(1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking para-
graph (37). 
(2) Section 6213(g)(2) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (V). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to vehicles acquired after Decem-
ber 31, 2022. 
SEC. 235. ALTERNATIVE FUEL REFUELING PROPERTY 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30C(i) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2032’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2021’’. 
(b) PROPERTY OF A CHARACTER SUBJECT TO DE-
PRECIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 30C(a) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(6 percent in the case of property of a 
character subject to depreciation)’’. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF CREDIT LIMITATION.— 
Subsection (b) of section 30C is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘with respect to any 
single item of’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect 
to all’’, and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘at a location’’ before 
‘‘shall not exceed’’, and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000 in the case of any such item of prop-
erty’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000 in the case of a 
property’’. 
(3) BIDIRECTIONAL CHARGING EQUIPMENT NOT 
INCLUDED; ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACT REQUIREMENT 
REMOVED.—Section 30C(c) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE RE-
FUELING PROPERTY.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property’ 
has the same meaning as the term ‘qualified clean-fuel ve-
hicle refueling property’ would have under section 179A 
if— 
‘‘(1) paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not 
apply to property installed on property which is used 
as the principal residence (within the meaning of 
section 121) of the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(2) only the following were treated as clean- 
burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d): 
‘‘(A) Any fuel at least 85 percent of the 
volume of which consists of one or more of the 
following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed nat-
ural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petro-
leum gas, or hydrogen. 
‘‘(B) Any mixture— 
‘‘(i) which consists of two or more of 
the following: biodiesel (as defined in sec-
tion 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in 
section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and 
‘‘(ii) at least 20 percent of the volume 
of which consists of biodiesel (as so de-
fined) determined without regard to any 
kerosene in such mixture. 
‘‘(C) Electricity.’’. 
(c) CERTAIN ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS NOT 
INCLUDED AS QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE 
REFUELING PROPERTY; WAGE
AND APPRENTICESHIP 
REQUIREMENTS REMOVED.—Section 30C is amended by 
striking subsections (f) and (g) and redesignating sub-
sections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2021.
SEC. 236. ADVANCED ENERGY PROJECT CREDIT EXTEN-
SION REVERSED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48C is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(b) MODIFICATION OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED EN-
ERGY PROJECTS.—Section 48C(c)(1)(A) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, any portion of the qualified 
investment of which is certified by the Secretary 
under subsection (e) as eligible for a credit under 
this section’’, 
(2) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an industrial or manufac-
turing facility for the production or recycling 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘a manufacturing facility for 
the production of’’, 
(B) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘water,’’, 
(C) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘energy 
storage systems and components’’ and inserting 
‘‘an energy storage system for use with electric 
or hybrid-electric motor vehicles’’, 
(D) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘grid 
modernization equipment or components’’ and 
inserting ‘‘grids to support the transmission of 
intermittent sources of renewable energy, in-
cluding storage of such energy’’,
(E) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘, re-
move, use, or sequester carbon oxide emissions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and sequester carbon dioxide 
emissions’’, 
(F) by striking subclause (V) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(V) property designed to refine 
or blend renewable fuels or to produce 
energy conservation technologies (in-
cluding 
energy-conserving 
lighting 
technologies and smart grid tech-
nologies),’’, 
(G) by striking subclauses (VI), (VII), and 
(VIII), 
(H) by inserting after subclause (V) the 
following: 
‘‘(VI) new qualified plug-in elec-
tric drive motor vehicles (as defined 
by section 30D) or components which 
are designed specifically for use with 
such vehicles, including electric mo-
tors, generators, and power control 
units, or’’, and
(I) by redesignating subclause (IX) as sub-
clause (VII), and inserting ‘‘, and’’ at the end 
of such subclause, and 
(3) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) any portion of the qualified in-
vestment of which is certified by the Sec-
retary under subsection (d) as eligible for 
a credit under this section.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) 
of section 48C(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) which is necessary for the production 
of property described in paragraph (1)(A)(i),’’. 
(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Section 48C(e), 
as redesignated by this section, is amended by striking 
‘‘48B, 48E, 45Q, or 45V’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48B’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 237. REPEAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PRO-
DUCTION CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45X 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 
amended by striking paragraph (38). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to components produced and sold 
after December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 238. REPEAL OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Y 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 38(b) is 
amended by striking paragraph (39). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to facilities placed in service after 
December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 239. REPEAL OF CLEAN ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart E of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 48E 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 46, as amended by Public Law 
117–169, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (5), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting a period, and 
(C) by striking paragraph (7). 
(2) Section 49(a)(1)(C), as amended by Public 
Law 117–169, is amended— 
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(v), 
(B) by striking the comma at the end of 
clause (vi) and inserting a period, and 
(C) by striking clauses (vii) and (viii). 
(3) Section 50(a)(2)(E), as amended by Public 
Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘48D(b)(5), 
or 48E(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 48D(b)(5)’’. 
(4) Section 50(c)(3), as amended by Public 
Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘or clean elec-
tricity investment credit’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 
in service after December 31, 2024.
SEC. 240. COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED FACILITIES, 
QUALIFIED PROPERTY, AND ENERGY STOR-
AGE TECHNOLOGY REMOVED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(e)(3)(B), as amended 
by Public Law 117–169, is amended— 
(1) in clause (vi)(III), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘, and,’’ at the 
end and inserting a period, and 
(3) by striking clause (viii). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to facilities and property placed 
in service after December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 241. REPEAL OF CLEAN FUEL PRODUCTION CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 45Z 
(and by striking the item relating to such section in the 
table of sections for such subpart). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 30C(c)(1)(B), as amended by Public 
Law 117–169, is amended by striking clause (iv). 
(2) Section 38(b), as amended by Public Law 
117–169, is amended by striking paragraph (40). 
(3) Section 4101(a)(1), as amended by Public 
Law 117–169, is amended by striking ‘‘every person
producing a fuel eligible for the clean fuel production 
credit (pursuant to section 45Z),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to transportation fuel produced 
after December 31, 2024. 
SEC. 242. REPEAL OF SECTIONS RELATING TO ELECTIVE 
PAYMENT 
FOR 
ENERGY 
PROPERTY 
AND 
ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RE-
NEWABLE RESOURCES; TRANSFER OF CRED-
ITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 is 
amended by striking sections 6417 and 6418 (and by 
striking the items relating to such sections in the table 
of sections for such subchapter). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 50(d) is amended by striking ‘‘In 
the case of a real estate investment trust making an 
election under section 6418, paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B) of the section 46(e) referred to in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection shall not apply to any invest-
ment credit property of such real estate investment 
trust to which such election applies’’. 
(2) Section 39(a) is amended by striking para-
graph (4).
(3) Section 13801 of Public Law 117–169 is 
amended by striking subsection (f). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 243. TRANSITION RULE. 
In the case of a taxpayer who entered into a binding 
written contract or made other concrete investment action 
after August 26, 2022, and before April 19, 2023, to en-
gage in an activity for which a credit would otherwise be 
available if not for the application of sections 229 and 244 
of this Act, such sections shall not apply. 
TITLE IV—FAMILY AND SMALL 
BUSINESS 
TAXPAYER 
PRO-
TECTION 
SEC. 251. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN BALANCES MADE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 
The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Rev-
enue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), 
(2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117– 
169 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 
2022’’) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 
rescinded.
DIVISION C—GROW THE 
ECONOMY 
TITLE 
I—TEMPORARY 
ASSIST-
ANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES 
SEC. 301. RECALIBRATION OF THE CASELOAD REDUCTION 
CREDIT. 
Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended in each of subparagraphs 
(A)(ii) and (B), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 302. ELIMINATING EXCESS MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
SPENDING IN DETERMINING CASELOAD RE-
DUCTION CREDIT. 
Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
CASES.— 
The Secretary shall determine the minimum 
participation rate of a State for a fiscal year 
under this subsection without regard to cases 
that are funded by an amount expended in ex-
cess of the applicable percentage of the historic 
expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of the State for the fiscal 
year.’’.
employment during the second quarter after the 
exit. 
