1
8741-the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188) is amend-2
8742-ed— 3
8743-(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-4
8744-tion 17(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c) 5
8745-of section 17 of this Act’’; 6
8746-(B) in subsection (e)— 7
8747-(i) in paragraph (2)— 8
8748-(I) insert ‘‘either’’ after ‘‘rentals 9
8749-and’’; and 10
8750-(II) insert ‘‘or the inclusion in a 11
8751-reinstated lease issued pursuant to the 12
8752-provisions of section 17(c) of this Act 13
8753-of a requirement that future rentals 14
8754-shall be at a rate not less than $5 per 15
8755-acre per year, all’’ before ‘‘as deter-16
8756-mined by the Secretary’’; and 17
8757-(ii) by amending paragraph (3) to 18
8758-read as follows: 19
8759-‘‘(3)(A) payment of back royalties and the in-20
8760-clusion in a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the 21
8761-provisions of section 17(b) of this Act of a require-22
8762-ment for future royalties at a rate of not less than 23
8107+SECTION(b); FIRSTQUALIFIEDAPPLICANT.— 4
8108+‘‘(1) If the lands to be leased are not leased 5
8109+under subsection (b)(1) of this section or are not 6
8110+subject to competitive leasing under subsection 7
8111+(b)(2) of this section, the person first making appli-8
8112+cation for the lease who is qualified to hold a lease 9
8113+under this chapter shall be entitled to a lease of 10
8114+such lands without competitive bidding, upon pay-11
8115+ment of a non-refundable application fee of at least 12
8116+$75. A lease under this subsection shall be condi-13
8117+tioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of 14
8118+12.5 percent in amount or value of the production 15
8119+removed or sold from the lease. Leases shall be 16
8120+issued within 60 days of the date on which the Sec-17
8121+retary identifies the first responsible qualified appli-18
8122+cant. 19
8123+‘‘(2)(A) Lands (i) which were posted for sale 20
8124+under subsection (b)(1) of this section but for which 21
8125+no bids were received or for which the highest bid 22
8126+was less than the national minimum acceptable bid 23
8127+and (ii) for which, at the end of the period referred 24
8128+to in subsection (b)(1) of this section no lease has 25 288 
8129+•HR 2811 EH
8130+been issued and no lease application is pending 1
8131+under paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall again 2
8132+be available for leasing only in accordance with sub-3
8133+section (b)(1) of this section. 4
8134+‘‘(B) The land in any lease which is issued 5
8135+under paragraph (1) of this subsection or under sub-6
8136+section (b)(1) of this section which lease terminates, 7
8137+expires, is cancelled or is relinquished shall again be 8
8138+available for leasing only in accordance with sub-9
8139+section (b)(1) of this section.’’; and 10
8140+(C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting 11
8141+the following: 12
8142+‘‘(e) P
8143+RIMARYTERM.—Competitive and noncompeti-13
8144+tive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary 14
8145+term of 10 years: Provided, however, That competitive 15
8146+leases issued in special tar sand areas shall also be for 16
8147+a primary term of 10 years. Each such lease shall continue 17
8148+so long after its primary term as oil or gas is produced 18
8149+in paying quantities. Any lease issued under this section 19
8150+for land on which, or for which under an approved cooper-20
8151+ative or unit plan of development or operation, actual drill-21
8152+ing operations were commenced prior to the end of its pri-22
8153+mary term and are being diligently prosecuted at that time 23
8154+shall be extended for two years and so long thereafter as 24
8155+oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.’’. 25 289 
8156+•HR 2811 EH
8157+(6) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—Section 31 of 1
8158+the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 188) is amend-2
8159+ed— 3
8160+(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-4
8161+tion 17(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c) 5
8162+of section 17 of this Act’’; 6
8163+(B) in subsection (e)— 7
8164+(i) in paragraph (2)— 8
8165+(I) insert ‘‘either’’ after ‘‘rentals 9
8166+and’’; and 10
8167+(II) insert ‘‘or the inclusion in a 11
8168+reinstated lease issued pursuant to the 12
8169+provisions of section 17(c) of this Act 13
8170+of a requirement that future rentals 14
8171+shall be at a rate not less than $5 per 15
8172+acre per year, all’’ before ‘‘as deter-16
8173+mined by the Secretary’’; and 17
8174+(ii) by amending paragraph (3) to 18
8175+read as follows: 19
8176+‘‘(3)(A) payment of back royalties and the in-20
8177+clusion in a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the 21
8178+provisions of section 17(b) of this Act of a require-22
8179+ment for future royalties at a rate of not less than 23
87638180 16
87648181 2
8765-⁄3percent computed on a sliding scale based 24
8766-upon the average production per well per day, at a 25
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8770-rate which shall be not less than 4 percentage points 1
8771-greater than the competitive royalty schedule then in 2
8772-force and used for royalty determination for com-3
8773-petitive leases issued pursuant to such section as de-4
8774-termined by the Secretary: Provided, That royalty 5
8775-on such reinstated lease shall be paid on all produc-6
8776-tion removed or sold from such lease subsequent to 7
8777-the termination of the original lease; 8
8778-‘‘(B) payment of back royalties and inclusion in 9
8779-a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the provisions 10
8780-of section 17(c) of this Act of a requirement for fu-11
8781-ture royalties at a rate not less than 16
8182+∕3percent computed on a sliding scale based 24
8183+upon the average production per well per day, at a 25 290 
8184+•HR 2811 EH
8185+rate which shall be not less than 4 percentage points 1
8186+greater than the competitive royalty schedule then in 2
8187+force and used for royalty determination for com-3
8188+petitive leases issued pursuant to such section as de-4
8189+termined by the Secretary: Provided, That royalty 5
8190+on such reinstated lease shall be paid on all produc-6
8191+tion removed or sold from such lease subsequent to 7
8192+the termination of the original lease; 8
8193+‘‘(B) payment of back royalties and inclusion in 9
8194+a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the provisions 10
8195+of section 17(c) of this Act of a requirement for fu-11
8196+ture royalties at a rate not less than 16
87828197 2
8783-⁄3percent: 12
8784-Provided, That royalty on such reinstated lease shall 13
8785-be paid on all production removed or sold from such 14
8786-lease subsequent to the cancellation or termination 15
8787-of the original lease; and’’; 16
8788-(C) in subsection (f)— 17
8789-(i) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘in the 18
8790-same manner as the original lease issued 19
8791-pursuant to section 17’’ and insert ‘‘as a 20
8792-competitive or a noncompetitive oil and gas 21
8793-lease in the same manner as the original 22
8794-lease issued pursuant to subsection (b) or 23
8795-(c) of section 17 of this Act’’; 24
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8799-(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 1
8800-and (3) as paragraph (3) and (4), respec-2
8801-tively; and 3
8802-(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 4
8803-the following: 5
8804-‘‘(2) Except as otherwise provided in this sec-6
8805-tion, the issuance of a lease in lieu of an abandoned 7
8806-patented oil placer mining claim shall be treated as 8
8807-a noncompetitive oil and gas lease issued pursuant 9
8808-to section 17(c) of this Act.’’; 10
8809-(D) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘sub-11
8810-section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and 12
8811-(f)’’; 13
8812-(E) by amending subsection (h) to read as 14
8813-follows: 15
8814-‘‘(h) R
8815-OYALTYREDUCTIONS.— 16
8816-‘‘(1) In acting on a petition to issue a non-17
8817-competitive oil and gas lease, under subsection (f) of 18
8818-this section or in response to a request filed after 19
8819-issuance of such a lease, or both, the Secretary is 20
8820-authorized to reduce the royalty on such lease if in 21
8821-his judgment it is equitable to do so or the cir-22
8822-cumstances warrant such relief due to uneconomic 23
8823-or other circumstances which could cause undue 24
8824-hardship or premature termination of production. 25
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8828-‘‘(2) In acting on a petition for reinstatement 1
8829-pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or in re-2
