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Union Calendar No. 871 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5859 
[Report No. 115–1067, Part I] 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion of revenues 
from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States 
for use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through 
grade 12 and public support of institutions of higher education, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2018 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, 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 
DECEMBER 6, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 6, 2018 
Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a 
period ending not later than December 28, 2018 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR and Mr. PEARCE 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 17, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that a portion 
of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal 
leases be paid to States for use to supplement the edu-
cation of students in kindergarten through grade 12 
and public support of institutions of higher education, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Education and Energy 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES FROM NEW FEDERAL MINERAL 
AND GEOTHERMAL LEASES FOR PAYMENTS 
TO STATE FOR EDUCATION. 
Section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191) is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence, 
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Of amounts otherwise required under para-
graph (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury each fiscal year that are derived from leases for tracts 
located in a State, the Secretary shall pay to the county 
from which the mineral or geothermal royalties were gen-
erated 33 percent for use to supplement the education of 
students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supple-
ment public support of institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(B) Of the amounts otherwise required under para-
graph (1) to be deposited into the general fund of the Treas-
ury each fiscal year that are not required to be used for 
payments under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall pay to States, in equal amounts, 17 percent 
for use to supplement the education of students in kinder-
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garten through grade 12 and to supplement public support 
of institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall apply only 
with respect to amounts that— 
‘‘(i) are received by the United States under 
leases entered into under this Act or the Geothermal 
Steam Act of 1970 after the date of enactment of the 
Education and Energy Act of 2018; and 
‘‘(ii) exceed the amount of revenues that the Con-
gressional Budget Office previously estimated would 
be received under such leases in the fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with 
respect to amounts required by paragraph (1) to be paid 
into, reserved, or appropriated as part of the reclamation 
fund. 
‘‘(E) Any amounts received by a county under sub-
paragraph (A) shall not be considered when calculating 
payments to that county under the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.) or chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 871 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5859 
[Report No. 115–1067, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require that 
a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral 
and geothermal leases be paid to States for use 
to supplement the education of students in kin-
dergarten through grade 12 and public support 
of institutions of higher education, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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