S.Amdt. 4623

SA 4623. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5136, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 97, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

SEC. 3__. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND.

Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended--

(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking “All money received” and inserting “Subject to subsection (d), all money received”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Certain Sales, Bonuses, and Royalties.--

“(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Defense the amounts received under subsection (a) from oil and gas production carried out on land that is occupied by, or title to which is held by, a military installation.

“(2) Use of funds.--Any amount received by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) shall be used to offset costs of military installations for--

“(A) administrative operations; and

“(B) the maintenance and repair of facilities and infrastructure of military installations.”.