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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 612 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary 

of Energy to develop and implement a strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by the 

Federal Government. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2011 

Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require 

the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement a 

strategic petroleum demand response plan to reduce the 

consumption of petroleum products by the Federal Government. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 

5 Demand Response Act of 2011’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM DEMAND RESPONSE PLAN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title III of the Energy 

3 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 384. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM DEMAND RESPONSE 

6 PLAN. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

8 with the heads of other applicable Federal agencies, shall 

9 develop and implement a strategic petroleum demand re10 sponse plan to reduce the consumption of petroleum prod11 ucts by the Federal Government. 

12 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The strategic petroleum demand 

13 response plan may include activities such as— 

14 ‘‘(1) flexible work schedules by Federal employ15 ees to reduce congestion; 

16 ‘‘(2) telecommuting by Federal employees; 

17 ‘‘(3) suspension of noncritical travel by Federal 

18 employees; 

19 ‘‘(4) reduction of consumption of oil to heat or 

20 cool Federal buildings, including the use of energy 

21 efficiency measures; 

22 ‘‘(5) expanded use of electric or alternative fuel 

23 vehicles; and 

24 ‘‘(6) any other activity that reduces the con25 sumption of petroleum products by Federal agencies 

26 and employees. 

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1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The strategic petroleum demand 

2 response plan shall not significantly— 

3 ‘‘(1) affect the critical functions of the Federal 

4 Government; or 

5 ‘‘(2) reduce the national security of the United 

6 States. 

7 ‘‘(d) VOLUNTARY RESPONSE PLAN.—The Secretary 

8 shall develop and implement a voluntary response plan to 

9 encourage individual companies and State and local gov10 ernments to reduce the consumption of petroleum prod11 ucts in conjunction with the strategic petroleum demand 

12 response plan. 

13 ‘‘(e) USE OF SALE PROCEEDS.—Notwithstanding 

14 any other provision of this Act, the proceeds from the sale 

15 of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum 

16 Reserve under subtitle B of title I shall be used— 

17 ‘‘(1) to carry out the strategic petroleum de18 mand response plan required by this section; 

19 ‘‘(2) to procure electric vehicles for the Federal 

20 Government; or 

21 ‘‘(3) to work with the rental car industry to ex22 pand electric vehicle options for Federal employees. 

23 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

24 of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 

25 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

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1 the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

2 of the House of Representatives— 

3 ‘‘(1) the strategic petroleum demand response 

4 plan required by this section; and 

5 ‘‘(2) any recommendations for amendments to 

6 this section to reduce the consumption of petroleum 

7 products under the strategic petroleum demand re8 sponse plan.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents in the first section of the Energy Policy and Con11 servation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by add12 ing at the end of the items relating to part F of title III 

13 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 384. Strategic petroleum demand response plan.’’. 

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