H.R. 1569 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2023Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Gaetz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing leases to certain entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CCP Lease Abolishment for Minerals and Petroleum Act of 2023 or the CLAMP Act of 2023. 2. Restriction on leases to certain entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may not issue or renew a lease, issue a permit, or record a claim for any Federal lands (including submerged lands) under the general mining laws, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 note et seq.), or any other provision of law relating to the production, refining, harvesting, or extraction of minerals, timber, oil or natural gas, or any other natural resource or the production of energy, to any person described in subsection (c). (b) Prohibition of transfer No person may transfer a title, lease, permit, recorded claim, or other interest described in subsection (a) to any person described in subsection (c). (c) Persons subject to restriction A person is described by this subsection if such person— (1) is the People’s Republic of China; (2) is a member of the Chinese Communist Party; (3) is a member of the People’s Liberation Army; (4) is identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company; (5) is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Department of the Treasury; or (6) is owned by or controlled by or is an agency or instrumentality of any person described in paragraphs (1) through (5). (d) Effective date This section applies to leases, permits, and claims issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.