8830-sponse to a request filed after reinstatement, or 3
8831-both, the Secretary is authorized to reduce the roy-4
8832-alty in that reinstated lease on the entire leasehold 5
8833-or any tract or portion thereof segregated for royalty 6
8834-purposes if, in his judgment, there are uneconomic 7
8835-or other circumstances which could cause undue 8
8836-hardship or premature termination of production; or 9
8837-because of any written action of the United States, 10
8838-its agents or employees, which preceded, and was a 11
8839-major consideration in, the lessee’s expenditure of 12
8840-funds to develop the property under the lease after 13
8841-the rent had become due and had not been paid; or 14
8842-if in the judgment of the Secretary it is equitable to 15
8843-do so for any reason.’’; 16
8844-(F) by redesignating subsections (f) 17
8845-through (i) as subsections (g) through (j), re-18
8846-spectively; and 19
8847-(G) by inserting after subsection (e) the 20
8848-following: 21
8849-‘‘(f) I
8850-SSUANCE OFNONCOMPETITIVEOIL ANDGAS 22
8198+∕3percent: 12
8199+Provided, That royalty on such reinstated lease shall 13
8200+be paid on all production removed or sold from such 14
8201+lease subsequent to the cancellation or termination 15
8202+of the original lease; and’’; 16
8203+(C) in subsection (f)— 17
8204+(i) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘in the 18
8205+same manner as the original lease issued 19
8206+pursuant to section 17’’ and insert ‘‘as a 20
8207+competitive or a noncompetitive oil and gas 21
8208+lease in the same manner as the original 22
8209+lease issued pursuant to subsection (b) or 23
8210+(c) of section 17 of this Act’’; 24 291 
8211+•HR 2811 EH
8212+(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 1
8213+and (3) as paragraph (3) and (4), respec-2
8214+tively; and 3
8215+(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 4
8216+the following: 5
8217+‘‘(2) Except as otherwise provided in this sec-6
8218+tion, the issuance of a lease in lieu of an abandoned 7
8219+patented oil placer mining claim shall be treated as 8
8220+a noncompetitive oil and gas lease issued pursuant 9
8221+to section 17(c) of this Act.’’; 10
8222+(D) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘sub-11
8223+section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and 12
8224+(f)’’; 13
8225+(E) by amending subsection (h) to read as 14
8226+follows: 15
8227+‘‘(h) R
8228+OYALTYREDUCTIONS.— 16
8229+‘‘(1) In acting on a petition to issue a non-17
8230+competitive oil and gas lease, under subsection (f) of 18
8231+this section or in response to a request filed after 19
8232+issuance of such a lease, or both, the Secretary is 20
8233+authorized to reduce the royalty on such lease if in 21
8234+his judgment it is equitable to do so or the cir-22
8235+cumstances warrant such relief due to uneconomic 23
8236+or other circumstances which could cause undue 24
8237+hardship or premature termination of production. 25 292 
8238+•HR 2811 EH
8239+‘‘(2) In acting on a petition for reinstatement 1
8240+pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or in re-2
8241+sponse to a request filed after reinstatement, or 3
8242+both, the Secretary is authorized to reduce the roy-4
8243+alty in that reinstated lease on the entire leasehold 5
8244+or any tract or portion thereof segregated for royalty 6
8245+purposes if, in his judgment, there are uneconomic 7
8246+or other circumstances which could cause undue 8
8247+hardship or premature termination of production; or 9
8248+because of any written action of the United States, 10
8249+its agents or employees, which preceded, and was a 11
8250+major consideration in, the lessee’s expenditure of 12
8251+funds to develop the property under the lease after 13
8252+the rent had become due and had not been paid; or 14
8253+if in the judgment of the Secretary it is equitable to 15
8254+do so for any reason.’’; 16
8255+(F) by redesignating subsections (f) 17
8256+through (i) as subsections (g) through (j), re-18
8257+spectively; and 19
8258+(G) by inserting after subsection (e) the 20
8259+following: 21
8260+‘‘(f) I
8261+SSUANCE OFNONCOMPETITIVEOIL ANDGAS 22
88518262 L
8852-EASE; CONDITIONS.—Where an unpatented oil placer 23
8853-mining claim validly located prior to February 24, 1920, 24
8854-which has been or is currently producing or is capable of 25
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8858-producing oil or gas, has been or is hereafter deemed con-1
8859-clusively abandoned for failure to file timely the required 2
8860-instruments or copies of instruments required by section 3
8861-1744 of title 43, and it is shown to the satisfaction of 4
8862-the Secretary that such failure was inadvertent, justifi-5
8863-able, or not due to lack of reasonable diligence on the part 6
8864-of the owner, the Secretary may issue, for the lands cov-7
8865-ered by the abandoned unpatented oil placer mining claim, 8
8866-a noncompetitive oil and gas lease, consistent with the pro-9
8867-visions of section 17(e) of this Act, to be effective from 10
8868-the statutory date the claim was deemed conclusively 11
8869-abandoned. Issuance of such a lease shall be conditioned 12
8870-upon: 13
8871-‘‘(1) a petition for issuance of a noncompetitive 14
8872-oil and gas lease, together with the required rental 15
8873-and royalty, including back rental and royalty accru-16
8874-ing from the statutory date of abandonment of the 17
8875-oil placer mining claim, being filed with the 18
8876-Secretary- (A) with respect to any claim deemed 19
8877-conclusively abandoned on or before January 12, 20
8878-1983, on or before the one hundred and twentieth 21
8879-day after January 12, 1983, or (B) with respect to 22
8880-any claim deemed conclusively abandoned after Jan-23
8881-uary 12, 1983, on or before the one hundred and 24
8882-twentieth day after final notification by the Sec-25
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8886-retary or a court of competent jurisdiction of the de-1
8887-termination of the abandonment of the oil placer 2
8888-mining claim; 3
8889-‘‘(2) a valid lease not having been issued affect-4
8890-ing any of the lands covered by the abandoned oil 5
8891-placer mining claim prior to the filing of such peti-6
8892-tion: Provided, however, That after the filing of a 7
8893-petition for issuance of a lease under this subsection, 8
8894-the Secretary shall not issue any new lease affecting 9
8895-any of the lands covered by such abandoned oil plac-10
8896-er mining claim for a reasonable period, as deter-11
8897-mined in accordance with regulations issued by him; 12
8898-‘‘(3) a requirement in the lease for payment of 13
8899-rental, including back rentals accruing from the 14
8900-statutory date of abandonment of the oil placer min-15
8901-ing claim, of not less than $5 per acre per year; 16
8902-‘‘(4) a requirement in the lease for payment of 17
8903-royalty on production removed or sold from the oil 18
8904-placer mining claim, including all royalty on produc-19
8905-tion made subsequent to the statutory date the claim 20
8906-was deemed conclusively abandoned, of not less than 21
8263+EASE; CONDITIONS.—Where an unpatented oil placer 23
8264+mining claim validly located prior to February 24, 1920, 24
8265+which has been or is currently producing or is capable of 25 293 
8266+•HR 2811 EH
8267+producing oil or gas, has been or is hereafter deemed con-1
8268+clusively abandoned for failure to file timely the required 2
8269+instruments or copies of instruments required by section 3
8270+1744 of title 43, and it is shown to the satisfaction of 4
8271+the Secretary that such failure was inadvertent, justifi-5
8272+able, or not due to lack of reasonable diligence on the part 6
8273+of the owner, the Secretary may issue, for the lands cov-7
8274+ered by the abandoned unpatented oil placer mining claim, 8
8275+a noncompetitive oil and gas lease, consistent with the pro-9
8276+visions of section 17(e) of this Act, to be effective from 10
8277+the statutory date the claim was deemed conclusively 11
8278+abandoned. Issuance of such a lease shall be conditioned 12
8279+upon: 13
8280+‘‘(1) a petition for issuance of a noncompetitive 14
8281+oil and gas lease, together with the required rental 15
8282+and royalty, including back rental and royalty accru-16
8283+ing from the statutory date of abandonment of the 17
8284+oil placer mining claim, being filed with the 18
8285+Secretary- (A) with respect to any claim deemed 19
8286+conclusively abandoned on or before January 12, 20
8287+1983, on or before the one hundred and twentieth 21
8288+day after January 12, 1983, or (B) with respect to 22
8289+any claim deemed conclusively abandoned after Jan-23
8290+uary 12, 1983, on or before the one hundred and 24
