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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6176 

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

gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of 

petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2021 

Mr. PALAZZO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to 

increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from 

the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

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’’ or the ‘‘SPR Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE PLAN. 

2 Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

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

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(k) STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE PLAN.— 

6 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

8 term ‘Federal land’ means land, including outer 

9 Continental Shelf land, the title to which is held 

10 by the United States. 

11 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—In this subsection, 

12 the term ‘Federal land’ does not include land 

13 otherwise not available for oil and gas develop14 ment within— 

15 ‘‘(i) a unit of the National Park Sys16 tem; 

17 ‘‘(ii) a unit of the National Wildlife 

18 Refuge System; 

19 ‘‘(iii) a component of the National 

20 Wilderness Preservation System; 

21 ‘‘(iv) a National Marine Sanctuary; or 

22 ‘‘(v) Indian land. 

23 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—Except in the case of a severe en24 ergy supply interruption described in subsection (d) 

25 or as otherwise mandated by Congress, the Sec26 retary may not execute 1 drawdown or a series of 


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1 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the 

2 Reserve after the date of enactment of this sub3 section, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, 

4 until the Secretary of the Interior has, as applicable, 

5 issued a plan or updated a previously issued plan to 

6 increase the production of oil and gas on Federal 

7 land. 

8 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN.—Each plan 

9 issued or updated under paragraph (2) shall include 

10 proposed actions to increase oil and gas production 

11 on Federal land that are in addition to lease sales 

12 previously scheduled by the Secretary of the Interior 

13 under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 

14 seq.) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 

15 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the In17 terior shall issue or update each plan required under 

18 paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary, 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com20 merce, and the Secretary of Defense. 

21 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL SUBMISSION.—Not later 

22 than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 

23 executes 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more 

24 drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve 

25 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 


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1 Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com2 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen3 ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

4 and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

5 House of Representatives a copy of the applicable 

6 plan required under paragraph (2).’’. 

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