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42 U.S.C. § 6211 — Congressional statement of purpose
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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(3) Repealed.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(6) Repealed.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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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(3) Repealed.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(6) Repealed.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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No provision of this chapter shall permit the imposition of any price controls on, or require any allocation of, natural gas not subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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**(a) Rules** The Secretary may prescribe such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out his authority under this part.
**(b) Departmental consultation** In carrying out the provisions of sections 6322 and 6324 of this title and subsection (a) of [section 6323 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6323&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate departments and Federal agencies.
**(c) Annual report** The Secretary shall, as part of the report required under [section 7267 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7267&num=0&edition=prelim), report to the President and the Congress, and shall furnish copies of such report to the Governor of each State, on the operation of the program under this part. Such report shall include an estimate of the energy conservation achieved, the degree of State participation and achievement, a description of innovative conservation programs undertaken by individual States, and the recommendations of the Secretary, if any, for additional legislation.
**(d) Duty of Federal Trade Commission to prevent unfair or deceptive practices or acts relating to implementation of energy measures** The Federal Trade Commission shall (1) cooperate with and assist State agencies which have primary responsibilities for the protection of consumers in activities aimed at preventing unfair and deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce which relate to the implementation of measures likely to conserve, or improve efficiency in the use of, energy, including energy conservation measures and renewable-resource energy measures, and (2) undertake its own program, pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act [[15 U.S.C. 41](h
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**(a) Submission of information by Secretary to Secretary of State; transmittal to Agency; aggregation and reporting of geological or geophysical information, trade secrets, or commercial or financial information; availability of such information during international energy supply emergency; certification by President that Agency has adopted security measures; review of compliance of other nations with program; petition to President for changes in procedure**
(1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary, after consultation with the Attorney General, may provide to the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of State may transmit to the International Energy Agency established by the international energy program, the information and data related to the energy industry certified by the Secretary of State as required to be submitted under the international energy program.
(2)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any such information or data which is geological or geophysical information or a trade secret or commercial or financial information to which section 552(b)(9) or (b)(4) of title 5 applies shall, prior to such transmittal, be aggregated, accumulated, or otherwise reported in such manner as to avoid, to the fullest extent feasible, identification of any person from whom the United States obtained such information or data, and in the case of geological or geophysical information, a competitive disadvantage to such person.
(B)
(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, during an international energy supply emergency, any such information or data with respect to the international allocation of petroleum products may be made available to the International Energy Agency is otherwise authorized to be made
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**(a) In general** There is established within the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary program to identify and promote energy-efficient products and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, improve energy security, and reduce pollution through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communication about, products and buildings that meet the highest energy conservation standards.
**(b) Division of responsibilities** Responsibilities under the program shall be divided between the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the terms of applicable agreements between those agencies.
**(c) Duties** The Administrator and the Secretary shall—
(1) promote Energy Star compliant technologies as the preferred technologies in the marketplace for—
(A) achieving energy efficiency; and
(B) reducing pollution;
(2) work to enhance public awareness of the Energy Star label, including by providing special outreach to small businesses;
(3) preserve the integrity of the Energy Star label;
(4) regularly update Energy Star product criteria for product categories;
(5) solicit comments from interested parties prior to establishing or revising an Energy Star product category, specification, or criterion (or prior to effective dates for any such product category, specification, or criterion);
(6) on adoption of a new or revised product category, specification, or criterion, provide reasonable notice to interested parties of any changes (including effective dates) in product categories, specifications, or criteria, along with—
(A) an explanation of the changes; and
(B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; and
(7) provide appropriate lead time (which shall be 270 d
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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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**(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) m
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**(a) “Energy action” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “energy action” means any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress in accordance with the procedures of this section.
**(b) Transmittal of energy action to Congress** The President shall transmit any energy action (bearing an identification number) to both Houses of Congress on the same day. If both Houses are not in session on the day any energy action is received by the appropriate officers of each House, for purposes of this section such energy action shall be deemed to have been transmitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session.
**(c) Effective date of energy action**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if energy action is transmitted to the Houses of Congress, such action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which such action is transmitted to such Houses, unless between the date of transmittal and the end of such 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action.
(2) An energy action described in paragraph (1) may take effect prior to the expiration of the 15-calendar-day period after the date on which such action is transmitted, if each House of Congress approves a resolution affirmatively stating in substance that such House does not object to such action.
**(d) Computation of period** For the purpose of subsection (c) of this section—
(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and
(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the
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**(a) Authorization** The Secretary is authorized to make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, to States to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this subchapter (other than [section 8626a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8626a&num=0&edition=prelim)), $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and $5,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. The authorizations of appropriations contained in this subsection are subject to the program year provisions of subsection (c).
**(c) Availability of appropriations** Amounts appropriated under this section for any fiscal year for programs and activities under this subchapter shall be made available for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations for leveraged resources**
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out [section 8626a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8626a&num=0&edition=prelim), $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2004, except as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) For any of fiscal years 1999 through 2004 for which the amount appropriated under subsection (b) is not less than $1,400,000,000, there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry out [section 8626a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section86
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 191, formerly § 171, as added Pub. L. 99–58, title I, § 101(a), July 2, 1985, 99 Stat. 102; amended Pub. L. 101–46, § 1(1), June 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 132; Pub. L. 101–262, § 2(b), Mar. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 101–360, § 2(b), Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 421; renumbered § 181 and amended Pub. L. 101–383, §§ 2(2), 6(a)(3), Sept. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 727, 729; Pub. L. 103–406, title I, § 102, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4209; Pub. L. 104–306, § 1(2), Oct. 14, 1996, 110 Stat. 3810; Pub. L. 105–177, § 1(2), June 1, 1998, 112 Stat. 105; Pub. L. 106–64, § 1(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 511; renumbered § 191 and amended Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(23), title II, § 201(a)(2), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2033, 2034; Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title III, § 339(a)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 278, provided for the expiration of all authority under this subchapter at midnight Sept. 30, 2008.
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**(a) to (e) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(13)(A), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2030**
**(f) Powers of Secretary to develop and operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve** In order to develop, operate, or maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Secretary may—
(1) issue rules, regulations, or orders;
(2) acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, land or interests in land for the location of storage and related facilities;
(3) construct, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire storage and related facilities;
(4) use, lease, maintain, sell or otherwise dispose of land or interests in land, or of storage and related facilities acquired under this part, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate;
(5) acquire, subject to the provisions of [section 6240 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6240&num=0&edition=prelim), by purchase, exchange, or otherwise, petroleum products for storage in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
(6) store petroleum products in storage facilities owned and controlled by the United States or in storage facilities owned by others if those facilities are subject to audit by the United States;
(7) execute any contracts necessary to develop, operate, or maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
(8) bring an action, when the Secretary considers it necessary, in any court having jurisdiction over the proceedings, to acquire by condemnation any real or personal property, including facilities, temporary use of facilities, or other interests in land, together with any personal property located on or used with the land.
**(g) Acquisition of property by negotiation as prerequisite to condemnation** Before any condemnation proceedings are institute
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