‘‘(B) The percentage of individuals who 
were work-eligible individuals who were in un-
subsidized employment in the second quarter 
after the exit, who are also in unsubsidized em-
ployment during the fourth quarter after the 
exit. 
‘‘(C) The median earnings of individuals 
who were work-eligible individuals as of the 
time of exit from the program, who are in un-
subsidized employment during the second quar-
ter after the exit. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of individuals who 
have not attained 24 years of age, are attending 
high school or enrolled in an equivalency pro-
gram, and are work-eligible individuals or were 
work-eligible individuals as of the time of exit 
from the program, who obtain a high school de-
gree or its recognized equivalent while receiving 
assistance under the State program funded 
under this part or within 1 year after the exit. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF EXIT.—In paragraph (2), 
the term ‘exit’ means, with respect to a State pro-
gram funded under this part, ceases to receive as-
sistance under the program funded by this part. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—In order to ensure na-
tionwide comparability of data, the Secretary, after 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor and with 
States, shall issue regulations governing the report-
ing of performance indicators under this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 305. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on October 1, 2024. 
TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS 
SEC. 311. AGE-RELATED EXEMPTION FROM WORK RE-
QUIREMENT TO RECEIVE SNAP. 
Section 6(o)(3)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(3)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘56’’. 
SEC. 312. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR EXEMPTION AD-
JUSTMENT. 
Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(6)) is amended by adding at 
end the following: 
‘‘(I) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR EXEMP-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—During fiscal year 2024 
and each subsequent fiscal year, nothing in this
paragraph shall be interpreted to allow a State 
agency to accumulate unused exemptions to be 
provided beyond the subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 313. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM UNDER THE FOOD AND NUTRITION 
ACT OF 2008. 
Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at end the following: 
‘‘That program includes as a purpose to assist low-income 
adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earn-
ings. Such employment and earnings, along with program 
benefits, will permit low-income households to obtain a 
more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by 
increasing food purchasing power for all eligible house-
holds who apply for participation.’’. 
TITLE III—COMMUNITY ENGAGE-
MENT REQUIREMENT FOR AP-
PLICABLE INDIVIDUALS 
SEC. 321. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(28) with respect to any amount expended for 
medical assistance for an applicable individual for a 
month in a calendar year if such individual did not 
meet the community engagement requirement under 
section 1905(jj) for 3 or more preceding months 
during such calendar year while such individual was 
an applicable individual and was enrolled in a State 
plan (or waiver of such plan) under this title.’’; and 
(4) in the flush left matter at the end, by strik-
ing ‘‘and (18),’’ and inserting ‘‘(18), and (28)’’. 
(b) COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(jj) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of section 1903(i)(28), 
the community engagement requirement described in 
this subsection with respect to an applicable indi-
vidual and a month is that such individual satisfies
at least one of the following with respect to such 
month: 
‘‘(A) The individual works 80 hours or 
more per month, or has a monthly income that 
is at least equal to the Federal minimum wage 
under section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938, multiplied by 80 hours. 
‘‘(B) The individual completes 80 hours or 
more of community service per month. 
‘‘(C) The individual participates in a work 
program for at least 80 hours per month. 
‘‘(D) The individual participates in a com-
bination of work, including community service, 
and a work program for a total of at least 80 
hours per month. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.—For purposes of verifying 
the compliance of an applicable individual with the 
community engagement requirement under para-
graph (1), a State Medicaid agency shall, whenever 
possible, prioritize the utilization of existing data-
bases or other verification measures, including the 
National Change of Address Database Maintained 
by the United States Postal Service, State health 
and human services agencies, payroll databases, or
other reliable sources of information, prior to seek-
ing additional verification from such individual. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘applicable individual’ means any individual who 
is not— 
‘‘(i) under 19 years of age or age 56 
or older; 
‘‘(ii) physically or mentally unfit for 
employment, as determined by a physician 
or other medical professional; 
‘‘(iii) pregnant; 
‘‘(iv) the parent or caretaker of a de-
pendent child; 
‘‘(v) the parent or caretaker of an in-
capacitated person; 
‘‘(vi) complying with work require-
ments under a different program under 
Federal law; 
‘‘(vii) participating in a drug or alco-
hol treatment and rehabilitation program 
(as defined in section 3(h) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008); or 
‘‘(viii) enrolled in an educational pro-
gram at least half time.
to disenroll an applicable individual for a month if, with 
respect to medical assistance furnished to such individual 
for such month, no Federal financial participation would 
be available, pursuant to section 1903(i)(28).’’. 
TITLE IV—REGULATIONS FROM 
THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF 
SCRUTINY 
SEC. 331. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Regulations from the 
Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 332. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to increase accountability 
for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. 
Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution 
grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Con-
gress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge 
while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain 
accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By 
requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result 
in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an im-
proved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that 
is truly accountable to the American people for the laws 
imposed upon them.
SEC. 333. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE-
MAKING. 
Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 8—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW 
OF AGENCY RULEMAKING 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘801. Congressional review. 
‘‘802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 
‘‘803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 
‘‘804. Definitions. 
‘‘805. Judicial review. 
‘‘806. Exemption for monetary policy. 
‘‘807. Effective date of certain rules. 
‘‘§ 801. Congressional review 
‘‘(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal 
agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal 
Register a list of information on which the rule is based, 
including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost- 
benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access 
such information online, and shall submit to each House 
of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report 
containing— 
‘‘(i) a copy of the rule; 
‘‘(ii) a concise general statement relating to the 
rule; 
‘‘(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or 
nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the clas-
sification specifically addressing each criteria for a
major rule contained within subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) of section 804(2); 
‘‘(iv) a list of any other related regulatory ac-
tions intended to implement the same statutory pro-
vision or regulatory objective as well as the indi-
vidual and aggregate economic effects of those ac-
tions; and 
‘‘(v) the proposed effective date of the rule. 
‘‘(B) On the date of the submission of the report 
under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating 
the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make 
available to each House of Congress— 
‘‘(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis 
of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs 
added or lost, differentiating between public and pri-
vate sector jobs; 
‘‘(ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 
603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; 
‘‘(iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 
202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995; and 
‘‘(iv) any other relevant information or require-
ments under any other Act and any relevant Execu-
tive orders.
‘‘(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under sub-
paragraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the re-
port to the chairman and ranking member of each stand-
ing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the 
House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill 
to amend the provision of law under which the rule is 
issued. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a re-
port on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction 
by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or 
publication date. The report of the Comptroller General 
shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance 
with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and 
an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new 
limits or mandates on private-sector activity. 
‘‘(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comp-
troller General by providing information relevant to the 
Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of 
a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or 
as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint 
resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever 
is later.
‘‘(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided 
by section 803 after submission to Congress under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a 
major rule is not enacted within the period provided in 
subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relat-
ing to the same rule may not be considered under this 
chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate. 
‘‘(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the 
Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described 
under section 802. 
‘‘(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or 
legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on 
which the report referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) is re-
ceived by Congress (excluding days either House of Con-
gress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session 
of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution 
shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall 
not take effect. 
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule 
may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the 
President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and
submits written notice of such determination to the Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made 
by the President by Executive order that the major rule 
should take effect because such rule is— 
‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent threat 
to health or safety or other emergency; 
‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal 
laws; 
‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or 
‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute imple-
menting an international trade agreement. 
‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the authority 
under this subsection shall have no effect on the proce-
dures under section 802. 
‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review oth-
erwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule 
for which a report was submitted in accordance with sub-
section (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date 
occurring— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Representa-
tives, 60 legislative days,
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before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a 
session of Congress through the date on which the same 
or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sec-
tions 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the suc-
ceeding session of Congress. 
‘‘(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for pur-
poses of such additional review, a rule described under 
paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— 
‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal 
Register on— 
‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th 
session day; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the 15th legislative day, 
after the succeeding session of Congress first con-
venes; and 
‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to 
Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a 
report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can 
take effect. 
‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 
effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub-
sections of this section).
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‘‘§ 802. Congressional approval procedure for major 
rules 
‘‘(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint 
resolution’ means only a joint resolution addressing a re-
port classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— 
‘‘(A) bears no preamble; 
‘‘(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled 
as appropriate): ‘Approving the rule submitted by 
lll relating to lll.’; 
‘‘(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 
following (with blanks filled as appropriate): ‘That 
Congress approves the rule submitted by lll re-
lating to lll.’; and 
‘‘(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 
classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or 
his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, 
if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the House of Representa-
tives, within 3 legislative days; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of the Senate, within 3 session 
days.
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‘‘(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) 
shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
shall be referred in each House of Congress to the commit-
tees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under 
which the rule is issued. 
‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees 
to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 
been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session 
days after its introduction, such committee or committees 
shall be automatically discharged from further consider-
ation of the resolution and it shall be placed on the cal-
endar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be 
taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after 
the resolution is reported by the committee or committees 
to which it was referred, or after such committee or com-
mittees have been discharged from further consideration 
of the resolution. 
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or com-
mittees to which a joint resolution is referred have re-
ported, or when a committee or committees are discharged 
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a 
joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any 
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion
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to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The mo-
tion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to post-
pone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-
main the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 
opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit 
debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, 
or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit 
the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
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Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur. 
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(e) In the House of Representatives, if any com-
mittee to which a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) has been referred has not reported it to the House 
at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, 
such committee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the 
appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays 
of each month it shall be in order at any time for the 
Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a 
joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at 
least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for 
immediate consideration in the House without intervention 
of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution 
shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered 
as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It 
shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. 
If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not
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been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker 
may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote 
shall be taken on that day. 
‘‘(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution described 
in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a 
joint resolution having the same text, then— 
‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee; and 
‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall 
be the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House until the vote on pas-
sage, when the joint resolution received from the 
other House shall supplant the joint resolution of 
the receiving House. 
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 
Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 
Senate is a revenue measure. 
‘‘(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final 
passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 
described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be 
taken on that day. 
‘‘(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by 
Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
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‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-
gress with jurisdiction. 
‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re-
ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 
not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 
resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date 
of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may 
be discharged from further consideration of such joint res-
olution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Mem-
bers of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be 
placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-
mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 
consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 
for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 
waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 
a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall
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not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 
shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 
disposed of. 
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 
limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 
to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur. 
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) shall be decided without debate.
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‘‘(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in sub-
section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 
a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 
‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 
beginning with the applicable submission or publica-
tion date; or 
‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) 
was submitted during the period referred to in sec-
tion 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session 
days beginning on the 15th session day after the 
succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 
‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 
House receives from the other House a joint resolution 
described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 
shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution described 
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint 
resolution— 
‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House; but
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‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
‘‘§ 804. Definitions 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any 
agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, in-
cluding an interim final rule, that the Administrator 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of the Office of Management and Budget finds has 
resulted in or is likely to result in— 
‘‘(A) an annual effect on the economy of 
$100 million or more; 
‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, 
individual 
industries, 
Federal, 
State, or local government agencies, or geo-
graphic regions; or 
‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi-
tion, employment, investment, productivity, in-
novation, or the ability of United States-based 
enterprises to compete with foreign-based enter-
prises in domestic and export markets. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 
that is not a major rule.
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‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 551, except that such term does 
not include— 
‘‘(A) any rule of particular applicability, 
including a rule that approves or prescribes for 
the future rates, wages, prices, services, or al-
lowances therefore, corporate or financial struc-
tures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 
thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures 
bearing on any of the foregoing; 
‘‘(B) any rule relating to agency manage-
ment or personnel; or 
‘‘(C) any rule of agency organization, pro-
cedure, or practice that does not substantially 
affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 
parties. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘submission or publication date’, 
except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 
means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 
on which the Congress receives the report sub-
mitted under section 801(a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 
later of—
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‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 
receives the report submitted under section 
801(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 
rule is published in the Federal Register, if 
so published. 
‘‘§ 805. Judicial review 
‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 
under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-
termine whether a Federal agency has completed the nec-
essary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take 
effect. 
‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 
under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 
grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 
for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-
fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 
any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 
the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-
cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 
or not the rule is in effect. 
‘‘§ 806. Exemption for monetary policy 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that con-
cern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the 
Federal Open Market Committee. 
‘‘§ 807. Effective date of certain rules 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— 
‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-
mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 
to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 
‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which an 
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest, 
shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency pro-
mulgating the rule determines.’’. 
SEC. 334. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO 
SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGETARY
EFFECTS
OF
RULES 
SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED
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STATES CODE.—Any rule subject to the con-
gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-
tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-
ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 
is not approved in accordance with such sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 335. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
OF RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 
the date of the enactment of this section— 
(1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 
section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in 
effect; 
(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-
fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) 
were in effect; and 
(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 
by all such rules. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 
that contains the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a).
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DIVISION D—H.R. 1, THE LOWER 
ENERGY COSTS ACT 
TITLE 
I—INCREASING 
AMER-
ICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, 
EXPORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, 
AND 
CRITICAL 
MINERALS 
PROCESSING 
SEC. 10001. SECURING AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS 
SUPPLY. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ORGANIZATION ACT.—The Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) As used in sections 102(20) and 203(a)(12), the 
term ‘critical energy resource’ means any energy re-
source— 
‘‘(1) that is essential to the energy sector and 
energy systems of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to 
disruption.’’; 
(2) in section 102, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(20) To ensure there is an adequate and reli-
able supply of critical energy resources that are es-
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sential to the energy security of the United States.’’; 
and 
(3) in section 203(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) Functions that relate to securing the sup-
ply of critical energy resources, including identifying 
and mitigating the effects of a disruption of such 
supply on— 
‘‘(A) the development and use of energy 
technologies; and 
‘‘(B) the operation of energy systems.’’. 
(b) SECURING CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE SUPPLY 
CHAINS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the require-
ments of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), the Secretary of En-
ergy, in consultation with the appropriate Federal 
agencies, representatives of the energy sector, 
States, and other stakeholders, shall— 
(A) conduct ongoing assessments of— 
(i) energy resource criticality based on 
the importance of critical energy resources 
to the development of energy technologies 
and the supply of energy;
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(ii) the critical energy resource supply 
chain of the United States; 
(iii) the vulnerability of such supply 
chain; and 
(iv) how the energy security of the 
United States is affected by the reliance of 
the United States on importation of critical 
energy resources; 
(B) facilitate development of strategies to 
strengthen critical energy resource supply 
chains in the United States, including by— 
(i) diversifying the sources of the sup-
ply of critical energy resources; and 
(ii) increasing domestic production, 
separation, and processing of critical en-
ergy resources; 
(C) develop substitutes and alternatives to 
critical energy resources; and 
(D) improve technology that reuses and re-
cycles critical energy resources. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this title, and annually there-
after, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing—
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(A) the results of the ongoing assessments 
conducted under paragraph (1)(A); 
(B) a description of any actions taken pur-
suant to the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act to mitigate potential effects of critical 
energy resource supply chain disruptions on en-
ergy technologies or the operation of energy 
systems; and 
(C) any recommendations relating to 
strengthening critical energy resource supply 
chains that are essential to the energy security 
of the United States. 
(3) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘critical energy resource’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7101). 
SEC. 10002. PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that States should maintain primacy for the regula-
tion of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas produc-
tion on State and private lands. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON DECLARATION OF A MORATO-
RIUM
ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the President may not declare
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a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless 
such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. 
