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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6176 
To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to increase oil and 
gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of 
petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2021 
Mr. PALAZZO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to 
increase oil and gas production on Federal land in con-
junction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Production 
Response Act’’ or the ‘‘SPR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE PLAN. 
Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(k) STRATEGIC PRODUCTION RESPONSE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘Federal land’ means land, including outer 
Continental Shelf land, the title to which is held 
by the United States. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘Federal land’ does not include land 
otherwise not available for oil and gas develop-
ment within— 
‘‘(i) a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(ii) a unit of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System; 
‘‘(iii) a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System; 
‘‘(iv) a National Marine Sanctuary; or 
‘‘(v) Indian land. 
‘‘(2) PLAN.—Except in the case of a severe en-
ergy supply interruption described in subsection (d) 
or as otherwise mandated by Congress, the Sec-
retary may not execute 1 drawdown or a series of 
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2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the 
Reserve after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, 
until the Secretary of the Interior has, as applicable, 
issued a plan or updated a previously issued plan to 
increase the production of oil and gas on Federal 
land. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PLAN.—Each plan 
issued or updated under paragraph (2) shall include 
proposed actions to increase oil and gas production 
on Federal land that are in addition to lease sales 
previously scheduled by the Secretary of the Interior 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall issue or update each plan required under 
paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL SUBMISSION.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
executes 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more 
drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
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Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a copy of the applicable 
plan required under paragraph (2).’’. 
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