[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 62 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2398-S2399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3859. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Markey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2028, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ____. (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 Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs, Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and Foreign Relations of the

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     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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