A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.
PL 96-137 (H.R.3354), enacted 12/12/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-137—DEC. 12, 1979 
93 STAT. 1061 
Public Law 96-137 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, devel-
opment, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal 
year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of the 
naval petroleum reserves and the naval oil shale reserves under 
chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, the sum of $85,210,000, of 
which— 
(1) $5,300,000 shall be available for exploration of Naval 
Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2; 
(2) $52,911,000 shall be available for operation and mainte-
nance of Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2; 
(3) $16,089,000 shall be available for operation, maintenance, 
and development drilling of Naval Petroleum Reserve Num-
bered 3; 
(4) $5,010,000 shall be available for oil and gas exploration of 
Naval Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2; and 
(5) $2,000,000 shall be available for development of Naval Oil 
Shale Reserves Numbered 1,2, and 3. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall insure that commissioned officers of the 
Navy on active duty continue to be assigned to key management 
positions within the Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Re-
serves in the Department of Energy. The position of Director of such 
Office shall continue to be filled by a qualified officer of the Navy on 
active duty in the grade of captain. 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 7422(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the last sentence of paragraph (1). 
(b)(1) Section 7432 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 7432. Authorizations of appropriations 
"(a) Funds for the following purposes may not be appropriated 
unless such appropriations have been specifically authorized by law: 
"(1) Exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, 
operations, and production of the naval petroleum reserves as 
authorized by this chapter; 
"(2) Production (including preparation for production) as 
authorized by this chapter or as may be authorized after April 5, 
1976. 
"(3) The construction and operation of facilities both within 
and outside the naval petroleum reserves incident to the produc-
tion and the delivery of petroleum, including pipelines and 
shipping terminals. 
Sums appropriated for such purposes shall remain available until 
expended. 
Dec. 12, 1979 
[H.R. 3354] 
Naval petroleum 
and oil shale 
reserves, 
appropriation 
authorizations 
for fiscal year 
1980. 
10 u s e 7420 et 
seq. 
42 u s e 7156a. 
10 u s e 7432. 
93 STAT. 1062 
PUBLIC LAW 96-137—DEC. 12, 1979 
Naval petroleum 
reserves special 
account, 
abolishment. 
42 u s e 7432 
note. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
"(b) Contracts under this chapter providing for the obligation of 
funds may be entered into for a period of 
five 
years, renewable for an 
additional five-year period; however, such contracts may obligate 
funds only to the extent that such funds are made available in 
appropriation Acts.". 
(2) The item relating to section 7432 in the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 641 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
"7432. Authorizations of appropriations.". 
(c) The naval petroleum reserves special account established by 
section 7432 of title 10, United States Code, as in existence on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, is abolished. Unappro-
priated balances of funds in the naval petroleum reserves special 
account on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be transferred 
on the books of the Treasury into miscellaneous receipts, and all 
moneys accruing to the United States after such date under chapter 
641 of title 10, United States Code, shall be covered into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved December 12, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-91 (Comm. on Armed Services) and No. 95-596 (Comm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-325 (Comm. on Armed Services) and No. 96-410 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
Apr. 25, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 9, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 28, House agreed to conference report.