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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6235 

To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production 

under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of 

the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 

of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a 

drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

DUNN, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 

LATTA, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PALMER, Mr. LONG, Mr. 

JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

PENCE, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BOST, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Ms. 

CHENEY, Mr. BALDERSON, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PFLUGER, 

Mr. STEWART, Mr. CLINE, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil 

and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal 

lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the 

Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction 

with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Production 

5 Response Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY PRODUCTION INCREASE PLAN. 

7 Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(k) PLAN.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a se12 vere energy supply interruption described in sub13 section (d), the Secretary may not execute the first 

14 drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve 

15 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

16 whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the 

17 Secretary has developed a plan to increase the per18 centage of Federal lands (including submerged lands 

19 of the Outer Continental Shelf) under the jurisdic20 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

21 Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Sec22 retary of Defense leased for oil and gas production 

23 by the same percentage as the percentage of petro24 leum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is to 

25 be drawn down in that first and subsequent 


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1 drawdowns, subject to the limitation under para2 graph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The plan required by para4 graph (1) shall not provide for a total increase in 

5 the percentage of Federal lands described in para6 graph (1) leased for oil and gas production in excess 

7 of 10 percent. 

8 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre9 pare the plan required by paragraph (1) in consulta10 tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

11 of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense.’’. 

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