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This bill, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act, aims to strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the President to submit a biennial energy security plan that evaluates U.S. imports and exports, assesses energy security risks, and outlines strategies to increase domestic production to offset imports from Russia. 2. Authorizing the construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline without the need for a Presidential permit. 3. Granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive authority to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of LNG terminals, while preserving the President's authority to prohibit imports or exports under various laws. 4. Prohibiting the President from taking actions that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of new leases, permits, or authorizations for oil, gas, coal, or critical mineral development on federal lands, unless authorized by Congress. 5. Mandating the immediate resumption of onshore oil and gas lease sales, with minimum annual lease sales in certain states, as well as the completion of offshore lease sales described in the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program. 6. Requiring the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production before executing the first drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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