In the Senate of the United States,
February 12, 1998.
Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of
the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Sen-
ate to the bill (H.R. 2472) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend certain
programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.’’,
with the following
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
House amendment, insert:
SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
AMENDMENTS.
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amend-
ed—
(1) in section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) by striking
‘‘1997’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1999’’;
(2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking
‘‘1997’’ both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘1999’’;
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(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
‘‘(2) any allocation, price control, or similar
program with respect to petroleum products under
this Act.’’;
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(F) 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-
ing international oil supply disruption.’’;
and
(G) 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
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international energy program during an international en-
ergy supply emergency.’’; and
(5) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking
‘‘1997’’ both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘1999’’.
(6) at the end of section 154 by adding the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) The drawdown and distribution of petroleum
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is authorized
only under section 161 of this Act, and drawdown and dis-
tribution of petroleum products for purposes other than
those described in section 161 of this Act shall be prohibited.
‘‘(2) In the Secretary’s annual budget submission, the
Secretary shall request funds for acquisition, transpor-
tation, and injection of petroleum products for storage in
the Reserve. If no requests for funds is made, the Secretary
shall provide a written explanation of the reason there-
fore.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2472
SENATE AMENDMENT TO
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT