SAVE Consumers Act of 2022
Bill: S.3815 | Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. (D-MA)
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Strategic reserve, Appliance, Vehicle, and Energy efficiency for Consumers Act of 2022 or the SAVE Consumers Act of 2022
This bill addresses emergency energy conservation authorities and petroleum reserves, including by increasing the authorized amount of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown and sale for FY2023.

To amend the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 to allow the 
 President to provide short-term relief to the American people as the 
 United States works to impose a necessary ban on all oil imports from 
   Russia and to restore the ability of the President to set energy 
 efficiency targets for States during an energy supply emergency, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic reserve, Appliance, 
Vehicle, and Energy efficiency for Consumers Act of 2022'' or the 
``SAVE Consumers Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) according to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian 
        Federation, 36 percent of all revenue of the Government of the 
        Russian Federation in 2021 came from the oil and gas sector, 
        funding the war of aggression against Ukraine;
            (2) from January through December 2021, the United States 
        imported 245,194,000 barrels of oil from the Russian 
        Federation, which, at an annual average of $71 per barrel, 
        equals approximately $17,400,000,000 in oil imports;
            (3) in order to cut off funding to Russian oil companies, 
        the United States will need to cut off Russian oil imports;
            (4) as of March 4, 2022, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        crude oil inventory totals approximately 577,500,000 barrels, 
        which are intended by law for use to minimize short-term energy 
        supply disruptions and protect United States consumers from 
        economic damage;
            (5) since 2015, Congress has enacted 8 laws that mandate 
        the sale of 303,600,000 barrels of oil from the Strategic 
        Petroleum Reserve between 2022 and 2031;
            (6) selling the barrels described in paragraph (5) earlier 
        could address the immediate economic damage caused by ongoing 
        energy supply disruptions related to the war in Ukraine;
            (7) in addition to immediate use of existing oil 
        stockpiles, energy supply disruptions can be mitigated by 
        reducing demand for fossil fuel products through energy 
        efficiency;
            (8) energy efficiency reduces demand without disrupting 
        energy services delivered to the consumer;
            (9) clean energy deployment and energy efficiency not only 
        reduce United States demand for fossil fuels, but also provide 
        additional benefits by reducing air pollution, health impacts, 
        and greenhouse gas emissions, while creating thousands of jobs 
        in the United States and bolstering the economy; and
            (10) the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (42 
        U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) was enacted to address severe energy 
        supply disruptions and provide an emergency response plan.

SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 202 of the Emergency Energy Conservation 
Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8502) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``For purposes of this title--'' and inserting ``In this 
        title:'';
            (2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (8), by inserting a 
        paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the term defined 
        in that paragraph;
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) and (7) as 
        paragraphs (7), (3), (4), (5), (9), and (2), respectively;
            (4) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(1) Energy conservation.--The term `energy conservation' 
        means, with respect to heating, cooling, use of an appliance, 
        or a vehicle--
                    ``(A) energy efficiency, including electrification; 
                or
                    ``(B) a minimum level of energy efficiency or a 
                maximum quantity of energy use, determined in 
                accordance with test procedures or industry analysis, 
                as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary of 
                Transportation, or the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, as applicable, that 
                provides health, climate, or environmental benefits.''; 
                and
            (5) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``means'' and all that follows through ``highways'' and 
        inserting the following: ``means--
                    ``(A) a motor vehicle;
                    ``(B) a motor vehicle engine;
                    ``(C) a nonroad vehicle or engine; and
                    ``(D) aircraft''.
    (b) Standby Federal Conservation Plan.--Section 213(i) of the 
Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8513(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``between Friday noon and 
        Sunday midnight'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph designation 
        and all that follows through ``the plan'' and inserting ``The 
        plan''.
    (c) Administration.--Section 251 of the Emergency Energy 
Conservation Act of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 8541) is amended by striking 
subsection (c).

SEC. 4. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE.

    (a) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.--Section 403(a) of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 589) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by adding ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``10,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``30,000,000''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting a period.
    (b) Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.--Section 32204 of 
the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94; 129 Stat. 1740) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``16,000,000'' and 
                        inserting ``66,000,000''; and
                            (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
                        and inserting a period; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(A) through (I)'' 
        and inserting ``(A) and (B)''.
    (c) Reconciliation on the Budget for 2018.--Section 20003(a)(1) of 
Public Law 115-97 (131 Stat. 2237) is amended by striking ``2026 
through 2027'' and inserting ``2022 and 2023''.
    (d) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.--Section 30204(a)(1) of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123; 132 Stat. 126) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``through 2025;'' and 
        inserting ``and 2023.'';
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
            (3) beginning in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``Reserve--'' and all that follows through 
        ``30,000,000'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: 
        ``Reserve 100,000,000''.
    (e) America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.--Section 3009(a)(1) 
of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-270; 132 
Stat. 3870) is amended by striking ``during fiscal year 2028'' and 
inserting ``during the period of fiscal years 2022 and 2023''.
    (f) Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act.--Section 90002(a) of 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 
Stat. 1342) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2028 through 2031'' and 
        inserting ``2022 and 2023''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2028 through 2031'' and 
        inserting ``2022 and 2023''.
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