8291+twentieth day after final notification by the Sec-25 294 
8292+•HR 2811 EH
8293+retary or a court of competent jurisdiction of the de-1
8294+termination of the abandonment of the oil placer 2
8295+mining claim; 3
8296+‘‘(2) a valid lease not having been issued affect-4
8297+ing any of the lands covered by the abandoned oil 5
8298+placer mining claim prior to the filing of such peti-6
8299+tion: Provided, however, That after the filing of a 7
8300+petition for issuance of a lease under this subsection, 8
8301+the Secretary shall not issue any new lease affecting 9
8302+any of the lands covered by such abandoned oil plac-10
8303+er mining claim for a reasonable period, as deter-11
8304+mined in accordance with regulations issued by him; 12
8305+‘‘(3) a requirement in the lease for payment of 13
8306+rental, including back rentals accruing from the 14
8307+statutory date of abandonment of the oil placer min-15
8308+ing claim, of not less than $5 per acre per year; 16
8309+‘‘(4) a requirement in the lease for payment of 17
8310+royalty on production removed or sold from the oil 18
8311+placer mining claim, including all royalty on produc-19
8312+tion made subsequent to the statutory date the claim 20
8313+was deemed conclusively abandoned, of not less than 21
89078314 12
89088315 1
8909-⁄2percent; and 22
8910-‘‘(5) compliance with the notice and reimburse-23
8911-ment of costs provisions of paragraph (4) of sub-24
8912-section (e) but addressed to the petition covering the 25
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8916-conversion of an abandoned unpatented oil placer 1
8917-mining claim to a noncompetitive oil and gas lease.’’. 2
8316+∕2percent; and 22
8317+‘‘(5) compliance with the notice and reimburse-23
8318+ment of costs provisions of paragraph (4) of sub-24
8319+section (e) but addressed to the petition covering the 25 295 
8320+•HR 2811 EH
8321+conversion of an abandoned unpatented oil placer 1
8322+mining claim to a noncompetitive oil and gas lease.’’. 2
89188323 Subtitle F—Energy Revenue 3
89198324 Sharing 4
89208325 SEC. 20601. GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 5
89218326 REVENUE. 6
8922-(a) D
8923-ISTRIBUTION OFOUTERCONTINENTALSHELF 7
8327+(a) D
8328+ISTRIBUTION OFOUTERCONTINENTALSHELF 7
89248329 R
8925-EVENUE TOGULFPRODUCINGSTATES.—Section 105 of 8
8926-the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 9
8927-U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 10
8928-(1) in subsection (a)— 11
8929-(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 12
8930-inserting ‘‘37.5’’; and 13
8931-(B) in paragraph (2)— 14
8932-(i) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 15
8933-‘‘62.5’’; 16
8934-(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 17
8935-‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘80’’; and 18
8936-(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 19
8937-‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; and 20
8938-(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 21
8939-following: 22
8940-‘‘(f) T
8941-REATMENT OFAMOUNTS.—Amounts disbursed 23
8942-to a Gulf producing State under this section shall be treat-24
8943-ed as revenue sharing and not as a Federal award or grant 25
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8946-HR 2811 PCS
8947-for the purposes of part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 1
8948-Regulations.’’. 2
8949-(b) E
8330+EVENUE TOGULFPRODUCINGSTATES.—Section 105 of 8
8331+the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 9
8332+U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 10
8333+(1) in subsection (a)— 11
8334+(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 12
8335+inserting ‘‘37.5’’; and 13
8336+(B) in paragraph (2)— 14
8337+(i) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 15
8338+‘‘62.5’’; 16
8339+(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 17
8340+‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘80’’; and 18
8341+(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 19
8342+‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; and 20
8343+(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 21
8344+following: 22
8345+‘‘(f) T
8346+REATMENT OFAMOUNTS.—Amounts disbursed 23
8347+to a Gulf producing State under this section shall be treat-24
8348+ed as revenue sharing and not as a Federal award or grant 25 296 
8349+•HR 2811 EH
8350+for the purposes of part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 1
8351+Regulations.’’. 2
8352+(b) E
89508353 XEMPTION OFCERTAINPAYMENTSFROMSE-3
8951-QUESTRATION.— 4
8952-(1) I
8953-N GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 5
8954-Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 6
8955-Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 7
8956-inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 8
8957-Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 9
8958-‘‘Payments to States pursuant to section 10
8959-105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 11
8960-Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 12
8961-note) (014–5535–0–2–302).’’. 13
8962-(2) A
8963-PPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 14
8964-this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 15
8965-order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer-16
8966-gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 17
8967-seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 18
8354+QUESTRATION.— 4
8355+(1) I
8356+N GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 5
8357+Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 6
8358+Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 7
8359+inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 8
8360+Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 9
8361+‘‘Payments to States pursuant to section 10
8362+105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 11
8363+Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 12
8364+note) (014–5535–0–2–302).’’. 13
8365+(2) A
8366+PPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 14
8367+this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 15
8368+order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer-16
8369+gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 17
8370+seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 18
89688371 SEC. 20602. PARITY IN OFFSHORE WIND REVENUE SHAR-19
89698372 ING. 20
8970-(a) P
8971-AYMENTS ANDREVENUES.—Section 8(p)(2) of 21
8972-the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 22
8973-1337(p)(2)) is amended— 23
8974-(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) The 24
8975-Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 25
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8979-‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-1
8980-graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 2
8981-(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(B) The 3
8982-Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 4
8983-‘‘(B) D
8984-ISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR 5
8985-PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES 6
8986-SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND .—The 7
8987-Secretary’’; and 8
8988-(3) by adding at the end the following: 9
8989-‘‘(C) D
8373+(a) P
8374+AYMENTS ANDREVENUES.—Section 8(p)(2) of 21
8375+the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 22
8376+1337(p)(2)) is amended— 23
8377+(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) The 24
8378+Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 25 297 
8379+•HR 2811 EH
8380+‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-1
8381+graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary’’; 2
8382+(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(B) The 3
8383+Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 4
8384+‘‘(B) D
8385+ISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR  5
8386+PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES  6
8387+SEAWARD OF STATE SUBMERGED LAND .—The 7
8388+Secretary’’; and 8
8389+(3) by adding at the end the following: 9
8390+‘‘(C) D
89908391 ISPOSITION OF REVENUES FOR OFF -10
8991-SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS .— 11
8992-‘‘(i) D
8993-EFINITIONS.—In this subpara-12
8994-graph: 13
8995-‘‘(I) C
8996-OVERED OFFSHORE WIND 14
8997-PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off-15
8998-shore wind project’ means a wind 16
8999-powered electric generation project in 17
9000-a wind energy area on the outer Con-18
9001-tinental Shelf that is not wholly or 19
9002-partially located within an area sub-20
9003-ject to subparagraph (B). 21
9004-‘‘(II) E
9005-LIGIBLE STATE.—The 22
9006-term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 23
9007-point on the coastline of which is lo-24
