Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

II Calendar No. 41 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2811 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 1, 2023 Received; read the first time MAY 2, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Limit, Save, Grow Act 4 of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 6 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 7 Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 2811 PCS TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits. DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TITLE I—RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS Sec. 201. Rescission of unobligated coronavirus funds. Sec. 202. Rescission of Inflation Reduction Act funds. TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS Sec. 211. Nullification of certain executive actions and rules relating to Federal student loans. Sec. 212. Limitation on authority of Secretary to propose or issue regulations and executive actions. TITLE III—REPEAL MARKET DISTORTING GREEN TAX CREDITS Sec. 221. Amendment of 1986 Code. Sec. 222. Modification of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. Sec. 223. Modification of energy credit. Sec. 224. Repeal of increase in energy credit for solar and wind facilities placed in service in connection with low-income communities. Sec. 225. Zero-emission nuclear power production credit repealed. Sec. 226. Repeal of sustainable aviation fuel credit. Sec. 227. Clean hydrogen repeals. Sec. 228. Nonbusiness energy property credit. Sec. 229. Residential clean energy credit reverted to credit for residential en- ergy efficient property. Sec. 230. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. Sec. 231. Modifications to new energy efficient home credit. Sec. 232. Clean vehicle credit. Sec. 233. Repeal of credit for previously-owned clean vehicles. Sec. 234. Repeal of credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles. Sec. 235. Alternative fuel refueling property credit. Sec. 236. Advanced energy project credit extension reversed. Sec. 237. Repeal of advanced manufacturing production credit. Sec. 238. Repeal of clean electricity production credit. Sec. 239. Repeal of clean electricity investment credit. Sec. 240. Cost recovery for qualified facilities, qualified property, and energy storage technology removed. Sec. 241. Repeal of clean fuel production credit. Sec. 242. Repeal of sections relating to elective payment for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources; transfer of credits. Sec. 243. Transition rule. TITLE IV—FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER PROTECTION Sec. 251. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service. DIVISION C—GROW THE ECONOMY VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 2811 PCS TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES Sec. 301. Recalibration of the caseload reduction credit. Sec. 302. Eliminating excess maintenance of effort spending in determining caseload reduction credit. Sec. 303. Elimination of small checks scheme. Sec. 304. Reporting of work outcomes. Sec. 305. Effective date. TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS Sec. 311. Age-related exemption from work requirement to receive SNAP. Sec. 312. Rule of construction for exemption adjustment. Sec. 313. Supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nu- trition Act of 2008. TITLE III—COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS Sec. 321. Community engagement requirement for applicable individuals. TITLE IV—REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY Sec. 331. Short title. Sec. 332. Purpose. Sec. 333. Congressional review of agency rulemaking. Sec. 334. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code. Sec. 335. Government Accountability Office study of rules. DIVISION D—H.R. 1, THE LOWER ENERGY COSTS ACT TITLE I—INCREASING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, EX- PORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CRITICAL MINERALS PROC- ESSING Sec. 10001. Securing America’s critical minerals supply. Sec. 10002. Protecting American energy production. Sec. 10003. Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining. Sec. 10004. Promoting cross-border energy infrastructure. Sec. 10005. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the revocation of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Sec. 10006. Sense of Congress opposing restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products. Sec. 10007. Unlocking our domestic LNG potential. Sec. 10008. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the denial of Jordan Cove permits. Sec. 10009. Promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas pipe- lines. Sec. 10010. Interim hazardous waste permits for critical energy resource facili- ties. Sec. 10011. Flexible air permits for critical energy resource facilities. Sec. 10012. National security or energy security waivers to produce critical en- ergy resources. Sec. 10013. Natural gas tax repeal. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 HR 2811 PCS Sec. 10014. Repeal of greenhouse gas reduction fund. Sec. 10015. Ending future delays in chemical substance review for critical en- ergy resources. Sec. 10016. Keeping America’s refineries operating. Sec. 10017. Homeowner energy freedom. Sec. 10018. Study. Sec. 10019. State primary enforcement responsibility. Sec. 10020. Use of index-based pricing in acquisition of petroleum products for the SPR. Sec. 10021. Prohibition on certain exports. Sec. 10022. Sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the proposed tax hikes on the oil and natural gas industry in the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request. Sec. 10023. Domestic Energy Independence report. Sec. 10024. GAO study. Sec. 10025. Gas kitchen ranges and ovens. TITLE II—TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERMITTING, AND PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN RESOURCES Sec. 20001. Short title. Subtitle A—Onshore and Offshore Leasing and Oversight Sec. 20101. Onshore oil and gas leasing. Sec. 20102. Lease reinstatement. Sec. 20103. Protested lease sales. Sec. 20104. Suspension of operations. Sec. 20105. Administrative protest process reform. Sec. 20106. Leasing and permitting transparency. Sec. 20107. Offshore oil and gas leasing. Sec. 20108. Five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing. Sec. 20109. Geothermal leasing. Sec. 20110. Leasing for certain qualified coal applications. Sec. 20111. Future coal leasing. Sec. 20112. Staff planning report. Sec. 20113. Prohibition on Chinese communist party ownership interest. Sec. 20114. Effect on other law. Sec. 20115. Requirement for GAO report on wind energy impacts. Sec. 20116. Sense of Congress on wind energy development supply chain. Sec. 20117. Sense of Congress on oil and gas royalty rates. Sec. 20118. Offshore wind environmental review process study. Sec. 20119. GAO report on wind energy impacts. Subtitle B—Permitting Streamlining Sec. 20201. Definitions. Sec. 20202. BUILDER Act. Sec. 20203. Codification of National Environmental Policy Act regulations. Sec. 20204. Non-major Federal actions. Sec. 20205. No net loss determination for existing rights-of-way. Sec. 20206. Determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy. Sec. 20207. Determination regarding rights-of-way. Sec. 20208. Terms of rights-of-way. Sec. 20209. Funding to process permits and develop information technology. Sec. 20210. Offshore geological and geophysical survey licensing. