SEC. 2. ONSHORE DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION STRA-
TEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 
44 as section 45, and by inserting after section 43 the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 44. QUADRENNIAL FEDERAL ONSHORE ENERGY PRO-
DUCTION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH QUADRENNIAL 
FEDERAL ONSHORE ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGY.— 
The Secretary shall develop and publish once every 4 years 
a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strat-
egy. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATIONS REQUIRED.—In developing the 
Strategy, the Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(1) the Administrator of the Energy Informa-
tion Administration with regard to— 
‘‘(A) the projected energy demands of the 
United States for the next 30-year period; 
‘‘(B) the methodology used to arrive at 
such projection; and 
‘‘(C) actions to be taken during the next 4- 
year period with the goal of meeting such de-
mands; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Agriculture with regard to 
lands administered by such Secretary; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:41 Feb 02, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H785.IH
H785
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Energy with regard to en-
ergy transmission, storage, and distribution infra-
structure. 
‘‘(c) STATE, FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED
INDIAN 
TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC INPUT.—In 
developing the Strategy, the Secretary shall solicit the 
input of— 
‘‘(1) the State, federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, or local government where each energy project 
included in the Strategy is proposed to be located; 
and 
‘‘(2) the public. 
‘‘(d) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Strategy shall direct 
onshore Federal land energy development and de-
partment resource allocation in order to promote the 
energy security and national security of the United 
States in accordance with the principles of multiple 
use and sustained yield. 
‘‘(2) PROJECTED DOMESTIC DEMAND FOR EN-
ERGY RESOURCES.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Energy Information 
Administration, shall include in the Strategy an esti-
mate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of 
the projected domestic demand for energy resources 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:41 Feb 02, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H785.IH
H785
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
over the 30-year period beginning on the date of the 
publication of such Strategy. The estimate shall be 
disaggregated by the energy resource types listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (3) 
and 
expressed 
in 
British 
thermal 
units 
or 
megawatts, as appropriate. 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC
STRATEGIC
PRODUCTION
OB-
JECTIVE.—The Secretary shall include in the Strat-
egy a domestic strategic production objective based 
on the estimate in paragraph (2) for the develop-
ment of the following energy resource types on Fed-
eral onshore lands: 
‘‘(A) Oil and natural gas. 
‘‘(B) Coal. 
‘‘(C) Strategic and critical energy min-
erals. 
‘‘(D) Electricity, in megawatts, from each 
of wind, solar, biomass, hydropower, and geo-
thermal energy. 
‘‘(E) Energy from unconventional energy 
production, such as oil shale. 
‘‘(F) Helium. 
‘‘(G) Oil, natural gas, coal, and other re-
newable sources from the Tribal lands of any 
federally recognized Indian Tribe that elects to 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:41 Feb 02, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H785.IH
H785
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
participate in facilitating energy production on 
its lands. 
‘‘(H) Other energy production technology 
sources or advancements in energy, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In the Strategy, the 
Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) how Federal lands will contribute to 
ensuring national energy security, with a goal 
for increasing energy independence and produc-
tion during the next 4-year period; 
‘‘(B) the ability of existing energy trans-
mission, storage, and distribution infrastructure 
to efficiently utilize energy production from 
Federal lands; and 
‘‘(C) the proportion of total energy produc-
tion derived from Federal land compared to 
non-Federal land for each of the energy re-
sources listed in subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(e) TRIBAL OBJECTIVES.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that federally recognized Indian Tribes may elect to 
set their own production objectives as part of the Strategy. 
The Secretary shall work in cooperation with any federally 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:41 Feb 02, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H785.IH
H785
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
recognized Indian Tribe that elects to participate in 
achieving its own strategic energy objectives. 
‘‘(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit a report annually to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
that— 
‘‘(1) examines the progress made toward meet-
ing the domestic strategic production objective set 
forth in the Strategy; 
‘‘(2) identifies projections for production and 
capacity installations and any problems with leasing, 
permitting, siting, or production that may prevent 
meeting the domestic strategic production objective 
set forth in the Strategy; and 
‘‘(3) provides suggestions to address any short-
falls in meeting the domestic strategic production 
objective set forth in the Strategy. 
‘‘(g) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 60 days be-
fore publishing a proposed Strategy under this section, the 
Secretary shall submit such Strategy to the President and 
to Congress, together with any comments received from 
States, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and local gov-
ernments. Such submission shall state why any specific 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:41 Feb 02, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H785.IH
H785
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS