[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S266-S267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2982. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the 
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     review of--
       (1) energy production in the United States; and
       (2) the effects, if any, of crude oil exports from the 
     United States on consumers, independent refiners, and 
     shipbuilding and ship repair yards.
       (b) Contents of Report.--Not later than 1 year after 
     commencing each review under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
     on Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and

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     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes--
       (1) a statement of the principal findings of the review; 
     and
       (2) recommendations for Congress and the President to 
     address any job loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair 
     industry or adverse impacts on consumers and refiners that 
     the Comptroller General of the United States attributes to 
     unencumbered crude oil exports in the United States.
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