9008-cated within 75 miles of the geo-25
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9011-HR 2811 PCS
9012-graphic center of a covered offshore 1
9013-wind project. 2
9014-‘‘(III) Q
8392+SHORE WIND PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS .— 11
8393+‘‘(i) D
8394+EFINITIONS.—In this subpara-12
8395+graph: 13
8396+‘‘(I) C
8397+OVERED OFFSHORE WIND  14
8398+PROJECT.—The term ‘covered off-15
8399+shore wind project’ means a wind 16
8400+powered electric generation project in 17
8401+a wind energy area on the outer Con-18
8402+tinental Shelf that is not wholly or 19
8403+partially located within an area sub-20
8404+ject to subparagraph (B). 21
8405+‘‘(II) E
8406+LIGIBLE STATE.—The 22
8407+term ‘eligible State’ means a State a 23
8408+point on the coastline of which is lo-24
8409+cated within 75 miles of the geo-25 298 
8410+•HR 2811 EH
8411+graphic center of a covered offshore 1
8412+wind project. 2
8413+‘‘(III) Q
90158414 UALIFIED OUTER CONTI -3
9016-NENTAL SHELF REVENUES .—The 4
9017-term ‘qualified outer Continental 5
9018-Shelf revenues’ means all royalties, 6
9019-fees, rentals, bonuses, or other pay-7
9020-ments from covered offshore wind 8
9021-projects carried out pursuant to this 9
9022-subsection on or after the date of en-10
9023-actment of this subparagraph. 11
9024-‘‘(ii) R
9025-EQUIREMENT.— 12
9026-‘‘(I) I
9027-N GENERAL.—The Sec-13
9028-retary of the Treasury shall deposit— 14
9029-‘‘(aa) 12.5 percent of quali-15
9030-fied outer Continental Shelf reve-16
9031-nues in the general fund of the 17
9032-Treasury; 18
9033-‘‘(bb) 37.5 percent of quali-19
9034-fied outer Continental Shelf reve-20
9035-nues in the North American Wet-21
9036-lands Conservation Fund; and 22
9037-‘‘(cc) 50 percent of qualified 23
9038-outer Continental Shelf revenues 24
9039-in a special account in the Treas-25
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9042-HR 2811 PCS
9043-ury from which the Secretary 1
9044-shall disburse to each eligible 2
9045-State an amount determined pur-3
9046-suant to subclause (II). 4
9047-‘‘(II) A
9048-LLOCATION.— 5
9049-‘‘(aa) I
8415+NENTAL SHELF REVENUES .—The 4
8416+term ‘qualified outer Continental 5
8417+Shelf revenues’ means all royalties, 6
8418+fees, rentals, bonuses, or other pay-7
8419+ments from covered offshore wind 8
8420+projects carried out pursuant to this 9
8421+subsection on or after the date of en-10
8422+actment of this subparagraph. 11
8423+‘‘(ii) R
8424+EQUIREMENT.— 12
8425+‘‘(I) I
8426+N GENERAL.—The Sec-13
8427+retary of the Treasury shall deposit— 14
8428+‘‘(aa) 12.5 percent of quali-15
8429+fied outer Continental Shelf reve-16
8430+nues in the general fund of the 17
8431+Treasury; 18
8432+‘‘(bb) 37.5 percent of quali-19
8433+fied outer Continental Shelf reve-20
8434+nues in the North American Wet-21
8435+lands Conservation Fund; and 22
8436+‘‘(cc) 50 percent of qualified 23
8437+outer Continental Shelf revenues 24
8438+in a special account in the Treas-25 299 
8439+•HR 2811 EH
8440+ury from which the Secretary 1
8441+shall disburse to each eligible 2
8442+State an amount determined pur-3
8443+suant to subclause (II). 4
8444+‘‘(II) A
8445+LLOCATION.— 5
8446+‘‘(aa) I
90508447 N GENERAL.—Sub-6
9051-ject to item (bb), for each fiscal 7
9052-year beginning after the date of 8
9053-enactment of this subparagraph, 9
9054-the amount made available under 10
9055-subclause (I)(cc) shall be allo-11
9056-cated to each eligible State in 12
9057-amounts (based on a formula es-13
9058-tablished by the Secretary by 14
9059-regulation) that are inversely 15
9060-proportional to the respective dis-16
9061-tances between the point on the 17
9062-coastline of each eligible State 18
9063-that is closest to the geographic 19
9064-center of the applicable leased 20
9065-tract and the geographic center 21
9066-of the leased tract. 22
9067-‘‘(bb) M
8448+ject to item (bb), for each fiscal 7
8449+year beginning after the date of 8
8450+enactment of this subparagraph, 9
8451+the amount made available under 10
8452+subclause (I)(cc) shall be allo-11
8453+cated to each eligible State in 12
8454+amounts (based on a formula es-13
8455+tablished by the Secretary by 14
8456+regulation) that are inversely 15
8457+proportional to the respective dis-16
8458+tances between the point on the 17
8459+coastline of each eligible State 18
8460+that is closest to the geographic 19
8461+center of the applicable leased 20
8462+tract and the geographic center 21
8463+of the leased tract. 22
8464+‘‘(bb) M
90688465 INIMUM ALLOCA -23
9069-TION.—The amount allocated to 24
9070-an eligible State each fiscal year 25
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9073-HR 2811 PCS
9074-under item (aa) shall be at least 1
9075-10 percent of the amounts made 2
9076-available under subclause (I)(cc). 3
9077-‘‘(cc) P
8466+TION.—The amount allocated to 24
8467+an eligible State each fiscal year 25 300 
8468+•HR 2811 EH
8469+under item (aa) shall be at least 1
8470+10 percent of the amounts made 2
8471+available under subclause (I)(cc). 3
8472+‘‘(cc) P
90788473 AYMENTS TO COAST -4
9079-AL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.— 5
9080-‘‘(AA) I
9081-N GENERAL.— 6
9082-The Secretary shall pay 20 7
9083-percent of the allocable 8
9084-share of each eligible State, 9
9085-as determined pursuant to 10
9086-item (aa), to the coastal po-11
9087-litical subdivisions of the eli-12
9088-gible State. 13
9089-‘‘(BB) A
9090-LLOCATION.— 14
9091-The amount paid by the 15
9092-Secretary to coastal political 16
9093-subdivisions under subitem 17
9094-(AA) shall be allocated to 18
9095-each coastal political sub-19
9096-division in accordance with 20
9097-subparagraphs (B) and (C) 21
9098-of section 31(b)(4) of this 22
9099-Act. 23
9100-‘‘(iii) T
9101-IMING.—The amounts required 24
9102-to be deposited under subclause (I) of 25
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9105-HR 2811 PCS
9106-clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 1
9107-shall be made available in accordance with 2
9108-such subclause during the fiscal year im-3
9109-mediately following the applicable fiscal 4
9110-year. 5
9111-‘‘(iv) A
9112-UTHORIZED USES.— 6
9113-‘‘(I) I
9114-N GENERAL.—Subject to 7
9115-subclause (II), each eligible State 8
9116-shall use all amounts received under 9
9117-clause (ii)(II) in accordance with all 10
9118-applicable Federal and State laws, 11
9119-only for 1 or more of the following 12
9120-purposes: 13
9121-‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 14
9122-for the purposes of coastal pro-15
9123-tection and resiliency, including 16
9124-conservation, coastal restoration, 17
9125-estuary management, beach 18
9126-nourishment, hurricane and flood 19
9127-protection, and infrastructure di-20
9128-rectly affected by coastal wetland 21
9129-losses. 22
9130-‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 23
9131-to fish, wildlife, or natural re-24
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9134-HR 2811 PCS
9135-sources, including through fish-1
9136-eries science and research. 2
9137-‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 3
9138-federally approved marine, coast-4
9139-al, or comprehensive conservation 5
9140-management plan. 6
9141-‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im-7
9142-pact of outer Continental Shelf 8
9143-activities through the funding of 9
9144-onshore infrastructure projects. 10
9145-‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 11
9146-and the administrative costs of 12
9147-complying with this section. 13
9148-‘‘(ff) Infrastructure improve-14
9149-ments at ports, including modi-15
9150-fications to Federal navigation 16
9151-channels, to support installation 17
9152-of offshore wind energy projects. 18
9153-‘‘(II) L
9154-IMITATION.—Of the 19
9155-amounts received by an eligible State 20
9156-under clause (ii)(II), not more than 3 21
9157-percent shall be used for the purposes 22
9158-described in subclause (I)(ee). 23
9159-‘‘(v) A
9160-DMINISTRATION.—Subject to 24
9161-clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 25
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9164-HR 2811 PCS
9165-under items (aa) and (cc) of clause (ii)(I) 1
9166-shall— 2
9167-‘‘(I) be made available, without 3
9168-further appropriation, in accordance 4
9169-with this subparagraph; 5
9170-‘‘(II) remain available until ex-6
9171-pended; and 7
9172-‘‘(III) be in addition to any 8
9173-amount appropriated under any other 9
9174-Act. 10
9175-‘‘(vi) R
9176-EPORTING REQUIREMENT .— 11
9177-‘‘(I) I
9178-N GENERAL.—Not later 12
9179-than 180 days after the end of each 13
9180-fiscal year, the Governor of each eligi-14
9181-ble State that receives amounts under 15
9182-clause (ii)(II) for the applicable fiscal 16
