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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3868 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                    September 28, 1996.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
3868) entitled ``An Act to extend certain programs under the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1996.'', do pass with 
the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1997 such sums as may be necessary to implement this part.'';
            (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``June 30, 
        1996'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 1997'';
            (3) by striking ``section 252(l)(1)'' in section 251(e)(1) 
        (42 U.S.C. 6271(e)(1)) and inserting ``section 252(k)(1)'';
            (4) in section 252 (42 U.S.C. 6272)--
                    (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by striking 
                ``allocation and information provisions of the 
                international energy program'' and inserting 
                ``international emergency response provisions'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``known'' and 
                inserting after ``circumstances'' ``known at the time 
                of approval'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``shall'' and 
                inserting ``may'';
                    (D) in subsection (f)(2) by inserting ``voluntary 
                agreement or'' after ``approved'';
                    (E) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows--
    ``(h) Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 shall not 
apply to any agreement or action undertaken for the purpose of 
developing or carrying out--
            ``(1) the international energy program, or
            ``(2) any allocation, price control, or similar program 
        with respect to petroleum products under this Act.'';
                    (F) in subsection (i) by inserting ``annually, or'' 
                after ``least'' and by inserting ``during an 
                international energy supply emergency'' after 
                ``months'';
                    (G) in subsection (k) by amending paragraph (2) to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) The term `international emergency response 
        provisions' means--
                    ``(A) the provisions of the international energy 
                program which relate to international allocation of 
                petroleum products and to the information system 
                provided in the program, and
                    ``(B) the emergency response measures adopted by 
                the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency 
                (including the July 11, 1984, decision by the Governing 
                Board on `Stocks and Supply Disruptions') for--
                            ``(i) the coordinated drawdown of stocks of 
                        petroleum products held or controlled by 
                        governments; and
                            ``(ii) complementary actions taken by 
                        governments during an existing or impending 
                        international oil supply disruption.''; and
                    (H) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
    ``(l) The antitrust defense under subsection (f) shall not extend 
to the international allocation of petroleum products unless allocation 
is required by chapters III and IV of the international energy program 
during an international energy supply emergency.'';
            (5) by adding at the end of section 256(h), ``There are 
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as 
        may be necessary to carry out this part.'';
            (6) by adding at the end of section 256(h) (42 U.S.C. 
        6276(h)) ``There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
        year 1997 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
        part.'';
            (7) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``June 30, 
        1996'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 1997'';
            (8) in section 365(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)(1)) by striking 
        ``not to exceed'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
        1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for fiscal year 1997 
        such sums as may be necessary'';
            (9) by amending section 397 (42 U.S.C. 6371f) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 397. For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be 
necessary.''; and
            (10) in section 400BB(b) (42 U.S.C. 6374a(b)) by amending 
        paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Secretary for carrying out this section such sums as may be 
        necessary for fiscal year 1997, to remain available until 
        expended.''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENT.

    Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the weatherization 
program under this part, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be necessary.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3868

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                               AMENDMENT
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