SEC. 10003. RESEARCHING EFFICIENT FEDERAL IMPROVE-
MENTS FOR NECESSARY ENERGY REFINING. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall direct the 
National Petroleum Council to— 
(1) submit to the Secretary of Energy and Con-
gress a report containing— 
(A) an examination of the role of petro-
chemical refineries located in the United States 
and the contributions of such petrochemical re-
fineries to the energy security of the United 
States, including the reliability of supply in the 
United States of liquid fuels and feedstocks, 
and the affordability of liquid fuels for con-
sumers in the United States; 
(B) analyses and projections with respect 
to— 
(i) the capacity of petrochemical refin-
eries located in the United States; 
(ii) opportunities for expanding such 
capacity; and 
(iii) the risks to petrochemical refin-
eries located in the United States;
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(C) an assessment of any Federal or State 
executive actions, regulations, or policies that 
have caused or contributed to a decline in the 
capacity of petrochemical refineries located in 
the United States; and 
(D) any recommendations for Federal 
agencies and Congress to encourage an increase 
in the capacity of petrochemical refineries lo-
cated in the United States; and 
(2) make publicly available the report submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 10004. PROMOTING CROSS-BORDER ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS AT AN INTERNATIONAL BOUND-
ARY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3) and subsection (d), no person may 
construct, connect, operate, or maintain a border- 
crossing facility for the import or export of oil or 
natural gas, or the transmission of electricity, across 
an international border of the United States without 
obtaining a certificate of crossing for the border- 
crossing facility under this subsection. 
(2) CERTIFICATE OF CROSSING.—
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(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after final action is taken, by the relevant 
official or agency identified under subparagraph 
(B), under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with re-
spect to a border-crossing facility for which a 
person requests a certificate of crossing under 
this subsection, the relevant official or agency, 
in consultation with appropriate Federal agen-
cies, shall issue a certificate of crossing for the 
border-crossing facility unless the relevant offi-
cial or agency finds that the construction, con-
nection, operation, or maintenance of the bor-
der-crossing facility is not in the public interest 
of the United States. 
(B) RELEVANT
OFFICIAL
OR
AGENCY.— 
The relevant official or agency referred to in 
subparagraph (A) is— 
(i) the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission with respect to border-cross-
ing facilities consisting of oil or natural 
gas pipelines; and 
(ii) the Secretary of Energy with re-
spect to border-crossing facilities consisting 
of electric transmission facilities.
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(C) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT
FOR 
ELECTRIC
TRANSMISSION
FACILITIES.—In the 
case of a request for a certificate of crossing for 
a border-crossing facility consisting of an elec-
tric transmission facility, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall require, as a condition of issuing the 
certificate of crossing under subparagraph (A), 
that the border-crossing facility be constructed, 
connected, operated, or maintained consistent 
with all applicable policies and standards of— 
(i) the Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion and the applicable regional entity; and 
(ii) any Regional Transmission Orga-
nization or Independent System Operator 
with operational or functional control over 
the border-crossing facility. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—This subsection shall not 
apply to any construction, connection, operation, or 
maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the im-
port or export of oil or natural gas, or the trans-
mission of electricity— 
(A) if the border-crossing facility is oper-
ating for such import, export, or transmission 
as of the date of enactment of this section;
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(B) if a Presidential permit (or similar 
permit) for the construction, connection, oper-
ation, or maintenance has been issued pursuant 
to any provision of law or Executive order; or 
(C) if an application for a Presidential per-
mit (or similar permit) for the construction, 
connection, operation, or maintenance is pend-
ing on the date of enactment of this section, 
until the earlier of— 
(i) the date on which such application 
is denied; or 
(ii) two years after the date of enact-
ment of this section, if such a permit has 
not been issued by such date of enactment. 
(4) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.— 
(A) APPLICATION TO PROJECTS.—Nothing 
in this subsection or subsection (d) shall affect 
the application of any other Federal statute to 
a project for which a certificate of crossing for 
a border-crossing facility is requested under 
this subsection. 
(B) NATURAL GAS ACT.—Nothing in this 
subsection or subsection (d) shall affect the re-
quirement to obtain approval or authorization 
under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act
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for the siting, construction, or operation of any 
facility to import or export natural gas. 
(C) OIL PIPELINES.—Nothing in this sub-
section or subsection (d) shall affect the author-
ity of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion with respect to oil pipelines under section 
60502 of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CAN-
ADA AND MEXICO.— 
(1) REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
TO
SECURE 
ORDER.—Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) STATE REGULATIONS.—Section 202(f) 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘insofar as such State 
regulation does not conflict with the exercise of 
the Commission’s powers under or relating to 
subsection 202(e)’’. 
(B) SEASONAL
DIVERSITY
ELECTRICITY 
EXCHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Util-
ity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
824a–4(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Com-
mission has conducted hearings and made the 
findings required under section 202(e) of the
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Federal Power Act’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 
finds that the proposed transmission facilities 
would not impair the sufficiency of electric sup-
ply within the United States or would not im-
pede or tend to impede the coordination in the 
public interest of facilities subject to the juris-
diction of the Secretary.’’. 
(c) NO
PRESIDENTIAL
PERMIT
REQUIRED.—No 
Presidential permit (or similar permit) shall be required 
pursuant to any provision of law or Executive order for 
the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of 
an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-
ity, or any border-crossing facility thereof. 
(d) MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING PROJECTS.—No 
certificate of crossing under subsection (a), or Presidential 
permit (or similar permit), shall be required for a modi-
fication to— 
(1) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility that is operating for the import 
or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission 
of electricity as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion;
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(2) an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility for which a Presidential permit 
(or similar permit) has been issued pursuant to any 
provision of law or Executive order; or 
(3) a border-crossing facility for which a certifi-
cate of crossing has previously been issued under 
subsection (a). 
(e) PROHIBITION ON REVOCATION OF PRESIDENTIAL 
PERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the President may not revoke a Presidential permit (or 
similar permit) issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 
13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 11423 
(3 U.S.C. 301 note), Executive Order No. 12038 (43 Fed. 
Reg. 4957), Executive Order No. 10485 (18 Fed. Reg. 
5397), or any other Executive order for the construction, 
connection, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural 
gas pipeline or electric transmission facility, or any bor-
der-crossing facility thereof, unless such revocation is au-
thorized by an Act of Congress. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE; RULEMAKING DEADLINES.— 
(1) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Subsections 
(a) 
through (d), and the amendments made by such 
subsections, shall take effect on the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section.
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(2) RULEMAKING DEADLINES.—Each relevant 
official or agency described in subsection (a)(2)(B) 
shall— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-
eral Register notice of a proposed rulemaking 
to carry out the applicable requirements of sub-
section (a); and 
(B) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, publish in the Fed-
eral Register a final rule to carry out the appli-
cable requirements of subsection (a). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BORDER-CROSSING
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘border-crossing facility’’ means the portion of an oil 
or natural gas pipeline or electric transmission facil-
ity that is located at an international boundary of 
the United States. 
(2) MODIFICATION.—The term ‘‘modification’’ 
includes a reversal of flow direction, change in own-
ership, change in flow volume, addition or removal 
of an interconnection, or an adjustment to maintain 
flow (such as a reduction or increase in the number 
of pump or compressor stations).
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(3) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘‘natural gas’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a). 
(4) OIL.—The term ‘‘oil’’ means petroleum or 
a petroleum product. 
(5) ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION; RE-
GIONAL
ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Electric Reliability 
Organization’’ and ‘‘regional entity’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 215 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o). 
(6) INDEPENDENT
SYSTEM
OPERATOR; RE-
GIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION.—The terms 
‘‘Independent System Operator’’ and ‘‘Regional 
Transmission Organization’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
SEC. 
10005. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
EXPRESSING 
DIS-
APPROVAL OF THE REVOCATION OF THE 
PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR THE KEYSTONE 
XL PIPELINE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On March 29, 2019, TransCanada Key-
stone Pipeline, L.P., was granted a Presidential per-
mit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 
Keystone XL pipeline.
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(2) On January 20, 2021, President Biden 
issued Executive Order No. 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 
7037) that revoked the March 2019 Presidential 
permit for the Keystone XL. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress disapproves of the revocation by 
President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Key-
stone XL pipeline. 
