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[H.R. 2472 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2472

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
To extend certain programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

    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) in section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) by striking ``1997'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``1999'';
        (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``1997'' both 
    places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``1999'';
        (3) by striking ``section 252(l)(1)'' in section 251(e)(1) (42 
    U.S.C. 6271(e)(1)) and inserting ``section 252(k)(1)'';
        (4) in section 252 (42 U.S.C. 6272)--
            (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by striking ``allocation 
        and information provisions of the international energy 
        program'' and inserting ``international emergency response 
        provisions'';
            (B) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``known'' and 
        inserting after ``circumstances'' ``known at the time of 
        approval'';
            (C) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``shall'' and 
        inserting ``may'';
            (D) in subsection (f)(2) by inserting ``voluntary agreement 
        or'' after ``approved'';
            (E) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
    ``(h) Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 shall not 
apply to any agreement or action undertaken for the purpose of 
developing or carrying out--
        ``(1) the international energy program; or
        ``(2) any allocation, price control, or similar program with 
    respect to petroleum products under this Act.'';
            (F) in subsection (k) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
        follows:
        ``(2) The term `international emergency response provisions' 
    means--
            ``(A) the provisions of the international energy program 
        which relate to international allocation of petroleum products 
        and to the information system provided in the program; and
            ``(B) the emergency response measures adopted by the 
        Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (including 
        the July 11, 1984, decision by the Governing Board on `Stocks 
        and Supply Disruptions') for--
                ``(i) the coordinated drawdown of stocks of petroleum 
            products held or controlled by governments; and
                ``(ii) complementary actions taken by governments 
            during an existing or impending international oil supply 
            disruption.''; and
            (G) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
    ``(l) The antitrust defense under subsection (f) shall not extend 
to the international allocation of petroleum products unless allocation 
is required by chapters III and IV of the international energy program 
during an international energy supply emergency.'';
        (5) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``1997'' both 
    places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``1999''; and
        (6) at the end of section 154 by adding the following new 
    subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The drawdown and distribution of petroleum products from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is authorized only under section 161 of 
this Act, and drawdown and distribution of petroleum products for 
purposes other than those described in section 161 of this Act shall be 
prohibited.
    ``(2) In the Secretary's annual budget submission, the Secretary 
shall request funds for acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
petroleum products for storage in the Reserve. If no requests for funds 
are made, the Secretary shall provide a written explanation of the 
reason therefore.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.