[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2396 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2396

 To increase the capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2007

  Mr. Hall of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. 
 Barton of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase the capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 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. INCREASE IN CAPACITY.

    (a) The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
            (1) in section 151(b) (42 U.S.C. 6231(b)) by striking ``1'' 
        and inserting ``1.5''; and
            (2) in section 154(a) (42 U.S.C. 6234(a)) by striking ``1'' 
        and inserting ``1.5''.
    (b) Section 301(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6240 
note) is amended by striking ``1,000,000,000'' and inserting 
``1,500,000,000''.
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