SEC. 10006. SENSE OF CONGRESS OPPOSING RESTRICTIONS 
ON THE EXPORT OF CRUDE OIL OR OTHER 
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has enjoyed a renais-
sance in energy production, with the expansion of 
domestic crude oil and other petroleum product pro-
duction contributing to enhanced energy security 
and significant economic benefits to the national 
economy. 
(2) In 2015, Congress recognized the need to 
adapt to changing crude oil market conditions and 
repealed all restrictions on the export of crude oil on 
a bipartisan basis. 
(3) Section 101 of title I of division O of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 
6212a) established the national policy on oil export
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restriction, prohibiting any official of the Federal 
Government from imposing or enforcing any restric-
tions on the export of crude oil with limited excep-
tions, including a savings clause maintaining the au-
thority to prohibit exports under any provision of 
law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 
foreign government (including any provision of law 
that prohibits or restricts United States persons 
from engaging in a transaction with a sanctioned 
person or government), including a foreign govern-
ment that is designated as a state sponsor of ter-
rorism. 
(4) Lifting the restrictions on crude oil exports 
encouraged additional domestic energy production, 
created American jobs and economic development, 
and allowed the United States to emerge as the lead-
ing oil producer in the world. 
(5) In 2019, the United States became a net 
exporter of petroleum products for the first time 
since 1952, and the reliance of the United States on 
foreign imports of petroleum products has declined 
to historic lows. 
(6) Free trade, open markets, and competition 
have contributed to the rise of the United States as 
a global energy superpower.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Federal Government should not impose— 
(1) overly restrictive regulations on the explo-
ration, production, or marketing of energy resources; 
or 
(2) any restrictions on the export of crude oil 
or other petroleum products under the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
except with respect to the export of crude oil or 
other petroleum products to a foreign person or for-
eign government subject to sanctions under any pro-
vision of United States law, including to a country 
the government of which is designated as a state 
sponsor of terrorism. 
SEC. 10007. UNLOCKING OUR DOMESTIC LNG POTENTIAL. 
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c), and moving such subsection after sub-
section (b), as so redesignated; 
(4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 
amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) The
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘Commission’) shall have 
the exclusive authority to approve or deny an appli-
cation for authorization for the siting, construction, 
expansion, or operation of a facility to export nat-
ural gas from the United States to a foreign country 
or import natural gas from a foreign country, in-
cluding an LNG terminal. In determining whether to 
approve or deny an application under this para-
graph, the Commission shall deem the exportation or 
importation of natural gas to be consistent with the 
public interest. Except as specifically provided in 
this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect 
otherwise applicable law related to any Federal 
agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to fa-
cilities to import or export natural gas, including 
LNG terminals.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d)(1) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of 
the President under the Constitution, the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.), part B of title II of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.), the Trading With the
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Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), or any other provi-
sion of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or 
foreign government (including any provision of law that 
prohibits or restricts United States persons from engaging 
in a transaction with a sanctioned person or government), 
including a country that is designated as a state sponsor 
of terrorism, to prohibit imports or exports. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘state sponsor of ter-
rorism’ means a country the government of which the Sec-
retary of State determines has repeatedly provided sup-
port for international terrorism pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Con-
trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A)); 
‘‘(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
‘‘(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
‘‘(D) any other provision of law.’’. 
SEC. 
10008. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
EXPRESSING 
DIS-
APPROVAL OF THE DENIAL OF JORDAN COVE 
PERMITS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On March 19, 2020, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission granted two Federal permits 
to Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., to site, con-
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struct, and operate a new liquefied natural gas ex-
port terminal in Coos County, Oregon. 
(2) On the same day, the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission issued a certificate of public con-
venience and necessity to Pacific Connector Gas 
Pipeline, L.P., to construct and operate the proposed 
Pacific Connector Pipeline in the counties of Klam-
ath, Jackson, Douglas, and Coos of Oregon. 
(3) The State of Oregon denied the permits and 
the certificate necessary for these projects. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress disapproves of the denial of these per-
mits by the State of Oregon. 
SEC. 10009. PROMOTING INTERAGENCY COORDINATION 
FOR REVIEW OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(2) 
FEDERAL
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Federal authorization’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 15(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717n(a)). 
(3) NEPA REVIEW.—The term ‘‘NEPA review’’ 
means the process of reviewing a proposed Federal
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action under section 102 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(4) PROJECT-RELATED
NEPA
REVIEW.—The 
term ‘‘project-related NEPA review’’ means any 
NEPA review required to be conducted with respect 
to the issuance of an authorization under section 3 
of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-
venience and necessity under section 7 of such Act. 
(b) COMMISSION
NEPA REVIEW
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—In acting as the lead agency under section 
15(b)(1) of the Natural Gas Act for the purposes of com-
plying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an author-
ization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-
cate of public convenience and necessity under section 7 
of such Act, the Commission shall, in accordance with this 
section and other applicable Federal law— 
(1) be the only lead agency; 
(2) coordinate as early as practicable with each 
agency designated as a participating agency under 
subsection (d)(3) to ensure that the Commission de-
velops information in conducting its project-related 
NEPA review that is usable by the participating 
agency in considering an aspect of an application for
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a Federal authorization for which the agency is re-
sponsible; and 
(3) take such actions as are necessary and 
proper to facilitate the expeditious resolution of its 
project-related NEPA review. 
(c) DEFERENCE TO COMMISSION.—In making a deci-
sion with respect to a Federal authorization required with 
respect to an application for authorization under section 
3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act, each agen-
cy shall give deference, to the maximum extent authorized 
by law, to the scope of the project-related NEPA review 
that the Commission determines to be appropriate. 
(d) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Commission shall 
identify, not later than 30 days after the Commis-
sion receives an application for an authorization 
under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certifi-
cate of public convenience and necessity under sec-
tion 7 of such Act, any Federal or State agency, 
local government, or Indian Tribe that may issue a 
Federal authorization or is required by Federal law 
to consult with the Commission in conjunction with 
the issuance of a Federal authorization required for 
such authorization or certificate.
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(2) INVITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the Commission receives an application for 
an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 
Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity under section 7 of such Act, the 
Commission shall invite any agency identified 
under paragraph (1) to participate in the review 
process for the applicable Federal authorization. 
(B) 
DEADLINE.—An 
invitation 
issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall establish a dead-
line by which a response to the invitation shall 
be submitted to the Commission, which may be 
extended by the Commission for good cause. 
(3) DESIGNATION
AS
PARTICIPATING
AGEN-
CIES.—Not later than 60 days after the Commission 
receives an application for an authorization under 
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity under section 7 of 
such Act, the Commission shall designate an agency 
identified under paragraph (1) as a participating 
agency with respect to an application for authoriza-
tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity under 
section 7 of such Act unless the agency informs the
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Commission, in writing, by the deadline established 
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), that the agency— 
(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with 
respect to the applicable Federal authorization; 
(B) has no special expertise or information 
relevant to any project-related NEPA review; or 
(C) does not intend to submit comments 
for the record for the project-related NEPA re-
view conducted by the Commission. 
(4) EFFECT OF NON-DESIGNATION.— 
(A) EFFECT
ON
AGENCY.—Any agency 
that is not designated as a participating agency 
under paragraph (3) with respect to an applica-
tion for an authorization under section 3 of the 
Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public con-
venience and necessity under section 7 of such 
Act may not request or conduct a NEPA review 
that is supplemental to the project-related 
NEPA review conducted by the Commission, 
unless the agency— 
(i) demonstrates that such review is 
legally necessary for the agency to carry 
out responsibilities in considering an as-
pect of an application for a Federal au-
thorization; and
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(2) COORDINATION.—With respect to any 
NEPA review for a Federal authorization to conduct 
an activity that will directly result in a discharge 
into the navigable waters (within the meaning of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act), the Commis-
sion shall identify as an agency under subsection 
(d)(1) the State in which the discharge originates or 
will originate, or, if appropriate, the interstate water 
pollution control agency having jurisdiction over the 
navigable waters at the point where the discharge 
originates or will originate. 
