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[CITE: 42USC6245]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER I--DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY
 
                   Part B--Strategic Petroleum Reserve
 
Sec. 6245. Reports by Secretary to Congress; contents

    The Secretary shall report to the President and the Congress, not 
later than one year after the transmittal of the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Plan to the Congress and each year thereafter, on all actions 
taken to implement this part. Such report shall include--
        (1) a detailed statement of the status of the Strategic 
    Petroleum Reserve, including--
            (A) an estimate of the final capacity of the Reserve and the 
        scheduled annual fill rate for achieving such capacity;
            (B) the scheduled quarterly fill rate for the 12-month 
        period beginning on the date on which such report is 
        transmitted;
            (C) the type and quality of crude oil to be acquired for the 
        Reserve pursuant to the schedule described in subparagraph (A);
            (D) the schedule of construction of any facilities needed to 
        achieve the final capacity of the Reserve, including a 
        description of the type and location of such facilities and of 
        enhancements and improvements to existing facilities;
            (E) an estimate of the cost of acquiring crude oil and 
        constructing facilities necessary to complete the Reserve;
            (F) a description of the current distribution plan for using 
        the Reserve, including the method of drawdown and distribution 
        to be utilized; and
            (G) an explanation of any changes made in the matters 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) since the transmittal 
        of the previous report under this subsection;

        (2) a summary of the actions taken to develop and implement the 
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan and the Early Storage Reserve Plan;
        (3) an analysis of the impact and effectiveness of such actions 
    on the vulnerability of the United States to interruption in 
    supplies of petroleum products;
        (4) a summary of existing problems with respect to further 
    implementation of the Early Storage Reserve Plan and the Strategic 
    Petroleum Reserve Plan; and
        (5) any recommendations for supplemental legislation deemed 
    necessary or appropriate by the Secretary to implement the 
    provisions of this part.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title I, Sec. 165, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 
95-619, title VI, Sec. 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288; Pub. L. 
97-35, title X, Sec. 1035(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 99-
509, title III, Sec. 3203, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1890; Pub. L. 104-
66, title I, Sec. 1051(j), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 717.)


                               Amendments

    1995--Pub. L. 104-66 struck out subsec. (a) designation before ``The 
Secretary shall'', and struck out subsec. (b) which directed Secretary 
to report to Congress on activities undertaken with respect to Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve under the amendments made by Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Amendments Act of 1981.
    1986--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-509 amended par. (1) generally, 
inserting ``, including'' in introductory text and adding subpars. (A) 
to (G).
    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) 
and added subsec. (b).
    1978--Pub. L. 95-619 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'', meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy 
Administration, wherever appearing.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1038 
of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 6240 of this title.


          Reports to Congress on Petroleum Supply Interruptions

    Pub. L. 97-229, Sec. 6, Aug. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 253, provided that:
    ``(a) Impact Analysis.--(1) The Secretary of Energy shall analyze 
the impact on the domestic economy and on consumers in the United States 
of reliance on market allocation and pricing during any substantial 
reduction in the amount of petroleum products available to the United 
States. In making such analysis, the Secretary of Energy may consult 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the heads of other 
appropriate Federal agencies. Such analysis shall--
        ``(A) examine the equity and efficiency of such reliance,
        ``(B) distinguish between the impacts of such reliance on 
    various categories of business (including small business and 
    agriculture) and on households of different income levels,
        ``(C) specify the nature and administration of monetary and 
    fiscal policies that would be followed including emergency tax cuts, 
    emergency block grants, and emergency supplements to income 
    maintenance programs, and
        ``(D) describe the likely impact on the distribution of 
    petroleum products of State and local laws and regulations 
    (including emergency authorities) affecting the distribution of 
    petroleum products.
Such analysis shall include projections of the effect of the petroleum 
supply reduction on the price of motor gasoline, home heating oil, and 
diesel fuel, and on Federal tax revenues, Federal royalty receipts, and 
State and local tax revenues.
    ``(2) Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
[Aug. 3, 1982], the Secretary of Energy shall submit a report to the 
Congress and the President containing the analysis required by this 
subsection, including a detailed step-by-step description of the 
procedures by which the policies specified in paragraph (1)(C) would be 
accomplished in an emergency, along with such recommendations as the 
Secretary of Energy deems appropriate.
    ``(b) Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdown and Distribution 
Report.--The President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress, at 
the time he transmits the drawdown plan pursuant to section 4(c) 
[section 4(c) of Pub. L. 97-229, set out as a note under 42 U.S.C. 
6234], a report containing--
        ``(1) a description of the foreseeable situations (including 
    selective and general embargoes, sabotage, war, act of God, or 
    accident) which could result in a severe energy supply interruption 
    or obligations of the United States arising under the international 
    energy program necessitating distributions from the Strategic 
    Petroleum Reserve, and
        ``(2) a description of the strategy or alternative strategies of 
    distribution which could reasonably be used to respond to each 
    situation described under paragraph (1), together with the theory 
    and justification underlying each such strategy.
The description of each strategy under paragraph (2) shall include an 
explanation of the methods which would likely be used to determine the 
price and distribution of petroleum products from the Reserve in any 
such distribution, and an explanation of the disposition of revenues 
arising from sales of any such petroleum products under the strategy.
    ``(c) Regional Reserve Report.--The President or his delegate shall 
submit to the Congress no later than December 31, 1982, a report 
regarding the actions taken to comply with the provisions of section 157 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6237). Such report 
shall include an analysis of the economic benefits and costs of 
establishing Regional Petroleum Reserves, including--
        ``(1) an assessment of the ability to transport petroleum 
    products to refiners, distributors, and end users within the regions 
    specified in section 157(a) of such Act;
        ``(2) the comparative costs of creating and operating Regional 
    Petroleum Reserves for such regions as compared to the costs of 
    continuing current plans for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and
        ``(3) a list of potential sites for Regional Petroleum Reserves.
    ``(d) Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve Report.--The Secretary of 
Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, prepare 
and transmit to the Congress no later than December 31, 1982, a study of 
the potential for establishing a Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve.
    ``(e) Meaning of Terms.--As used in this section, the terms 
`international energy program', `petroleum product', `Reserve', `severe 
energy supply interruption', and `Strategic Petroleum Reserve' have the 
meanings given such terms in sections 3 and 152 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202 and 6232).''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6241 of this title.
