I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6022 
To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2008 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont (for himself, Mr. LAMPSON, and Mr. MARKEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
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 suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 
2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF PETROLEUM ACQUISITION FOR 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on December 31, 2008— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall suspend 
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through the royalty-in-kind program; and 
(2) the Secretary of Energy shall suspend ac-
quisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through any acquisition method. 
(b) RESUMPTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2008.—Dur-
ing the period specified in subsection (a) but not earlier 
than 30 days after the date on which the President notifies 
Congress that the President has determined that the 
weighted average price of petroleum in the United States 
for the most recent 90-day period is $75 or less per bar-
rel— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior may resume 
acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve through the royalty-in-kind program; and 
(2) the Secretary of Energy may resume acqui-
sition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve through any acquisition method. 
(c) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 
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(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR
CON-
TRACTS.—In the case of any royalty-in-kind oil 
scheduled to be delivered to the Department of En-
ergy for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve pursuant 
to a contract entered into by the Secretary of Inte-
rior prior to, and in effect on, the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall accept de-
livery of such oil. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACTS.—In 
the case of any oil scheduled to be delivered to the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve pursuant to a contract 
entered into by the Secretary of Energy prior to, 
and in effect on, the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, negotiate a deferral of the delivery of the oil 
in accordance with procedures of the Department of 
Energy in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act for deferrals of oil. 
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