[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3670 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3670

To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
           through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1996

 Mr. Schaefer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
           through fiscal year 1998, 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. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as 
        follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years 1996 through 1998 such sums as may be necessary to implement this 
part.'';
            (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``June 30, 
        1996'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 1998''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of section 256(h) (42 U.S.C. 
        6276(h)) ``There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
        years 1996 through 1998 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
        out this part.''; and
            (4) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``June 30, 
        1996'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``September 30, 1998''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON SALE OF STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES.

    (a) Amendment to House Rules.--Clause 5 of Rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress is 
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
    ``(e) No bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report 
authorizing a sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve other than as 
provided in section 161(d)(1), (g)(1), and (h)(1) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) shall be considered as passed or 
agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than three-fifths 
of the Members voting.''.
    (b) Exercise of Congressional Rulemaking Power.--This section is 
enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and as such paragraph (e) of clause 5 of Rule 
        XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One 
        Hundred Fourth Congress shall be considered a part of the rules 
        of the House of Representatives and such rules shall supersede 
        other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent 
        therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        the House of Representatives to change such rules at any time 
        in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any 
        other rule of such House.
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