[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4950-H4951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 4

                         Offered By: Ms. Kaptur

       Amendment No. 6: Page 96, after line 17, insert the 
     following new section, and make the necessary change to the 
     table of contents:

     SEC. 804. REENERGIZING RURAL AMERICA.

       (a) Amendments.--Parts B and C of title I of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231-6249c), and the 
     items in the table of contents of that Act relating thereto, 
     are amended--
       (1) by striking ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``Strategic Fuels Reserve'';
       (2) by striking ``petroleum products'' each place it 
     appears other than section 160(h)(2)(B), and inserting 
     ``strategic fuels'';
       (3) by striking ``petroleum product'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``strategic fuel'';
       (4) by striking ``Petroleum products'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Strategic fuels'';
       (5) by striking ``Petroleum product'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Strategic fuel'';
       (6) by striking ``SPR Petroleum Account'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``SFR Fuels Account'';
       (7) in section 152, by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(12) The term `strategic fuels' means petroleum products, 
     ethanol, and biodiesel fuels.'';
       (8) in section 154, by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall, within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, acquire and maintain as part of the Reserve a 
     minimum of 300,000,000 gallons of ethanol and 100,000,000 
     gallons of biodiesel fuel. Such fuels may be obtained in 
     exchange for, or purchased with funds realized from the sale 
     of, crude oil from the Reserve.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in a 
     manner that avoids, to the extent possible, a disruption of 
     the strategic fuels markets.'';
       (9) in section 161(g), by striking ``crude oil'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``strategic fuels'';
       (10) in section 165(5), by striking ``petroleum'' and 
     inserting ``strategic fuel'';
       (11) in section 165(10), by striking ``oil'' and inserting 
     ``strategic fuels''; and
       (12) in the heading of subsection (c) of section 168, by 
     striking ``Stored Oil'' and inserting ``Stored Fuel''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any Federal law or 
     regulation to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or to the SPR 
     Petroleum Account shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     Strategic Fuels Reserve or the SFR Fuels Account, 
     accordingly.

                                 H.R. 4

                         Offered By: Mr. Kerns

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of title III of division C 
     insert the following new section:

     SEC. 3311. USE OF CERTAIN TRANSFERRED FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9705 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Certain Tranfers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amount transferred to or received by 
     the Combined Fund for any fiscal year for any reason, whether 
     that amount is transferred or received from general purpose 
     funds, under section 402(h) of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977, or from any other source, shall be 
     used first to refund to each operator and/or business any and 
     all monies, including interest thereon calculated at the 
     currently prevailing rate established by the Internal Revenue 
     Service pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1307, paid to any of the Funds 
     established under this Subtitle J by each such operator and/
     or business that was last signatory to a Coal Wage Agreement 
     prior to the year 1974, provided that such monies have not 
     been previously refunded to such operator and/or business; 
     and thereafter to pay the amount of any other obligation 
     occurring in the Combined Fund.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2001.

                                 H.R. 4

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 8: Page 96, after line 17, insert the 
     following new section and make the necessary conforming 
     changes in the table of contents:

     SEC. 904. COMMUNITY POWER INVESTMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