9183-year shall submit to the Secretary a 17
9184-report that describes the use of the 18
9185-amounts by the eligible State during 19
9186-the period covered by the report. 20
9187-‘‘(II) P
9188-UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 21
9189-receipt of a report submitted under 22
9190-subclause (I), the Secretary shall 23
9191-make the report available to the pub-24
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9194-HR 2811 PCS
9195-lic on the website of the Department 1
9196-of the Interior. 2
9197-‘‘(III) L
9198-IMITATION.—If the Gov-3
9199-ernor of an eligible State that receives 4
9200-amounts under clause (ii)(II) fails to 5
9201-submit the report required under sub-6
9202-clause (I) by the deadline specified in 7
9203-that subclause, any amounts that 8
9204-would otherwise be provided to the eli-9
9205-gible State under clause (ii)(II) for 10
9206-the succeeding fiscal year shall be de-11
9207-posited in the Treasury. 12
9208-‘‘(vii) T
9209-REATMENT OF AMOUNTS .— 13
9210-Amounts disbursed to an eligible State 14
9211-under this subsection shall be treated as 15
9212-revenue sharing and not as a Federal 16
9213-award or grant for the purposes of part 17
9214-200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-18
9215-tions.’’. 19
9216-(b) W
9217-INDLEASESALES FORAREAS OF THEOUTER 20
8474+AL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.— 5
8475+‘‘(AA) I
8476+N GENERAL.— 6
8477+The Secretary shall pay 20 7
8478+percent of the allocable 8
8479+share of each eligible State, 9
8480+as determined pursuant to 10
8481+item (aa), to the coastal po-11
8482+litical subdivisions of the eli-12
8483+gible State. 13
8484+‘‘(BB) A
8485+LLOCATION.— 14
8486+The amount paid by the 15
8487+Secretary to coastal political 16
8488+subdivisions under subitem 17
8489+(AA) shall be allocated to 18
8490+each coastal political sub-19
8491+division in accordance with 20
8492+subparagraphs (B) and (C) 21
8493+of section 31(b)(4) of this 22
8494+Act. 23
8495+‘‘(iii) T
8496+IMING.—The amounts required 24
8497+to be deposited under subclause (I) of 25 301 
8498+•HR 2811 EH
8499+clause (ii) for the applicable fiscal year 1
8500+shall be made available in accordance with 2
8501+such subclause during the fiscal year im-3
8502+mediately following the applicable fiscal 4
8503+year. 5
8504+‘‘(iv) A
8505+UTHORIZED USES.— 6
8506+‘‘(I) I
8507+N GENERAL.—Subject to 7
8508+subclause (II), each eligible State 8
8509+shall use all amounts received under 9
8510+clause (ii)(II) in accordance with all 10
8511+applicable Federal and State laws, 11
8512+only for 1 or more of the following 12
8513+purposes: 13
8514+‘‘(aa) Projects and activities 14
8515+for the purposes of coastal pro-15
8516+tection and resiliency, including 16
8517+conservation, coastal restoration, 17
8518+estuary management, beach 18
8519+nourishment, hurricane and flood 19
8520+protection, and infrastructure di-20
8521+rectly affected by coastal wetland 21
8522+losses. 22
8523+‘‘(bb) Mitigation of damage 23
8524+to fish, wildlife, or natural re-24 302 
8525+•HR 2811 EH
8526+sources, including through fish-1
8527+eries science and research. 2
8528+‘‘(cc) Implementation of a 3
8529+federally approved marine, coast-4
8530+al, or comprehensive conservation 5
8531+management plan. 6
8532+‘‘(dd) Mitigation of the im-7
8533+pact of outer Continental Shelf 8
8534+activities through the funding of 9
8535+onshore infrastructure projects. 10
8536+‘‘(ee) Planning assistance 11
8537+and the administrative costs of 12
8538+complying with this section. 13
8539+‘‘(ff) Infrastructure improve-14
8540+ments at ports, including modi-15
8541+fications to Federal navigation 16
8542+channels, to support installation 17
8543+of offshore wind energy projects. 18
8544+‘‘(II) L
8545+IMITATION.—Of the 19
8546+amounts received by an eligible State 20
8547+under clause (ii)(II), not more than 3 21
8548+percent shall be used for the purposes 22
8549+described in subclause (I)(ee). 23
8550+‘‘(v) A
8551+DMINISTRATION.—Subject to 24
8552+clause (vi)(III), amounts made available 25 303 
8553+•HR 2811 EH
8554+under items (aa) and (cc) of clause (ii)(I) 1
8555+shall— 2
8556+‘‘(I) be made available, without 3
8557+further appropriation, in accordance 4
8558+with this subparagraph; 5
8559+‘‘(II) remain available until ex-6
8560+pended; and 7
8561+‘‘(III) be in addition to any 8
8562+amount appropriated under any other 9
8563+Act. 10
8564+‘‘(vi) R
8565+EPORTING REQUIREMENT .— 11
8566+‘‘(I) I
8567+N GENERAL.—Not later 12
8568+than 180 days after the end of each 13
8569+fiscal year, the Governor of each eligi-14
8570+ble State that receives amounts under 15
8571+clause (ii)(II) for the applicable fiscal 16
8572+year shall submit to the Secretary a 17
8573+report that describes the use of the 18
8574+amounts by the eligible State during 19
8575+the period covered by the report. 20
8576+‘‘(II) P
8577+UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On 21
8578+receipt of a report submitted under 22
8579+subclause (I), the Secretary shall 23
8580+make the report available to the pub-24 304 
8581+•HR 2811 EH
8582+lic on the website of the Department 1
8583+of the Interior. 2
8584+‘‘(III) L
8585+IMITATION.—If the Gov-3
8586+ernor of an eligible State that receives 4
8587+amounts under clause (ii)(II) fails to 5
8588+submit the report required under sub-6
8589+clause (I) by the deadline specified in 7
8590+that subclause, any amounts that 8
8591+would otherwise be provided to the eli-9
8592+gible State under clause (ii)(II) for 10
8593+the succeeding fiscal year shall be de-11
8594+posited in the Treasury. 12
8595+‘‘(vii) T
8596+REATMENT OF AMOUNTS .— 13
8597+Amounts disbursed to an eligible State 14
8598+under this subsection shall be treated as 15
8599+revenue sharing and not as a Federal 16
8600+award or grant for the purposes of part 17
8601+200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regula-18
8602+tions.’’. 19
8603+(b) W
8604+INDLEASESALES FORAREAS OF THEOUTER 20
92188605 C
9219-ONTINENTALSHELFOFFSHORE OF TERRITORIES OF 21
9220-THEUNITEDSTATES.—Section 33 of the Outer Conti-22
9221-nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356c) is amended by 23
9222-adding at the end the following: 24
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9226-‘‘(b) WINDLEASESALEPROCEDURE.—Any wind 1
9227-lease granted pursuant to this section shall be considered 2
9228-a wind lease granted under section 8(p), including for pur-3
9229-poses of the disposition of revenues pursuant to subpara-4
9230-graphs (B) and (C) of section 8(p)(2).’’. 5
9231-(c) E
8606+ONTINENTALSHELFOFFSHORE OF TERRITORIES OF 21
8607+THEUNITEDSTATES.—Section 33 of the Outer Conti-22
8608+nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356c) is amended by 23
8609+adding at the end the following: 24 305 
8610+•HR 2811 EH
8611+‘‘(b) WINDLEASESALEPROCEDURE.—Any wind 1
8612+lease granted pursuant to this section shall be considered 2
8613+a wind lease granted under section 8(p), including for pur-3
8614+poses of the disposition of revenues pursuant to subpara-4
8615+graphs (B) and (C) of section 8(p)(2).’’. 5
8616+(c) E
92328617 XEMPTION OFCERTAINPAYMENTSFROMSE-6
9233-QUESTRATION.— 7
9234-(1) I
9235-N GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 8
9236-Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 9
9237-Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 10
9238-inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 11
9239-Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 12
9240-‘‘Payments to States pursuant to subparagraph 13
9241-(C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Conti-14
9242-nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)).’’. 15
9243-(2) A
9244-PPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 16
9245-this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 17
9246-order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer-18
9247-gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 19
9248-seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 20
8618+QUESTRATION.— 7
8619+(1) I
8620+N GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 8
8621+Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 9
8622+Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by 10
8623+inserting after ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust 11
8624+Funds (28–0404–0–1–651).’’ the following: 12
8625+‘‘Payments to States pursuant to subparagraph 13
8626+(C)(ii)(I)(cc) of section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Conti-14
8627+nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)).’’. 15
8628+(2) A
8629+PPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 16
8630+this subsection shall apply to any sequestration 17
8631+order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emer-18
8632+gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 19
8633+seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 20
92498634 SEC. 20603. ELIMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER 21
92508635 THE MINERAL LEASING ACT. 22
9251-(a) I
9252-NGENERAL.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 23
9253-Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 24
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9256-HR 2811 PCS
9257-(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 1
9258-striking ‘‘and, subject to the provisions of subsection 2
9259-(b),’’; 3
9260-(2) by striking subsection (b); 4
9261-(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 5
9262-subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 6
9263-(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as 7
9264-so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 8
9265-inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 9
9266-(5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as 10
9267-so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ 11
9268-and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’. 12
9269-(b) C
9270-ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 13
9271-(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for 14
9272-Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended— 15
9273-(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub-16
9274-ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 17
9275-Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’ 18
9276-and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 19
9277-(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of 20
9278-the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 21
9279-U.S.C. 191),’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral 22
9280-Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 23
9281-(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act 24
9282-of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec-25
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9285-HR 2811 PCS
9286-ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 1
9287-by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec-2
9288-tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 3
9289-191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert-4
9290-ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 5
9291-(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 6
9292-Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 7
9293-1735(f)) is amended— 8
9294-(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘this 9
9295-Section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 10
9296-(B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth 11
9297-sentences. 12
8636+(a) I
8637+NGENERAL.—Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing 23
8638+Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 24 306 
8639+•HR 2811 EH
8640+(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 1
8641+striking ‘‘and, subject to the provisions of subsection 2
8642+(b),’’; 3
8643+(2) by striking subsection (b); 4
8644+(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 5
8645+subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 6
8646+(4) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (b) (as 7
8647+so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 8
8648+inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 9
8649+(5) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (c) (as 10
8650+so redesignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(B)’’ 11
8651+and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(B)’’. 12
8652+(b) C
8653+ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 13
8654+(1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for 14
8655+Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(a)) is amended— 15
8656+(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sub-16
8657+ject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the 17
8658+Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all’’ 18
8659+and inserting ‘‘All’’; and 19
8660+(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of 20
8661+the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 21
8662+U.S.C. 191),’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral 22
8663+Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 23
8664+(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act 24
8665+of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended, in the sec-25 307 
8666+•HR 2811 EH
8667+ond sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1), 1
8668+by striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of sec-2
8669+tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 3
8670+191(b)) and section 5(a)(2) of this Act’’ and insert-4
8671+ing ‘‘section 5(a)(2)’’. 5
8672+(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 6
8673+Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 7
8674+1735(f)) is amended— 8
8675+(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘this 9
8676+Section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 10
8677+(B) by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth 11
8678+sentences. 12
92988679 SEC. 20604. SUNSET. 13
9299-This subtitle, and the amendments made by this sub-14
9300-title, shall cease to have effect on September 30, 2032, 15
9301-and on such date the provisions of law amended by this 16
9302-subtitle shall be restored or revived as if this subtitle had 17
9303-not been enacted. 18
8680+This subtitle, and the amendments made by this sub-14
8681+title, shall cease to have effect on September 30, 2032, 15
8682+and on such date the provisions of law amended by this 16
8683+subtitle shall be restored or revived as if this subtitle had 17
8684+not been enacted. 18
93048685 TITLE III—WATER QUALITY CER-19
93058686 TIFICATION AND ENERGY 20
93068687 PROJECT IMPROVEMENT 21
93078688 SEC. 30001. SHORT TITLE. 22
9308-This title may be cited as the ‘‘Water Quality Certifi-23
9309-cation and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023’’. 24
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8689+This title may be cited as the ‘‘Water Quality Certifi-23
8690+cation and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023’’. 24 308 
8691+•HR 2811 EH
93138692 SEC. 30002. CERTIFICATION. 1
9314-Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 2
9315-Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is amended— 3
9316-(1) in subsection (a)— 4
9317-(A) in paragraph (1)— 5
9318-(i) in the first sentence, by striking 6
9319-‘‘may result’’ and inserting ‘‘may directly 7
9320-result’’; 8
9321-(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 9
9322-‘‘activity’’ and inserting ‘‘discharge’’; 10
9323-(iii) in the third sentence, by striking 11
9324-‘‘applications’’ each place it appears and 12
9325-inserting ‘‘requests’’; 13
9326-(iv) in the fifth sentence, by striking 14
9327-‘‘act on’’ and inserting ‘‘grant or deny’’; 15
9328-and 16
9329-(v) by inserting after the fourth sen-17
9330-tence the following: ‘‘Not later than 30 18
9331-days after the date of enactment of the 19
9332-Water Quality Certification and Energy 20
9333-Project Improvement Act of 2023, each 21
9334-State and interstate agency that has au-22
9335-thority to give such a certification, and the 23
9336-Administrator, shall publish requirements 24
9337-for certification to demonstrate to such 25
9338-State, such interstate agency, or the Ad-26
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9341-HR 2811 PCS
9342-ministrator, as the case may be, compli-1
9343-ance with the applicable provisions of sec-2
9344-tions 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. A deci-3
9345-sion to grant or deny a request for certifi-4
9346-cation shall be based only on the applicable 5
9347-provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 6
9348-and 307, and the grounds for the decision 7
9349-shall be set forth in writing and provided 8
9350-to the applicant. Not later than 90 days 9
9351-after receipt of a request for certification, 10
9352-the State, interstate agency, or Adminis-11
9353-trator, as the case may be, shall identify in 12
9354-writing all specific additional materials or 13
9355-information that are necessary to grant or 14
9356-deny the request.’’; 15
9357-(B) in paragraph (2)— 16
9358-(i) in the second sentence, by striking 17
9359-‘‘notice of application for such Federal li-18
9360-cense or permit’’ and inserting ‘‘receipt of 19
9361-a notice under the preceding sentence’’; 20
9362-(ii) in the third sentence, by striking 21
9363-‘‘any water quality requirement’’ and in-22
9364-serting ‘‘any applicable provision of section 23
9365-301, 302, 303, 306, or 307’’; 24
