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that date a certification regarding the quantity of the con-
tent of the reserve. The Secretary shall use the certification
in support of the preparation of the invitation for bids.
‘‘(d) FUTURE LIABILITIES.—The United States shall
hold harmless and fully indemnify the purchaser or pur-
chasers (as the case may be) of the interest of the United
States in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 from and
against any claim or liability as a result of ownership in
the reserve by the United States, including any claim re-
ferred to in subsection (e).
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA CLAIM.—
After the costs incurred in the conduct of the sale of Naval
Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 under this section are de-
ducted, seven percent of the remaining proceeds from the
sale of the reserve shall be reserved in a contingent fund
in the Treasury (for a period not to exceed 10 years after
the effective date) for payment to the State of California
in the event that, and to the extent that, the claims of the
State against the United States regarding production and
proceeds of sale from Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered
1 are resolved in favor of the State by a court of competent
jurisdiction. Funds in the contingent fund shall be available
for paying any such claim to the extent provided in appro-
priation Acts. After final disposition of the claims, any un-
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obligated balance in the contingent fund shall be credited
to the general fund of the Treasury.
‘‘(f) MAINTAINING ELK HILLS UNIT PRODUCTION.—
Until the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 is
completed under this section, the Secretary shall continue
to produce the reserve at the maximum daily oil or gas rate
from a reservoir, which will permit maximum economic de-
velopment of the reservoir consistent with sound oil field
engineering practices in accordance with section 3 of the
unit plan contract. The definition of maximum efficient
rate in section 7420(6) of this title shall not apply to the
reserve.
‘‘(g) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—(1) In the
case of any contract, in effect on the effective date, for the
purchase of production from any part of the United States’
share of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, the sale of
the interest of the United States in the reserve shall be sub-
ject to the contract for a period of three months after the
closing date of the sale or until termination of the contract,
whichever occurs first. The term of any contract entered
into after the effective date for the purchase of such produc-
tion shall not exceed the anticipated closing date for the
sale of the reserve.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall exercise the termination pro-
cedures provided in the contract between the United States
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and Bechtel Petroleum Operation, Inc., Contract Number
DE–ACO1–85FE60520 so that the contract terminates not
later than the date of closing of the sale of Naval Petroleum
Reserve Numbered 1 under subsection (c).
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall exercise the termination pro-
cedures provided in the unit plan contract so that the unit
plan contract terminates not later than the date of closing
of the sale of reserve.
‘‘(h) EFFECT ON ANTITRUST LAWS.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to alter the application of the
antitrust laws of the United States to the purchaser or pur-
chasers (as the case may be) of Naval Petroleum Reserve
Numbered 1 or to the lands in the reserve subject to sale
under this section upon the completion of the sale.
‘‘(i) PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT, TITLE, AND
INTEREST.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to
adversely affect the ownership interest of any other entity
having any right, title, and interest in and to lands within
the boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 and
which are subject to the unit plan contract.
‘‘(j) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), the Secretary may not enter into any contract for the
sale of the reserve until the end of the 31-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary notifies the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
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on National Security and the Committee on Commerce of
the House of Representatives of the conditions of the pro-
posed sale.
‘‘(2) If the Secretary receives only one offer for pur-
chase of the reserve or any subcomponent thereof, the Sec-
retary may not enter into a contract for the sale of the re-
serve unless—
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to Congress a notifi-
cation of the receipt of only one offer together with the
conditions of the proposed sale of the reserve or parcel
to the offeror; and
‘‘(B) a joint resolution of approval described in
subsection (k) is enacted within 45 days after the date
of the notification.
‘‘(k) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL.—(1) For the
purpose of paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (j), ‘joint resolu-
tion of approval’ means only a joint resolution that is in-
troduced after the date on which the notification referred
to in that paragraph is received by Congress, and—
‘‘(A) that does not have a preamble;
‘‘(B) the matter after the resolving clause of
which reads only as follows: ‘That Congress approves
the proposed sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 1 reported in the notification submitted to Con-
gress by the Secretary of Energy on llllll.’
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(the blank space being filled in with the appropriate
date); and
‘‘(C) the title of which is as follows: ‘Joint reso-
lution approving the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve
Numbered 1’.
‘‘(2) A resolution described in paragraph (1) intro-
duced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to
the Committee on National Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives. A resolution described in paragraph (1) intro-
duced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate. Such a resolution may not
be reported before the 8th day after its introduction.
‘‘(3) If the committee to which is referred a resolution
described in paragraph (1) has not reported such resolution
(or an identical resolution) at the end of 15 calendar days
after its introduction, such committee shall be deemed to
be discharged from further consideration of such resolution
and such resolution shall be placed on the appropriate cal-
endar of the House involved.
‘‘(4)(A) When the committee to which a resolution is
referred has reported, or has been deemed to be discharged
(under paragraph (3)) from further consideration of, a reso-
lution described in paragraph (1), it is at any time there-
after in order (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respec-
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tive House to move to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution, and all points of order against the resolution
(and against consideration of the resolution) are waived.
The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representa-
tives and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable.
The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion
to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration
of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution
is agreed to, the resolution shall remain the unfinished busi-
ness of the respective House until disposed of.
‘‘(B) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be lim-
ited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the reso-
lution. A motion further to limit debate is in order and
not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone,
or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other busi-
ness, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is
agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
‘‘(C) Immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a resolution described in paragraph (2), and a sin-
gle quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested