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<meta><dc:title>Public Law 113–269: To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane Education and Research Council.</dc:title>
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<citableAs>Public Law 113–269</citableAs><citableAs>128 Stat. 2947</citableAs>
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<dc:date>2014-12-18</dc:date>
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<preface><centerRunningHead>PUBLIC LAW 113–269—DEC. 18, 2014</centerRunningHead>
<page identifier="/us/stat/128/2947">128 STAT. 2947</page>
<dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>113–269</docNumber>
<congress value="113">113th Congress</congress>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize12" style="-uslm-lc:I658005">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I658011">To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane Education and Research Council.<sidenote><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x1710884b-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658076"><approvedDate date="2014-12-18">Dec. 18, 2014</approvedDate></p><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x1710884c-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658076">[<ref href="/us/bill/113/hr/5705">H.R. 5705</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><i>  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</i></enactingFormula><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1710884d-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014.</p></sidenote>
<section id="d375604e88" identifier="/us/pl/113/269/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1">SECTION 1. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x1710af5e-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6401">15 USC 6401 note</ref>.</p></sidenote><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="act">Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014</shortTitle>”.</content></section>
<section id="d375604e103" identifier="/us/pl/113/269/s2" style="-uslm-lc:I658141"><num class="fontsize12" value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROPANE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COUNCIL.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1710af5f-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" identifier="/us/pl/113/269/s2/a" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Functions of Propane Education and Research Council</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 5(f) of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6404/f">15 U.S.C. 6404(f)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>to train propane distributors and consumers in strategies to mitigate negative effects of future propane price spikes,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>to enhance consumer and employee safety and training,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y1710d670-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" identifier="/us/pl/113/269/s2/b" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Market Survey and Consumer Protection Price Analysis</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 9(a) of the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 (<ref href="/us/usc/t15/s6408/a">15 U.S.C. 6408(a)</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the first sentence by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>only data provided by the Energy Information Administration</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>the refiner price to end users of consumer grade propane, as published by the Energy Information Administration</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
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<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved</actionDescription> <date date="2014-12-18">December 18, 2014</date>.</action>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/113/hr/5705">H.R. 5705</ref>:</heading>
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<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):</heading>
<p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x1710d671-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">Dec. 9, considered and passed House.</p><p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x1710d672-e881-11f0-bc57-ad3ac4b1618c" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">Dec. 10, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
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