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9368-HR 2811 PCS
9369-(iii) in the fifth sentence, by striking 1
9370-‘‘insure compliance with applicable water 2
9371-quality requirements.’’ and inserting ‘‘en-3
9372-sure compliance with the applicable provi-4
9373-sions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 5
9374-307.’’; 6
9375-(iv) in the final sentence, by striking 7
9376-‘‘insure’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; and 8
9377-(v) by striking the first sentence and 9
9378-inserting ‘‘On receipt of a request for cer-10
9379-tification, the certifying State or interstate 11
9380-agency, as applicable, shall immediately 12
9381-notify the Administrator of the request.’’; 13
9382-(C) in paragraph (3), in the second sen-14
9383-tence, by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘any 15
9384-applicable provision of section’’; 16
9385-(D) in paragraph (4)— 17
9386-(i) in the first sentence, by striking 18
9387-‘‘applicable effluent limitations or other 19
9388-limitations or other applicable water qual-20
9389-ity requirements will not be violated’’ and 21
9390-inserting ‘‘no applicable provision of sec-22
9391-tion 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 will be vio-23
9392-lated’’; 24
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9395-HR 2811 PCS
9396-(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 1
9397-‘‘will violate applicable effluent limitations 2
9398-or other limitations or other water quality 3
9399-requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘will directly 4
9400-result in a discharge that violates an appli-5
9401-cable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 6
9402-306, or 307,’’; and 7
9403-(iii) in the third sentence, by striking 8
9404-‘‘such facility or activity will not violate the 9
9405-applicable provisions’’ and inserting ‘‘oper-10
9406-ation of such facility or activity will not di-11
9407-rectly result in a discharge that violates 12
9408-any applicable provision’’; and 13
9409-(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the ap-14
9410-plicable provisions’’ and inserting ‘‘any applica-15
9411-ble provision’’; 16
9412-(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘any applica-17
9413-ble effluent limitations and other limitations, under 18
9414-section 301 or 302 of this Act, standard of perform-19
9415-ance under section 306 of this Act, or prohibition, 20
9416-effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under 21
9417-section 307 of this Act, and with any other appro-22
9418-priate requirement of State law set forth in such 23
9419-certification, and’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable pro-24
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9423-visions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and 1
9424-any such limitations or requirements’’; and 2
9425-(3) by adding at the end the following: 3
9426-‘‘(e) For purposes of this section, the applicable pro-4
9427-visions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 are any 5
9428-applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under 6
9429-section 301 or 302, standard of performance under section 7
9430-306, prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment stand-8
9431-ard under section 307, and requirement of State law im-9
9432-plementing water quality criteria under section 303 nec-10
9433-essary to support the designated use or uses of the receiv-11
9434-ing navigable waters.’’. 12
8693+Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 2
8694+Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) is amended— 3
8695+(1) in subsection (a)— 4
8696+(A) in paragraph (1)— 5
8697+(i) in the first sentence, by striking 6
8698+‘‘may result’’ and inserting ‘‘may directly 7
8699+result’’; 8
8700+(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 9
8701+‘‘activity’’ and inserting ‘‘discharge’’; 10
8702+(iii) in the third sentence, by striking 11
8703+‘‘applications’’ each place it appears and 12
8704+inserting ‘‘requests’’; 13
8705+(iv) in the fifth sentence, by striking 14
8706+‘‘act on’’ and inserting ‘‘grant or deny’’; 15
8707+and 16
8708+(v) by inserting after the fourth sen-17
8709+tence the following: ‘‘Not later than 30 18
8710+days after the date of enactment of the 19
8711+Water Quality Certification and Energy 20
8712+Project Improvement Act of 2023, each 21
8713+State and interstate agency that has au-22
8714+thority to give such a certification, and the 23
8715+Administrator, shall publish requirements 24
8716+for certification to demonstrate to such 25
8717+State, such interstate agency, or the Ad-26 309 
8718+•HR 2811 EH
8719+ministrator, as the case may be, compli-1
8720+ance with the applicable provisions of sec-2
8721+tions 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307. A deci-3
8722+sion to grant or deny a request for certifi-4
8723+cation shall be based only on the applicable 5
8724+provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 6
8725+and 307, and the grounds for the decision 7
8726+shall be set forth in writing and provided 8
8727+to the applicant. Not later than 90 days 9
8728+after receipt of a request for certification, 10
8729+the State, interstate agency, or Adminis-11
8730+trator, as the case may be, shall identify in 12
8731+writing all specific additional materials or 13
8732+information that are necessary to grant or 14
8733+deny the request.’’; 15
8734+(B) in paragraph (2)— 16
8735+(i) in the second sentence, by striking 17
8736+‘‘notice of application for such Federal li-18
8737+cense or permit’’ and inserting ‘‘receipt of 19
8738+a notice under the preceding sentence’’; 20
8739+(ii) in the third sentence, by striking 21
8740+‘‘any water quality requirement’’ and in-22
8741+serting ‘‘any applicable provision of section 23
8742+301, 302, 303, 306, or 307’’; 24 310 
8743+•HR 2811 EH
8744+(iii) in the fifth sentence, by striking 1
8745+‘‘insure compliance with applicable water 2
8746+quality requirements.’’ and inserting ‘‘en-3
8747+sure compliance with the applicable provi-4
8748+sions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 5
8749+307.’’; 6
8750+(iv) in the final sentence, by striking 7
8751+‘‘insure’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; and 8
8752+(v) by striking the first sentence and 9
8753+inserting ‘‘On receipt of a request for cer-10
8754+tification, the certifying State or interstate 11
8755+agency, as applicable, shall immediately 12
8756+notify the Administrator of the request.’’; 13
8757+(C) in paragraph (3), in the second sen-14
8758+tence, by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘any 15
8759+applicable provision of section’’; 16
8760+(D) in paragraph (4)— 17
8761+(i) in the first sentence, by striking 18
8762+‘‘applicable effluent limitations or other 19
8763+limitations or other applicable water qual-20
8764+ity requirements will not be violated’’ and 21
8765+inserting ‘‘no applicable provision of sec-22
8766+tion 301, 302, 303, 306, or 307 will be vio-23
8767+lated’’; 24 311 
8768+•HR 2811 EH
8769+(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 1
8770+‘‘will violate applicable effluent limitations 2
8771+or other limitations or other water quality 3
8772+requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘will directly 4
8773+result in a discharge that violates an appli-5
8774+cable provision of section 301, 302, 303, 6
8775+306, or 307,’’; and 7
8776+(iii) in the third sentence, by striking 8
8777+‘‘such facility or activity will not violate the 9
8778+applicable provisions’’ and inserting ‘‘oper-10
8779+ation of such facility or activity will not di-11
8780+rectly result in a discharge that violates 12
8781+any applicable provision’’; and 13
8782+(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the ap-14
8783+plicable provisions’’ and inserting ‘‘any applica-15
8784+ble provision’’; 16
8785+(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘any applica-17
8786+ble effluent limitations and other limitations, under 18
8787+section 301 or 302 of this Act, standard of perform-19
8788+ance under section 306 of this Act, or prohibition, 20
8789+effluent standard, or pretreatment standard under 21
8790+section 307 of this Act, and with any other appro-22
8791+priate requirement of State law set forth in such 23
8792+certification, and’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable pro-24 312 
8793+•HR 2811 EH
8794+visions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, and 1
8795+any such limitations or requirements’’; and 2
8796+(3) by adding at the end the following: 3
8797+‘‘(e) For purposes of this section, the applicable pro-4
8798+visions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 are any 5
8799+applicable effluent limitations and other limitations, under 6