(3) PROPOSED CONDITIONS.—A State or inter-
state agency designated as a participating agency 
pursuant to paragraph (2) may propose to the Com-
mission terms or conditions for inclusion in an au-
thorization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 
or a certificate of public convenience and necessity 
under section 7 of such Act that the State or inter-
state agency determines are necessary to ensure that 
any activity described in paragraph (2) conducted 
pursuant to such authorization or certification will 
comply with the applicable provisions of sections 
301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act.
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(4) COMMISSION
CONSIDERATION
OF
CONDI-
TIONS.—The Commission may include a term or 
condition in an authorization under section 3 of the 
Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity under section 7 of such Act pro-
posed by a State or interstate agency under para-
graph (3) only if the Commission finds that the term 
or condition is necessary to ensure that any activity 
described in paragraph (2) conducted pursuant to 
such authorization or certification will comply with 
the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 
306, and 307 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act. 
(f) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
FEDERAL
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—A deadline for a Federal authorization re-
quired with respect to an application for authoriza-
tion under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity under 
section 7 of such Act set by the Commission under 
section 15(c)(1) of such Act shall be not later than 
90 days after the Commission completes its project- 
related NEPA review, unless an applicable schedule 
is otherwise established by Federal law.
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(2) CONCURRENT REVIEWS.—Each Federal and 
State agency— 
(A) that may consider an application for a 
Federal authorization required with respect to 
an application for authorization under section 3 
of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity under section 7 of 
such Act shall formulate and implement a plan 
for administrative, policy, and procedural mech-
anisms to enable the agency to ensure comple-
tion of Federal authorizations in compliance 
with schedules established by the Commission 
under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; and 
(B) in considering an aspect of an applica-
tion for a Federal authorization required with 
respect to an application for authorization 
under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity 
under section 7 of such Act, shall— 
(i) formulate and implement a plan to 
enable the agency to comply with the 
schedule established by the Commission 
under section 15(c)(1) of such Act; 
(ii) carry out the obligations of that 
agency under applicable law concurrently,
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and in conjunction with, the project-related 
NEPA review conducted by the Commis-
sion, and in compliance with the schedule 
established by the Commission under sec-
tion 15(c)(1) of such Act, unless the agen-
cy notifies the Commission in writing that 
doing so would impair the ability of the 
agency to conduct needed analysis or oth-
erwise carry out such obligations; 
(iii) transmit to the Commission a 
statement— 
(I) acknowledging receipt of the 
schedule established by the Commis-
sion under section 15(c)(1) of the 
Natural Gas Act; and 
(II) setting forth the plan formu-
lated under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph; 
(iv) not later than 30 days after the 
agency receives such application for a Fed-
eral authorization, transmit to the appli-
cant a notice— 
(I) indicating whether such appli-
cation is ready for processing; and
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(II) if such application is not 
ready for processing, that includes a 
comprehensive description of the in-
formation needed for the agency to 
determine that the application is 
ready for processing; 
(v) determine that such application 
for a Federal authorization is ready for 
processing for purposes of clause (iv) if 
such application is sufficiently complete for 
the purposes of commencing consideration, 
regardless of whether supplemental infor-
mation is necessary to enable the agency to 
complete the consideration required by law 
with respect to such application; and 
(vi) not less often than once every 90 
days, transmit to the Commission a report 
describing the progress made in consid-
ering such application for a Federal au-
thorization. 
(3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If a Fed-
eral or State agency, including the Commission, fails 
to meet a deadline for a Federal authorization set 
forth in the schedule established by the Commission 
under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act, not
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later than 5 days after such deadline, the head of 
the relevant Federal agency (including, in the case 
of a failure by a State agency, the Federal agency 
overseeing the delegated authority) shall notify Con-
gress and the Commission of such failure and set 
forth a recommended implementation plan to ensure 
completion of the action to which such deadline ap-
plied. 
(g) CONSIDERATION
OF APPLICATIONS
FOR FED-
ERAL AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION
AND
RESOLU-
TION.— 
(A) IDENTIFICATION.—Federal and State 
agencies that may consider an aspect of an ap-
plication for a Federal authorization shall iden-
tify, as early as possible, any issues of concern 
that may delay or prevent an agency from 
working with the Commission to resolve such 
issues and granting such authorization. 
(B) ISSUE RESOLUTION.—The Commission 
may forward any issue of concern identified 
under subparagraph (A) to the heads of the rel-
evant agencies (including, in the case of an 
issue of concern that is a failure by a State
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agency, the Federal agency overseeing the dele-
gated authority, if applicable) for resolution. 
(2) REMOTE SURVEYS.—If a Federal or State 
agency considering an aspect of an application for a 
Federal authorization requires the person applying 
for such authorization to submit data, the agency 
shall consider any such data gathered by aerial or 
other remote means that the person submits. The 
agency may grant a conditional approval for the 
Federal authorization based on data gathered by 
aerial or remote means, conditioned on the 
verification of such data by subsequent onsite in-
spection. 
(3) APPLICATION PROCESSING.—The Commis-
sion, and Federal and State agencies, may allow a 
person applying for a Federal authorization to fund 
a third-party contractor to assist in reviewing the 
application for such authorization. 
(h) 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
TRANSPARENCY, 
EFFI-
CIENCY.—For an application for an authorization under 
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act or a certificate of public 
convenience and necessity under section 7 of such Act that 
requires multiple Federal authorizations, the Commission, 
with input from any Federal or State agency considering 
an aspect of the application, shall track and make avail-
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able to the public on the Commission’s website information 
related to the actions required to complete the Federal au-
thorizations. Such information shall include the following: 
(1) The schedule established by the Commission 
under section 15(c)(1) of the Natural Gas Act. 
(2) A list of all the actions required by each ap-
plicable agency to complete permitting, reviews, and 
other actions necessary to obtain a final decision on 
the application. 
(3) The expected completion date for each such 
action. 
(4) A point of contact at the agency responsible 
for each such action. 
(5) In the event that an action is still pending 
as of the expected date of completion, a brief expla-
nation of the reasons for the delay. 
(i) PIPELINE SECURITY.—In considering an applica-
tion for an authorization under section 3 of the Natural 
Gas Act or a certificate of public convenience and neces-
sity under section 7 of such Act, the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission shall consult with the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration regarding 
the applicant’s compliance with security guidance and best 
practice recommendations of the Administration regarding 
pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity,
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pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security 
measures. 
(j) WITHDRAWAL
OF POLICY STATEMENTS.—The 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall withdraw— 
(1) the updated policy statement titled ‘‘Certifi-
cation of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities’’ 
published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2022 
(87 Fed. Reg. 11548); and 
(2) the interim policy statement titled ‘‘Consid-
eration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural 
Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews’’ published in 
the Federal Register on March 11, 2022 (87 Fed. 
Reg. 14104). 
SEC. 10010. INTERIM HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS FOR 
CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITIES. 
Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 
‘‘this section,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) is a critical energy resource facility,’’; 
and
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE.—The term 
‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 
‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sector 
and energy systems of the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vulner-
able to disruption. 
‘‘(B) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY.— 
The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 
facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-
source.’’. 
SEC. 10011. FLEXIBLE AIR PERMITS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY 
RESOURCE FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall, as necessary, revise 
regulations under parts 70 and 71 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to— 
(1) authorize the owner or operator of a critical 
energy resource facility to utilize flexible air permit-
ting (as described in the final rule titled ‘‘Operating 
Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule’’ 
published by the Environmental Protection Agency
150 
in the Federal Register on October 6, 2009 (74 Fed. 
Reg. 51418)) with respect to such critical energy re-
source facility; and 
(2) facilitate flexible, market-responsive oper-
ations (as described in the final rule identified in 
paragraph (1)) with respect to critical energy re-
source facilities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE.—The term 
‘‘critical energy resource’’ means, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 
(A) that is essential to the energy sector 
and energy systems of the United States; and 
(B) the supply chain of which is vulnerable 
to disruption. 
