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(vi) Experts and analysts familiar
with the supply and demand characteristics
of all energy sectors.
(vii) The Energy Information Admin-
istration.
(B) TIMING.—The appointments of the
members of the Commission shall be made not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(C) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members
shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect
its powers, but shall be filled in the same man-
ner as the original appointment.
(D) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the
Commission shall appoint 1 of the members to
serve as Chairperson of the Commission.
(E) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30
days after the date on which all members of the
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold its first meeting.
(F) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall
meet at the call of the Chairperson.
(2) DUTIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall—
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(i) conduct a study, focusing primarily
on the oil and natural gas industries, of—
(I) the status of inventories of
natural gas, crude oil, and distillate
fuel in the United States, including
trends and projections for those inven-
tories;
(II) the causes for and con-
sequences of energy supply disruptions
and energy product shortages nation-
wide and in particular regions;
(III) ways in which the United
States can become less dependent on
foreign oil supplies;
(IV) ways in which the United
States can better manage and utilize
its domestic energy resources;
(V) ways in which alternative en-
ergy supplies can be used to reduce de-
mand on traditional energy sectors;
(VI) ways in which the United
States can reduce energy consumption;
(VII) the status of, problems with,
and ways to improve—
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(aa) transportation and de-
livery systems of energy resources
to locations throughout the United
States;
(bb) refinery capacity and
utilization in the United States;
and
(cc) natural gas, crude oil,
distillate fuel, and other energy-
related petroleum product storage
in the United States; and
(VIII) any other energy-related
topic that the Commission considers
pertinent; and
(ii) not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, submit to the
President and Congress a report that
contains—
(I) a detailed statement of the
findings and conclusions of the Com-
mission; and
(II) the recommendations of the
Commission for such legislation and
administrative actions as the Commis-
sion considers appropriate.
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(B) TIME
PERIOD.—The findings made,
analyses conducted, conclusions reached, and rec-
ommendations developed by the Commission in
connection with the study under subparagraph
(A) shall cover a period extending 10 years be-
yond the date of the report.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Energy shall
use $500,000 of funds appropriated to the Department of
Energy to fund the Commission.
(d) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commission
shall terminate on the date that is 90 days after the date
on which the Commission submits its report under sub-
section (b)(2)(A)(ii).
TITLE V
FISCAL YEAR 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
CERRO GRANDE FIRE ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses for fiscal year 2000 to reme-
diate damaged Department of Energy facilities and for
other expenses associated with the Cerro Grande fire,
$203,460,000, to remain available until expended and to
become available upon enactment, of which $2,000,000 shall
be made available to the United States Army Corps of Engi-
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neers to undertake immediate measures to provide erosion
control and sediment protection to sewage lines, trails, and
bridges in Pueblo and Los Alamos Canyons downstream of
Diamond Drive in New Mexico: Provided, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $204,000,000, that includes designation
of the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
TITLE VI
RESCISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated in Public Law 104–46 for
interim storage of nuclear waste, $85,000,000 are trans-
ferred to this heading and are hereby rescinded.