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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 21 

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 

JANUARY 9, 2023 

Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 

CURTIS, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Ohio, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. HIGGINS

of Louisiana, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. ARMSTRONG, 

Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. PENCE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. LANGWORTHY, and 

Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER) 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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Response Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY PRODUCTION INCREASE PLAN. 

5 Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

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

7 the following new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(k) PLAN.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a se10 vere energy supply interruption described in sub11 section (d), the Secretary may not execute the first 

12 drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve 

13 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

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

15 Secretary has developed a plan to increase the per16 centage of Federal lands (including submerged lands 

17 of the Outer Continental Shelf) under the jurisdic18 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

19 Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Sec20 retary of Defense leased for oil and gas production 

21 by the same percentage as the percentage of petro22 leum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that is to 

23 be drawn down in that first and subsequent 

24 drawdowns, subject to the limitation under para25 graph (2). 


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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The plan required by para2 graph (1) shall not provide for a total increase in 

3 the percentage of Federal lands described in para4 graph (1) leased for oil and gas production in excess 

5 of 10 percent. 

6 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre7 pare the plan required by paragraph (1) in consulta8 tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

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

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