(2) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY.— 
The term ‘‘critical energy resource facility’’ means a 
facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-
source. 
SEC. 10012. NATIONAL SECURITY OR ENERGY SECURITY 
WAIVERS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL ENERGY 
RESOURCES. 
(a) CLEAN AIR ACT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation
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with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, by 
reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a 
shortage of, a critical energy resource, or another 
cause, the processing or refining of a critical energy 
resource at a critical energy resource facility is nec-
essary to meet the national security or energy secu-
rity needs of the United States, then the Adminis-
trator may, with or without notice, hearing, or other 
report, issue a temporary waiver of any requirement 
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 
with respect to such critical energy resource facility 
that, in the judgment of the Administrator, will 
allow for such processing or refining at such critical 
energy resource facility as necessary to best meet 
such needs and serve the public interest. 
(2) CONFLICT WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any 
waiver of a requirement under the Clean Air Act 
under this subsection, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, does not result in a conflict with a require-
ment of any other applicable Federal, State, or local 
environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 
adverse environmental impacts. 
(3) VIOLATIONS
OF
OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken
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by a party under a waiver issued under this sub-
section is in conflict with any requirement of a Fed-
eral, State, or local environmental law or regulation, 
such omission or action shall not be considered a 
violation of such environmental law or regulation, or 
subject such party to any requirement, civil or crimi-
nal liability, or a citizen suit under such environ-
mental law or regulation. 
(4) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF WAIVERS.— 
A waiver issued under this subsection shall expire 
not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Admin-
istrator may renew or reissue such waiver pursuant 
to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, 
not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Admin-
istrator determines necessary to meet the national 
security or energy security needs described in para-
graph (1) and serve the public interest. In renewing 
or reissuing a waiver under this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall include in any such renewed or re-
issued waiver such conditions as are necessary to 
minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the 
extent practicable. 
(5) SUBSEQUENT
ACTION
BY
COURT.—If a 
waiver issued under this subsection is subsequently 
stayed, modified, or set aside by a court pursuant a
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provision of law, any omission or action previously 
taken by a party under the waiver while the waiver 
was in effect shall remain subject to paragraph (3). 
(6) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE; CRITICAL EN-
ERGY
RESOURCE
FACILITY
DEFINED.—The terms 
‘‘critical energy resource’’ and ‘‘critical energy re-
source facility’’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 3025(f) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(as added by this section). 
(b) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) HAZARDOUS
WASTE
MANAGEMENT.—The 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 3024 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 3025. WAIVERS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE 
FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines that, 
by reason of a sudden increase in demand for, or a short-
age of, a critical energy resource, or another cause, the 
processing or refining of a critical energy resource at a 
critical energy resource facility is necessary to meet the 
national security or energy security needs of the United 
States, then the Administrator may, with or without no-
tice, hearing, or other report, issue a temporary waiver
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of any covered requirement with respect to such critical 
energy resource facility that, in the judgment of the Ad-
ministrator, will allow for such processing or refining at 
such critical energy resource facility as necessary to best 
meet such needs and serve the public interest. 
‘‘(b) CONFLICT
WITH
OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—The Administrator shall ensure that any waiver 
of a covered requirement under this section, to the max-
imum extent practicable, does not result in a conflict with 
a requirement of any other applicable Federal, State, or 
local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any 
adverse environmental impacts. 
‘‘(c) VIOLATIONS
OF
OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—To the extent any omission or action taken by 
a party under a waiver issued under this section is in con-
flict with any requirement of a Federal, State, or local 
environmental law or regulation, such omission or action 
shall not be considered a violation of such environmental 
law or regulation, or subject such party to any require-
ment, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such 
environmental law or regulation. 
‘‘(d) EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF WAIVERS.—A 
waiver issued under this section shall expire not later than 
90 days after it is issued. The Administrator may renew 
or reissue such waiver pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)
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for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each pe-
riod, as the Administrator determines necessary to meet 
the national security or energy security needs described 
in subsection (a) and serve the public interest. In renewing 
or reissuing a waiver under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall include in any such renewed or reissued waiver 
such conditions as are necessary to minimize any adverse 
environmental impacts to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(e) SUBSEQUENT ACTION BY COURT.—If a waiver 
issued under this section is subsequently stayed, modified, 
or set aside by a court pursuant a provision of law, any 
omission or action previously taken by a party under the 
waiver while the waiver was in effect shall remain subject 
to subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED REQUIREMENT.—The term ‘cov-
ered requirement’ means— 
‘‘(A) any standard established under sec-
tion 3002, 3003, or 3004; 
‘‘(B) the permit requirement under section 
3005; or 
‘‘(C) any other requirement of this Act, as 
the Administrator determines appropriate.
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‘‘(2) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE.—The term 
‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 
‘‘(A) that is essential to the energy sector 
and energy systems of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) the supply chain of which is vulner-
able to disruption. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY.— 
The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 
facility that processes or refines a critical energy re-
source.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3024 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 3025. Waivers for critical energy resource facilities.’’. 
SEC. 10013. NATURAL GAS TAX REPEAL. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7436)(relating to methane emissions and waste re-
duction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas 
systems) is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 
amounts made available under section 136 of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7436)(as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded.
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SEC. 10014. REPEAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION 
FUND. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 134 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7434)(relating to the greenhouse gas reduction 
fund) is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of any 
amounts made available under section 134 of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7434)(as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act) is rescinded. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 60103 of 
Public Law 117–169 (relating to the greenhouse gas re-
duction fund) is repealed. 
SEC. 10015. ENDING FUTURE DELAYS IN CHEMICAL SUB-
STANCE REVIEW FOR CRITICAL ENERGY RE-
SOURCES. 
Section 5(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2604(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) STANDARD.—For purposes of a de-
termination under paragraph (3) with respect 
to a chemical substance that is a critical energy 
resource, the Administrator shall take into con-
sideration economic, societal, and environmental 
costs and benefits, notwithstanding any require-
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ment of this section to not take such factors 
into consideration. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE
TO
RENDER
DETERMINA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) ACTIONS AUTHORIZED.—If, with 
respect to a chemical substance that is a 
critical energy resource, the Administrator 
fails to make a determination on a notice 
under paragraph (3) by the end of the ap-
plicable review period and the notice has 
not been withdrawn by the submitter, the 
submitter may take the actions described 
in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the 
chemical substance, and the Administrator 
shall be relieved of any requirement to 
make such determination. 
‘‘(ii) NON-DUPLICATION.—A refund of 
applicable fees under paragraph (4)(A) 
shall not be made if a submitter takes an 
action described in paragraph (1)(A) under 
this subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) PREREQUISITE FOR SUGGESTION OF 
WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION.—The Adminis-
trator may not suggest to, or request of, a sub-
mitter of a notice under this subsection for a
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chemical substance that is a critical energy re-
source that such submitter withdraw such no-
tice, or request a suspension of the running of 
the applicable review period with respect to 
such notice, unless the Administrator has— 
‘‘(i) conducted a preliminary review of 
such notice; and 
‘‘(ii) provided to the submitter a draft 
of a determination under paragraph (3), 
including any supporting information. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘critical energy resource’ 
means, as determined by the Secretary of En-
ergy, any energy resource— 
‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sec-
tor and energy systems of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vul-
nerable to disruption.’’. 
SEC. 10016. KEEPING AMERICA’S REFINERIES OPERATING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a sta-
tionary source described in subsection (b) of this section 
shall not be required by the regulations promulgated 
under section 112(r)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(B)) to include in any hazard assess-
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ment under clause (ii) of such section 112(r)(7)(B) an as-
sessment of safer technology and alternative risk manage-
ment measures with respect to the use of hydrofluoric acid 
in an alkylation unit. 
