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[CITE: 42USC6281]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--STANDBY ENERGY AUTHORITIES
 
                  Part C--Energy Emergency Preparedness
 
Sec. 6281. Congressional findings, policy, and purpose


(a) Findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) a shortage of petroleum products caused by reductions in 
    imports of petroleum products may occur at any time;
        (2) such a shortage may be sufficiently large to cause severe 
    economic dislocations and hardships, or constitute a serious threat 
    to public health, safety, and welfare; and
        (3) prior to the occurrence of such a shortage, the Federal 
    Government has a responsibility to be prepared to mitigate the 
    adverse impacts of such a shortage as a supplement to reliance on 
    free market pricing and allocation of available petroleum product 
    supplies.

(b) Policy

    The Congress declares that it shall be the policy of the United 
States that the Federal Government shall be prepared prior to any 
shortage of petroleum products to respond to energy emergencies, 
pursuant to authorities under provisions of law other than this part, as 
a supplement to reliance on the free market to mitigate the adverse 
impacts of a shortage of petroleum products on public health, safety, 
and welfare.

(c) Purpose

    The purpose of this part is to carry out the policy in subsection 
(b) of this section by providing for the preparation of comprehensive 
energy emergency response procedures to be available for use by the 
President under authorities contained in any provision of law other than 
this part.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title II, Sec. 271, as added Pub. L. 97-229, Sec. 3(a), 
Aug. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 248.)
