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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7398
To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 29, 2020
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum
Products Reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF WESTERN EMERGENCY
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REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS RESERVE.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense,
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acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics
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Agency, shall establish a reserve, to be known as the
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‘‘Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Re-
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serve’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Reserve’’), to
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store refined petroleum products that may be made avail-
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able to military and governmental entities during an emer-
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gency situation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
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retary of Defense.
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(b) USE
OF RESERVE.—In accordance with sub-
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section (a), the Secretary of Defense may make refined
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petroleum products stored in the Reserve available to
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other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and
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any other public entity determined appropriate by the Sec-
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retary of Defense.
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(c) LOCATION.—The Reserve shall—
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(1) be located in the western region of the
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United States;
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(2) utilize salt cavern storage; and
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(3) be in immediate proximity to existing pipe-
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line, rail, and highway infrastructure.
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