(b) STATIONARY SOURCE DESCRIBED.—A stationary 
source described in this subsection is a stationary source 
(as defined in section 112(r)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)(C)) in North American Industry 
Classification System code 324— 
(1) for which a construction permit or operating 
permit has been issued pursuant to the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); or 
(2) for which the owner or operator dem-
onstrates to the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that such stationary source con-
forms or will conform to the most recent version of 
American Petroleum Institute Recommended Prac-
tice 751. 
SEC. 10017. HOMEOWNER ENERGY FREEDOM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following are repealed: 
(1) Section 50122 of Public Law 117–169 (42 
U.S.C. 18795a) (relating to a high-efficiency electric 
home rebate program).
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(2) Section 50123 of Public Law 117–169 (42 
U.S.C. 18795b) (relating to State-based home en-
ergy efficiency contractor training grants). 
(3) Section 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (136 
Stat. 2041) (relating to assistance for latest and 
zero building energy code adoption). 
(b) RESCISSIONS.—The unobligated balances of any 
amounts made available under each of sections 50122, 
50123, and 50131 of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 
18795a, 18795b; 136 Stat. 2041) (as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act) are rescinded. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
50121(c)(7) of Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 
18795(c)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including a rebate 
provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate pro-
gram (as defined in section 50122(d)),’’. 
SEC. 10018. STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shall conduct a study 
on how to streamline regulatory timelines relating to de-
veloping new power plants by examining practices relating 
to various power generating sources, including fossil and 
nuclear generating sources.
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SEC. 10019. STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 1422(b) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Within ninety days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) Within ninety days’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and after reasonable op-
portunity for presentation of views’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) If, after 270 calendar days of a State’s applica-
tion being submitted under paragraph (1)(A) or notice 
being submitted under paragraph (1)(B), the Adminis-
trator has not, pursuant to subparagraph (A), by rule ap-
proved, disapproved, or approved in part and disapproved 
in part the State’s underground injection control pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator shall transmit, in writ-
ing, to the State a detailed explanation as to the sta-
tus of the application or notice; and 
‘‘(ii) the State’s underground injection control 
program shall be deemed approved under this sec-
tion if— 
‘‘(I) the Administrator has not after an-
other 30 days, pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
by rule approved, disapproved, or approved in
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part and disapproved in part the State’s under-
ground injection control program; and 
‘‘(II) the State has established and imple-
mented an effective program (including ade-
quate recordkeeping and reporting) to prevent 
underground injection which endangers drink-
ing water sources.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) Before promulgating any rule under paragraph 
(2) or (3) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a reasonable opportunity for pres-
entation of views with respect to such rule, including 
a public hearing and a public comment period; and 
‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of 
the reasonable opportunity for presentation of views 
provided under subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PREAPPLICATION ACTIVITIES.—The Adminis-
trator shall work as expeditiously as possible with States 
to complete any necessary activities relevant to the sub-
mission of an application under paragraph (1)(A) or no-
tice under paragraph (1)(B), taking into consideration the 
need for a complete and detailed submission.
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‘‘(6) APPLICATION COORDINATION FOR CLASS VI 
WELLS.—With respect to the underground injection con-
trol program for Class VI wells (as defined in section 
40306(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300h–9(a))), the Administrator shall designate 
one individual at the Agency from each regional office to 
be responsible for coordinating— 
‘‘(A) the completion of any necessary activities 
prior to the submission of an application under 
paragraph (1)(A) or notice under paragraph (1)(B), 
in accordance with paragraph (5); 
‘‘(B) the review of an application submitted 
under paragraph (1)(A) or notice submitted under 
paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(C) any reasonable opportunity for presen-
tation of views provided under paragraph (4)(A) and 
any notice published under paragraph (4)(B); and 
‘‘(D) pursuant to the recommendations included 
in the report required under paragraph (7), the hir-
ing of additional staff to carry out subparagraphs 
(A) through (C). 
‘‘(7) EVALUATION OF RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
individual designated under paragraph (6) shall
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transmit to the appropriate Congressional commit-
tees a report, including recommendations, regarding 
the— 
‘‘(i) availability of staff and resources to 
promptly carry out the requirements of para-
graph (6); and 
‘‘(ii) additional funding amounts needed to 
do so. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ap-
propriate Congressional Committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) in the Senate— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) in the House of Representatives— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Appropria-
tions.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—In each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026, amounts made available by title VI of division J 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under 
paragraph (7) of the heading ‘‘Environmental Protection
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Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’ (Public 
Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1402) may also be made available, 
subject to appropriations, to carry out paragraphs (5), (6), 
and (7) of section 1422(b) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, as added by this section. 
(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by this section shall— 
(1) apply to all applications submitted to the 
Environmental Protection Agency after the date of 
enactment of this Act to establish an underground 
injection control program under section 1422(b) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1); 
and 
(2) with respect to such applications submitted 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 270 
and 300 day deadlines under section 1422(b)(2)(B) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as added by this 
section, shall begin on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 10020. USE OF INDEX-BASED PRICING IN ACQUISITION 
OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR THE SPR. 
Section 160(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(c)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(6) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively (and ad-
justing the margins accordingly); 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Such procedures shall take into 
account the need to—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Procedures developed under 
this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) require acquisition of petroleum prod-
ucts using index-based pricing; and 
‘‘(B) take into account the need to—’’. 
SEC. 10021. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act is amended by inserting after section 163 (42 
U.S.C. 6243) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit the 
export or sale of petroleum products drawn down from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, under any provision of law, 
to— 
‘‘(1) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(2) the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea;
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‘‘(3) the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(4) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
‘‘(5) any other country the government of which 
is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; 
and 
‘‘(6) any entity owned, controlled, or influenced 
by— 
‘‘(A) a country referred to in any of para-
graphs (1) through (5); or 
‘‘(B) the Chinese Communist Party. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver of 
the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary 
certifies that any export or sale authorized pursuant to 
the waiver is in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) RULE.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of the Lower Energy Costs Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a rule to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DRAWDOWN
AND
SALE
OF
PETROLEUM 
PRODUCTS.—Section 161(a) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and section 164’’ before the 
period at the end.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 163 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 164. Prohibition on certain exports.’’. 
SEC. 
10022. 
SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS 
EXPRESSING 
DIS-
APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TAX HIKES ON 
THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IN 
THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET 
REQUEST. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that President Biden’s 
fiscal year 2024 budget request proposes to repeal tax pro-
visions that are vital to the oil and natural gas industry 
of the United States, resulting in a $31,000,000,000 tax 
hike on oil and natural gas producers in the United States. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress disapproves of the proposed tax hike 
on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fis-
cal year 2024 budget request. 
SEC. 10023. DOMESTIC ENERGY INDEPENDENCE REPORT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy, shall submit to Congress a report that identifies and 
assesses regulations promulgated by the Administrator
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‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 
1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall adjust the filing fees established in this 
subsection to whole dollar amounts to reflect 
changes in the Producer Price Index, as pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 
the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING 
FEES.—At least 30 days before the filing fees 
as adjusted under this paragraph take effect, 
the Secretary shall publish notification of the 
adjustment of such fees in the Federal Reg-
ister.’’. 
SEC. 20106. LEASING AND PERMITTING TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the status of nominated parcels for future 
onshore oil and gas and geothermal lease sales, in-
cluding—
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SEC. 20116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WIND ENERGY DEVEL-
OPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) wind energy development on Federal lands 
and waters is a burgeoning industry in the United 
States; 
(2) major components of wind infrastructure, 
including turbines, are imported in large quantities 
from other countries including countries that are na-
tional security threats, such as the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China; 
(3) it is in the best interest of the United 
States to foster and support domestic supply chains 
across sectors to promote American energy inde-
pendence; 
(4) the economic and manufacturing opportuni-
ties presented by wind turbine construction and 
component manufacturing should be met by Amer-
ican workers and materials that are sourced domes-
tically to the greatest extent practicable; and 
(5) infrastructure for wind energy development 
in the United States should be constructed with ma-
terials produced and manufactured in the United 
States.