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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4034 
To authorize the establishment of a program to combat oil theft in the 
Permian Basin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2025 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize the establishment of a program to combat oil 
theft in the Permian Basin. 
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 ‘‘Protect the Permian 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMIAN BASIN OIL THEFT TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation is authorized to establish a program 
to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin to be carried 
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out through the Permian Basin Oil Theft Task Force 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘task force’’). 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall coordinate with the 
heads of relevant State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 
organizations, including other relevant organizations, at 
the Director’s discretion, with expertise in the oil and gas 
industry, such as the Railroad Commission of Texas. 
(c) COMPOSITION.—The task force shall consist of 
not fewer than 2 full time employees of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, one of whom shall be the head of 
the task force, and may include such local, State, and trib-
al law enforcement partners as the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation determines appropriate. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the task 
force shall submit to the President and relevant congres-
sional committees a report on all task force activities, in-
cluding— 
(1) the number of criminal charges brought and 
convictions resulting from the task force’s activities; 
and 
(2) a detailed account of all funds obligated for 
task force operational and administrative costs. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated not less than $100,000 and 
not more than $1,000,000 to carry out this section. 
(f) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘relevant congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3. ENHANCING CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
(a) INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CAR-
RIER; STATE PROSECUTIONS.—Section 659 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘pipeline system’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or oil refinery or related asset’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
years’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
years’’. 
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(b) TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN GOODS, SECURI-
TIES, MONEYS, FRAUDULENT STATE TAX STAMPS, OR 
ARTICLES USED IN COUNTERFEITING.—Section 2314 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘goods, wares, merchan-
dise,’’ the following: ‘‘oil, pipeline, oil and gas equip-
ment or technology,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
years’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
years’’. 
(c) SALE OR RECEIPT OF STOLEN GOODS, SECURI-
TIES, MONEYS, OR FRAUDULENT STATE TAX STAMPS.— 
Section 2315 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘ten 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘15 years’’. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE JAG 
FUNDS. 
Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) Programs to reduce or combat oil 
theft and related crimes (including theft of 
pipes, technology, equipment, or other assets re-
lated to oil refineries or pipelines), as well as 
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the hiring of personnel dedicated to inves-
tigating and preventing oil theft.’’. 
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