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 HR 2811 PCS Sec. 20211. Deferral of applications for permits to drill. Sec. 20212. Processing and terms of applications for permits to drill. Sec. 20213. Amendments to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Sec. 20214. Access to Federal energy resources from non-Federal surface es- tate. Sec. 20215. Scope of environmental reviews for oil and gas leases. Sec. 20216. Expediting approval of gathering lines. Sec. 20217. Lease sale litigation. Sec. 20218. Limitation on claims. Sec. 20219. Government Accountability Office report on permits to drill. Sec. 20220. E–NEPA. Sec. 20221. Limitations on claims. Sec. 20222. One Federal decision for pipelines. Sec. 20223. Exemption of certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain en- vironmental requirements. Sec. 20224. Vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution facility rights of way. Sec. 20225. Categorical exclusion for electric utility lines rights-of-way. Sec. 20226. Staffing plans. Subtitle C—Permitting for Mining Needs Sec. 20301. Definitions. Sec. 20302. Minerals supply chain and reliability. Sec. 20303. Federal register process improvement. Sec. 20304. Designation of mining as a covered sector for Federal permitting improvement purposes. Sec. 20305. Treatment of actions under presidential determination 2022–11 for Federal permitting improvement purposes. Sec. 20306. Notice for mineral exploration activities with limited surface dis- turbance. Sec. 20307. Use of mining claims for ancillary activities. Sec. 20308. Ensuring consideration of uranium as a critical mineral. Sec. 20309. Barring foreign bad actors from operating on Federal lands. Sec. 20310. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or processing of critical materials. Sec. 20311. National strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains. Subtitle D—Federal Land Use Planning Sec. 20401. Federal land use planning and withdrawals. Sec. 20402. Prohibitions on delay of mineral development of certain Federal land. Sec. 20403. Definitions. Subtitle E—Ensuring Competitiveness on Federal Lands Sec. 20501. Incentivizing domestic production. Subtitle F—Energy Revenue Sharing Sec. 20601. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf revenue. Sec. 20602. Parity in offshore wind revenue sharing. Sec. 20603. Elimination of administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act. Sec. 20604. Sunset. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 HR 2811 PCS TITLE III—WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND ENERGY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT Sec. 30001. Short title. Sec. 30002. Certification. Sec. 30003. Federal general permits. DIVISION E—INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT Sec. 40001. Limited suspension of debt ceiling. SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 1 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi- 4 sion. 5 DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL 6 SPENDING 7 TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY 8 SPENDING LIMITS FOR DIS- 9 CRETIONARY CATEGORY 10 SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced 12 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 13 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended— 14 (1) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 15 the end; and 16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol- 17 lowing: 18 ‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2024, for the discretionary 19 category, $1,470,979,000,000 in new budget author- 20 ity; 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 HR 2811 PCS ‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2025, for the discretionary 1 category, $1,485,689,000,000 in new budget author- 2 ity; 3 ‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary 4 category, $1,500,546,000,000 in new budget author- 5 ity; 6 ‘‘(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary 7 category, $1,515,551,000,000 in new budget author- 8 ity; 9 ‘‘(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary 10 category, $1,530,707,000,000 in new budget author- 11 ity; 12 ‘‘(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary 13 category, $1,546,014,000,000 in new budget author- 14 ity; 15 ‘‘(15) for fiscal year 2030, for the discretionary 16 category, $1,561,474,000,000 in new budget author- 17 ity; 18 ‘‘(16) for fiscal year 2031, for the discretionary 19 category, $1,577,089,000,000 in new budget author- 20 ity; 21 ‘‘(17) for fiscal year 2032, for the discretionary 22 category, $1,592,859,000,000 in new budget author- 23 ity; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 HR 2811 PCS ‘‘(18) for fiscal year 2033, for the discretionary 1 category, $1,608,788,000,000 in new budget author- 2 ity;’’. 3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ADJUST- 4 MENTS.— 5 (1) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND 6 REDERMINATIONS.—Section 251(b)(2)(B)(i) of the 7 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 8 Act of 1985 is amended— 9 (A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 10 the end; 11 (B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe- 12 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 13 (C) by inserting after subclause (X) the 14 following: 15 ‘‘(XI) for fiscal year 2024, 16 $1,578,000,000 in additional new budget 17 authority; 18 ‘‘(XII) for fiscal year 2025, 19 $1,630,000,000 in additional new budget 20 authority; 21 ‘‘(XIII) for fiscal year 2026, 22 $1,682,000,000 in additional new budget 23 authority; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 May 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2811.PCS H2811 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 HR 2811 PCS ‘‘(XIV) for fiscal year 2027, 1 $1,734,000,000 in additional new budget 2 authority; 3 ‘‘(XV) for fiscal year 2028, 4 $1,788,000,000 in additional new budget 5 authority; 6 ‘‘(XVI) for fiscal year 2029, 7 $1,842,000,000 in additional new budget 8 authority; 9 ‘‘(XVII) for fiscal year 2030, 10 $1,898,000,000 in additional new budget 11 authority; 12 ‘‘(XVIII) for fiscal year 2031, 13 $1,955,000,000 in additional new budget 14 authority; 15 ‘‘(XIX) for fiscal year 2032, 16 $2,014,000,000 in additional new budget 17 authority; and 18 ‘‘(XX) for fiscal year 2033, 19 $2,076,000,000 in additional new budget 20 authority.’’. 21 (2) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON- 22 TROL.—Section 251(b)(2)(C)(i) of such Act is 23 [Text truncated for display. 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