In the Senate of the United States,
September 28, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3868) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend certain pro-
grams 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 amend-
ed—
(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 im-
plement this part.’’;
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(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 ‘‘sec-
tion 252(k)(1)’’;
(4) in section 252 (42 U.S.C. 6272)—
(A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by strik-
ing ‘‘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 ‘‘vol-
untary 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
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‘‘(2) any allocation, price control, or similar
program with respect to petroleum products under
this Act.’’;
(F) in subsection (i) by inserting ‘‘annu-
ally, or’’ after ‘‘least’’ and by inserting ‘‘during
an international energy supply emergency’’ after
‘‘months’’;
(G) in subsection (k) by amending para-
graph (2) to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The term ‘international emergency response
provisions’ means—
‘‘(A) the provisions of the international en-
ergy program which relate to international allo-
cation of petroleum products and to the informa-
tion system provided in the program, and
‘‘(B) the emergency response measures
adopted by the Governing Board of the Inter-
national 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 con-
trolled by governments; and
‘‘(ii) complementary actions taken by
governments during an existing or impend-
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ing 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 en-
ergy 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 appro-
priated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be nec-
essary 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’’;
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(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 Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 422. For the purpose of carrying out the weath-
erization program under this part, there are authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may be
necessary.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.