I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3574 
To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2013 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. GRAYSON, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, Agri-
culture, Appropriations, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production. 
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 ‘‘End Polluter Welfare 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) President Obama joined other world leaders 
from the Group of Twenty in pledging to phase out 
wasteful fossil-fuel subsidies; 
(2) the Environmental Law Institute found that 
from 2002 through 2008, Federal fossil-fuel sub-
sidies 
in 
the 
United 
States 
totaled 
over 
$72,000,000,000, while Federal renewable-energy in-
vestments totaled $12,200,000,000; 
(3) according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, 
the 5 largest oil corporations have made more than 
$1,000,000,000,000 in profits during the past dec-
ade; 
(4) according to the Center for American 
Progress, the 5 largest oil corporations posted more 
than $70,000,000,000 in profits in just the first 3 
quarters of 2013; 
(5) according to the Center for Responsive Poli-
tics, the entire oil and gas industry spent 
$105,000,000 on lobbying in the first 3 quarters of 
2013, which was an effective investment in pro-
tecting their extraordinary tax loopholes and sub-
sidies; and 
(6) taxpayers in the United States should not 
be subsidizing fossil fuel companies in a period of 
record debt. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF FOSSIL FUEL. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘fossil fuel’’ means coal, petro-
leum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, 
or natural gas that is used for fuel. 
SEC. 4. ROYALTY RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT.— 
Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(2) ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005.— 
(A) INCENTIVES FOR NATURAL GAS PRO-
DUCTION FROM DEEP WELLS IN THE SHALLOW 
WATERS
OF
THE
GULF
OF
MEXICO.—Section 
344 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15904) is repealed. 
(B) DEEP WATER PRODUCTION.—Section 
345 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15905) is repealed. 
(b) FUTURE
PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law (including regulations), royalty re-
lief shall not be permitted under a lease issued under sec-
tion 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337). 
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SEC. 5. ROYALTIES UNDER MINERAL LEASING ACT. 
(a) COAL LEASES.—Section 7(a) of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘121⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’. 
(b) LEASES ON LAND ON WHICH OIL OR NATURAL 
GAS IS DISCOVERED.—Section 14 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 223) is amended by striking ‘‘121⁄2’’ and 
inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’. 
(c) LEASES ON LAND KNOWN OR BELIEVED TO 
CONTAIN OIL OR NATURAL GAS.—Section 17 of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘12.5’’ and inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘121⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘12.5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’; 
(3) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘121⁄2’’ each 
time it appears and inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’; and 
(4) in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘121⁄2’’ 
and inserting ‘‘183⁄4’’. 
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SEC. 6. ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL NAT-
URAL GAS AND OTHER PETROLEUM RE-
SOURCES. 
Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16371 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 7. REMOVAL OF LIMITS ON LIABILITY FOR OFFSHORE 
FACILITIES AND PIPELINE OPERATORS. 
Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘plus 
$75,000,000; and’’ and inserting ‘‘and the liability 
of the responsible party under section 1002;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(except an onshore pipe-
line transporting diluted bitumen, bituminous 
mixtures, or any oil manufactured from bitu-
men)’’ after ‘‘for any onshore facility’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) for any onshore facility transporting di-
luted bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil man-
ufactured from bitumen, the liability of the respon-
sible party under section 1002.’’. 
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SEC. 
8. 
FUNDS 
TO 
WORLD 
BANK 
FOR 
FINANCING 
PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT FOSSIL FUEL. 
(a) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Effective on the date 
of enactment of this Act, there are rescinded all unobli-
gated balances of the amounts made available to the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and 
the International Development Association (commonly 
known as the ‘‘World Bank’’), and each other similar 
international financing entity that has received amounts 
from the United States, as determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, to carry out any project that supports 
fossil fuel. 
(b) FUTURE FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any amounts made available to the World 
Bank or any other international financing entity shall not 
be used to carry out any project that supports fossil fuel. 
SEC. 9. OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(a)(2) of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (D). 
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(b) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Office of Fossil Energy Research and 
Development and the authority to carry out any program 
or activity of the Office (as in existence on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act) is terminated. 
SEC. 10. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—EN-
ERGY. 
None of the funds made available to the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency—Energy shall be used to carry 
out any project that supports fossil fuel. 
SEC. 11. INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1703 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by striking paragraph (10); and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8) re-
spectively; 
(2) by striking subsection (c); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
paragraphs (c) and (d) respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1704 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 12. RURAL UTILITY SERVICE LOAN GUARANTEES. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall not make a loan 
under title III of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) to an applicant for the purpose 
of carrying out any project that will use fossil fuel. 
SEC. 13. FUNDS TO THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
OR 
THE 
EXPORT-IMPORT 
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES FOR FINANC-
ING PROJECTS, TRANSACTIONS, OR OTHER 
ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT FOSSIL FUEL. 
(a) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—Effective on the date 
of enactment of this Act, there are rescinded all unobli-
gated balances of the amounts made available to the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States to carry out any project, trans-
action, or other activity that supports fossil-fuel produc-
tion. 
(b) FUTURE FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any amounts made available to the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation or the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States shall not be used to carry out 
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any project, transaction, or other activity that supports 
fossil-fuel production. 
SEC. 14. TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FOR GRANTS, LOANS, 
LOAN GUARANTEES, AND OTHER DIRECT AS-
SISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation (including the Federal Railroad Administration) 
shall not be used to award any grant, loan, loan guarantee, 
or provide any other direct assistance to any rail or port 
project that transports fossil fuel. 
SEC. 15. TERMINATION OF VARIOUS TAX EXPENDITURES 
RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 80 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 7875. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING TO FOSSIL FUEL INCENTIVES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions shall 
not apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013: 
‘‘(1) Section 43 (relating to enhanced oil recov-
ery credit). 
‘‘(2) Section 45I (relating to credit for pro-
ducing oil and natural gas from marginal wells). 
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