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42 U.S.C. § 6273 — International oil allocations

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42 U.S.C. § 6273 — International oil allocations

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**(a) Authority of President to prescribe rules for implementation of obligations of United States relating to international allocation of petroleum products; amounts of allocation and prices; petroleum products subject to rule; term of rule** The President may, by rule, require that persons engaged in producing, transporting, refining, distributing, or storing petroleum products, take such action as he determines to be necessary for implementation of the obligations of the United States under chapters III and IV of the international energy program insofar as such obligations relate to the international allocation of petroleum products. Allocation under such rule shall be in such amounts and at such prices as are specified in (or determined in a manner prescribed by) such rule. Such rule may apply to any petroleum product owned or controlled by any person described in the first sentence of this subsection who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including any petroleum product destined, directly or indirectly, for import into the United States or any foreign country, or produced in the United States. Subject to subsection (b)(2), such a rule shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by the President. **(b) Prerequisites to rule taking effect; time rule may be put into effect or remain in effect** (1) No rule under subsection (a) may take effect unless the President— (A) has transmitted such rule to the Congress; (B) has found that putting such rule into effect is required in order to fulfill obligations of the United States under the international energy program; and (C) has transmitted such finding to the Congress, together with a statement of the effective date and manner for exercise of such rule. (2) No rule under subsection (b) may be put into effect or remain in effect after the expiration of 12 months after the date such rule was transmitted to Congress under paragraph (1)(A). **(c) Consistency of rule with attainment of objectives specified in section 753(b)(1) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 15; limitation on authority of officers or agencies of United States** (1) Any rule under this section shall be consistent with the attainment, to the maximum extent practicable, of the objectives specified in section 753(b)(1) 1 of title 15. (2) No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority, other than authority under this section, to require that petroleum products be allocated to other countries for the purpose of implementation of the obligations of the United States under the international energy program. **(d) Nonapplicability of export restrictions under other laws** Neither section 6212 1 of this title nor [section 185(u) of title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section185/u&num=0&edition=prelim) shall preclude the allocation and export, to other countries in accordance with this section, of petroleum products produced in the United States. **(e) Prerequisites for effectiveness of rule** No rule under this section may be put into effect unless— (1) an international energy supply emergency, as defined in the first sentence of [section 6272(k)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6272/k/1&num=0&edition=prelim), is in effect; and (2) the allocation of available oil referred to in chapter III of the international energy program has been activated pursuant to chapter IV of such program.

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42 U.S.C. § 6212 — Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy. (2) The term “person” includes (A) any individual, (B) any corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, trust, joint venture, or joint stock company, and (C) the government and any agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof. (3) The term “petroleum product” means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product (including any natural liquid and any natural gas liquid product). (4) The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the United States. (5) The term “United States” when used in the geographical sense means all of the States and the Outer Continental Shelf. (6) The term “Outer Continental Shelf” has the same meaning as such term has under [section 1331 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim). (7) The term “international energy program” means the Agreement on an International Energy Program, signed by the United States on November 18, 1974, including (A) the annex entitled “Emergency Reserves”, (B) any amendment to such Agreement which includes another nation as a party to such Agreement, and (C) any technical or clerical amendment to such Agreement. (8) The term “severe energy supply interruption” means a national energy supply shortage which the President determines— (A) is, or is likely to be, of significant scope and duration, and of an emergency nature; (B) may cause major adverse impact on national safety or the national economy; and (C) results, or is likely to result, from (i) an interruption in the supply of imported petr

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42 U.S.C. § 6211 — Congressional statement of purpose

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to grant specific authority to the President to fulfill obligations of the United States under the international energy program; (2) to provide for the creation of a Strategic Petroleum Reserve capable of reducing the impact of severe energy supply interruptions; (3) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 102(2), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029; (4) to conserve energy supplies through energy conservation programs, and, where necessary, the regulation of certain energy uses; (5) to provide for improved energy efficiency of motor vehicles, major appliances, and certain other consumer products; (6) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 102(2), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029; (7) to provide a means for verification of energy data to assure the reliability of energy data; and (8) to conserve water by improving the water efficiency of certain plumbing products and appliances.

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42 U.S.C. § 6397 — Enforcement

**(a) Civil penalty** Whoever violates [section 6394 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6394&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. **(b) Penalty for willful violation** Whoever willfully violates [section 6394 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6394&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each violation. **(c) Penalty for violation after having been subjected to civil penalty for prior violation** Any person who knowingly and willfully violates [section 6394 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6394&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in commerce of a product or commodity after having been subjected to a civil penalty for a prior violation of [section 6394 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6394&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in commerce of such product or commodity shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. **(d) Injunction action by Attorney General** Whenever it appears to any officer or agency of the United States in whom is vested, or to whom is delegated, authority under this chapter that any person has engaged, is engaged, or is about to engage in acts or practices constituting a violation of [section 6394 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6394&num=0&edition=prelim), such officer or agency may request the Attorney General to bring an action in an appropriate district cour

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42 U.S.C. § 6273 — Advisory committees

Page 6689 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6273 Energy Program shall be deemed to be 90 days after De- cember 22, 1975.’’ Subsec. (k)(2). Pub. L. 105–177, § 1(4)(F), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The term ‘allocation and information provisions of the international energy program’ means the provi- sions of the international energy program which relate to international allocation of petroleum products and to the information system provided in such program.’’ Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 105–177, § 1(4)(G), amended subsec. (l) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (l) read as follows: ‘‘The authority granted by this section shall apply only to the development or carrying out of vol- untary agreements and plans of action to implement chapters III, IV, and V of the international energy pro- gram.’’ 1995—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104–66 substituted ‘‘, at such intervals as are appropriate based on significant devel- opments and issues, reports’’ for ‘‘, at least once every 6 months, a report’’. 1985—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 99–58, § 104(c)(4), sub- stituted ‘‘subsection (f) or (j)’’ for ‘‘subsection (f) or (k)’’. Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 99–58, § 104(c)(2), redesig- nated subsecs. (k) to (m) as (j) to (l). Former subsec. (j), which provided that the authority granted by this sec- tion would terminate at midnight, June 30, 1985, was struck out. Subsecs. (m), (n). Pub. L. 99–58, § 105, added subsecs. (m) and (n). Former subsec. (m) redesignated (l). 1984—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 98–239 substituted ‘‘June 30, 1985’’ for ‘‘December 31, 1983’’. 1982—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 97–229, § 2(a), substituted ‘‘at midnight December 31, 1983’’ for ‘‘August 1, 1982’’. Pub. L. 97–217 substituted ‘‘August 1, 1982’’ for ‘‘July 1, 19

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