       (a) Revolving Loan Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a revolving loan fund to be 
     known as the ``Community Power Investment Revolving Loan 
     Fund'' consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or 
     credited to such Fund as provided in this section.
       (b) Expenditures From Loan Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy, under such rules 
     and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, may make 
     loans from the Community Power Investment Revolving Loan 
     Fund, without further appropriation, to a State or local 
     government, including any municipality.
       (2) Purpose.--Loans provided under this section shall be 
     used only for any of the following:
       (A) Feasibility studies to investigate options for the 
     creation or expansion of public power systems.
       (B) Community development assistance programs to stem 
     rising energy costs, including low-income customer payment 
     programs.
       (C) Energy efficiency programs and other local conservation 
     measures.
       (D) Incentives for new renewable energy resources, 
     including research and development programs, purchases from 
     alternative energy providers, and construction of new 
     generation facilities.
       (E) Increased and rapid deployment of distributed energy 
     generation resources, including the following:
       (i) Microturbines.
       (ii) Fuel cells.
       (iii) Combined heat and power systems.
       (iv) Advanced internal combustion engine generators.
       (v) Advanced natural gas turbines.
       (vi) Energy storage devices.
       (vii) Distributed generation research and development for 
     local communities, including interconnection standards and 
     equipment, and dispatch and control services that preserve 
     appropriate local control authority to protect distribution 
     system safety, reliability, and new and backup power quality.
       (F) Purchase of existing electricity generation and 
     transmission systems of private power companies.
       (G) Construction of new electricity generation and 
     transmission facilities.
       (H) Education and public information programs.
       (3) Restrictions.--No loan may be made under this section 
     to any entity that is financially distressed, delinquent on 
     any Federal debt, or in current bankruptcy proceedings. No 
     loan shall be made under this section unless the Secretary 
     determines that--
       (A) there is reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan; 
     and
       (B) the amount of the loan, together with other funds 
     provided by or available to the recipient, is adequate to 
     assure completion of the facility or facilities for which the 
     loan is made.
       (c) Loan Repayments.--
       (1) Length of repayment.--
       (A) In general.--Before making a loan under this section, 
     the Secretary shall determine the period of time within which 
     a State must repay such loan.
       (B) Limitation.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the Secretary shall in no case allow repayment of such loan--
       (i) to begin later than the date that is one year after the 
     date on which the loan is made; and
       (ii) to be completed later than the date that is 30 years 
     after the date on which the loan is made.
       (C) Moratorium.--The Secretary may grant a temporary 
     moratorium on the repayment of a loan provided under this 
     section if, in the determination of the Secretary, continued 
     repayment of such loan would cause a financial hardship on 
     the State that received the loan.
       (2) Interest.--The Secretary may not impose or collect 
     interest on a loan provided under this section in excess of 
     one percent above the current U.S. Treasury rate for 
     obligations of similar maturity.
       (3) Credit to loan fund.--Repayment of amounts loaned under 
     this section shall be credited to the Community Power 
     Investment Revolving Loan Fund and shall be available for the 
     purposes for which the fund is established.
       (4) Finance charges.--The Secretary may assess finance 
     charges of 5 percent on loans under this section that are 
     repaid within 5 to 10 years, 3 percent on such loans that are 
     repaid within 3 to 5 years, and one percent for loans repaid 
     within 3 years.
       (d) Administration Expenses.--The Secretary may defray the 
     expenses of administering the loans provided under this 
     section.

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       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Community Power Investment 
     Revolving Loan Fund $5,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2002 through 2007.

                                 H.R. 4

                        Offered By: Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 9: Page 34, after line 7, insert the 
     following new section and make the necessary changes in the 
     table of contents:

     SEC. 129. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUEL EFFICIENCY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The federal government is the largest single energy 
     user in the United States.
       (2) The Department of Defense is the largest energy user 
     among all federal agencies.
       (3) The Department of Defense consumed 595 trillion btu of 
     petroleum in Fiscal Year 1999 while all other federal 
     agencies, combined, consumed 56 btu of petroleum.
       (4) The total cost of petroleum to the Department of 
     Defense amounted to $3.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2000.
       (5) Increased fuel efficiency reduces the cost of 
     delivering fuel to units during operations and training, 
     thereby allowing a corresponding percentage of defense 
     dollars to be allocated to logistic shortages, combat units, 
     and other readiness needs.
       (6) Increased fuel efficiency decreases time needed to 
     assemble forces, increases unit flexibility, and allows 
     forces to remain in the field for a sustained period of time.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of Defense should work to implement fuel 
     efficiency reforms as recommended by the Defense Science 
     Board report which allow for investment decisions based on 
     the true cost of delivered fuel, strengthening the linkage 
     between warfighting capability and fuel logistics 
     requirements, provide high-level leadership encouraging fuel 
     efficiency, target fuel efficiency improvements through 
     Science and Technology investment, and include fuel 
     efficiency in requirements and acquisition processes.