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42 U.S.C. § 6245 — Records and accounts
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**(a) Preparation and maintenance** The Secretary may require any person to prepare and maintain such records or accounts as the Secretary, by rule, determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
**(b) Audit of operations of storage facility** The Secretary may audit the operations of any storage facility in which any petroleum product is stored or required to be stored pursuant to the provisions of this part.
**(c) Access to and inspection of records or accounts and storage facilities** The Secretary may require access to, and the right to inspect and examine, at reasonable times, (1) any records or accounts required to be prepared or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and (2) any storage facilities subject to audit by the United States under the authority of this part.
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**(a) Preparation and maintenance** The Secretary may require any person to prepare and maintain such records or accounts as the Secretary, by rule, determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
**(b) Audit of operations of storage facility** The Secretary may audit the operations of any storage facility in which any petroleum product is stored or required to be stored pursuant to the provisions of this part.
**(c) Access to and inspection of records or accounts and storage facilities** The Secretary may require access to, and the right to inspect and examine, at reasonable times, (1) any records or accounts required to be prepared or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and (2) any storage facilities subject to audit by the United States under the authority of this part.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) Power of Secretary** The Secretary may drawdown and sell petroleum products in the Reserve only in accordance with the provisions of this section.
**(b) , (c) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(15)(C), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2031**
**(d) Presidential finding prerequisite to drawdown and sale**
(1) Drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve may not be made unless the President has found drawdown and sale are required by a severe energy supply interruption or by obligations of the United States under the international energy program.
(2) For purposes of this section, in addition to the circumstances set forth in [section 6202(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6202/8&num=0&edition=prelim), a severe energy supply interruption shall be deemed to exist if the President determines that—
(A) an emergency situation exists and there is a significant reduction in supply which is of significant scope and duration;
(B) a severe increase in the price of petroleum products has resulted from such emergency situation; and
(C) such price increase is likely to cause a major adverse impact on the national economy.
**(e) Sales procedures**
(1) The Secretary shall sell petroleum products withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at public sale to the highest qualified bidder in the amounts, for the period, and after a notice of sale considered appropriate by the Secretary, and without regard to Federal, State, or local regulations controlling sales of petroleum products.
(2) The Secretary may cancel in whole or in part any offer to sell petroleum products as part of any drawdown and sale under this section.
**(f) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(15)(C), N
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6242
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 105–388, § 9(b), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3484, pro-
vided that:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall issue
such regulations as are necessary to carry out the
amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this sec-
tion].
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.—Regulations issued
to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a)
shall not be subject to—
‘‘(A) section 523 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6393); or
‘‘(B) section 501 of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191).’’
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE
Provisions related to drawdown and sale from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve were contained in the fol-
lowing acts:
Pub. L. 118–42, div. D, title III, § 308, Mar. 9, 2024, 138
Stat. 208.
Pub. L. 117–58, div. I, § 90002(a)–(c)(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135
Stat. 1342.
Pub. L. 116–136, div. B, title IV, § 14002(b), Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 526.
Pub. L. 116–94, div. C, title III, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat.
2671.
Pub. L. 115–270, title III, § 3009, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat.
3870.
Pub. L. 115–244, div. A, title III, Sept. 21, 2018, 132
Stat. 2908.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. D, title III, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat.
520.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title V, § 501(a), (b), Mar. 23,
2018, 132 Stat. 1079, 1080.
Pub. L. 115–123, div. C, title II, § 30204(a), (b), Feb. 9,
2018, 132 Stat. 126, 127, as amended by Pub. L. 117–328,
div. M, title III, § 1301(d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5194.
Pub. L. 115–97, title II, § 20003, Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat.
2237.
Pub. L. 115–56, div. D, § 158, as added by Pub. L.
115–123, div. B, § 20101(2), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 120.
Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title V, § 5010(a), (b), Dec. 13,
2016, 130 Stat.
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