8800+section 301 or 302, standard of performance under section 7
8801+306, prohibition, effluent standard, or pretreatment stand-8
8802+ard under section 307, and requirement of State law im-9
8803+plementing water quality criteria under section 303 nec-10
8804+essary to support the designated use or uses of the receiv-11
8805+ing navigable waters.’’. 12
94358806 SEC. 30003. FEDERAL GENERAL PERMITS. 13
9436-Section 402(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-14
9437-trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)) is amended by adding at the 15
9438-end the following: 16
9439-‘‘(6)(A) The Administrator is authorized to issue gen-17
9440-eral permits under this section for discharges of similar 18
9441-types from similar sources. 19
9442-‘‘(B) The Administrator may require submission of 20
9443-a notice of intent to be covered under a general permit 21
9444-issued under this section, including additional information 22
9445-that the Administrator determines necessary. 23
9446-‘‘(C) If a general permit issued under this section will 24
9447-expire and the Administrator decides not to issue a new 25
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9451-general permit for discharges similar to those covered by 1
9452-the expiring general permit, the Administrator shall pub-2
9453-lish in the Federal Register a notice of such decision at 3
9454-least two years prior to the expiration of the general per-4
9455-mit. 5
9456-‘‘(D) If a general permit issued under this section 6
9457-expires and the Administrator has not published a notice 7
9458-in accordance with subparagraph (C), until such time as 8
9459-the Administrator issues a new general permit for dis-9
9460-charges similar to those covered by the expired general 10
9461-permit, the Administrator shall— 11
9462-‘‘(i) continue to apply the terms, conditions, 12
9463-and requirements of the expired general permit to 13
9464-any discharge that was covered by the expired gen-14
9465-eral permit; and 15
9466-‘‘(ii) apply such terms, conditions, and require-16
9467-ments to any discharge that would have been cov-17
9468-ered by the expired general permit (in accordance 18
9469-with any relevant requirements for such coverage) if 19
9470-the discharge had occurred before such expiration.’’. 20
8807+Section 402(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-14
8808+trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)) is amended by adding at the 15
8809+end the following: 16
8810+‘‘(6)(A) The Administrator is authorized to issue gen-17
8811+eral permits under this section for discharges of similar 18
8812+types from similar sources. 19
8813+‘‘(B) The Administrator may require submission of 20
8814+a notice of intent to be covered under a general permit 21
8815+issued under this section, including additional information 22
8816+that the Administrator determines necessary. 23
8817+‘‘(C) If a general permit issued under this section will 24
8818+expire and the Administrator decides not to issue a new 25 313 
8819+•HR 2811 EH
8820+general permit for discharges similar to those covered by 1
8821+the expiring general permit, the Administrator shall pub-2
8822+lish in the Federal Register a notice of such decision at 3
8823+least two years prior to the expiration of the general per-4
8824+mit. 5
8825+‘‘(D) If a general permit issued under this section 6
8826+expires and the Administrator has not published a notice 7
8827+in accordance with subparagraph (C), until such time as 8
8828+the Administrator issues a new general permit for dis-9
8829+charges similar to those covered by the expired general 10
8830+permit, the Administrator shall— 11
8831+‘‘(i) continue to apply the terms, conditions, 12
8832+and requirements of the expired general permit to 13
8833+any discharge that was covered by the expired gen-14
8834+eral permit; and 15
8835+‘‘(ii) apply such terms, conditions, and require-16
8836+ments to any discharge that would have been cov-17
8837+ered by the expired general permit (in accordance 18
8838+with any relevant requirements for such coverage) if 19
8839+the discharge had occurred before such expiration.’’. 20
94718840 DIVISION E—INCREASE IN DEBT 21
94728841 LIMIT 22
94738842 SEC. 40001. LIMITED SUSPENSION OF DEBT CEILING. 23
9474-(a) S
9475-USPENSION.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, 24
9476-United States Code, shall not apply during the period be-25
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9479-HR 2811 PCS
9480-ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-1
9481-ing on the applicable date. 2
9482-(b) D
8843+(a) S
8844+USPENSION.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, 24
8845+United States Code, shall not apply during the period be-25 314 
8846+•HR 2811 EH
8847+ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-1
8848+ing on the applicable date. 2
8849+(b) D
94838850 OLLARLIMITATION ON SUSPENSION.—Sub-3
9484-section (a) shall not apply to the extent that the applica-4
9485-tion of such subsection would result in the face amount 5
9486-of obligations subject to limitation under section 3101(b) 6
9487-of title 31, United States Code, to exceed the sum of— 7
9488-(1) the dollar limitation in effect under such 8
9489-section on the date of the enactment of this Act, in-9
9490-creased by 10
9491-(2) $1,500,000,000,000. 11
9492-(c) A
9493-PPLICABLEDATE.—For purposes of this sec-12
9494-tion, the term ‘‘applicable date’’ means the earlier of— 13
9495-(1) March 31, 2024, or 14
9496-(2) the first date on which subsection (a) does 15
9497-not apply by reason of subsection (b). 16
9498-(d) S
9499-PECIALRULERELATING TO OBLIGATIONS 17
8851+section (a) shall not apply to the extent that the applica-4
8852+tion of such subsection would result in the face amount 5
8853+of obligations subject to limitation under section 3101(b) 6
8854+of title 31, United States Code, to exceed the sum of— 7
8855+(1) the dollar limitation in effect under such 8
8856+section on the date of the enactment of this Act, in-9
8857+creased by 10
8858+(2) $1,500,000,000,000. 11
8859+(c) A
8860+PPLICABLEDATE.—For purposes of this sec-12
8861+tion, the term ‘‘applicable date’’ means the earlier of— 13
8862+(1) March 31, 2024, or 14
8863+(2) the first date on which subsection (a) does 15
8864+not apply by reason of subsection (b). 16
8865+(d) S
8866+PECIALRULERELATING TO OBLIGATIONS 17
95008867 I
9501-SSUEDDURINGSUSPENSIONPERIOD.—Effective as of 18
9502-the close of the applicable date, the dollar limitation in 19
9503-section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is in-20
9504-creased to the extent that— 21
9505-(1) the face amount of obligations subject to 22
9506-limitation under such section outstanding as of the 23
9507-close of the applicable date, exceeds 24
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9511-(2) the face amount of such obligations out-1
9512-standing on the date of the enactment of this Act. 2
9513-An obligation shall not be taken into account under para-3
9514-graph (1) unless the issuance of such obligation was nec-4
9515-essary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Gov-5
9516-ernment that required payment on or before the applicable 6
9517-date. 7
9518-Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2023.
9519-Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
9520-Clerk.
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9524-41
9525-118
8868+SSUEDDURINGSUSPENSIONPERIOD.—Effective as of 18
8869+the close of the applicable date, the dollar limitation in 19
8870+section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is in-20
8871+creased to the extent that— 21
8872+(1) the face amount of obligations subject to 22
8873+limitation under such section outstanding as of the 23
8874+close of the applicable date, exceeds 24 315 
8875+•HR 2811 EH
8876+(2) the face amount of such obligations out-1
8877+standing on the date of the enactment of this Act. 2
8878+An obligation shall not be taken into account under para-3
8879+graph (1) unless the issuance of such obligation was nec-4
8880+essary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Gov-5
8881+ernment that required payment on or before the applicable 6
8882+date. 7
8883+Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2023. 
8884+Attest: 
8885+Clerk. 118
95268886 TH
9527-CONGRESS
8887+CONGRESS 
95288888 1
95298889 ST
95308890 S
95318891 ESSION
9532-
8892+ 
95338893 H. R. 2811
95348894 AN ACT
9535-To provide for a responsible increase to the debt
9536-ceiling, and for other purposes.
9537-M
9538-AY
9539-2, 2023
9540-Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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8895+To provide for a responsible increase to the debt 
8896+ceiling, and for other purposes.